Megan R. I. Baxter-Labut

Megan Baxter is a senior attorney at Miller Canfield, where she brings a robust blend of litigation and commercial transaction expertise to the firm’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group. Megan’s broader real estate litigation experience encompasses a wide range of disputes stemming from property transactions and ownership rights. These include quiet title actions, foreclosure-related litigation, contract disputes, and conflicts involving land use, development, and property boundaries—all of which often intersect with title insurance coverage issues.

Megan has extensive experience handling claims arising from title insurance coverage, including disputes over policy interpretation, exclusions, endorsements, and alleged breaches of coverage obligations. Megan’s practice frequently involves litigating issues such as lien priority, defects in title, forged or competing conveyances, boundary disputes, easements, and claims implicating fraud or underwriting errors—matters that commonly give rise to title insurance litigation.

A significant portion of Megan’s work focuses on advising clients at the intersection of coverage analysis and litigation strategy. Drawing on a deep understanding of title insurance frameworks and real property law, Megan routinely prepares coverage opinions, evaluates risk exposure pre-suit, and prosecutes or defends declaratory judgment actions regarding insurers’ obligations under title policies. This includes representing insurers in denial-of-coverage and breach of contract claims.

Known for an analytical approach, Megan combines technical legal knowledge with practical business judgment. Clients value the ability to balance aggressive advocacy with pragmatic resolution strategies, whether through early case assessment, dispositive motion practice, negotiated settlement, or trial.