Jae Lynn Huckaba

Jae Lynn focuses her practice on advising policyholders in cross-border insurance coverage disputes and representations and warranties matters.

In addition to providing policyholders with advice in complex insurance disputes, Jae Lynn also counsels clients on insurance coverage for cybersecurity and ransomware attacks, duty to defend and bad faith claims, and COVID-19 insurance litigation.

Jae Lynn also represents pro bono clients in immigration and veterans benefits matters. She advises asylum applicants in individual hearings and asylees seeking adjustment of status. Her veterans benefits practice focuses on appeals of Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance Traumatic Injury Protection (TSGLI) claims.

During law school, Jae Lynn served as a judicial intern for the Honorable Robert T. Watson of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida and as a legal intern for the University of Miami School of Law Immigration Clinic.

Relevant Experience

  • Advised clients in cross-border dispute involving insurance coverage for airplanes detained outside of the United States as a result of war-time laws.
  • Obtained summary judgment for policyholder in coverage action to seek reimbursement of defense costs incurred after insurer wrongfully denied its duty to defend the policyholder against a class action seeking to enjoin and obtain damages for the policyholder’s long-standing cane burning practice.
  • Advises private equity companies on the sufficiency of coverage for entities involved in mergers and acquisitions, including due diligence for representations and warranties insurers.
  • Represents clients in matters involving coverage for errors and omission claims, including litigation involving realty companies and brokerage firms.
  • Counsels clients in matters seeking reimbursement for breach response costs resulting from ransomware attacks and data breaches.
  • Represents financial institutions in recovering amounts for settlement of claims alleging erroneous redemption of subordinated notes.

Memberships

  • Board Member, Miami-Dade Bar Young Lawyers Section
  • LGBTQ+ Bar

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