Clifford B. Hendler is a partner in the firm's Insurance/Reinsurance Group and concentrates on civil litigation and dispute resolution.
As national counsel for several insurance companies, Cliff and other insurance team members have litigated and arbitrated high stakes coverage cases in over 35 states on issues ranging from environmental claims to asbestos, sexual abuse and molestation, hearing loss, "repetitive stress," pharmaceuticals, implants, and products incorporated into building. In addition to litigating such cases, Cliff has also both negotiated settlements for individual Crowell clients and orchestrated the successful negotiation of amicable global resolutions of high profile disputes involving literally dozens of insurance companies and underlying case policyholder liabilities into the hundreds of millions of dollars.
Cliff's work in the dispute resolution area extends beyond the insurance field. Cliff has been named to mediate cases for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, to mediate cases for the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, and to arbitrate cases for the District of Columbia Bar's Attorney's Fee Arbitration Board. For example, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia appointed Cliff to try to mediate to resolution a 20 year long dispute over whether thousands of hours of taped conversations recorded by former President Richard Nixon would be released to the public. Cliff built effective working relationships with the counsel involved and achieved a mutually acceptable settlement among representatives of the Nixon family, Public Citizen, the National Archives, and a University of Wisconsin Professor of History.
Cliff's pro bono experience includes the Clark v. Library of Congress case which he tried for the A.C.L.U. on the issue of First Amendment limitations on federal investigations of lawful political activities by government employees and won in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals.
From 1978 to 1979, Cliff served as a law clerk to the Honorable Ben Duniway on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco. He has been named one of the top lawyers in the insurance field by Chambers USA. Cliff has also been recognized by multiple editions of The Best Lawyers in America, the International Who's Who of Business Lawyers, and Super Lawyers in the area of insurance law.
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Admitted to practice: District of Columbia, California
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June 1, 2022 |
Chambers USA 2022 Ranks 70 Crowell & Moring Lawyers and 37 Practice Areas Among Best in U.S. |
August 19, 2021 |
The Best Lawyers in America 2022 Recognizes 53 Crowell & Moring Attorneys, One Selected as Lawyer of the Year |
May 20, 2021 |
Chambers USA 2021 Ranks 63 Crowell & Moring Lawyers and 30 Practice Areas Among Best in U.S. |
August 20, 2020 |
The Best Lawyers in America 2021 Recognizes 46 Crowell & Moring Attorneys, Two Selected as Lawyer of the Year |
April 23, 2020 |
Chambers USA 2020 Ranks 53 Crowell & Moring Lawyers and 21 Practice Areas Among Best in U.S. |
September 20, 2019 |
Super Lawyers Recognizes 82 Crowell & Moring Lawyers Across United States |
August 16, 2019 |
The Best Lawyers in America 2020 Recognizes 49 Crowell & Moring Attorneys, Three Selected as Lawyer of the Year |
April 29, 2019 |
Chambers USA 2019 Ranks 53 Crowell & Moring Lawyers and 21 Practice Areas Among Best in U.S. |
October 15, 2018 |
Super Lawyers Recognizes 82 Crowell & Moring Lawyers Across United States |
August 15, 2018 |
The Best Lawyers in America 2019 Recognizes 38 Crowell & Moring Attorneys |
May 9, 2018 |
Chambers USA 2018 Ranks 52 Crowell & Moring Lawyers and 24 Practice Areas Among Best in U.S. |
October 31, 2017 |
Super Lawyers Recognizes 79 Crowell & Moring Lawyers Across United States |
October 31, 2017 |
The Best Lawyers in America 2018 Recognizes 40 Crowell & Moring Lawyers |
May 26, 2017 |
Chambers USA 2017 Ranks 53 Crowell & Moring Lawyers and 23 Practice Areas Among Best in U.S. |
November 30, 2016 |
Super Lawyers Recognizes 71 Crowell & Moring Lawyers Across United States |
August 18, 2016 |
The Best Lawyers in America 2017 Recognizes 38 Crowell & Moring Attorneys |
May 27, 2016 |
Chambers USA Ranks 56 Crowell & Moring Attorneys and 19 Leading Practice Areas Among Best in U.S. |
October 30, 2015 |
21 Crowell & Moring Lawyers Recognized by the International Who's Who of Business Lawyers 2015 |
October 27, 2015 |
Super Lawyers Recognizes 90 Crowell & Moring Attorneys |
August 25, 2015 |
The Best Lawyers in America 2016 Recognizes 39 Crowell & Moring Attorneys |
May 19, 2015 |
Chambers USA Ranks 53 Crowell & Moring Attorneys and 20 Leading Practice Areas Among Best in U.S. |
September 30, 2014 |
Super Lawyers 2014 Recognizes 90 Crowell & Moring Attorneys |
August 28, 2014 |
The Best Lawyers In America 2015 Recognizes 40 Crowell & Moring Attorneys |
July 1, 2014 |
25 Crowell & Moring Lawyers Recognized by The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers 2014 |
May 27, 2014 |
Crowell & Moring's Insurance/Reinsurance Group Nominated for Chambers USA "Award of Excellence" |
May 23, 2014 |
Chambers USA Ranks 51 Crowell & Moring Attorneys and 19 Leading Practice Areas Among Best in U.S. |
September 3, 2013 |
The Best Lawyers In America 2014 Recognizes 41 Crowell & Moring Attorneys |
September 1, 2013 |
Super Lawyers 2013 Recognizes 64 Crowell & Moring Attorneys |
May 24, 2013 |
Chambers USA Ranks 45 Crowell & Moring Attorneys and 19 Leading Practice Areas Among Best in U.S. |
September 4, 2012 |
The Best Lawyers in America 2013 Recognizes 44 Crowell & Moring Attorneys |
September 1, 2012 |
Super Lawyers 2012 Recognizes 42 Crowell & Moring Attorneys |
June 7, 2012 |
Chambers USA Ranks 45 Crowell & Moring Attorneys and 18 Leading Practice Areas Among Best in U.S. |
December 15, 2011 |
Seven Crowell & Moring Attorneys Included in Washingtonian’s 2011 “Top Lawyers” Issue |
August 30, 2011 |
The Best Lawyers in America 2012 Recognizes 43 Crowell & Moring Attorneys |
June 10, 2011 |
Chambers USA Ranks Crowell & Moring Attorneys and Leading Practice Areas Among Best in U.S. |
August 3, 2010 |
The Best Lawyers in America 2011 Recognizes 44 Crowell & Moring Attorneys |
June 11, 2010 |
Chambers USA Ranks 42 Crowell & Moring Attorneys and 14 Practice Areas as Among Best In Class |
September 1, 2009 |
Super Lawyers 2009 Recognizes 39 Crowell & Moring Attorneys |
June 13, 2008 |
Chambers USA Ranks 33 Crowell & Moring Attorneys and 13 Practice Areas as Among Best In Class |
September 11, 2007 |
The Best Lawyers in America 2008 Recognizes 34 Crowell & Moring Attorneys |
June 21, 2007 |
Chambers USA Ranks 28 Crowell & Moring Attorneys and 13 Practice Areas |