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MICHAEL yOUNG
Michael Young is a litigation partner at Reichardt Noce & Young, LLC in St. Louis, Missouri, with a primary emphasis in the practice of insurance law and bad faith. For over twenty years, he has represented insurers in complex insurance coverage and extra-contractual matters at all stages of the claims process. He has advised insurers in drafting policy language and claims forms, advocating legislative changes and developing claims best practices. He is a frequent speaker on insurance law and extra-contractual topics, including serving as faculty for educational workshops and other industry training, and has written numerous articles in this field. He represents insurer clients throughout Missouri and Illinois.
For the past several years, Mr. Young has been selected as one of the Best Lawyers in America in Insurance Law. He was recently named a Super Lawyer in the area of Insurance Coverage. He is a Fellow in the American College of Coverage Counsel (ACCC) and a Member of the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC). Mr. Young received the FDCC’s 2023 Andrew C. Hecker Award for the Most Outstanding Article in the FDCC Quarterly. He also received CLM’s Professional of the Year Award in the category of Outside Defense Counsel in 2022.
In the Spring of 2024, Mr. Young will serve as Adjunct Faculty at Saint Louis University School of Law and will teach a course in Insurance Law.
Mr. Young has been a member of the Legislative Committee of the Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers (MODL). He also has served as Chair of the Insurance Law Committee of the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel (IDC).
Mr. Young graduated summa cum laude from Saint Louis University School of Law in 2002 where he was the Valedictorian of his class. He graduated summa cum laude from Washington University in St. Louis in 1999 with a bachelor’s degree in history.
You may contact him at mly@reichardtnoce.com or by calling (314) 789-1199 Ext. 106.