About Steven Mikuzis

Steven’s professional focus is the world of property and casualty insurance.  As a partner at Mag Mile Law, Steven represents the interests of policyholders against insurance carriers in actions involving bad faith claims handling practices or wrongful denial of claims.  He has represented policyholders in claims involving damage caused by fire, explosion, vandalism, theft, hail, windstorm, water damage, the weight of snow and ice and building collapse. He also represents insureds in claims involving a carrier’s failure to defend or indemnify an insured in third-party liability claims.

In addition to his work as an insurance coverage lawyer, Steven is the principal of Power Risk Management Services, LLC; an insurance agency with offices in Chicagoland and Denver, CO.  As an agency owner, Steven interacts with underwriters, claims adjusters, management and executive teams of insurance carriers daily.  The agency is recognized particularly for its work with the restaurant and tavern, multifamily and commercial real estate industries.

Steven believes in paying it forward.  He donates his time to pro bono work through the Hellenic Bar Association’s Hel.LAS legal aid clinic.  Believing his education made the greatest impact on the direction of his life, Steven is one of the founding members of the Hellenic Alumni Association, NFP.  The Hellenic Alumni Association provides tuition assistance based on financial need to Greek and Greek Orthodox students attending private college preparatory high schools.

Steven resides in Glenview, IL, with his wife and family.  In his free time, Steven trains and competes in endurance races; including triathlons, marathons and Ironman races.  He is also known to enjoy a good meal.

Personal & Professional Awards:

• Chicago Magazine’s “Outstanding Young Lawyers” (2012)
• Chicago Magazine’s “Outstanding Young Lawyers” (2010)

Notable Decisions:

• Bradley Hotel Corp. v. Aspen Specialty Ins. Co., 2021 U.S. App. LEXIS 36398 (7th Cir. 2021) (Covid-19 insurance coverage dispute).
• Bradley Hotel Corp. v. Aspen Specialty Ins. Co., 508 F. Supp. 3d 249 (N.D. Ill. 2020) (Covid-19 insurance coverage dispute).
• Crawford v. Belhaven Realty, LLC – 2018 IL App (1st) 170731.
• Tsai v. Picoulas – 2018 IL App (1st) 162531
• Inter-Rail Systems Inc. v. Ravi Corporation – 387 Ill. App. 3d 510
• Santorini Cab Corporation v. Cross Town Cab Company – 2012 IL App (1st) 110428

In the News

• July 2020 – Forbes
  What Exactly Can Be Taken From You In A Lawsuit.
• June 2020 – Expert Insurance Reviews
  Commercial Insurance & Riot Damage.
• June 2020 – ThePrepared.com
  Does Insurance Cover Damage From Civil Unrest & Looting.

Speaking Engagements

• Illinois State Bar Association – 2006 – Edwardsville, IL
  Guest Speaker – “Judgment Enforcement Proceedings in Illinois”
• The Risk and Insurance Management Society Inc.: October 25, 2016 – Chicago, IL
  Keynote Speaker – “Insurance Policy Pitfalls in Property Claims”
• Single Family Rental Investment Forum (West): December 6, 2016 – Scottsdale, AZ
  Guest Speaker – “Integration/Operations for Acquired Portfolios”
• Single Family Rental Investment Forum (East): May 3, 2017 – Miami Beach, Florida
  Guest Speaker – “Acquisition Due Diligence: What are the Little Things you Look at to Avoid the Common Pitfalls & Unexpected Problems of SFR Investments?”
• The Middle-Market Multifamily Forum (West): May 19, 2017 – Huntington Beach, CA
  Guest Speaker – “Acquisition Strategy-As the Market Gets More Competitive Where are you Finding Product?”