Bob Bowman is the Director of Risk Management for the Wendy's Company, based in Dublin, Ohio. He is a graduate of The Ohio State University and resides in Cincinnati, Ohio with his wife and two children.

Bob entered the insurance industry in 1990, in Cincinnati, with Safeco Insurance Companies, and spent seven years with them, in a variety of auto, property and casualty claims-related roles.

Bob joined Macy’s in 1997 and held a variety of roles in their Risk Management department over the past 14 years, including overseeing self-administered General Liability, Property and Workers’ Compensation claims groups, Risk Management Systems and IT Operations, Risk Management Reporting functions, Business Continuity Planning and Crisis Management groups and Insurance procurement and program placement.Bob joined the Wendy's organization in 2014, as the Director of Risk Management and holds responsibility for overseeing the placement and administration of insurance programs, claims administration and business continutity.

Away from the work, Bob has coached soccer, baseball, softball and basketball teams and has been a member of the Springdale Forest Park Lions Club. He previously served on the Vestry at St Anne Episcopal Church, acting as Stewardship Liaison, Jr. Warden and Sr. Warden. Bob participated in the Christ Renews His Parish program at St. Anne, serving in a variety of roles including Spiritual Director. He has also served at Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy on the Friends of Fine Arts board, as Membership chair, Treasurer and President. Bob enjoys supporting Back2Back Ministries and partnering with them on missionary projects in Monterrey, Mexico, and he is a member and Steering Committee chair for JH Ranch, Outback America in Cincinnati.

Barry Dillard is the Director of Risk Strategies, Insurance and Compliance with The Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.  With over twenty-nine years of industry experience, he has spent the last twenty-one years at Walt Disney World.  In his role he leads a team of 35 Cast Members with responsibilities including Insurance and Business Continuity Planning, Business Insight, Optimization, System Support, Regulatory & DOT Compliance, and strategic programs concerning construction, property and casualty risks.
 
In his previous role, Barry served as Director of Claims Management, and led a team of over sixty Cast Members who managed all aspects of the Company’s self-administered claims management program, including Workers’ Compensation and General Liability claims, as well as Compliance and Auditing. 
 
Barry proudly serves on the board of directors of the Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS) and the YMCA of Central Florida Teen Achievers Program. 
 
He is a graduate of Hampton University and received his Masters in Business Administration from Webster University, George Herbert Walker School of Business & Technology.  
 
Barry is a native of New Jersey and when he is not working, enjoys staying fit and traveling.

effrey M. Lenkov chairs both the firm's Sports Law Practice and the Retail, Restaurant & Hospitality practice.

He received his Juris Doctorate in May 1991 from the Northern Illinois University College of Law and a Bachelor's degree from McGill University in May 1987. Mr. Lenkov has extensive experience in civil litigation specializing in defending employment lawsuits, labor matters and significant injury tort claims involving wrongful death, brain injury, paralysis and food borne illness. He has served as lead trial counsel in several class action lawsuits. Mr. Lenkov handles complex cases in both State and Federal courts for prominent national and international clients. He has represented professional sports franchises and athletes on litigated and transactional matters. He is counsel to an international sports agency, which represents many well-known world class athletes.

Mr. Lenkov provides seminars for clients on various issues including risk management and strategies for avoiding workplace harassment.

Mr. Lenkov has formerly served as a Judge Pro Tem in the Los Angeles Superior Court and is a past recipient of the Wiley M. Manuel Award for Pro Bono legal services. He has litigated high profile cases and is sought out by prominent clients who request that he personally handle their case. Mr. Lenkov regularly serves as supervising counsel to outside counsel.

Mr. Lenkov has negotiated and drafted numerous contracts including production, distribution and employment service agreements for entertainment clients. He has litigated copyright, trademark and contract cases. Mr. Lenkov has licensed, assigned and obtained rights to computer software and interactive media. Additionally, Mr. Lenkov has negotiated directly with guilds and unions on clients' behalf. He has also drafted comprehensive collective bargaining agreements.

He is a member of the California State Bar, the Association of Southern California Defense Counsel, the Sports Lawyer Association, the Los Angeles Bar Association, DRI, NRRDA and CLM.

Mr. Lenkov serves as an adjunct professor at a prominent Los Angeles law school and is on the advisory board to the prestigious Los Angeles Film School. He also frequently appears as a legal analyst on television news shows.

Mr. Lenkov is a volunteer arbitrator/mediator in the Los Angeles Superior Court Alternative Dispute Resolution Program.

Mr. Lenkov founded a landmark program with the Southern California Big Brothers and Big Sisters, called "Littles in Law" which introduces minority disadvantaged teenagers to the practice of law. The goal is to inspire "at risk" youth to pursue a career in law or some other highly regarded profession. This popular program received recognition from Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and the California Attorney General.

Mr. Lenkov has received the distinction of being named a "Rising Legal Star" and repeatedly, as a "Superlawyer". He also was previously honored as the Lawyer of the Year by his law school. Recent notable cases defended by Jeffrey Lenkov include: 1. Latasha Byears v. The L.A. Lakers and The L.A. Sparks. 2. Lee v. The St. Louis Cardinals. 3. Van Halen v. The Baltimore Orioles. 4. Moats v. The Staples Center. 5. 20th Century Fox v. ODM. 6. Tina Pisnik v. AEG, Home Depot Center. 7. Pilot v. California Interscholastic Federation. 8. Bolia v. Knott's Berry Farm [Court of Appeal]. 9. Carr v. Advanced Education Services [Court of Appeal]. 10. FACTA class action lawsuits. 11. Wage & Hour class action lawsuits. 12. Stefon Johnson v. USC. On October 3rd, 2012, Mr. Lenkov argued for the defendant, at the California Supreme Court, in Nalwa v. Cedar Fair. The case deals with the Assumption of Risk issue and the Common Carrier rule. Mr. Lenkov is regularly published in various media like Verdict Magazine, Los Angeles Lawyer, internet magazines & web sites as well as many newspapers.

Mr. Lenkov is a much sought after speaker on many subjects including Developments in Class Action Lawsuits; Sexual Harassment; Social Media; California Tort Law, and How To Successfully Use ADR.

Tim is the Director of General and Professional Liability Claims at North American Risk Services.  He previously worked at Citizens Property Insurance Corporation of Florida where he held the position of Senior Vice President of Claims. Prior to joining Citizens in 2006, Tim had worked for 26 years for Safeco Insurance Company. At SAFECO, he served in various claim management roles in the Southeast Region. His last position at SAFECO was the Home Claims Manager for 12 Southeast and Atlantic Coast states. Tim has extensive experience in both claim management and multi-line technical claim issues.

Loftin has completed his Associate in Claims Designation with the Insurance Institute of America. In 1992, he was conferred with the CPCU, Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter, designation from the American Institute for CPCU.  Mr. Loftin has served on the Board of Governors for the National CPCU Society, an organization of 26,000 insurance professionals. He is a Past President of the Central Florida CPCU chapter and a member of the Orlando Claims Association.

Loftin has also served in other industry roles including various industry committees, as a member of the Task Force on Citizens Property Insurance Claims Handling, and as an insurance instructor in various educational roles around the southeast.  Mr. Loftin is a native of Newnan, Georgia. He attended Georgia Tech and the University of West Georgia, where he graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration.

 Rose Miller and DR Solutions, LLC

Rose Miller is an accomplished trial attorney, former in-house counsel and claims manager with a proven track record of helping companies significantly reduce litigation, expense and risk through innovative alternative dispute resolution (ADR) methods. She specializes in early case assessment and other ADR tools that reduce high volume case inventories and cost-effectively resolve individual, high exposure matters. Through the design and management of novel programs using pre-suit mediation, Rose helped her former company, The Home Depot, significantly reduce its general liability lawsuit volume and save millions of dollars in avoided litigation costs, indemnity payments and reserves.Rose founded ADR SOLUTIONS, LLC in 2009, offering customized design, consulting, negotiation and program management services using mediation for businesses seeking ways to more effectively reduce litigation volume, exposure and expense. ADR SOLUTIONS employs a unique “turn-key” mediation convening and execution process that has convened over 90% of matters assigned and resolved over 80% of cases mediated. ADR SOLUTIONS’ client list includes several major national retailers, service providers, and product manufacturers facing exposure to claims asserting personal injury from premises and products liability, transportation-related incidents, property damage/commercial losses and various other categories of disputes, including those presenting catastrophic losses.Rose is past Chair of the ADR Committee for the DRI and is the current membership chair of the organization's Retail and Hospitality Committee. She is also a member of the National Retail and Restaurant Defense Association.Rose is a 1992 graduate of the Wake Forest University School of law and received her BS degree from Vanderbilt University. Before founding ADR SOLUTIONS, Rose was a Director/Counsel over general liability matters at The Home Depot from 2001-2008. From 1992-2008, Rose practiced law with Atlanta-based Hawkins & Parnell LLC, where she was a partner of the firm.

Douglas R. Morr, M.S., P.E.Mr. Morr received his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science (specializing in Biomechanics) degrees in Mechanical Engineering from The Ohio State University. After gaining automotive engineering experience at an international manufacturer and over five years of research, design, and testing experience as a biomechanical engineer at a measurement device company, Mr. Morr brought his education and experience to SEA in 2000. Since arriving at SEA, he has performed hundreds of accident investigations and reconstruction analyses, biomechanical analyses relative to injury mechanisms and injury causation, and mechanical engineering analyses of failure events. Mr. Morr also has experience and training in the use of MADYMO, both in research and real-world human kinematic and kinetic analysis, HVE for vehicle accident and kinematic simulation analysis, and engineering support for animation. Capitalizing on his design and testing background, Mr. Morr leads research and case-specific testing programs at SEA, utilizing instrumented Anthropometric Test Devices (ATDs), vehicle-to-vehicle crash tests, and human volunteer testing. In his career, Mr. Morr has continuously worked with colleagues on other biomechanical, mechanical, and investigative research projects culminating in over 20 peer-reviewed publications and two book chapters. A registered professional engineer in 18 states, he is an active member of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), including the Accident Investigation and Reconstruction Practices Committee (AIRP); the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (AAAM); the International Traffic Medicine Association (ITMA); the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME); and the National Mobility Equipment Dealers Association (NMEDA). This combination of experience, education, and training has maintained Mr. Morr’s status as an expert in his respective fields, with over eight years of testimony experience in criminal and civil courts nationwide.

Daniel T. Mullin is the Vice-President of the Department of Investigations at Major League Baseball. Dan has been involved with  the security and evacuation planning for all 30 Major League  Ballparks. He has overseen security planning at all of MLB’s major events, including the All-Star game, the World Series, and the World
Baseball Classic. He has oversight of all investigations involving  players, coaches and other MLB employees Dan is currently the cochair of the Sports Sub-Sector for the DHS Critical Infrastructure Group, lecturing sports law at Syracuse Law School, and serves on the Life Safety Council at IAAM. 

Prior to joining Major League Baseball, Dan served 23 years with the New York City Police  Department, retiring as a Deputy Chief. He last served as the Executive Officer of the Bronx, where he supervised more than 3000 police officers. He also served as the Executive Officer of the Narcotics Division, as well as the Commanding Officer the Manhattan District Attorney’s Squad, Staten Island Detectives, and the 114th and 103rd precincts. Dan was a first responder at the World Trade Center on 9-11 and at the crash of American Airlines flight 585.

Dan is a graduate of St. John’s University and New York Law School. He has been an adjunct professor at John Jay College (1993-2000) and at Seton Hall University (2001-03). He has recently provided training for both the California and Utah Departments of Homeland Security. He is a member of the International Association of Chief’s of Police, and International Association of Assembly Managers. 

Constantine "Dean" G. Nickas, a partner in the Miami office, joined Wicker Smith in 1989 and is head of the firm’s retail practice group. In his 20+ year career, Mr. Nickas has tried countless cases involving professional liability, products liability, food safety-related litigation, insurance coverage matters, labor and employment, automobile liability, and general civil litigation cases throughout the state of Florida at both the state and federal level. His passion for the law has earned him an AV® PreeminentTM rating from his peers, the highest level rating awarded to lawyers by Martindale-Hubbell. He has been named to the list of Florida Super Lawyers since 2009. For a complete bio please click here.

Sonia Odarczenko, a 1988 graduate of Loyola University of Chicago School of law and 1984 graduate of Bradley University, magna cum laude, is Coverage Counsel at AmTrust, supporting all lines of business, addressing coverage issues and managing litigation against the Company.  Sonia joined AmTrust in September, 2019, after 18 years in private practice handling professional liability defense and coverage litigation as a partner at a large Chicago insurance defense firm and 13 years as in-house counsel at Markel and Navigators (a brand of the Hartford).   Sonia has been a speaker and panelist at both PLUS and CLM conferences and meetings. 

Stephen is the MCU Claim Director for the Eastern Region for  CNA working out of Orlando, Florida.  He has an extensive background in the claims management industry and previously served in multiple Claim and Marketing positions within the Insurance Industry. 

Cindy has been in the Commercial claims in arenas of General and Auto Liability and various speciality or niche markets such as Aviation, Employment Practices and Professional Liability, Trucking, Apartment Homes for over twenty years.  Her time in the industry has been spilt between carriers and third party administrators as well as an in-house claims manager for ABM. Prior to her career in Commercial Insurance Claims, she was a teacher.  She also possesses another degree in Fashion Merchandising and worked several years in Retail Management.  She enjoys Claims handling as a career, as the new Claim may appear ordinary, but there are always new twists to the same scenario.

In her spare time she volunteers for animal organizations and various other charities, she considers herself a bit of "foodie" and loves meeting new people.

Howard has been in-house Walgreens as part of the Litigation & Regulatory Law Group. The Group is responsible for managing the defense of Walgreen Co.’s professional malpractice, product liability and general liability litigation throughout the United States. Howard works closely with outside counsel and third party administrators to develop strategy and decision-making designed to effectively resolve disputes through negotiated settlements or trial. He also negotiates with outside vendors regarding indemnity issues.

Prior to joining the in-house team at Walgreens, Howard was a partner with the Chicago law firm of Sanchez & Daniels. In private practice, Howard handled the defense of matters ranging from legal, medical and dental malpractice to product liability.

Howard received his JD from IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law and his undergraduate degree from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Walgreens is the nation’s largest drugstore chain operating over 7,500 stores in the 50 states and Puerto Rico. Walgreens has over $67 billion dollars in sales and serves nearly 6 million customers daily.

James ("Jim") Shea is a Mediator, Arbitrator and Umpire with over thirty plus years of legal and ADR experience. Jim's mediation practice focuses on construction, employment, insurance and tort claims. Jim also conducts arbitrations in the areas of construction, insurance, commercial and torts. Jim is based in the Tampa Bay area but handles mediations and arbitrations in person throughout the Southeast or virtually wherever parties may require.

Over his career, Jim has represented Plaintiffs, Defendants and Self-Insureds in state and federal courts, as well as ADR proceedings across multiple practice areas. Jim's experience, which includes serving for over ten years as the Chief Legal Officer and Chief Risk Officer for a group of privately held telecom and fiber installation companies, enables him to bring unique insight on risk to help parties obtain a resolution to their disputes.

Resnick & Louis is a national defense law firm primarily handling general liability, construction, transportation, environmental, premises, and workers’ compensation matters in AZ, NV, NM, CA, FL, UT, SC, CO and TX.

As the the managing partner of our Florida offices, I focus my practice on complex tort litigation including premises liability, construction defect, auto, products liability, title defense and negligent security matters. I represents clients nationwide and have significant trial experience.

Joshua Stein is a partner in the Atlanta office of Goodman McGuffey Lindsey and Johnson, LLP representing individuals and corporations in a wide range of general litigation matters in federal and state Courts across Georgia. Josh has experience defending cases involving premises liability, products liability, nursing home litigation, professional liability, and construction litigation. Josh also works on subrogation matters for insurance carriers. In addition, he serves as general counsel to small businesses and educational organizations around Atlanta.
 
Josh is a member of the State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta Bar Association, the Litigation Section of the Young Lawyers Division of the State Bar of Georgia; is Co-Chairman of the Appellate Admissions Committee of the YLD; and is an active participant with the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation. Josh is a member/presenter at Claims & Litigation Management, is a member/presenter of NRRDA (National Retail and Restaurant Defense Association) where he Chairs the Education Committee and a participant in the Retail and Hospitality Committee of Defense Research Institute.  Josh has been recognized multiple times as a Georgia Super Lawyers "Rising Star."  He received his Bachelor of Business Administration in Risk Management/Insurance (2001) and Juris Doctor (2004) from the University of Georgia.

Andrew D. Stone is a co-founder and partner with the law firm of Stone & Connolly, P.A. He was born in Chicago and moved to Miami as a child. After graduating from high school, he attended the University of Florida where he earned his Bachelor of Science degree in 1992 and his Juris Doctor degree in 1995. After graduating from law school, Mr. Stone returned to South Florida where he currently resides with his family.

Mr. Stone was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1995 and is currently in his 16th year of practicing law. His practice is focused in the area of civil trial litigation with an emphasis upon insurance defense matters including premises liability, negligent security, professional liability, products liability and auto negligence.

Mr. Stone is an active trial lawyer in Dade, Broward, Monroe and Palm Beach counties. He has tried cases in both the Circuit Court of the 11th Judicial Circuit in and for Dade County , Florida as well as the Circuit Court of the 15th Judicial Circuit in and for Palm Beach County , Florida . He has achieved favorable verdicts for his clients including defense verdicts and awards of attorney's fees and costs.

Mr. Stone conducts seminars in the areas of Florida defense litigation and bad faith law. He has also lectured on the defense of traumatic brain injury cases and was a guest speaker at the ASME 2008 Summer Bio-Engineering Conference where he was invited to speak about the role of biomechanical engineering in personal injury litigation. Mr. Stone is a member of the Florida Bar, the Dade County Trial Lawyers Association, the Dade County Bar Association, the Florida Defense Lawyers Association, and the Defense Research Institute. He is an appointee to the Military Affairs Committee of the Florida Bar and is also admitted to practice in the United States Southern District of Florida.
 

Thomas S. Thornton, III is a shareholder with Carr Allison and a resident in the firm’s Birmingham, Alabama office.  He is a member of the Birmingham and Alabama State Bar Associations as well as various legal and industry specific organizations.

Tommy serves as chair of the firm’s Retail and Hospitality Practice Group.  He has focused his litigation practice on the defense of personal injury, premises liability, product liability, transportation, retaliatory discharge, general liability, as well as catastrophic workers’ compensation matters.  He represents regional and national retail, restaurant, hotel, and convenient store chains, as well as national transportation, nursing home and long term care clients, and various insurance and third party administrators.

Tommy also serves as National CMS Coordination Compliance Counsel for a number of his national business and insurance industry clients ensuring compliance with the Medicare Secondary Payer and Section 111 Act.  These services range from guiding clients through an educational and risk analysis process in conjunction with the establishment of internal claim handling protocols.  He also provides support negotiating with local defense and plaintiff’s counsel on litigated matters pending nationally to responding to fines and penalties levied by Medicare.

Tommy has served as chair of the Retail Practice Group for the USLAW Network and was an original member of the Medicare Advocacy Recovery Coalition.  He provides frequent lectures for various clients, organizations and industry specific trade conferences on topics ranging from best practices and legal updates for defending personal injury claims to Medicare compliance and the defense of workers’ compensation claims.  Some of these organizations include regional and national RIMS, National Restaurant Association, Food Marketing Institute, American Hotel and Lodging Association, National Gas Claims and Litigation Association and SIIA.

Jennifer D. Tricker is a partner at Baird Holm LLP in Omaha, Nebraska. She practices in both state and federal courts representing clients primarily in the defense of catastrophic transportation claims, product liability issues, premises liability, construction, retail, and general commercial matters. Jennifer received a Juris Doctor, with distinction, from the University of Nebraska College of Law, where she was also elected as a member of the Order of the Coif. She is a member of the American Bar Association, as well as the Bar Associations of Nebraska, Iowa, and Omaha. She is also actively involved with DRI, USLAW, and the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance.

Matt Wolf currently manages the Jacksonville, Florida and Miami, Florida field offices for Sedgwick Claims Management Services. He leads a group of 50 Colleagues managing auto, general liability, and workers’ compensation claims for several large retail and transportation clients nationwide.

Matt has 18 years of insurance claims experience. Matt joined Sedgwick in 2003 and has held various leadership roles within the Company during his 9 years of service.

Matt is a 1993 graduate of The University of Georgia, where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Risk Management and Insurance. He resides in Jacksonville, Florida with his wife and 3 children. He holds the Associate in Risk Management, Associate in Claims, and Associate in Insurance Services designations from the Insurance Institutes of America.