Tonda Lee focuses her practice on property litigation and insurance coverage involving both homeowners’ and commercial losses. She has assisted her clients with complex insurance investigations and coverage analyses dealing with condominium, mortgagee, vacancy, fraud, business income, arson, and waiver issues. She assists her clients throughout the coverage stage and represents them in related litigation, as needed.
Tonda received a unanimous jury verdict in Cook County for an insurer client in a case where the client denied the insured’s claim under the concealment, fraud, and misrepresentation provision of its policy. The insured business sought more than $700,000 in damages for contents and business income losses. Tonda has also been retained by her clients to defend their insureds against third-party lawsuits pursuant to the insureds’ general liability policies. These lawsuits have involved warehouse fires and construction related personal injuries and property damages. In the first-party and third-party contexts, Tonda has successfully argued contested discovery motions, motions to dismiss, and motions for summary judgment in cases with potential liabilities ranging from $100,000 to $150,000,000. Additionally, she has successfully resolved cases through mediation and arbitration.
Tonda received her law degree from IIT/Chicago-Kent College of Law and is admitted to practice in Illinois. She has also been admitted pro hac vice in Iowa. Tonda’s presentation on the mortgagee clause was turned into a distance learning module and can be accessed by PLRB member companies through PLRB’s website.