Areas of Practice
- Insurance & Reinsurance
- Insurance Coverage & Bad Faith
- Intellectual Property
- IP Litigation
- Litigation
- Professional Liability
- Reinsurance Litigation, Arbitration, & Counseling
- Securities Litigation & Enforcement
- Troubled Asset Investigations, Enforcement & Litigation Team
Education
- Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1970
- Creighton University, A.B., cum laude, 1967
Judicial Clerkships
- Hon. Oliver Gasch, US District Court, District of Columbia, 1970-1971
Bar & Court Admissions
- District of Columbia
- US Supreme Court
- US Courts of Appeals: District of Columbia, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Eleventh, Federal Circuit
- US Tax Court
- US District Court for the District of Maryland
Roger E. Warin
Partner
1330 Connecticut Avenue, NWWashington DC 20036
TEL: 202.429.6280
FAX: 202.429.3902
Roger Warin is a partner in the Washington office of Steptoe & Johnson LLP. For more than 25 years, Mr. Warin has successfully handled a wide range of complex commercial litigation, appearing in courts throughout the United States as well as in various arbitral forums. His cases have involved securities fraud, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, libel, trademark, products liability, directors' and officers' liability, voting rights, employment discrimination, attorneys' fees, First Amendment, legal malpractice and other professional liability, negligence, real estate, surety, construction, environmental, toxic tort, and insurance coverage claims. In recent years, he has taken the lead in numerous major nationwide insurance coverage and reinsurance disputes involving hurricane, pharmaceutical and medical device claims, professional liability, asbestos, toxic substances, and environmental claims. He has represented dozens of law firms in the metropolitan Washington, DC area in defense of legal malpractice claims and in prosecution of attorneys' fees claims. Mr. Warin is recognized as one of the leading legal malpractice defense lawyers in the Washington, DC metropolitan area.
Mr. Warin is also a successful appellate advocate, having argued more than 20 cases in various federal circuit courts of appeals and state supreme courts.
Mr. Warin is a frequent lecturer and author on insurance and reinsurance coverage disputes, legal malpractice claims, commercial litigation, and attorneys' fees litigation.
Noteworthy
- Named Washington, DC Insurance Lawyer of the Year for 2010 by Best Lawyers
- Listed in Best Lawyers in America 2010 for Alternative Dispute Resolution, Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, and Legal Malpractice Law
- Listed in Super Lawyers Washington, DC 2009 for Insurance Coverage
- Listed in Super Lawyers Washington, DC 2007 for Professional Liability: Defense
- Received a #1 Ranking in Chambers USA 2008, America's Leading Business Lawyers; Insurance: Insurer Firms and received a #1 Ranking in Insurance: Insurer Firms for the District of Columbia
- Wiley A. Branton Award 2005, Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs
Select News & Events
- Roger E. Warin and Reid H. Weingarten Named Lawyers of the Year
- Best Lawyers in America Honors 44 Steptoe Attorneys
- 45 Steptoe Lawyers and 19 Practice Areas Named Among Best in the US by Chambers USA 2009
- Best Lawyers in America Honors 42 Steptoe Attorneys
- 39 Steptoe Lawyers and 17 Practice Areas Named Among Best in the US by Chambers USA 2008
- Best Lawyers in America Honors 43 Steptoe Attorneys
Professional Affiliations
- Board Member, Washington Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs
- Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
- Fellow, American Bar Foundation
- American Bar Association, Litigation Section and Tort and Insurance Practice Section














