January 13, 2025
(LITTLE ROCK, Ark.) – Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, P.L.L.C., a full-service law firm with offices in Arkansas and Texas, welcomes Attorney Jerry Zimmerman to the firm. He joins the firm's national insurance regulatory practice.
Zimmerman joins Mitchell Williams from Allstate where he served as senior vice president and deputy general counsel and led the government and industry relations team. In his role, he served as the company’s primary strategist in state and federal insurance-related legislative and regulatory initiatives.
“We are extremely pleased that Jerry has joined our firm. His years of experience as senior vice president and deputy general counsel for the largest publicly traded personal lines insurance company in America is a sophisticated addition to our insurance regulatory team. Jerry’s industry and regulatory relationships as well as his experience leading state and federal insurance-related legislative and regulatory initiatives broaden our capabilities and allow us to deliver even more value to our clients,” said Mitchell Williams Managing Director Jeff Thomas.
At Mitchell Williams, Zimmerman expands the insurance regulatory team with his extensive experience in both regulatory and legislative issues involving the business of insurance. He advises regulated businesses, insurance and reinsurance companies on insurance regulatory, compliance and strategic matters assisting with regulatory investigations and multi-state market conduct examinations, mergers and acquisitions, reinsurance, sales practices and product and market development issues as well as rate and form filings.
Zimmerman earned a Juris Doctor from Creighton University School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts in history form the University of Wisconsin.
About Mitchell Williams
Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, P.L.L.C. is a full-service law firm with Arkansas roots and national reach. For more 70 years, the firm has provided sophisticated legal counsel to corporations, entities and individuals for everything from day-to-day business needs to the most complex corporate matters. From offices in Little Rock, Rogers and Jonesboro, Arkansas and Austin, Texas, the firm leverages its power of experience for valued clients. Learn more at www.mitchellwilliamslaw.com.