Miles is an honors graduate of the University of Washington School of Law. He joined GTTC as an associate upon graduation and focuses his practice on insurance recovery, with an emphasis on professional liability, cyber losses and liabilities, and environmental and asbestos long-tail claims. Miles has continually been recognized by Super Lawyers as a “Rising Star” for his work representing policyholders in first- and third-party coverage disputes.

Miles helped create the firm’s Law School Leg-Up Grant Program, which provides undergraduate students with mentorship and financial assistance for LSAT prep and law school applications.

REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS

  • Providence Health & Services et al v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s London et al. – Successful resolution of insurers’ denial of coverage under management liability and directors and officers excess liability insurance policies for arbitration award for wrongful termination of employee.
  • National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA v. Expedia, Inc. – Successful resolution of insurer’s declaratory judgment action to disclaim coverage for underlying class action lawsuit by hotel owners alleging violations of the Lanham Act.
  • Summary Judgment on Policyholders’ Property Insurance Claim – Miles won summary judgment for a policyholder in an insurance coverage lawsuit resulting from the insurer’s denial of coverage for damage to the insurer’s property. Based upon the arguments Miles presented, the court ruled as a matter of law that the insurance policy covered the costs that the policyholder incurred to repair the damaged property. The ruling led to a highly favorable settlement for Miles’s client.
  • Favorable Arbitration Ruling on Municipality’s Claim for Defense Coverage – Miles prevailed at arbitration and established that the policyholder municipality was entitled to reimbursement from its governmental risk pool for defense costs that were incurred in a parallel state court proceeding. The ruling ensured that the municipality was reimbursed for all of the defense costs it incurred while the covered claims against it were pending in federal court.

PROFESSIONAL & CIVIC INVOLVEMENT

  • Juvenile Parole Project, volunteer attorney, 2022-2023.
  • GTTC Law School Leg-Up Grant Program

PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS

Presentations

  • Lightning Round:  Significant developments in Washington insurance law over the last year and the implications for Washington policyholders, 2021 Insurance Webinar
  • The Wild West of Insurance: Insuring the Cannabis Industry, 2020 GTTC Insurance Webinar
  • #MeToo But Not You: Insurance Coverage for #MeToo Claims, 2019 GTTC Insurance Seminar, Seattle, WA

PERSONAL

Outside of the office, I am an avid traveler and diehard sports fan. Although I love exploring new places all over the world, nothing beats the annual trips to my family’s cabin on Flathead Lake, Montana and Glacier National Park.