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Joe Beavers’ practice focuses on the representation of policyholders in insurance coverage disputes. He regularly advises clients regarding insurance coverage and risk management issues. He also conducts forensic insurance coverage investigations, reconstructing and analyzing historic insurance assets. Mr. Beavers represents and advises policyholders regarding insurance coverage issues arising from environmental claims, lead-paint claims, mold claims, D&O claims, worker’s compensation claims, silica claims, asbestos claims, and various other mass tort claims.Mr. Beavers also represents clients in environmental and mass tort litigation involving multiple parties and multiple claims, including claims involving groundwater contamination and occupational exposures to asbestos, silica, and other allegedly hazardous substances. He also defends manufacturers, retailers, and other businesses in a variety of litigation matters, maintaining an active caseload in the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan region defending negligence, products liability, and wrongful death claims.Mr.Beavers also represents clients in regulatory matters before the Consumer Product Safety Commission.In addition to his law degree, Mr. Beavers holds a master’s degree in Public Management with a specialization in Environmental Policy.Practice Areas:Insurance Recovery & Risk Management Coverage Disputes & Litigation Coverage Evaluations & Forensic Coverage InvestigationsInsurance Asset Management Risk Prevention & Management Mass Torts / Environmental Asbestos/Occupational Exposures Class Actions Products Liability Bar Admissions/Court Admissions:Maryland United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit United States District Court for the District of Maryland Education:University of Maryland School of Public Affairs, M.P.M. 2003.University of Maryland School of Law, J.D. 2003, with Honors.University of Maryland, B.A. 1998, Cum Laude, and Phi Beta Kappa.Affiliations, Associations and Special Achievements:Associate Articles Editor, The Business Lawyer (2002-2003)Defense Research InstituteMaryland Defense Counsel, Inc.Maryland State Bar Association. | 