Chad Brock is a Partner at Lavender Hoffman Emery, where his practice focuses on insurance defense and insurance coverage litigation. He represents insurers and policyholders in a wide range of civil litigation matters, including motor vehicle liability, premises liability, uninsured/underinsured motorist claims, and disputes involving first-party coverage and bad faith allegations. Chad also routinely advises insurers on coverage issues arising under general liability, personal auto, commercial auto, homeowners, and umbrella policies.
Chad has extensive experience defending individuals and entities in high-exposure personal injury cases and complex insurance coverage disputes. He is skilled at navigating every phase of litigation, from pre-suit evaluations through discovery, dispositive motion practice, and trial.
Before joining Lavender Hoffman Emery, Chad served as Associate Claim Counsel for a national specialty insurer, where he managed coverage and bad faith litigation, drafted reservation of rights letters and policy disclaimers, and advised claim handlers on extra-contractual exposure. Earlier in his career, Chad was a litigation associate at an insurance defense firm, where he represented both insurers and insureds throughout Georgia. He also previously served as a staff attorney for the ACLU of Georgia and an attorney advisor with the Social Security Administration.
Chad was named a “Rising Star” in insurance coverage litigation by Super Lawyers in 2022, an honor reserved for the top 2.5% of attorneys in the state under the age of 40.
Bar Admissions
- Georgia, 2012
- Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
- United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
- Supreme Court of Georgia
- Georgia Court of Appeals
Education
- Georgia State University College of Law, J.D., 2012
- University of Georgia, B.A. (Political Science), 2008
