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Buffalo, New York, United States

Manage a team of highly skilled specialty adjusters handling complex high exposure commercial casualty claims, including multi-party catastrophic injury claims, environmental/mass torts, coverage, and extra-contractual claims in multiple jurisdictions. Work is concentrated in commercial policies, both primary and umbrella/excess layers.-Provide a high level of technical expertise to adjusters involving liability, damage, coverage, and extra-contractual/bad faith rules in various jurisdictions.-Responsible for setting and recommending large reserves, including appearing and reporting on high exposure claims to executive staff on a regular basis.-Extensive experience directly negotiating and working with adjusters to provide technical and strategic support with regard to resolving high exposure claims.-Review and approve coverage position correspondence as necessary.-Work with and regularly manage outside defense and coverage counsel relationships on a regular basis.

Buffalo, New York, United States

Buffalo/Niagara, New York Area

-Internal analysis and handling of all claims against the Merchants Insurance Group entities, including coverage, and extra-contractual liability in multiple jurisdictions. Extensive work with outside counsel related to such matters. Work is concentrated in commercial policies, both primary and umbrella/excess.-Home Office review responsibilities for claims with large and/or complex exposures. Work closely with adjusters in the handling of such claims to ensure proper handling and assessment of exposures.-Direct responsibility for large exposure multi-million dollar casualty claims in multiple jurisdictions where I work extensively with outside counsel. Extensive experience successfully mediating such matters to resolution. -Experience reporting on large exposures to executive level staff.

Eden, New York

Handle all manner of personal injury litigation, from inception through discovery, trial and appeals in state and federal courts.

Civil litigation practice handling plaintiff and defense matters in State and Federal Courts. General Practice.

-Managed litigation division of very busy municipal law department, including overseeing the activities of multiple litigation attorneys and support staff. -Lead counsel in complex Federal CRIPA (42 U.S.C. §1997) lawsuit brought against County and Sheriff in connection with conditions at County jail facilities, including the delivery of medical and mental health services. -Litigated civil matters throughout all stages on behalf of the County, including civil rights (42 U.S.C. §1983), road design defect, motor vehicle accidents, premises liability, and property damage claims in Federal and State courts, including trying multiple cases to verdict and handling appeals in Federal and State Courts.

Buffalo/Niagara, New York Area

Litigated insurance defense matters, including motor vehicle accidents, premises liability and construction accident claims.

Fredonia, New York

Litigated commercial/personal injury claims/handled general practice matters.

Buffalo/Niagara, New York Area

Extensive experience litigating insurance defense matters, including motor vehicle, premises liability, construction accident, and product liability claims.

Doctor Of Law (J.D.)

B.A., Political Science, Magna Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta KappaMagna Cum Laude Phi Beta Kappa