James H. Cole, Esq. Email & Phone Number

James is the Assistant Director of Marshall Dennehey’s Professional Liability Department. Along with the Director, he is responsible for overseeing more than 140 attorneys among the firm’s 20 offices. This includes attorney practice group development, workflow, attorney productivity, client relations and marketing. James also serves as Co-Chair of the firm's Insurance Services - Coverage and Bad Faith, SIU Litigation and Property Litigation Practice Groups. In addition to his management role, James focuses his practice on representing insurance companies whether that be in pre-litigation consultation or the defense of first party or bad faith lawsuits. James has had a particular interest in Special Investigative Unit and Property Damage claims, including arson, burglaries, public adjuster represented claims, mold/ pollution and automobile thefts. Within his areas of practice, he is experienced in the bad faith and coverage issues inherent in first party/SIU investigations and litigation. Throughout his career, James has assisted with hundreds of SIU investigations, coverage consultations and litigated hundreds of first party lawsuits; and consulted on hundreds of property coverage issues.James is frequently asked by clients and industry organizations to lecture on a variety of topics concerning property damage, insurance fraud and bad faith. For many years, he has been a featured speaker at the annual Pennsylvania Insurance Fraud conferences, and PLRB conferences, among others. An active member of the Claims & Litigation Management Alliance (CLM), he previously helped develop curriculum surrounding good faith claims handling and insurance coverage topics as a former member of the Executive Council for CLM's Claims College, School of Property.Specialties:Insurance ServicesProperty Coverage Consultation and LitigationBad Faith LitigationFraud/Special InvestigationEnvironmental & Toxic Tort Litigation

Listed skills include Litigation, Property Damage, Insurance Law, Claim, and 6 others.