Beth Kaplan Email & Phone Number

Law Office Of Michael Ferro & Associates, Staff Counsel For Geico

Litigation defense attorney handling bodily injury and property damage matters for GEICO insureds.- Handles a heavy caseload of bodily injury and property damage defense matters from inception through resolution- Engages in jury selection, jury trials, and bench trials- Participates in arbitrations and mediations- Conducts depositions- Writes motions, oppositions, and replies- Has written appellant's briefs, replies, and respondent's briefs- Regularly attends various Court conferences and appearances- Trains incoming attorneys on office procedure and case file handling- Trained incoming interns on summary judgment motion practice- Legal Research Experience: Experienced in using both Westlaw and LexisNexis- Participated in National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA) Trial Skills Program, August 2014

Summary judgment paralegal and attorney intern for insurance defense firm that is staff counsel for GEICO.- Wrote over 150 summary judgment motions and replies- Researched and wrote memoranda regarding legal issues related to bodily injury cases- Wrote an appellant's brief and reply on a Special Term Appeal, then orally argued the appeal before the Second Department

J.D., Law

Activities and Societies: Pitt Legal Income Sharing Foundation (PLISF) (Member and Administrative Coordinator for 2008 and 2009 Auctions).

Ba, English-Rhetoric

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society (Member), Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society (Vice President & Corresponding Secretary).