Robert J. Cunningham

Listed: Texas Super Lawyer-Insurance, 2006-2014; Best Lawyers in America-Insurance Law Specialty (2008-2014); Program Planning Committee, University of Texas School of Law, Insurance Law Institute (1999-2004); Seminar Committee Co-chair, Houston Mariners Club (2010-11).

Frequent speaker & contributor to insurance CLEs; Contributing Editor, Texas Annotated Insurance Code (Lexis-Nexis, 2007-2009); co-founder, South Texas Insurance Forum for Lawyers; Chambers USA, Leading Lawyers-Insurance, 2006 and 2007.

Author: "Strategic Pretrial Choices in Coverage Cases," Insurance Law Institute, University of Texas, 1998; "Declaratory Judgment Actions," Insurance Law Institute, University of Texas, 1999; "Claims-Made Policies: Current Issues," Insurance Law Institute, University of Texas, 2000; "Holding the Insurer's Feet to the Fire: How to Get the Coverage You Deserve," (co-author), Preventing & Responding to the Maritime Emergency Seminar, South Texas College of Law, 2000; "Fundamentals of Marine Insurance," (co-author), Admiralty & Maritime Conference, University of Texas, 2000; "Additional Insured and Indemnification Issues in the Oil Patch and Offshore," Insurance Law Institute, University of Texas, 2001; "Choice of Law Issues in Insurance Disputes," Texas Insurance Law Symposium, South Texas College of Law, 2002; "The Enron Collapse: A Case Study of Insurance Implications Beyond D&O Coverage," Insurance Law Institute, University of Texas, 2002; "Insurance Red Flags: Post-9/11, Corporate Governance, etc.," Representing Corporations in a Changed Legal Environment, University of Houston Law Foundation, 2002; "Duty to Defend: The Eight Corners Rule," Advanced Insurance Seminar, University of Houston Law Foundation, 2003; "Insurance for Trial Attorneys," Advanced Civil Trial Practice, State Bar of Texas, 2003; "Duty to Indemnify," Insurance Law Institute, University of Texas, 2003; "Impact of Offers of Settlement Under H.B. 4 on Stowers Issues," Insurance Law for Attorneys Representative Insurers, University of Houston, 2003; "Insurability of Punitive Damages: Policyholders' Perspective," South Texas, 2004; "Fifth Circuit Developments on Duty to Defend: Northfield Ins. v. Barrows," Tort and Insurance Section, Dallas Bar Association, 2004; "Recent Developments in Texas Insurance," Advance Civil Trial Practice, State Bar of Texas, 2004; "Duty to Defend: The Eight Corners Rule," Insurance Law for Attorneys Representative Insurers, University of Houston, 2004; "Recent Developments in Insurance Coverage Litigation," 40 Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Law Journal 521, 2005; "Sea-Change: Excess Underwriters v. Frank's Casing, Inc.," State Bar of Texas Audiocast, 2005; "Coverage Disputes After Frank's Casing: New Problems and Issues," Insurance Law for Attorneys Representative Insurers, University of Houston, 2005; "Frank's Casing and Reimbursement, South Texas, 2006; "Ins. and Ethical Issues Arising from Frank's Casing," Admiralty and Maritime Law Conf., University of Texas, 2006; "Current Issues in Liability Coverage," South Texas, 2007; "Lamar Homes: The New Supreme Court Decision," State Bar of Texas Webcast, 2007; "Hot Topics in Insurance Law - What Every Business Lawyer Should Know," Advance Business Law, State Bar of Texas, 2007; "Notice, Prejudice, Conditions Precedent and Consent to Settle Issues," South Texas, 2008; "No Prejudice, No Harm: The Supreme Court Takes on Conditions Precedent and Allocation of Settlement Among Carriers," State Bar of Texas Webcast, 2008; "Texas Supreme Court Trends in Insurance Cases," (author), State Bar of Texas Webcast, 2008; "An Hour of Stowers: Exploring an Insurer's Liability for Failing to Settle Within Policy Limits," 13th Annual Insurance Law Institute, University of Texas School of Law, 2008; "Do Rules of Policy Construction Matter?: Searching for Reality Amid the Theory," Texas Insurance Law Symposium, South Texas College of Law, 2009; "Duty to Defend: Eight Corners Rule, Notice & Insurer Response, Bad Faith & Extra-Contractual Damages," Advanced Insurance & Tort Claims Course, University of Houston, 2009; "Pleading for Coverage: Extrinsic Evidence," Texas Insurance Law Symposium, South Texas College of Law, 2010; "Choosing the Terms of the Policy: Searching for Reality in Policy Construction Amid the Legal Theory," Advanced Insurance Law Course, State Bar of Texas, 2010; "The Legacy of Mid-Continent vs. Liberty Mutual for Allocation Among Insurers," Texas Insurance Law Symposium, South Texas College of Law, 2011; "Arbitrating the Insurance Coverage Dispute," (moderator), Advanced Insurance Law Course, State Bar of Texas, 2011; "Command and Control: Independent Counsel v. Insurer's Right to Defend," point-counterpoint, 16th Annual Insurance Law Institute, University of Texas School of Law, 2011; "Insurance Law Roundtable - Recent Developments," (author & panelist), State Bar of Texas webcast, 2011; "Contractual Liability, Additional Insureds & Construction Anti-Indemnity Statute: New Developments," Texas Insurance Law Symposium, South Texas College of Law, 2012; "Surplus Lines: Controversies & Bonuses/Problems & Pitfalls," Advanced Insurance Law Course, State Bar of Texas, 2012; "Conflicts, Contracts and Choosing Independent Counsel," Texas Lawyer, Insurance Law supplemental insert, July 23, 2012; "Contractual Liability, Additional Insureds, and Statutory Anti-Indemnity for Construction Contracts: New Developments," Texas Insurance Law Symposium, South Texas College of Law, 2013; "Top Ten Things Every Business Lawyer Must Know About Insurance," Essential of Business Law Course, State Bar of Texas, 2013; "Surplus Lines (update)," Advanced Insurance Law Course, State Bar of Texas, 2013; "How to Get Your Claim Paid," policyholder panel breakout, 18th Annual Insurance Law Institute, University of Texas School of Law, 2013; "Deepwater Horizon & Additional Insureds: Lessons Learned," 18th Annual Insurance Law Institute, University of Texas School of Law, 2013.