Sluga, Gena

Gena L. Sluga

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Gena L. Sluga recognized in Super Lawyers Top 25 Women Arizona List
By Gayle Hassman 19 Apr, 2023
Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations. Every year, Super Lawyers evaluates lawyers across the country for its annual list of top attorneys. Each candidate is measured against 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement. Nominees from more than 70 practice areas are considered. The patented multiphase selection process is rigorous and methodical. The Top Lists below take exclusivity one step further by featuring selected Super Lawyers attorneys with the most total points earned.
By Christian Dichter & Sluga 18 Aug, 2022
Christian Dichter & Sluga, P.C. is pleased to announce that 5 lawyers have been included in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers has earned the respect of the profession, the media and the public as the most reliable, unbiased source of legal referrals. Its first international list was published in 2006 and since then has grown to provide lists in over 75 countries. For the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, more than 12.2 million votes were analyzed to identify the top legal talent, as identified by their peers. Lawyers on The Best Lawyers in America list are divided by geographic region and practice areas. They are reviewed by their peers based on professional expertise and undergo an authentication process to make sure they are in current practice and in good standing. Christian Dichter & Sluga, P.C. would like to congratulate the following lawyers named to 2023 The Best Lawyers in America list: David Bell Insurance Law Litigation - Insurance Doug Christian Commercial Litigation Insurance Law Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants Stephen Dichter Commercial Litigation Criminal Defense: White-Collar Litigation - Banking and Finance Litigation - Securities Jill Ann Herman Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants Product Liability Litigation - Defendants Gena Sluga Commercial Litigation Insurance Law Litigation - Insurance
By Christian Dichter & Sluga 03 Jun, 2022
Christian Dichter & Sluga, P.C. is proud to announce that Chambers USA has once again recognized the firm in its 2022 annual rankings of the world's leading law firms and lawyers. Shareholder and Managing Partner, Gena L. Sluga , has been recognized in our core practice area – Insurance for the fourth consecutive year.
By Christian Dichter & Sluga 11 Apr, 2022
Southwest Super Lawyers 2022 selects four Christian Dichter & Sluga attorneys
The Best Lawyers in America
By Christian Dichter & Sluga 19 Aug, 2021
Christian Dichter & Sluga is pleased to announce that five of its attorneys are recognized in the 2022 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
Gena Sluga
By Christian Dichter & Sluga 10 Jul, 2021
Christian Kravitz Dichter Johnson & Sluga recently secured a victory for their insurer clients before the Supreme Court of Nevada in an appeal regarding the validity of an exclusion for damages “payable to insured” in a personal umbrella liability policy.
Chambers & Partners
By Christian Dichter & Sluga 21 May, 2021
Chambers USA 2021 has again recognized Christian Dichter & Sluga and shareholder Gena L. Sluga in insurance law.
Gena Sluga
By Christian Dichter & Sluga 08 Mar, 2021
This prestigious group of lawyers is chosen by AZ Business Magazine’s editorial team in collaboration with industry experts. The attorneys are selected from a pool of more than 2,000 of the state’s most talented and successful attorneys. Selections are based on each lawyer’s professional success and ratings, impact on his or her law firm, impact on the communities she/he serves and impact on the legal profession.
FDCC
By Christian Dichter & Sluga 28 Sep, 2020
Gena Sluga will continue to serve as Chair for the Insurance Coverage Section and Vice-Chair of the Diversity Committee for the second year. She also will serve as Chair of the Professional Women’s Forum, following her term as Co-Chair.
Gena Sluga
By Christian Dichter & Sluga 25 Sep, 2020
CDS Shareholder Gena L. Sluga has been recognized in the 2020 Super Lawyers Top 25 Women Arizona Super Lawyers List.

Gena L. Sluga

Gena Sluga is a shareholder with Christian, Dichter & Sluga P.C. and its Nevada affiliate, Christian, Kravitz, Dichter, Johnson & Sluga PLLC. She is licensed to practice in Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico and Texas and maintains an active practice in Phoenix and Las Vegas. Her practice emphasizes insurance coverage analysis.

Gena is a graduate of University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law. She maintains a Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent rating, is a Best Lawyers and Super Lawyers honoree, and was recognized by Super Lawyers in 2023 as one of the 25 Top Women Lawyers in Arizona. She is a member of the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC), chairs the FDCC’s Professional Women’s Forum (2021-2022), and serves as Vice-Chair of the Diversity Committee and Co-Chair of the Insurance Coverage Training Academy. 

Practice Areas

Insurance Coverage

Insurance Bad Faith Defense

Professional Liability Defense

Honors and Awards

The Best Lawyers in America®, Insurance Law, Litigation-Insurance, 2019-present

Chambers USA, Band 1 - Insurance, 2019-present

Super Lawyers, 2012-present

AV-Preeminent® Peer Review Rating™ by Martindale-Hubbell®

“Top 100 Arizona Lawyers,” AzBusiness Magazine, 2015, 2021 

"Top 25 Women Attorneys in Arizona,” Southwest Super Lawyers, 2013, 2020, 2023.

"AzBusiness Leaders" (Law-Insurance), AZ Big Media, 2018, 2019, 2021

Barrett Honors College 2018-2019 Distinguished Alumna 

Top Ten Lawyers in Arizona – Employee Benefits and Insurance Law, AzBusiness Magazine

“Fifty Most Influential Women in Arizona Business,” AzBusiness Magazine, 2014

Professional Activities

Member, New Mexico Supreme Court Committee on Rules of Civil Procedure

American Bar Association, Fellow: Tort and Insurance Practice Section

  • Robert B. McKay Law Professor Awards Standing Committee, 2020-2021

Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel

  • Insurance Coverage Training Academy, Chair, 2022-2023
  • Diversity Committee, Vice-Chair 2022-2023
National Association of Minority & Women Owned Law Firms: Law Firm Member, 2015-present

Professional Liability Underwriters Society: Member, 2013-present

Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (CLM)

Defense Research Institute, 2022

Instructor, State Bar of Arizona Insurance Law Institute, January 2014

Articles and Lectures

“The Cyber Battleground: The Latest Developments”, Speaker, DRI’s Insurance Coverage and Claims Institute, March, 2022. 

“Specialized Settlements in the Context of Insurance & Policy Demands on the Eve of Trial”, Moderator, Mid-Year Conference ABA’s Tort Trial and Insurance Section, Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee, February 2022

“Insurers' Occasional Duty to Defend Offensively,” Virtual Conference of the ABA’s Tort Trial and Insurance Section, Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee, March 2021.

“COVID-19 Claim: Step Aside Reptile, It’s the Virus’s Turn,” Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel, Virtual Insurance Industry Institute, November 2020. 

Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel, Insurance Coverage Training Academy: CGL Bootcamp, Scottsdale, AZ, March 2020 

“Recent Critical Coverage Decision/Hindsight in 2020: Looking Back at Key Insurance Developments and How They Impact Policyholders and Insurers,” Mid-Year Conference of the ABA’s Tort Trial and Insurance Section, Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee, February 2020. 

“Halting Efforts to Erode the Corporate Attorney-Client Privilege,” Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel, Insurance Industry Institute, New York, November 2019

“Litigation: How to Use Technology to Protect the Company, Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel, Corporate Counsel Symposium, Philadelphia, PA, September 2019 

“The Great Data Privacy Debate of Our Time: To Be Forgotten or Not To Be Forgotten” Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel Insurance Industry Institute, Annual Meeting, Sun Valley, Idaho, July 2019

“Recent Developments in Rescission and Misrepresentation,” Mid-Year Meeting of the American Bar Association (ABA) Tort Trial and Insurance Section, Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee, February 2017

“Mentors and Champions: The Power of Positive Connections,” Arizona Women Lawyers Association Annual Convention, October 27, 2017 

“Masters in Marketing,” Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel Winter Meeting, Amelia island, Florida, February 2017

“Defense of the Emerging Claim of Aiding and Abetting Bad Faith,” The Brief, ABA Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section (TIPS), October 28, 2016

“Arbitrating Professional Liability and Healthcare Cases: Welcome to the Wild West,” Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel, Winter Meeting, San Diego, March 2016

“Cybersecurity: Protecting Your Clients and Your Firm in a Dangerous World,” Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel Webinar, April 6, 2016

“Cyber Risk and Data Breach Exposures,” Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel Insurance Industry Institute, New York, October 2015

“Aiding and Abetting Claims Against Insurance Attorneys and Other Professionals,” Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel, Winter Meeting, Amelia Island, Florida, March 2015

“Insurance Coverage for Construction Defects in Arizona,” State Bar of Arizona Insurance Law Institute, 2014

“Claims Handling Resource for Arizona” (co-author), Claims & Litigation Management Alliance, 2013

“Insurance Coverage Basics for Arizona Defense Attorneys,” Arizona Association of Defense Counsel, Phoenix, February 2013

“What Happens in Vegas Doesn’t Always Stay in Vegas,” Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel, Whistler, British Columbia, July 2012

“Reservations of Rights and the Insured’s Right to Personal Counsel,” Council on Litigation Management, Dallas, June 2012

“Real-Life Resolution Strategies of Bad Faith Claims,” National Business Institute, Phoenix, March 2011

“Arizona Insurance Law,” State Bar of Arizona, Phoenix, January 2011

“Bad Faith Insurance Claims in Arizona,” National Business Institute, Phoenix, April 2009

“Bad Faith Insurance Claims in Arizona,” National Business Institute, Phoenix, April 2008

“Insurance Coverage Litigation,” National Business Institute, Phoenix, September 2007

“Bad Faith Insurance Claims in Arizona,” National Business Institute, Phoenix, April 2007

“The Practical Implications of the Lennar adv. Auto-Owners Decision,” Construction Defect Section, Arizona Association of Defense Counsel, March 21, 2007

“Consent to Settle: Damon/Miller/Morris Agreements” (discussion group leader), ABA Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section, Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee, Midyear Program, February 2005

Court Admissions

Arizona, 1997

U.S. District Court, Arizona

Nevada, 2006

U.S. District Court, Nevada

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 2006

U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, 2017

Texas, 2012

New Mexico, 2015

U.S. District Court, New Mexico

Education

J.D., Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley, 1997

B.A., summa cum laude, Arizona State University, 1994

  • National Merit Scholar
  • Phi Beta Kappa
  • Truman Scholar

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