Laura J. Grabouski - Dallas, TX

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas, 2001
    J.D.
    Honors: With Honors

• Non Legal Education

  • University of Texas, 1998
    B.A.
    Honors: With Special Honors
    Major: English

Past Positions

• Honorable Bea Ann Smith, Third Court of Appeals of Texas, Law Clerk, 2001 - 2002

Languages

• English (Primary)

Classes and Seminars

• “Insurance Coverage for Fraudulent Email Schemes: Strategies from Insured and Insurer Perspectives,” Strafford webinar, July 10, 2019
  
• “How the Sharing Economy is Rewiring Claims,” A.M. Best webinar, Dec. 2018
  
• “Hurricane Harvey’s Impact on Insurance Claims,” A.M. Best podcast, May 2018

Pro Bono Activities

• Pro Bono work for disaster victims; high school student outreach work

Published Works

Articles

• "Sticky Situations: New Decisions Create New Risks in Defending and Settling Third-Party Liability Claims", IRMI, Deep Dives, June 2021
  
• "Evolution of Insurance Coverage for Intellectual Property Litigation", American Bar Ass'n, Insurance Coverage, Mar., 2020 (co-author, K. Kalinich)
  
• “Driverless Cars are Disrupting Norms and Legal Standards”, Texas Bar J., April 1, 2019
  
• “Is a Consensus Developing on Computer Fraud Coverage for Email Schemes?” Coverage, American Bar Ass’n, Oct. 31, 2018
  
• “Menchaca, the Sequel", Journal of Tex. Ins. Law, Aug. 2018
  
• “Fifth Circuit Reverses Course on Deference Afforded to Administrators in ERISA Benefit Disputes”, American Bar Ass’n, Insurance Coverage (online articles), Mar. 30, 2018
• “Are Policy Proceeds Actual Damages for Violations of the Insurance Code? The Texas Supreme Court in Menchaca says: ‘Yes-If Claim is Covered”, Journal of Tex. Ins. Law, June 2017
• “Appraisal—If, When and How—A Procedural and Practical Look from Both Sides”, University of Texas CLE, Insurance Law, Nov. 2016

Bar Admissions

• Texas
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas

Other Affiliations

• Women in Cyber Leadership (Member)
• Texas Bar College (Member)
• Austin Bar Association Board of Directors (Past Director)
• Texas State Bar, Litigation & Insurance Law sections
• Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (CLM)
• Co-Chair of Austin Bench Bar Conference 2010; Co-Chair of CLE Committee 2010-11
• Committee Member and Past Chair (Austin Diocese Red Mass Committee)