As Vice President—Senior Claims Counsel, Anne Auten manages all aspects of members’ claims, including assessing, reserving, and resolving claims against our member firms.
Anne works cooperatively with member firms and defense counsel to defend and resolve claims arising under our lawyer professional liability, employment liability, and management liability coverages. In her role, Anne gauges risk, evaluates liability, and creates and executes effective litigation strategies. She has negotiated numerous favorable settlements resolving complex lawsuits and claims against ALAS assureds. Anne also advises member firms on ways to minimize claims, resolve conflicts, and manage internal and external law firm risks.
Before joining ALAS, Anne was an Assistant General Counsel—Litigation for Sears Holdings Management Corporation. Prior to that, she was a litigation partner with DLA Piper (US), LLP, and a litigation associate with Jones Day, both in Chicago. Her experience includes defense of consumer class action litigation, commercial real estate disputes, franchise litigation, and other general commercial litigation in state and federal courts, and in arbitration.
Anne is a former member of the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Lawyers’ Professional Liability.
