People
Timothy H. Wright
Partner
- Chicago
Biography
Tim Wright focuses his litigation and trial practice on counseling insurers on complex coverage and bad faith matters, from the claim stage through litigation. Tim advises clients on making coverage determinations, drafting coverage position letters and litigating coverage actions. He addresses coverage issues for underlying claims, ranging from mass torts and pollution losses to actions against nursing care facilities and managed care organizations. His practice includes advising insurers on claims arising under various liability insurance policies, including commercial general liability, excess, professional and pollution liability.
Chambers USA client feedback describes Tim as “an excellent all-around lawyer,” noting that he “has really great experience and a calm demeanor that puts everyone at ease.”
Chambers USA client feedback describes Tim as “an excellent all-around lawyer,” noting that he “has really great experience and a calm demeanor that puts everyone at ease.”
Honors
- Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Insurance: Dispute Resolution-Illinois, 2026
- The Best Lawyers in America®, Insurance Law, 2023 - present
Professional Associations
- DRI, Insurance Law Committee Publications Chair
publications & presentations
- Introduction to Insurance Law, DRI Webinar, March 2021, Panelist.
- Key Coverage Issues Presented by the Supplementary Payments Provision, New Appleman Current Critical Issues in Insurance Law, Spring 2016.
- The Supplementary Payments Provision, DRI Insurance Coverage and Claims Institute, Chicago, Illinois, March 26, 2015.
- Writing a Reservation of Rights Letter: A North American Compendium, Illinois chapter, DRI, 2014, Co-author.
- Professional Liability Insurance: A Compendium of State Law,Missouri and Wisconsin chapters, DRI, 2012, Co-author.
- The Politics of Reversal: The Seventh Circuit Reins in a District Court Judge’s Wayward Employment Discrimination Decisions,3 Seventh Circuit Rev. 168, 2007.
News
Chambers USA 2026 Recognizes Skarzynski Marick & Black and Individual Lawyers in Insurance Dispute Resolution
06/04/2026The 2026 edition of Chambers USA: Leading Lawyers for Business has ranked Skarzynski Marick & Black LLP for “Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer.” This year, the firm earned a national ranking and maintained its Band 1 ranking in Illinois and Band 3 ranking in New York. Individually ranked lawyers include Illinois-based partners Michael M. Marick, James H. Kallianis, Karen M. Dixon, Joel Vander Vliet, and Timothy H. Wright, and New York-based partners, James A. Skarzynski, Tammy Yuen, Laura K. Markovich, and Edward C. Carleton.
Skarzynski Marick Lawyers Recognized by The Best Lawyers in America® 2026
08/21/2025Skarzynski Marick & Black LLP is proud to announce that Michael Marick, John Black, Karen M. Dixon, James Kallianis, Michael Rosen, and Timothy Wright have been selected for inclusion in the 2026 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America® for Insurance Law.