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Darron Pennington is a paralegal with over 20 years experience in the insurance industry, the most significant of which has been in personal injury and complex claims litigation, supervision and litigation management. Darron joined the firm in April 2010 and is assisting in the business and corporate litigation arena. Darron facilitates the management of business and corporate litigation and discovery databases, assists with case investigation, depositions, and trial preparation, and is an integral part of Lewis Wagner’s team concept for handling cases through resolution.Mr. Pennington is permitted to assist in providing legal services per Guideline 9.1 - 9.10 - Indiana Rules of Court.

Provided expert advice and analysis to brokers and clients on products, proposals, systems and risk management issues.Participated in installation meetings with brokers and clients to address issues with new case submissions, policy structure and pricing negotiations.Provided superior customer service and resolved issues regarding product implementation and account management.

Independent Insurance Agent licensed in states of Indiana and Michigan to sell Life, Accident & Health insurance to individuals business to business. Appointed to represent multiple companies including: Anthem, Colonial, West Coast Life and more.

Investigated, evaluated and negotiated personal injury claims, including serious injury/disfigurement and wrongful death on behalf of church, Senior Living Center, auto and homeowner insured clients. Personally attended over 400 civil mediations with a settlement rate of more than 60% - many involving structured settlements.Monitored more than 50 personal injury trials in multiple jurisdictions.Managed complex litigation caseload with monetary reserves of more than $9.5 Million and controlled litigation expense budget of over $1.6 Million annually while monitoring performance of 15 insurance defense law firms.Reviewed voluminous medical records and insurance contracts to appropriately assess claim value, liability and coverage.Created Business Continuation Plan for the Indianapolis office in accordance with Homeland Security Guidelines. Created excel database for litigation department to monitor over 500 lawsuits which improved budgeting, decreased pending lawsuits and monitor defense attorney performance.Trained over 25 current and newly hired employees on computer systems operation and office workflow.Negotiated and settled a complex and emotional multi-injury claim involving a Louisiana church group by personally meeting with church members and settling 75% of all outstanding claims during 6 hour negotiation session. Remaining claims settled within 2 months with no lawsuit having to be filed.Worked in conjunction with defense counsel during a Kentucky trial to identify inconsistent testimony by the plaintiff and negotiated a reduced settlement mid-trial which resulted in a reduction of approximately $7,500 in defense fees and over $75,000 from plaintiff's pre-trial demand.Conducted thorough investigations to assist defense counsel in being awarded several lawsuit dismissals resulting in several hundred thousand dollars in savings to the company and its policyholders.

Supervised a team of 6 casualty claim representatives with a total unit pending of 700 claims. Handled complaints and resolved issues arising from customers, vendors and The Indiana Department of Insurance.Interviewed, hired and trained new employees.Created Personal Injury Protection and coverage manual for use by office personal.

Handled claim files and negotiated settlements with attorneys involving Senior Living Centers and sexual misconduct.Created several databases for monitoring and managing pending claim files, trained current and newly hired employees on the use of claims software and was appointed office trainer for the corporate claims system software.

Performed field investigations and met with clients, attorneys and claimants to resolve personal injury claims.Selected to travel to New York City to handle a multitude of claim files following the 1992 World Trade Center Catastrophe.

B.S, Accounting

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