James Shay Email & Phone Number

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Specialize in insurance coverage and bad-faith litigation at regional civil defense firm (70+ attys).• Lead counsel for major insurance carriers in high-volume of federal, state and municipal actions.• Responsible for pre-trial pleadings, hearings, discovery, motion practice, settlement negotiation and Alternative Dispute Resolution.• Develop strategies for mitigating complex first-party property and underinsured motorist claims with potential bad faith exposure.• Conduct and defend depositions, advise clients re: coverage issues, retain experts, prepare witness testimony and present strategic defense at evidentiary hearing.• Favorable rulings at arbitration, mediation, settlement conference and summary judgment.• Served as 2nd chair for three-day federal jury trial in Eastern District of Pennsylvania.• State Court Admissions: New Jersey (2015), Pennsylvania (2015)• Federal Court Admissions: District of New Jersey (2016), Eastern District of Pennsylvania (2016), Middle District of Pennsylvania (2016), Western District of Pennsylvania (2016)

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Represented insurers in first- and third-party actions at regional civil defense firm (150+ attys).• Focused on bad-faith litigation arising from property and casualty claims.• Assisted supervising partners with trial-level case strategy, motion practice, discovery, settlement negotiations and client reporting.• Managed arbitration-level property and casualty cases from inception through evidentiary hearing.• Investigated losses, assisted in-house SIU teams, conducted EUOs and drafted coverage opinions in pre-litigation matters.

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Litigated on behalf of almost every major secured lender in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey• Supervised Ch. 7, Ch. 11 and Ch. 13 bankruptcy motion practice and litigated issues in underlying state foreclosure and eviction actions• High-volume of weekly appearances in federal and state court for oral arguments related to motion practice, mediations and discovery hearings• Developed case-specific litigation strategy with the goal of minimizing client exposure and costs• Researched and filed memorandums on pertinent bankruptcy and NJ/PA state law topics• Ensured client and firm compliance with federal and state debt collection laws• Conducted evidentiary hearings

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Responsible for administrative oversight of high-volume of weekly bankruptcy hearings in District of NJ.• Facilitated resolution of litigated issues, drafted and submitted proposed orders for client approval.• Communicated daily with U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Ch. 7 & Ch. 13 Trustee and opposing counsel, prepared weekly hearing sheets for supervising attorney, communicated case status to clients• Supervised special projects for clients and performed legal research for department attorneys

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Summer law clerk at non-profit consumer clinic located in Center City, Philadelphia• Reviewed client finances and worked with debtors to develop a plan to resolve financial difficulties, presented the summary of client’s finances to supervising attorneys and worked as a team to develop case strategy• Drafted Chapter 7 bankruptcy petitions and e-filed with Eastern District Court of Pennsylvania

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Liaison to the firm’s Chairman, William R. Sasso, Esq., on day-to-day administrative matters.• Worked closely with local and state business and political leaders and their respective staffs. • Facilitated communication with major clients.• Primary firm contact for philanthropic and political sponsorships; coordinated with marketing department on payment, client development and attorney attendance.• Billed Chairman’s clients monthly, organized Chairman’s calendar of public appearances, numerous board memberships, client meetings and social obligations.

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Part-time volunteer at Center City public interest firm providing pro bono legal counsel to senior citizens across Pennsylvania• Worked with senior citizen clients to create case files for review by supervising attorneys summarizing relevant legal issues• Designed six-page informational brochure on issues surrounding grandparent rights to custody of grandchildren, drafted memoranda on elder law issues

Greater New York City Area

• Wrote articles, designed/edited pages for print, and posted web content five days a week for a daily tabloid circulation of 35K+ based in Trenton, NJ• Reported weekly on Rutgers football, Trenton Thunder (AA), Rider University basketball, TCNJ basketball, Colonial Valley Conference preps and New Jersey District 12 Little League Tournament

Greater Chicago Area

• Managed print and online sports sections for award-winning independent student newspaper circulation of 30K+, maintained system of beat assignments for staff of 20-25 reporters covering major Division-I sports programs• Met publication deadlines five days a week, led weekly staff meetings, recruited and trained new reporters

Greater Chicago Area

• Illinois men’s tennis beat writer (2007-08), covered wrestling, men’s lacrosse and women’s tennis, reported on Champaign/Urbana city government, local events, feature stories and breaking news

Greater Chicago Area

• Assisted sports desk with planning, generating and editing content, covered breaking news and reporting assignments needed

Greater Chicago Area

• Authored sports- and news-related feature articles for 2007 publication

Greater Chicago Area

• Scheduled music, researched competing radio stations and their formats, and managed WPGU e-mail account

J.D., Law

Ba, English, Philosophy

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