Mr. Knapp represents insurers and risk-financing entities in first-party and third-party coverage matters, including bad faith actions.  He has significant experience representing insurers in CGL, E&O, D&O, EPLI, and Homeowners coverage actions, including representation of excess and umbrella carriers, reinsurers, and retrocessionaires. He has also prosecuted insurance fraud actions, advised major liability carriers on regulatory issues, and advised clients on insurance portfolios, risk-management, and self-insurance. Prior to joining McCormick Barstow, Mr. Knapp practiced insurance coverage and insurer class action defense at major Bay Area law firms. He also served as a Visiting Professor of Law at the Boston University School of Law, where he taught Constitutional Law and Insurance Law.