OVERVIEW

Austin Moody is Counsel out of the Firm’s Boston office and represents insurers in complex insurance coverage and bad faith disputes in both state and federal courts. Austin advises clients on matters involving a broad range of policies and coverage issues, including construction defects, environmental pollution, catastrophic injuries, and professional malpractice. He has experience advising clients on both first and third-party claims.

Since graduating law school Austin has almost exclusively focused on guiding clients through complex insurance claims. Prior to joining White and Williams, Austin litigated coverage disputes on behalf of policyholders.

Recognition and Involvement

Recognition & Involvement

While in law school Austin served as a notes editor for the Immigration Law Journal, as an intake volunteer for the D.C. Employment Justice Center Worker Rights Clinic.

Austin was named a Massachusetts "Rising Star" by Super Lawyers® for 2023 & 2024. He is an Officer of the Massachusetts Insurance and Reinsurance Bar Association and serves as a Vice-Chair of the ABA Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section (TIPS).

Credentials

Bar and Court Admissions

Massachusetts

California

Connecticut

New York

U.S. District Court for District of Connecticut

U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Education

Georgetown University Law Center, JD, 2016

Trinity College, BA, summa cum laude, 2013

News & Insights

  • White and Williams Announces 2025 Partner and Counsel Promotions
    White and Williams Announces 2025 Partner and Counsel Promotions
    1.16.25
  • First Circuit Finds No Coverage For Subcontracted Faulty Work
    First Circuit Finds No Coverage For Subcontracted Faulty Work
    11.13.24 | Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith Practice Group Alert
  • Congratulations 2024 DE, MA, MD, NJ, NY, and PA Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
    Congratulations 2024 DE, MA, MD, NJ, NY, and PA Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
    6.6.24
  • First Circuit Limits Insurers’ Right to Recoup Defense Costs or Settlement Payments
    First Circuit Limits Insurers’ Right to Recoup Defense Costs or Settlement Payments
    2.28.24 | Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith
  • First Circuit Holds That Notice Provisions in Claims Made Policies Must Be Strictly Enforced
    First Circuit Holds That Notice Provisions in Claims Made Policies Must Be Strictly Enforced
    8.11.23 | Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith
  • Congratulations to all of our 2023 Attorneys Named as Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
    Congratulations to all of our 2023 Attorneys Named as Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
    5.25.23
  • 11.21.22 | The Complex Insurance Coverage Reporter
  • MA Business Court Reverses Itself on Reconsideration; Finds No Right to Defense Cost Contribution From Insureds
    MA Business Court Reverses Itself on Reconsideration; Finds No Right to Defense Cost Contribution From Insureds
    8.15.22 | Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith Alert
  • MA SJC Rules Attorney’s Fees Awarded Under G. L. c. 93A Are Not Covered by Liability Policy
    MA SJC Rules Attorney’s Fees Awarded Under G. L. c. 93A Are Not Covered by Liability Policy
    7.11.22 | Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith Alert
  • Massachusetts Federal Court Rejects Adria Towers, Finds Construction Defects Not an “Occurrence”
    Massachusetts Federal Court Rejects Adria Towers, Finds Construction Defects Not an “Occurrence”
    6.1.22 | Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith Alert
  • Massachusetts Business Court Addresses Defense Cost Allocation and Non-Cumulation Provisions in Long-Tail Context
    Massachusetts Business Court Addresses Defense Cost Allocation and Non-Cumulation Provisions in Long-Tail Context
    2.24.22 | Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith Alert
  • Coverage College 2021
    Coverage College 2021
    10.21.21
  • 3.30.21 | The Complex Insurance Coverage Reporter
  • First Circuit Holds Conflicting Policy Provisions Require Coverage for Petroleum Spill
    First Circuit Holds Conflicting Policy Provisions Require Coverage for Petroleum Spill
    12.22.20 | Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith Alert
  • Connecticut Supreme Court Finds Duty to Defend When Case Law is Uncertain
    Connecticut Supreme Court Finds Duty to Defend When Case Law is Uncertain
    9.15.20 | Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith Alert
  • COVID Restrictions Struck in Wisconsin – Other Challenges Likely
    COVID Restrictions Struck in Wisconsin – Other Challenges Likely
    5.14.20 | Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith Alert
  • First Circuit: No Coverage, No Duty to Investigate Alleged Loss Prior to Policy Period
    First Circuit: No Coverage, No Duty to Investigate Alleged Loss Prior to Policy Period
    4.3.20 | Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith Alert
  • SJC Addresses the Enforceability of Settlements Entered Without Insurers’ Consent
    SJC Addresses the Enforceability of Settlements Entered Without Insurers’ Consent
    2.19.20 | Boston Bar Journal
  • NY Federal Court Refuses to Consider Extrinsic Evidence of an Insurer’s Claim Handling for a Different Policyholder
    NY Federal Court Refuses to Consider Extrinsic Evidence of an Insurer’s Claim Handling for a Different Policyholder
    8.27.19 | Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith Alert
  • Interpreting Prior Knowledge Clauses in Claims-Made Policies: When Knowing Too Much Can Hurt You
    Interpreting Prior Knowledge Clauses in Claims-Made Policies: When Knowing Too Much Can Hurt You
    Summer 2018 | Connecticut Lawyer Magazine
  • Excess Insurer’s Duties Clarified by 9th Circuit
    Excess Insurer’s Duties Clarified by 9th Circuit
    11.2.17 | L.A. Daily Journal
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