Serving the District of Columbia legal community
Policies issued in the District of Columbia are underwritten through MLM Risk Retention Group, Inc. MLM Risk Retention Group, Inc. provides legal professionals with an alternative way to insure themselves for professional liability exposures.
MLM Risk Retention Group, Inc. is a mutual insurance company owned by its policyholders, and managed and administered by Minnesota Lawyers Mutual.
Risk retention groups may not be subject to all of the insurance laws and regulations of your State. State insurance insolvency guaranty funds are not available for risk retention groups.
The District of Columbia Team
We understand that you don’t do business with a company, you do business with people. Our people make it easy for lawyers to get the right malpractice coverage for their firm.
Johanna Gunderson
Account Manager
Johanna Gunderson is your go to person when conducting business with MLM on a day-to-day basis. Johanna is your first point of contact for: general questions, inquiries regarding your insurance and MLM’s related value-added services.
Joyvan Malbon
Regional Sales Director
Joyvan Malbon is District of Columbia’s local sales professional dedicated to the lawyers’ professional liability marketplace. Joyvan takes the time to understand each firm’s individual insurance needs and answers questions about MLM, its policy, and assists in the application process.
Kendrick Moua
Underwriter
Kendrick Moua is an experienced lawyer’s professional liability insurance underwriter who understands its exposure. Kendrick can assist in the underwriting process and address concerns such as: tail coverage when closing a practice, how changes in the firm impact your policy and how relationships with attorneys outside your firm should be handled.
Policy Highlights
- Full prior acts coverage
- First dollar defense
- Predecessor firm coverage
- Innocent insured protection
- Supplementary payment coverage
- Limits of up to $10,000,000
- Broad definition of "professional services"
- Worldwide coverage for suits first brought and resolved in the U.S., its territories, or Canada
MLM Defense Program
Professional Liability Insurance Specifically Designed and Rated for Defense Attorneys
Enhanced Coverage for Qualifying Firms
- Additional Claim ExpenseBenefit equal to one half of the policy single limit, up to a maximum of $250,000 per policy period
- Increased Supplementary Payments LimitUp to $25,000 (depending on qualifying underwriting criteria) – this includes loss of earnings if you attend a trial at our request and coverage for costs and fees incurred defending disciplinary claims
- Aggregate DeductibleCaps the total amount that the insured will have to pay in total deductible regardless of the number of claims in a single policy period
Enhanced Coverage QualificationClick for Details
Firms qualify for enhanced coverage based on their attorneys' active membership in the indicated Defense Associations
| Firm Size | Requirement |
|---|---|
| 1-4 attorneys | 66% membership |
| 5-10 attorneys | 50% membership |
| 11-20 attorneys | 33% membership |
| 20+ attorneys | 25% membership |
*Subject to underwriting discretion
Premium Savings
- Preferred PricingFor firms with a substantial defense practice
- 5% Membership CreditApplied to premium on a per attorney basis
Defense Associations
- Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys Association
- Maryland Defense Counsel, Inc.
- Virginia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys
- District of Columbia Defense Lawyers Association
- Professional Liability Defense Federation
- District of Columbia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers