Gena L. Sluga
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Gena L. Sluga
Gena Sluga is a shareholder with Christian, Dichter, & Sluga P.C. and its Nevada affiliate, Christian, Johnson, Sluga, & Mushmeche, PLLC. She is licensed to practice in Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico and Texas. Her practice emphasizes insurance coverage analysis.
Gena has been representing insurers in complex insurance disputes and coverage litigation for more than 25 years. She works with regional, national, and international insurance companies, representing them in connection with coverage disputes and bad faith claims under first-party property policies and all forms of third-party liability insurance, including Directors & Officers and Errors & Omissions policies. Gena’s big-picture approach to coverage disputes allows her to protect her clients’ goals and overall business needs with accurate, practical advice that is specific to the jurisdictions in which she practices.
Gena is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley School of Law. She maintains a Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent rating and has been recognized as a leading insurance coverage attorney in the Southwestern United States. Gena is listed in Best Lawyers in America in Insurance Law and Appellate Practice; by Chambers USA in Band 1—Insurance; and by Super Lawyers in Insurance Coverage and Appellate Practice. In addition, Super Lawyers has named her one of the Top 50 lawyers in Arizona and one of the 25 Top Women Lawyers in Arizona. She is a member of the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC), ABA Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee, Council on Litigation Management, and Aviation Insurance Association.
Practice Areas
Honors and Awards
The Best Lawyers in America®, Insurance Law, Litigation-Insurance, and Appellate Practice 2019-present
Chambers USA, Band 1 - Insurance, 2019-present
Super Lawyers, Insurance Coverage and Appellate Practice; 2012-present
AV-Preeminent® Peer Review Rating™ by Martindale-Hubbell®
“Top 100 Arizona Lawyers,” AzBusiness Magazine, 2015, 2021, 2024
"Top 25 Women Attorneys in Arizona,” Southwest Super Lawyers, 2013, 2020, 2023, 2024.
"AzBusiness Leaders" (Law-Insurance), AZ Big Media, 2018, 2019, 2021
Barrett Honors College 2018-2019 Distinguished Alumna
Top Ten Lawyers in Arizona – Insurance Law, AzBusiness Magazine
“Fifty Most Influential Women in Arizona Business,” AzBusiness Magazine, 2014
Professional Activities
American Bar Association, Fellow: Tort and Insurance Practice Section
- Robert B. McKay Law Professor Awards Standing Committee, 2020-2021
Aviation Insurance Association
Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (CLM)
Defense Research Institute
Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel
- Insurance Coverage Training Academy, Chair, 2022-2023
- Diversity Committee, Vice-Chair 2022-2023
Member, New Mexico Supreme Court Committee on Rules of Civil Procedure
National Association of Minority & Women Owned Law Firms: Law Firm Member, 2015-presentProfessional Liability Underwriters Society: Member, 2013-present
Articles and Lectures
“In Search of Gold: The Quest for Lost Policies,” Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel, Insurance Industry Institute, November 2023.
“Looking for Help in All the Right Places,” Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel Winter Meeting, February 2023.
“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