In addition, Alex has litigated several high-profile “first party” coverage lawsuits involving complex business interruption claims for cyber liability attacks, hurricanes, fires, floods, and even COVID-related shutdowns.
By far, Alex is proudest of being one of the founders and leaders of Lathrop GPM’s Civil Rights Insurance Recovery practice which litigates §1983 civil rights claims on behalf of exonerees who were wrongfully imprisoned. In 2016, working with a team of our attorneys and a civil rights-focused law firm, Alex helped secure a $20.5 million settlement for three wrongfully convicted men in Hattiesburg, Mississippi after successfully litigating coverage under a number of law enforcement liability policies issued to Forrest County. In 2019, Alex helped to secure and finalize two of the largest wrongful conviction settlements (which included significant insurance recovery) in U.S. history, including the largest total settlement, over $60 million, paid to four exonerees, and the largest pre-suit wrongful conviction settlement for a single plaintiff, $21 million. In all, Alex has helped secure settlements in amounts nearing $250 million for civil rights plaintiffs.
Alex has been featured in the American Lawyer, Bloomberg Law, the National Law Journal, Business Insurance, the National Insurance Journal, Missouri Lawyers Weekly, the Kansas City Business Journal, and the Legalist. Alex was named a Litigation Trailblazer by the National Law Journal (2019) and an Influential Appellate Advocate by Missouri Lawyers Weekly (2020). In 2020, Alex was awarded the prestigious David J. Dixon Appellate Advocacy Award, an award created by The Missouri Bar Foundation to recognize outstanding achievement in appellate practice by young lawyer members of The Missouri Bar. In addition, Alex has been recognized with an “Up & Coming Award” award from Missouri Lawyers Media and was named a Super Lawyer “Rising Star” (Missouri & Kansas) in 2021 and 2022.
Alex graduated cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania and cum laude from the University of Michigan Law School. During his undergrad years, Alex trained to become an outdoor guide and spent three months hiking through the Alaskan wilderness, foraging much of his food. Before law school, Alex spent a year volunteering as an Americorps VISTA in Kansas City helping to provide capital and education to small business entrepreneurs.
