Margo is a member of Maslon's Litigation Group and focuses her practice on insurance coverage and counseling, where she represents policyholders with claims against insurance companies. Her experience includes handling coverage actions on behalf of insureds relating to defense obligations, coverage under all types of property and liability policies, including missing policies, and business interruption losses arising from major catastrophic events such as the terrorist attacks of 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina. Her coverage counseling experience includes preparing, reviewing and settling claims, policy analysis, risk review, negotiating and drafting policy language, and reviewing and drafting commerical contracts. In addition to her insurance practice, Margo represents clients in a broad range of commercial disputes, including ERISA, licensing, breach of contract/UCC, product liability, shareholder and partnership litigation. On a pro bono basis, Margo practices Indian law, particularly representing tribes seeking to attain federal recognition. Prior to becoming a lawyer, she was a free-lance journalist for Newsweek International, The Nation, and The New York Observer, among other publications, and was a U.S. Peace Corps volunteer in Marrakech, Morocco.
The University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan,
2000, J.D. Honors: Cum Laude
Honors: Louis Honigman Memorial Award Honors: E. Blythe Stason Award
Law Journal:
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform, Managing Articles Editor, 1999 - 2000
Barnard College, Columbia University, New York, NY,
1984, B.A. Honors: Cum Laude
Major: Religion
Kean Argovitz Resorts v. Willard Smith v. Lakes Entertainment,
2000-15830 (80th Dist. Ct. , Harris County, Tex. 2005)
Obtained jury verdict in favor of publicly traded entity in the business of financing and managing Indian gaming operations in a dispute with joint venture partners and others seeking to unwind two significant projects under a fraudulent conveyance theory.
LeMond Cycling, Inc., et al. v. PTI Holding, Inc.,
Case No. 03-5441(D. Minn. 2005)
Obtained $3.5 million jury verdict for three-time Tour de France champion Greg LeMond in a dispute over PTI's breach of a licensing agreement involving the licensing and branding of a line of LeMond bicycle accessories.
Industrial Risk Insurers, Inc. v. Port Authority of New York and New Jersey,
02 Civ. 7170 (S.D.N.Y. 2002)
Represented insurer in World Trade Center subrogation litigation over issues of negligent design and operation of high-rise office building on World Trade Center site.
Factory Mutual Ins. Co. v. Ford Motor Co.,
(Arbitration Proceeding, 2002)
Represented insurer in $300 million subrogation action involving catastrophic explosion at Rouge Powerhouse in Dearborn, MI .
American Foods Group, Inc. v. Supervalu, Inc.,
(American Arbitration Association Proceeding, 2001)
Represented large Minnesota food distributor in dispute over cause and liability for e. coli contamination of beef products and resulting personal injuries.
