ABOUT RICK

Mr. Sudekum is the Senior Partner at Sudekum, Cassidy & Shulruff. For more than 30 years he has defended insurance companies in a myriad of settings, primarily those involving extra-contractual damages, coverage analysis and fires and explosions.

Before founding the Firm in 1993, Mr. Sudekum was a partner at a major Chicago law firm where he analyzed and defended first-party insurance claims and third-party cases involving built-up medical specials and loss of income.

Mr. Sudekum has conducted hundreds of examinations under oath, provided countless coverage opinions and successfully tried numerous insurance fraud cases to verdict. He also regularly handles appeals resulting from cases the Firm resolves at trial. As a result of his vast experience, he is the recognized leader in Chicago in defending insurers in cases involving extra-contractual damages.