Tiffany Bustamante, a member of the Global Insurance Department and co-chair of the Bad Faith group, has been appointed to The Florida Bar’s Special Committee on AI Tools & Resources. This committee makes recommendations to the Board of Governors about AI tools to ensure the proper and effective use and adoption of AI to further the purpose of service to lawyers and the public, reviews how AI interacts with current bar rules and policies, how AI may change various aspects of the practice of law, and how AI may improve access to justice.
The committee will also identify AI tools for lawyers and examine methods to provide education, communication, resources, and assistance to lawyers about such tools to ensure lawyers understand the utility and convenience of embracing AI while maintaining the obligation and duty of independent judgment. Membership in this committee is selective and by presidential appointment only.
The Florida Bar is the organization of all lawyers licensed by the Supreme Court of Florida to practice law in the state. The Florida Bar’s core functions are to regulate the practice of law in Florida, ensure the highest standards of legal professionalism in Florida, and protect the public by prosecuting unethical attorneys and preventing the unlicensed practice of law.
Tiffany concentrates her practice on complex civil litigation, with extensive experience in matters pertaining to property, casualty, commercial general liability, and bad faith litigation. She has participated in all phases of the defense of these matters, from initial discovery through dispositive motions, expert discovery, settlement negotiations, and trial practice, in both federal and state courts. She has litigated numerous coverage issues on behalf of commercial carriers, including declaratory relief, breach of contract, bad faith, punitive damages, fraud, prima facie tort, tortious interference, and deceptive trade practices claims. Tiffany currently serves as the co-chair of Cozen O’Connor’s Bad Faith group. She also serves on the Global Insurance Department’s Tech Innovation Committee, spearheading efforts to incorporate and leverage cutting-edge artificial intelligence tools to deliver faster, more accurate, and cost-effective legal services to insurer clients.
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