Regina has more than 22 years of coverage experience advising, litigating, and mediating disputes for insurers around the country in various state, federal, and appellate courts.
Regina is adept at analyzing coverage, finding creative solutions, and resolving high-stakes disputes between policyholders, claimants, and insurers. Her experience includes:
 

• Additional Insured and Contractual Indemnity; 
• Bad Faith, including set-ups in some of the worst venues in the United States;
• Commercial Crime and Fidelity;
• Commercial General Liability (CGL);
• Cyber Liability; 
• Directors and Officers (D&O) Liability;
• Fiduciary;
• Law Enforcement Liability;
• Professional Liability;
• Umbrella and Excess policies, including allocation issues between multiple policy layers and insurer v. insurer disputes; and
• Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist (UM/UIM) coverage. 

 
Regina handles appeals, provides training for insurance companies, and assists with policy drafting. Clients rely on Regina to help settle complex matters and evaluate underlying disputes. Regina has a strong track record in dispositive motions, appeals, and trials and successfully manages and handles high-stakes litigation and contentious discovery. 

Memberships

• Chicago Bar Association
• Claims and Litigation Management Alliance

Awards & Rankings

• Illinois Super Lawyers® (Insurance Coverage), 2023 – 2024
• Chicago's Notable Women Lawyers, Crain's Chicago Business, 2018

Before Nicolaides

Before joining Nicolaides, Regina was a national partner in an Am Law 100 firm.

Outside Nicolaides

Regina serves as Founder and President of OPRF Alliance Soccer, a non-profit and 501(c)(3) community organization, which is focused on providing travel soccer opportunities to communities and children that might not be able to afford travel soccer. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her four children, reading and volunteering in her community.