Ashlyn M. Capote
Associate
Ashlyn M. Capote, an associate in the firm’s Global Insurance Services Practice Group, advises insurers on complex coverage matters and handles insurance coverage litigation throughout New York State. Ashlyn regularly counsels clients on their obligations to provide coverage to insureds under their policies and their ability to seek additional coverages on behalf of their insureds, and she assists with all aspects of coverage litigation, from pleadings and discovery to mediation and settlement negotiation.
Ashlyn devotes significant time and energy to pro bono work. At a previous firm she worked with a colleague to develop a pro bono program, which resulted in the firm being awarded the Volunteer Lawyers Project’s (VLP) Law Firm Commitment Award.
During law school, Ashlyn gained additional experience as an intern with the U.S. Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review, and as an extern with the United States Army Corps of Engineers Office of Counsel.
Related Areas
Experience Highlights
- Obtained reversal at the Fourth Department of a summary judgment motion denial in a Labor Law Section 240(1) case by successfully arguing in appellant and reply briefs and at oral argument that the plaintiff was the proximate cause of his accident, Miller v. Webb of Buffalo, LLC, 126 A.D.3d 1477 (4th Dept. 2015)
Admitted to Practice
- New York
- Michigan
- U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Western Districts of New York
Education
- University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2012
- University of Detroit Mercy Law Review: Editor in Chief
- Research and Teaching Assistant
- Aquinas College, B.A., magna cum laude, 2009
Professional Affiliations
- Co-Chair, Young Lawyers Committee, Erie County Bar Association
- Membership Committee, Women’s Bar Association of Western New York
- Defense Research Institute (DRI)
Community Involvement
- Secretary of the Board of Directors for Lawyers for Learning
- SSG William R. Wilson III Memorial Foundation
Publications & Events
- Co-author, “When Experts Are Effective In Insurance Coverage Litigation,” Law360, June 7, 2019
- “The Mold Exclusion’s Consumption Exception: What Constitutes a Good or Product Intended for Bodily Consumption?” (co-author), DRI Raising the Bar, Volume 15 Issue 3, April 1, 2019
- “Recent Cases Analyzing Primary and Noncontributory Endorsements,” DRI For the Defense, March 2019
- “Loading and Unloading: Causal Connection Is the Key for Insurance Coverage” (Co-Author), DRI The Voice, March 13, 2019
- “Construction Defect Claims: A 2018 Update — Part I” (Co-Author), Mealey’s Litigation Report, March 2019
- “The Insurance Coverage Aftermath of Mass Shooting Events” (co-author), DRI In-House Defense Quarterly, Fall 2016
- “‘Materially Impairs’: New York’s Prejudice Standard in Late Notice Cases,” DRI The Whisper, June 2016
- “Keeping Bad Evidence Out: Dismissing Direct Liability Claims Against the Employer,” DRI The Whisper, February 2015
- “Protecting the Motor Carrier Against the Threat of Punitive Damages: An Updated Case Review” (co-author), IADC Defense Counsel Journal, January 2015
- “The ‘Emergency Doctrine’: Does Inclement Weather Create an ‘Emergency’ in Motor Vehicle Accident Cases?” (co-author), DRI In Transit, October 2014
- “Plaintiff’s Failure to Buckle Up: Is the ‘Seat Belt Defense’ Admissible?” (co-author), DRI Trials & Tribulations, September 2014
- “Strapping the Ladder to the Wall: Avoiding Liability Under New York’s Scaffold Law,” DRI The Whisper, August 2014
- “Clearing the Regulatory Hurdles and Promoting Offshore Wind Development in Michigan,” University of Detroit Mercy Law Review, Vol. 89 p. 223, 2012
- Co-Presenter, “Insurance Clause Issues,” GIS Webinar, March 13, 2019
- Co-Presenter, “Loading and Unloading: Where Does the Risk Fall?,” GIS Webinar, October 23, 2018