About Linda L. Sager

Linda Sager is a principal and co-founder of Herold & Sager who provides effective, practical, and targeted advice in complex, high-exposure matters.

Linda is a member in good standing of the California, Nevada, Arizona and Washington bars and clients routinely seek her counsel regarding high-stakes coverage issues in those states and across the country.

Linda’s practice is focused on insurer advisory representation and related litigation in complex matters that involve a wide range of programs for sophisticated insureds.

When insurers and claims executives face large or uncertain exposures in high-stakes environments, they regularly turn to Linda to formulate the appropriate strategy and guide them to a successful resolution.

Throughout her career, Linda has successfully represented insurers in a wide range of high-value coverage disputes. These include claims and coverage litigation related to construction, wildfires, infrastructure, water rights, intellectual property, mass tort, product liability, sexual abuse, mining, environmental liability, and business disputes.

Linda also has significant experience and expertise with complex insurance programs involving captive/reinsurance matters, retrospective premium disputes, and program close-out activity. She regularly represents excess insurers in high exposure matters. Her practice also includes advising on the complex issues arising when insureds pursue bankruptcy in disputes involving mass torts and JCCP/MDLs.

Linda is also frequently retained by insurers to train claims groups and underwriters on cutting-edge topics and new risk profiles.

Outside of work, Linda enjoys the outdoors, running, baking, and spending time with her husband and two sons.

Education

  • University of California, San Diego (B.A. 1993)
  • University of San Diego School of Law (J.D. 1996)

Admissions

  • State Bars of California, Nevada, Arizona, and Washington
  • U.S. District Court, Southern, Northern and Central Districts of California, District of Nevada, and District of Arizona
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Associations

  • American Bar Association
  • San Diego County Bar Association, Advisory Board Member of the Insurance/Bad Faith Section of SDCBA
  • San Diego Lawyers Club
  • Clark County Bar Association
  • DRI
  • Encinitas and Carlsbad Chambers of Commerce
  • UCSD Alumni Association