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Neptune, New Jersey, United States

Participate in all aspects of dispensary operation with a customer-centric focus on creating a comfortable and inclusive customer experience. Front end responsibilities include, but are not limited to, advising medical patients and adult use customers in selecting cannabis products that suit their needs. Backend responsibilities include intake, onboard, and prepare inventory for sale, inventory accounting and compliance, and home delivery to medical patients. As shop steward additional responsibilities include addressing union member concerns, advising on the interplay of company policy and the applicable collective bargaining agreement, participating as necessary and appropriate with human resources on matters including investigation of member complaints, preparing grievances, monitoring discipline of union members, and the coordination of union benefits.

Spring Lake, Nj

Legal practice focused on providing assistance to policyholders with insurance coverage matters and related claims. Additional practice areas include commercial and residential real estate transactions, general business contract negotiation, independent workplace investigations, and municipal and criminal matters.

Baltimore, Maryland, based insurance law boutique firm providing regulatory, coverage and litigation advice to Insurers and self-insured entites in all areas including Health, Property-Casualty, Liability, E&S Lines, Builder's Risk, and specialty coverages.

Baltimore, Maryland Area

Principal of law firm consultancy dedicated to assisting clients with insurance coverage disputes involving commercial property, business income, fidelity, and other insurance matters, assisting builder/rehabilitators with insurance, zoning and related matters, and employment law. Managed national homebuilder warranty programs and related litigation for homebuilder client base.

Insurance Coverage Practice focusing on post-summary judgment appeals in the 9/11 related property insurance litigation including SR International, et al. v. World Trade Center Properties, LLP. Participated in the development and maintenance of client relationship between firm and The St. Paul. Other duties included preparing articles for publication, and present lectures and seminars instructing on topics relevant to client base including commercial property and business income, fidelity, D&O, E&O, environmental, products-completed operations, and extra-contractual suits.

Reporting directly to the Vice President of the National Coverage Program, I managed all first party large loss commercial coverage litigation and related extra-contractual claims. In that position I was responsible for hiring and directing outside coverage counsel in state and federal litigation matters in all fifty states, participating in appraisals, mediations and settlement negotiations as required. In that role, I successfully managed to resolution over $40 million in Y2K Sue and Labor coverage claims, managed all 9/11 related coverage and litigation matters including management of litigation team in SR International, et al. v. World Trade Center Properties, LLP (Silverstein Litigation) as well as regulatory reviews of claims before the New York Insurance Department. Additionally, I provided legal advice to all lines of business on questions of first party coverage and claims handling as requested, and coordinated with regulatory affairs department on administrative hearings before state insurance commissions involving insurance coverage. I consulted on an as needed basis with underwriting, product development, government affairs and reinsurance departments to provide legal advice on special projects.

Towson, Maryland, United States

First and second chair litigation, arbitration and appraisal of complex commercial disputes, first and third party insurance coverage, advertising injury and trade secrets, product liability, general liability, worker's compensation, commercial and employment relationships, arson/fraud, criminal defense and defamation.

Served as a litigation associate, and later a senior litigation associate, in the firm’s insurance litigation and employment practice groups. Responsibilities included overseeing litigation in first and second chair capacities in areas including insurance coverage, product liability, construction defect, errors and omissions, environmental litigation, intellectual property protection and licensing, and employment law.

Wilmington, Delaware, United States

Preparation and trial of liability defense matters in the areas of auto torts, products liability, construction defect, and first and third party insurance coverage matters. Assist senior attorneys in preparing cases for trial.

J.D., Law

Activities and Societies: Moot Court

M.S, Public Policy

A.B., Politics, Philosophy And Religion

Activities and Societies: Order of Omega, Football, Track & Field, Club Hockey, Phi Sigma Kappa, University Theater, Oxford University.