About Steven
Steven Plitt: Preeminent Insurance Coverage Attorney in Phoenix, Arizona
Mr. Steven Plitt is a distinguished and nationally recognized insurance coverage attorney based in Phoenix, Arizona. He serves as the chairperson for the firm's insurance coverage practice group at The Cavanagh Law Firm PA.
Practice Areas
- Insurance Law:
Mr. Plitt specializes in insurance law and handles a wide array of cases, including:
- Coverage issues in 40 states
- Expert consultation on insurance coverage and/or liability exposures in 26 states
- Arbitration of complex insurance cases
- Mediation of insurance coverage, bad faith, and agent malpractice cases
- Serving as a Judge Pro Tempore for the Maricopa County Superior Court
- Litigation - Insurance:
Mr. Plitt is an experienced litigator who handles insurance-related cases with extensive trial experience, having tried 26 jury verdicts in state and federal courts.
Education & Credentials
- Universities:
The University of Arizona, Arizona State University
Education:M.A. in Jurisprudence and Social Policy from the New School for Social Research, Ph.D. in Law from Harvard Law School
Bar Admissions:American Bar Association (ABA)
Awards & Recognitions:Lawyer of the Year: Insurance Law and Litigation - Insurance in Phoenix, 2017-2024
Recipient of Outstanding Contribution to Continuing Legal Education Award from Arizona State Bar Association (1999)
Listed in 'Who's Who in American Law' (5th Edition), Listed in 'Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges' (1978-1979)
Selected as Phoenix Insurance Lawyer of the Year by Best Attorney USA (2012)
Firms & Affiliations
- The Cavanagh Law Firm PA, Chairperson for the firm's insurance coverage practice group
He has a long-standing relationship with The Cavanagh Law Firm PA, where he serves as the chairperson of their insurance coverage practice group.
Practice Areas
Professional Affiliations
Awards & Recognition
- Lawyer of the Year: Insurance Law, Phoenix (2024)
- Lawyer of the Year: Litigation - Insurance, Phoenix (2024)
- Lawyer of the Year: Litigation - Insurance, Phoenix (2020)
- Lawyer of the Year: Insurance Law, Phoenix (2017)
- Lawyer of the Year: Insurance Law, Phoenix (2012)
- Recognized: Insurance Law
- Recognized: Litigation - Insurance
- Practice Area: Personal Injury Litigation
- Special Focus: Bad Faith
- Special Focus: Casualty
- Special Focus: Coverage
- Special Focus: COVID-19
- Special Focus: Employment Practices Liability
- Special Focus: Liability Insurance
- Special Focus: Professional Liability
- Special Focus: Property
- •Recipient, Outstanding Contribution to Continuing Legal Education Award, Arizona State Bar Association, 1999
- •Listed in "Who's Who in American Law" (5th Edition)
- •Listed in "Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges" (1978-1979).
- •Listed in "PHOENIX MAGAZINE®" as one of Phoenix's Top Lawyers (November 2006)
- •Listed in "THE BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA®" (2007* - 2014) *First year insurance law was considered for inclusion within Arizona
- •Selected 2012* Phoenix Insurance Lawyer of the Year by BEST LAWYERS® *First year awarded in Arizona
- •Listed in "SOUTHWEST SUPER LAWYERS®" (2007* - 2013) *inaugural year
- •TOP 50 Lawyers in Arizona, "SOUTHWEST SUPER LAWYERS®" (2007 - 2013)
- •Listed in "CORPORATE COUNSEL ALMANAC" as one of the top lawyers in the field of insurance law in the United States (2006)
- •Listed in "ARIZONA'S FINEST LAWYERS®" (2011*) *inaugural year
- •AV Rated with Martindale-Hubbell®