Ann Parrish focuses her practice on insurance coverage, bad faith defense, first-party and third-party insurance defense, general civil defense, and construction defect defense.
She has provided coverage advice to commercial and personal lines carriers in various matters, including commercial liability, construction defect claims, business interruption loss-of-use claims, property damage, and Uninsured Motorists.
Ann also has extensive experience defending construction defect, personal injury, premises liability, and insurance defense claims. She handles a variety of claims in state and federal court and has worked directly with insurance industry professionals to provide coverage evaluations and efficiently resolve claims.
Ann is responsive to clients and claims professionals and is straightforward with evaluations regarding liability and damages exposure analysis.
Representative Experience
Obtained summary judgment in favor of insurer in multimillion-dollar coverage claim.
Obtained summary judgment on behalf of residential property insurer in a lawsuit by policyholder seeking to set aside appraisal award and extra-contractual damages.
Assisted insurance carriers in coverage opinions for insurer clients involving construction defect litigation, environmental pollution litigation, product liability litigation and personal injury litigation claims.
Continued defense of and resolution of residential lawsuits resulting from weather catastrophes occurring throughout the state on behalf of multiple insurance carriers.
Represented and advised various insurers in investigating numerous personal property claims through conducting examinations under oath.
Represents one of the nation’s largest insurance carriers defending property, casualty, and liability claims.
Represented and advised various personal and commercial property insurers regarding legal issues unique to policies’ appraisal clause.
Represented contractors and subcontractors in multimillion dollar construction defect claims.
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Education, Admissions & Activities
Education
Pepperdine University School of Law
J.D., cum laude, 1995
University of Southern California
B.A., 1992
Psychology
Bar Admissions
Texas
2000
Court Admissions
United States District Court of Texas
Northern, Eastern, and Southern
Professional and Community Activities
Journal of Texas Insurance Law
Associate Editor, 2024
Dallas Bar Association
Construction Law Section and Tort and Insurance Practices Section
State Bar of Texas
Insurance Law Section