
Summer represents insurance carriers in disputes involving commercial general liability, first-party property, automobile, trucking, and professional liability insurance. She defends insurers against lawsuits alleging contractual and extra-contractual liability and bad faith. She also regularly assists clients with matters related to policy analysis and interpretation, and Stowers.
Summer has served as a coverage attorney, an in-house coverage counsel, and a claims counsel. Through experience from multiple perspectives, she has gained a rare understanding of the interwoven relationships between insureds, agents, underwriters, adjusters, and brokers. Summer’s diverse background and knowledge makes her an asset to her clients and allows her a unique ability to provide invaluable insight.
Summer is Board Certified in Insurance Law with the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. She is a past managing editor of the Journal of Texas Insurance Law.
Texas
Oklahoma
U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Western, and Eastern Districts of Texas
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Dallas Bar Association
Insurance Law Section of the State Bar of Texas
Insurance Law Section of the State Bar of Texas, Council Member, 2023 – 2025
College of the State Bar of Texas
Rising Stars, 2012 - 2014
Super Lawyers, 2014
Southern Methodist University School of Law, J.D., 2008
University of North Texas, 2000
Late Notice,Voluntary Payment, and Lack of Cooperation
Presented atthe 31st Annual Insurance Symposium, Cooper & Scully, 2024
KeepTrucking! Insurance Coverage and the MCS-90
Presented atthe 29th Annual Insurance Symposium, Cooper & Scully, 2022
CybersecurityInsurance: Current Conditions, October 2022 ed. of Headnotes
CybersecurityInsurance: Both Valuable and Bewildering, Cooper & Scully, June 2022
An Overviewof Construction Liability Insurance in Texas
Presented at the 15th Annual Construction Symposium, Cooper &Scully, 2020
Appraisals
Presented atthe 26th Annual Insurance Symposium, Cooper & Scully, 2019
Why We CouldCry Over Spilled Milk, Cooper & Scully, September 2018
SIU/Fraud –Red Flag!
Presented atthe 25th Annual Insurance Symposium, Cooper & Scully, 2018
Update onStatutes of Limitations in Texas Bad Faith Claims, Law 360, January 18,2017
How Late istoo Late to Amend Insurance Appraisals? Law 360, November 22, 2016
EightCorners and True Facts, 2013 Ed. of Headnotes
AutoCoverage Under General Liability Policies, co-authored article forpresentation at 16th Annual Insurance Law Institute, University ofTexas School of Law, 2011