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'''William "Chip" F. Merlin, Jr.''' is the founder and president of the Merlin Law Group, P.A..<ref name=":0" /> He founded the firm in 1985 to provide representation for and advocacy of insurance policyholders.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=White |first=Amy |date=18 June 2018 |title=Chip Merlin’s Well-Grounded Boots |url=https://www.superlawyers.com/articles/florida/chip-merlins-well-grounded-boots/ |access-date=20 August 2024 |website=Super Lawyers}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Tampa's Merlin Law Group expands nationwide footprint |url=https://www.tampabay.com/news/business/tampas-merlin-law-group-expands-nationwide-footprint/2281178/ |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=Tampa Bay Times |language=en}}</ref> Merlin Law Group is one of the largest national firms and its team provides legal services to insurance policyholders in disputes with their insurers.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Elmore |first=Charles |title=Citizens CEO: Give insurance consumers more choice |url=https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/business/2013/03/21/citizens-ceo-give-insurance-consumers/7866387007/ |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=The Palm Beach Post |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-25 |title=Iconic Merlin in the Biennial Newport-Bermuda Race - Sail Magazine |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240425165621/https://www.sailmagazine.com/racing/iconic-merlin-in-the-biennial-newport-bermuda-race |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-25 |title=Fitch settled Katrina cases for pennies on the dollar compared to others - Mississippi Today |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240425165622/https://mississippitoday.org/2022/10/03/lynn-fitch-katrina-insurance-cases/ |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref> The firm employs attorneys licensed to practice in 22 states with 10 offices around the U.S.<ref name=":4" /> They specialize in handling claims following disasters such as hurricanes, fires, tornadoes, earthquakes, dust storms, hailstorms, and mudslides.<ref>{{Cite web |title=IF DISASTER STRIKES, SO DOES HE |url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2011/10/24/if-disaster-strikes-so-does-he/ |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=Tampa Bay Times |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> Thanks to his policyholder work, Merlin has been called the “master of disaster” and the “Babe Ruth of Hurricane lawyers.”<ref name=":4" />
== Bar admittance and recognition ==
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* Risk Insurance Management Society (RIMS) associate member<ref name=":0" />
* Windstorm Insurance Network president<ref name=":0" />
* American Association for Justice, 1996-1998, chairman, Bad Faith Insurance Litigation Group<ref name=":0" />
* American Association for Justice, Fire and Property Insurance Litigation Group, 1993-1995, secretary<ref name=":0" />
* American Bar Association, 1988-1998, vice chairman, Subcommittee on Property Insurance Law<ref name=":0" />
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