Barry Fleishman focuses his practice on complex policyholder insurance coverage issues. His insurance coverage experience includes representation before federal and state courts, arbitral tribunals, and judicial and private mediators, focusing on corporate policyholder claims for insurance coverage arising out of liability and loss from property damage, bodily injury, personal injury, and alleged wrongful acts of directors and officers. Mr. Fleishman has represented major corporations seeking insurance coverage with respect to liabilities and losses incurred as the result of catastrophic property damage, defective or misused products, environmental damage, alleged discrimination, and directors’ and officers’ activities in cases involving natural disasters, including major hurricane and cyclone-related losses, fires and explosions, mold and moisture, and alleged corporate wrongful acts.
He was recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for Insurance Law in 2010, 2011 and 2012 and as a 2011 Washington D.C. "Super Lawyer" in the area of Insurance Coverage by SuperLawyers magazine. In 2011, Mr. Fleishman was recommended in the area of Insurance by Legal 500 US. Mr. Fleishman is also member of the Washington, D.C. team recognized as a Tier 1 practice in Insurance Recovery in 2011 by US News - Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms." Mr. Fleishman was recognized as a 2012 Washington D.C. "Super Lawyer" in the area of Insurance Coverage by SuperLawyers magazine.
Professional & Community Activities
Anti-Defamation League's Washington, D.C. Regional Board, Member
Review of Law and Social Change, Note and Comment Editor, New York University School of Law. Serves on Law360’s 2009 Insurance Editorial Advisory Board
American Bar Association, Vice-Chair, Insurance Coverage Committee, Tort, Trial and Insurance Practice Section (2009-2010).American Bar Association member, Standing Committee on the Law Library of Congress (2009-2010)
American Bar Association, Past Chair, Committee on Professionalism of the Tort and Insurance Practice Section (1999-2000)
American Bar Association, Past Chair, Energy Law Committee of the Tort and Insurance Practice Section, Energy Law Committee (1997—1998)
American Bar Association, Past Chair, Coordinating Group on Energy Law (1998—1999)
Advisory Board, Past Member, Power Quality Assurance Magazine
Pro Bono Committee, Chair, Dickstein Shapiro (2001-2009)
