Chip Merlin

CHIP MERLIN is founder and president of Merlin Law Group, one of the largest national firms representing and advocating for policyholders in disputes against their own insurance companies. Having advised CNN, Fox News, Fox Business News, and localtelevision outlets around the country, Merlin has been dubbed “the Babe Ruth of Hurricane Claims” and “the Master of Disaster” in the press.

Former chair of the Bad Faith Litigation Group for the American Association for Justice, he is a preeminent insurance attorney and consumer advocate with a focus on commercial and residential property insurance claim disputes and bad faith insurance litigation. His long-running blog helps consumers with their claims.

When not taking on big insurance companies, Merlin, a former marathon runner, can be found racing sailboats.