Ms. Adams, a shareholder in the West Palm Beach office, maintains a complex trial practice specializing in bad faith and claims administration defense, personal injury and medical malpractice. She has taught many bad faith, claims administration, and medical malpractice seminars for insurance companies and medical facilities. She received the Bronze Award from the Florida Supreme Court for her pro bono work representing mentally handicapped indigents through the Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach. She is an AV rated trial lawyer, and typically tries 3 - 5 cases per year in various jurisdictions around the state. She is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, a national organization that recognizes extensive trial experience and professionalism, and works to preserve the integrity of the jury trial system.

Ms. Adams was admitted to the FL Bar in 1994 and is admitted to the U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida. She received her JD, cum laude, from the University of Miami School of Law, Coral Gables, FL in 1994 and her BA from Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL.

Yvette Auyeung is currently Senior Coverage Counsel with the Claims Legal Group at Zurich North America. She was previously Senior Trial Counsel with the Law Offices of Beth Zaro Green, National Counsel for Chartis/AIG with respect to extra-contractual claims. Before that position, she was Senior Counsel in the Claim Legal Extra-Contractual Litigation Group at Travelers in its New York City office. She began at Gulf Insurance Company in 2001 as an Assistant Vice President managing Gulf's extra-contractual/bad faith lawsuits before Gulf merged into St. Paul Travelers in 2004. Prior to that time, she was a senior associate at Lazare Potter & Giacovas LLP, handling commercial and general litigation and specializing in coverage litigation.
 

Jacquelyn Beatty, a CLM Co-Chair for Washington State, is a shareholder with the Seattle, Washington firm Karr Tuttle Campbell, where she chairs the Insurance and Appellate Practice groups. She has litigated insurance coverage and bad faith cases on behalf of insurers, corporations, and government entities for over twenty five years. Her experience also includes the defense of construction defect, toxic tort, professional malpractice and employment practice matters, and general commercial litigation. She graduated from the University Of Washington School Of Law with Honors in 1987 and holds undergraduate degrees from Brown University and Columbia University School of Nursing. She earned her CPCU and ARM designations in 2003 and 2004, and her CLMP designation in 2012.  In 2010, 2011, and 2013 she was voted one of Washington’s Top Fifty Women Attorneys. Ms. Beatty has successfully represented insurers in published and unpublished cases. She is Martindale Hubbell AV Pre-eminent rated.

Mr. Beemer has 46 years in the insurance industry and is retired but continues to do consulting and expert witness work through Suite 200 Solutions.  Previously he was the VP of Claims at Tokio Marine HCC Insurance Group.  Prior to TMHCC, Mr. Beemer worked at IAT, QBE, Aetna, CNA, Home Insurance, Risk Enterprise Management and Fireman's Fund Insurance Company.   At QBE Mr. Beemer lead the liability claims department and the Litigation Management department for QBE.  He had direct oversight of Litigation Management, Transportation, GL, CD, TPA Services and Environmental claims.  Prior to QBE Mr. Beemer was the National Claim Director for Construction Defect, Latent Injury and Entertainment Claims at Fireman's Fund Insurance Company. In his career he has been a chief technical officer, consultant to re-insurers, training coordinator, national accounts coordinator, litigation manager, legal auditor, claims and due diligence auditor, PMK, expert witness and has been a panel speaker at CLM and other industry events. He serves on  the Advisory Board for the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance, has served as Dean of Litigation Management at Claims College and is a Chancellor and Professor at Litigation Management Institute. Mr. Beemer has authored numerous articles for Claims Management Magazine and Litigation Management Magazine. Mr. Beemer received the CLM Lifetime Achievement Award in 2023 at the Annual Conference in Tampa Florida. 

Jeanette M. Bourey, JD, RPLU, CPCU, CLMP, CCP is a Director, Associate General Counsel - Claims for Markel Service, Incorporated, the Claim Service Manager for the Markel Group of insurance companies, including Evanston Insurance Company.  Jeanette resides in the Rosemont, Illinois claims office and supports professional, management, healthcare, and products liability business units.  She works closely with claims specialists, managers, directors, and underwriting leaders in assessing risks, analyzing and resolving coverage disputes, developing litigation strategies, and conducting training.  Jeanette has more than thirty -five years of experience in a broad range of insurance coverage, bad faith litigation, and liability defense matters, including several years of practicing law at two international insurance defense firms.  She is a faculty member in the School of Professional Lines in the Claims College.

Mark J. Bunim is an advance trained mediator (by the CPR Center for Dispute Resolution and the New York State Supreme Court Commercial Division) and Arbitrator and an attorney licensed to practice in the Courts of New York and the United States Courts since 1976. Mr. Bunim has conducted numerous mediations and arbitrations concerning insurance coverage issues, securities issues and Directors and Officers liability. He has mediated attorney and accountant professional liability disputes, partnership disputes, real estate related disputes, World Trade Center property-loss and business interruption recovery disputes. In addition, Mr. Bunim mediates and arbitrates commercial, contractual and business/ partnership matters and has an expertise in family business and estate conflicts. He has mediated complex tort cases using structured settlements. From 1996 to 2005 he had been a partner in Robinson Silverman Pearce Aronsohn & Berman, which became Bryan Cave, LLP (in 2002) focusing on commercial litigation, insurance related and coverage cases, and alternative dispute resolution. He was co-leader of the insurance recovery and risk management litigation group. He has spoken at meetings, conventions, and seminars around the country on ADR and insurance issues, i.e. The Claims and Litigation Management Alliance Annual Convention in New Orleans, La., March 2011; and has appeared on radio, television and in the press, talking about risk management and insurance coverage and recovery and Structured Settlements. He has authored articles on Mediation in many publications including the New York Law Journal.             

In 2018, for the fourth year in a row, Richard P. Byrne has been named one of the Top 3 Mediators in the United States by The National Law Journal Reader Rankings Survey and was voted a Top 3 Mediator by the 2018 Corporate Counsel Best of Survey. For the third straight year, in 2018, he was named a National Law Journal Alternative Dispute Resolution Champion, as part of a select group of only 46 nationwide. Mr. Byrne was also voted a Top Ten Mediator by the New York Law Journal Reader Rankings Survey for 4 consecutive years (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017) and he was the recipient of the 2014 “Mediator of the Year Award” by the Institute of Jewish Humanities.

A strong proponent of Alternative Dispute Resolution and a Certified Mediator with the United States District Court, Richard P. Byrne brings over 20 years of ADR experience to NAM’s New York Metro panel of neutrals.  

Mr. Byrne has been serving as a Mediator since Mediation first came on the horizon as a cost-effective means of resolving litigation and other disputes. He is well-respected professionally and has a reputation for bringing the most contentious disputes to full and final resolution.
He has mediated issues in a variety of specialty areas, including employment discrimination, employment contracts, wage and hour/FLSA claims, construction and commercial disputes, complex personal injury and property damage claims, insurance and reinsurance matters, risk transfer disputes and life, health and disability claims. His legal career of over 30 years brings an added dimension of expertise to the matters over which he presides.

In 2013, Mr. Byrne was selected by Kenneth R. Feinberg, the former Administrator of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, to assist in the mediation and resolution of Hurricane Sandy claims. He was also asked to join a sub-panel for the United States District Court to help resolve a backload of over 1,400 Hurricane Sandy lawsuits. Mr. Byrne has served as a Specialty Editorial Board Member on Alternative Dispute Resolution for the Journal of American Law and is a member of the Mediation panels for both the United States District Court and the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York. In 2016,  Mr. Byrne was appointed to serve on the Advisory Council to the ADR Department of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Since 2002, Mr. Byrne has served as Co-Managing Partner of L’Abbate, Balkan, Colavita & Contini, L.L.P. He has been awarded an A-V rating by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating available, based on its peer review process. He also has been recognized by his peers as a New York Metro Super Lawyer on numerous occasions. 

Mr. Carlton represents business clients in complex civil litigation. He provides consultation and representation in numerous areas of insurance coverage and defends insurers and third-party administrators with respect to coverage disputes and claims of insurance bad faith, deceptive trade practices and insurance code violations. He also defends insureds in business and personal injury litigation, including attorney professional liability, auto liability, premises liability, products liability, construction defect, catastrophic injury, and first party property claims; and maintains a commercial liability practice representing construction companies, self-insured employers and other business entities.

Christopher A. Carucci is Vice President of Client Services for Gallagher Bassett. His responsibilities include oversight of large national accounts, claim management and litigation management.  Previously, Chris was in a claim leadership role at Everest National Insurance Company. Chris was responsible for managing the Casualty, Auto, Property, Excess, and Professional Liability Claim Departments as well as overseeing Litigation Management, SIU and Compliance. Prior to joining Everest National Insurance Company, Chris was a leader within the Specialties Claims Organization of Zurich North America managing the Professional Liability Claim Department.  He also was played a significant role in litigation management.  Chris worked at AIG before joining Zurich North America. At AIG, he managed a nationwide caseload of bad faith, coverage and high exposure Casualty claims. Chris also was involved in litigation management and conducting training for claims personnel.
 
Chris is a member of the American Bar Association, the New York Bar Association, the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (Advisory Board Member), the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel, USLAW (Client Advisory Board), Defense Research Institute and NRRDA. He is a professor at the CLM Litigation Management Institute and a frequent speaker at industry events on topics including claim management, litigation management and good faith claim handling.  He earned his B.A. degree from Fairfield University and his J.D. from New York Law School.

Claudia Cinardo was a Vice President of Arch Insurance Group, Claims Litigation. While at Arch, she has held various managerial and technical roles, across product lines; most notably, in the Executive Assurance and Coverage Litigation areas. Prior to joining Arch in 2003, Claudia served in several managerial and counsel capacities at St. Paul Companies and AIG. Claudia began her career as an associate at the law firm of Mendes & Mount in New York. She is admitted to practice in the State of New York, and is a member of PLUS, DRI and the New York City Bar Association. Claudia received her Juris Doctor from St. John’s University School of Law, and her Bachelor of Arts degree from the State University of New York at Binghamton.  She  completed study abroad programs at the University of Copenhagen, and the University of Florence School of Law.  She is fluent in Italian.

Sally is Technical Director for Professional Liability Claims, currently focusing on Insurance Agents’ E & O (including Life Agents and Brokers), Securities Dealers and Registered Reps Professional Liability, Employment Practices, D & O and miscellaneous E &O. In that capacity, she is engaged in oversight of high exposure, unusually complex or “trend” claims, training and developing claims personnel, and working closely with business partners on product and coverage form development. Sally has been with Fireman’s Fund for over 25 years, with the majority of the time spent in the claims arena—both in the field and at the home office, where she currently works. 

Pete Duncan is the Director of Southwest Region Claims for FCCI Insurance Group.Located in Richardson, Texas, he is responsible for the claims operation servicing the policyholders and agents of FCCI.Pete is a 30 year claims professional, having worked for Employers Casualty Company, Employers General Insurance Group, Winterthur International/XL, The Republic Group, and Liberty Mutual.His whole career had been in the commercial insurance side, having handled claims including Workers Compensation, General Liability, Commercial Property and Commercial Auto.

Joe Gebara’s practice focuses on the representation of international insurers in complex insurance coverage litigation, including commercial property, professional liability, general liability, directors and officers, marine and energy, and reinsurance disputes.  He also represents professionals including lawyers, accountants, engineers, real estate brokers and insurance agents in defense of professional liability claims.Mr. Gebara practiced law in California for over 15 years, and for six years served as In-House Counsel for a Lloyd’s managing agent, advising company management on US and international law involving claims litigation, underwriting, and legal issues affecting the London insurance market.Mr. Gebara joined the Fields Howell law firm in Atlanta, Georgia in 2013.  He is a member of the State Bar of Georgia, State Bar of California, State Bar of Arizona, and is a qualified solicitor in England and Wales.

John's career in the Claim industry spans more than 27 years. For most of that time, he has been involved in the handling of complex and catastrophic injury litigation in jurisdictions spanning the entire U.S.
Since 2004, he has been a Vice President at RSUI Group in Atlanta, where he manages its Excess, Umbrella, Major Case, and Complex Unit.
 

Chris is currently Associate General Counsel for North American Risk Services (NARS).   Previous to joining NARS, Chris served as a Senior Advisor to Suite 200 Solutions, LLC.  Prior to joining Suite 200 Solutions, LLC, Chris served in several C-Suite roles for Canal Insurance Company --  including General Counsel/Corporate Secretary, Chief Claims Officer and Chief Operating Officer.   

Previous to joining Canal, Chris served as Division Counsel to a division of AIG.  He has also served as Corporate Counsel to Progressive Insurance Company and as a Trial Attorney for a Birmingham, Alabama based law firm.  Chris is a frequent lecturer on the topics of litigation management, bad faith, insurance compliance programs and enterprise risk management fundamentals. 

He is a  graduate of the University of Alabama School of Law, is admitted to several state and federal bars, has earned CLM's Certified Claims Professional and Advanced Claims Professional Designations.  He is also active in the Defense Research Institute, the Association of Corporate Counsel, Trucking Industry Defense Association, Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel, and the American Bar Association (where he is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation).

Stan began his legal career in 1981, and over the past 30 years, has held various positions with a private law practice, Crum & Forster, AIG/Chartis, and Sedgwick CMS, the nations largest Third Party Administrator. During hisentire career, Stan has developed and delivered literally hundreds of seminars and training sessions on a variety of topics.

Stan currently is Director & Coverage Counsel for Crum&Forster, providing insurance coverage guidance and direction, training and special project skills.

From 2008-2013, Stan was with AIG as Claims Counsel with the New York Construction Risk Management Group. In March of 2009, he was promoted to Vice President of the Specialty Claims Counsel Program to oversee claims counsel in the Construction Risk, Construction Defect, Private Client Group and Vendor Services practice groups. He also served as Claims Counsel from 1994-2003 for AIG Claim Services, Inc. in the Property/Casualty Divisional Claim Office in Blue Bell, PA.

Stan began his professional career in private law practice with the Atlantic City, NJ defense firm of Cooper Levenson, handling lawsuits involving construction accidents, construction defects, insurance coverage, motor vehicle, premises liability, and products liability. As a partner in the firm’s construction litigation practice, Stan regularly represented owners, architects, engineers, general and prime contractors. As head of the firm’s Coverage Unit, Stan regularly represented insurance carriers in providing legal opinions, coverage opinions and representation in a variety of coverage matters. He also routinely provided legal seminars to insurance company staff on a variety of substantive topics.

Alison Grounds is a litigation partner with Troutman Sanders LLP and also serves as the Managing Director of Troutman Sanders eMerge -- a wholly owned subsidiary focused on providing legal and technical solutions to effectively manage eDiscovery from preservation through trial.  Alison combines her litigation and eDiscovery experience to work with clients to develop proactive, matter-specific, efficient, and defensible legal strategies for discovery.

She also advocates on behalf of clients in relation to eDiscovery issues at hearings and depositions in state and federal courts around the country and consults with clients on all phases of eDiscovery; also a frequent speaker and author on eDiscovery issues and serves as a dedicated legal resource for Troutman Sanders' lawyers and clients on the intersection of eDiscovery law and technology.

Alison focuses her practice on advising clients on the efficient management, production and use of electronically stored information in litigation and internal/governmental investigations.

George T. Jackson graduated from The University of Texas School of Law in 1991. Prior to attending law school, Mr. Jackson received a B.A. in Print Journalism from Trinity University in San Antonio in 1984 and a M.A. in Rhetoric from the University of California at Berkeley in 1988.

Since graduating from law school, Mr. Jackson has been actively engaged in civil litigation, handling both trial and appellate matters. Part of his practice has focused on insurance coverage analysis, and Mr. Jackson has prepared in excess of 150 coverage opinions. In addition, Mr. Jackson has handled insurance coverage litigation in both state and federal court. Mr. Jackson has also represented insurance carriers in bad faith litigation.

Mr. Jackson handles litigation in the fields of construction defect, product liability, trucking liability, commercial litigation and personal injury litigation.

Jonathan Kuller, a partner in the firm's Princeton, New Jersey office, has litigated cases, published and lectured about insurance fraud of all types, defense of bad faith and extra-contractual claims as well as coverage and premium disputes. Mr. Kuller brings over thirty years of trial experience and a keen awareness of the insurance business to issues that directly impact clients' bottom line.

Susan J. Levy is a founding partner of Levy Pruett Carter. A native of Pittsburgh, PA, Susan received her BA from Cornell University and graduated with distinction from Emory Law School. She spent two years as a law clerk for Honorable Jack T. Camp, U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia. Following her clerkship, Susan joined the Georgia Attorney General's office and immediately began defending wrongful death and personal injury cases throughout the state for the Georgia Department of Transportation.

After four years with the AG’s office and two years in private practice, Susan started her own firm, while continuing to represent the Georgia DOT as a Special Assistant Attorney General. An AV-rated lawyer, she has enjoyed a remarkable record in court, winning almost every case she has taken to trial. Susan recently completed her first year on the faculty for the Georgia Defense Lawyers Association Trial Academy and has taught at Emory Law School’s Trial Techniques Program. She is a member of the State Bar of Georgia, Defense Research Institute, Georgia Defense Lawyers Association, DeKalb County Bar Association, Georgia Association for Women Lawyers, and Claims and Litigation Management Alliance. She is a 2005 graduate of Leadership DeKalb.Susan is an active member of Congregation Bet Haverim, where she served two terms as president, and is a member of the 2024 Atlanta Jewish Film Festival Selection Committee. 

Deborah Masucci is currently a full time mediator and arbitrator as well as Chair and Board Member of the International Mediation Institute (IMI) and was former Chair of the ABA Section for Dispute Resolution where she was a founding member of Women in Dispute Resolution.  
She is a global expert in alternative dispute resolution and dispute management with over thirty years’ experience in promoting the effective use of ADR in many capacities.
Deborah was recruited to American International Group (AIG) in 2003 to establish its Office of Dispute Resolution in the Litigation Management Division where she was responsible for the strategic use of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) and delivered ADR training.  In 2013 she led the rollout of the Company’s employee dispute resolution program.
Prior to joining AIG, Deborah was Vice President of the East Central Region and head of Professional Development for JAMS The Resolution Experts. She made her mark in ADR at FINRA, (previously NASD) where she led the dispute resolution program for 15 years.
She also is an adjunct professor of law at several law schools. She is Co Dean of the School of Claims Mediation for the Claims Litigation Management Alliance (2015/2016). She is a member of the faculty for the Chartered Institute of Arbitrator’s Diploma Course in Mediation Advocacy (Jan. 2016/17). She is a member of the American College of Civil Trial Mediator.
Deborah has been appointed as an arbitrator in over 150 matters covering employment, commercial, insurance coverage, breach of contract and professional fee disputes. She also serves as a mediator and has been appointed to matters involving employment, insurance coverage, and contract. She is on the American Arbitration Association’s Commercial and Employment panels, and the American Health Lawyers Association panels.
For more information go to www.debmasucciadr.com

Rich is responsible for claims under Allied World’s technology errors and omissions (“E&O”), privacy and network security E&O, lawyers E&O, insurance agents and brokers E&O, insurance company E&O, media, and miscellaneous professional E&O lines.

Prior to joining Allied World, Rich spent sixteen years litigating cases in the state and federal courts in Connecticut.
 
He received his B.A. from the University of Connecticut, his M.A. from Trinity College, and his J.D. from the University of Connecticut School of Law.
 

Deb Molitz has 30+ years of service to the insurance industry with an expertise in commercial liability coverage and direct defense associated with complex claims and litigation. Deb’s predominant career has been as outside counsel for companies such as AIG and affiliates, Great American and Gulf Insurance addressing liability and coverage for toxic tort, environmental and construction defect claims.  During Deb’s years as outside counsel she participated in the creation of training manuals and conducted many training sessions for adjusters and was counsel to the Michigan IASIU chapter.  Deb spent 6 years at Travelers Insurance addressing coverage and claims relating to asbestos, benzene, underground storage tanks and superfund sites.  Deb spent five years as in-house counsel at Canal Insurance Company providing legal counsel and training to its adjusters, working with outside counsel in managing complex litigation against its insureds and directing the defense of Canal’s actions and coverage positions throughout the country.  Deb was recognized by Canal for having established protocols and guidelines for handling its asbestos rolls and for providing direction and support to Canal’s general liability and garagekeepers book of business.  Deb is now a Sr. Claims Adjuster for North American Risk Services assisting insureds and insurance companies in coverage determinations and adjusting of construction defect and other complex general liability claims.

Matthew Morrison has years of experience focusing on complex claims, litigation management and insurance coverage issues from both the perspective of an insurer as well an attorney in private practice. In his current position with American Faminly Insurance he is responsible for all litigation outcomes across the enterprise including claims and corporate litigation. He is admitted to practice before the state courts of Illinois and Wisconsin, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and the United States Supreme Court. He is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, the Wisconsin State Bar Association, Claims & Litigation Management Alliance Advisory Board and serves as a professor at CLM’s Litigation Management Institute. In 2013 Matt was named Litigation Management Professional of the Year by CLM.

Elizabeth is an Assistant Vice President at CNA where she has responsibility over the Strategic and EPL claim teams within Management Liability, Financial Institutions, & Technology Claim.  Elizabeth has held various claim positions at CNA over the past 9 years including Senior Litigation Counsel, where she provided coverage counseling to Management Liability, Financial Institutions, & Technology Claim. Prior to joining CNA, Elizabeth worked at Ohrenstein & Brown, a New York based firm, where she worked in their D&O insurance practice group. Elizabeth received her law degree from St John’s University School of Law.
 

David M. O’Connor of O'Connor & Associates, LLC, an AV-rated six-lawyer Boston firm, defends claims against policyholders and represents carriers in coverage and unfair claims practices litigation. Mr. O’Connor is recognized in Martindale-Hubbell’s Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers and has been  a Massachusetts Super Lawyer in mulitple practice categories. Mr. O'Connor regularly presents to industry groups on contractual risk transfer; insurance coverage; extra-contractual exposures; and defending unpopular corporate targets.  He obtained a B.A. from Georgetown University and is a cum laude graduate of Boston College Law School, where he was Articles Editor for the B.C. Environmental Law Review. He is admitted in Massachusetts; the  U.S. District Court, Districts of Massachusetts, Connecticut and  Arizona; and the  U.S. Court of Appeals, First and Ninth Circuits.

Cheryl Renfer is a Vice President of Custom and Program Account claims at Ironshore Insurance Company.  At Ironshore she is involved in Alternative Risk Transfer programs.  In today’s ever changing health care environment organizations that are self insured or their captives may want to free up capital. An Alternative Risk Transfer provides them the opportunity to do so. Cheryl is involved with the marketing, pricing and oversight of such programs.  Prior to this role her focus was on Commercial General Liability and Professional Liability claims.  She has been responsible complex high exposure cases for St. Paul Insurance and Travelers on a national level. She has an R.N. with a Masters in Health Systems and is familiar with both the medical and administrative challenges facings health care today.

Gaby is a partner at Troutman Sanders LLP and has represented corporate and insurance clients in several areas of the firm’s practice. She has litigated a variety of insurance and non-insurance matters in state and federal court, including insurance coverage and bad faith lawsuits in the professional liability, class actions, directors and officers liability and general liability areas, antitrust and business tort litigation, and professional liability defense actions. She has represented both insurance companies and insureds on appeals. Her insurance counseling practice focuses on professional liability, D&O liability, and errors and omissions coverage.

Audrey L. Shields is currently a Shareholder of Golden, Rothschild, Spagnola, Lundell, Boylan & Garubo, P.C., and concentrates her practice in Insurance Coverage, Professional Liability, and General Liability litigation in New Jersey.  She represents major insurance companies, insurance agents and brokers, and self-insured entities in the defense of coverage disputes, errors and omissions claims, bad faith litigation, and other insurance related issues.  Ms. Shields has handled a variety of professional liability claims against insurance agents and brokers and also handles general liability claims including personal injury actions, automobile liability, property damage, premises liability, liquor liability, construction defect, and warranty litigation.
Ms. Shields has been admitted on a pro hac basis for cases in Pennsylvania, Nebraska, Arkansas, Texas, and the Southern District of Mississippi.  She is a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association, American Bar Association, and Somerset County Bar Association. Audrey is a member of the Insurance Bad Faith Committee for Claims & Litigation Management Alliance (CLM), and she is the Regional Associate for the Northeast Region for the Women’s Construction Litigation Alliance (WCLA). 

Jody Stasney focuses her practice on the direct representation of insurance carriers in matters of coverage and bad faith. She advises insurers on a local, state and national level, regularly rendering coverage opinions and litigating coverage issues and bad faith.
Jody has experience in all lines of commercial insurance, including general liability, excess/umbrella liability, property, auto and professional liability. Jody has also handled a number of coverage issues arising under the liability portions of the homeowner's policy.  She also devotes a significant part of her practice to acting as monitoring/coverage counsel for excess insurers, advising them on the potential liability and exposure under their policies. Related to this aspect of her practice, Jody frequently advises insurers in matters involving the Stowers doctrine.  She has extensive experience related to the coverage issues arising under risk-shifting schemes, such as indemnity agreements and additional insured requirements.Education :  St. Mary's University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, Associate Editor, St. Mary’s Law Journal, John M. Harlan Society; The University of Texas at Austin, B.B.A.
Bar Admissions : Texas, 1991; United States District Court Northern, Southern, Western and Eastern Districts of Texas ; United States District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin; United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit

Pat has been with Bonezzi Switzer Polito & Hupp Co. L.P.A. since 2016.
She has been involved with the insurance industry since her graduation from law school working first as an in-house subrogation attorney and then a claims litigation attorney before entering private practice in the Cincinnati area in 1992. She spends her days working in the insurance defense and insurance investigation fields. Pat has successfully defended a wide array of cases ranging from coverage issues to bad faith, including intentional torts, building risks, and significant personal injury cases, among others.

Areas of Practice: Insurance Coverage, Bad Faith Litigation, Property and Casualty Defense, Claim Investigation

Education: University of Kentucky, College of Law- Juris Doctorate December 1980
 Michigan State University-B.A. Humanities prelaw with honors, 1977

Wade joined Argo Group US, Inc. in May 2010 as in-house counsel primarily responsible for managing extra-contractual litigation against Argo Group US entities, and assisting with complex litigation, discovery, and subpoenas.He was a Panelist for “Bearing Witness: Navigating the Bad Faith Minefield During Trial” at the CLM Insurance Bad Faith and Coverage Conference, September 14, 2012.Previously, he was a complex business litigation attorney with an emphasis in coverage and defense of commercial general liability and property policies. Wade has represented insurance companies in state and federal trial and appellate litigation matters.Wade currently is Province 22 President for the International Legal Fraternity Phi Delta Phi and has been an Adjunct Professor of Advocacy at South Texas College of Law, his alma mater, where he has coached numerous moot court teams to state and national championships.Wade earned his undergraduate degree in Political Science and minor in Economics from Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas where he was a member of Alpha Phi Omega.He graduated magna cum laude from South Texas College of Law as a member of South Texas Law Review, Order of the Lytae, the Langdell Scholar program, and was Magister of Phi Delta Phi’s Wood Inn. Wade also earned numerous awards as a member of South Texas College of Law’s nationally recognized varsity moot court program.

Howard Wollitz is one a founding partner of Charlston, Revich & Wollitz, LLP, formed in 1988. He specializes in the representation of insurers in complex insurance coverage matters, including litigation among carriers, litigation against brokers for insurers, and litigation with insureds, including the defense of extra-contractual liability cases. He is a graduate of the UCLA School of Law, and is admitted to the California bar. His work for insurers includes advice on a national level for insurers in the areas of construction defect litigation, intellectual property coverage, first and third-party liability claims, professional liability, independent counsel disputes, mobilehome residency law, security guard liability, animal mortality, earthquake, docks and marinas, and reinsurance. He serves as lead trial counsel in high exposure trials and binding arbitrations. He has served as an expert witness in lawyer professional liability and insurance bad faith actions. He lectures on insurance coverage issues throughout the country, including presentation of his “CGL Boot Camp” and “Timing Is Everything in Construction Defect” for clients of the firm and related third-party administrators.

Irene K. Yesowitch understands the challenging business aspects as well as the litigation environment faced by the insurance industry.

Irene has extensive experience in what she calls “financial loss litigation.” Representing directors and officers, lawyers, and accountants in myriad matters since the mid-1980s, Irene has developed experience that is invaluable to her defense clients as well as her insurer clients. A trial lawyer at heart, she utilizes this experience and knowledge of business/corporate litigation and insurance to maximize the impact of her services to her clients.

Irene continues to provide insurers strategic analysis and advice attendant to bad faith litigation, e-commerce, marketing, product development, regulatory compliance, market conduct, agency relationships, loss control, risk management, reinsurance, the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the Office of Foreign Asset Control regulations. Additionally, she continues to emphasize a coverage and bad faith practice that includes litigation, coverage analysis, and other issues attendant to the business of insurance.

Irene is an avid speaker having presented numerous programs to claims and underwriting professionals, as well as lawyers, on such topics as fair settlement practices, insurance coverage analysis, evidence in a bad faith lawsuit, additional insureds and contractual indemnity coverage, the duty to defend, DOI regulations, reservation of rights, personal and advertising injury coverage, coverage for construction litigation exposures, and proper use of alternative dispute resolution mechanisms. The dozens of articles that she has published over the last 28 years further exemplify her place as one of the leading business and insurance coverage litigation attorneys in California.

Overview

Harrison H. Yoss devotes his practice to the representation of insurers in coverage, bad faith claims handling and ERISA, life, health, accidental death and disability litigation in state and federal courts throughout the State of Texas and the Southwest.

Harrison has represented insurers on hundreds of coverage and bad faith claims handling disputes with insureds under general liability and excess/umbrella policies, professional liability policies, homeowners and commercial property/inland marine policies, directors and officers liability policies, workers' compensation policies, and life, health, accidental death and disability policies. He has also tried and handled on appeal numerous bad faith, Stowers and coverage lawsuits in state and federal courts throughout Texas.

Harrison has assisted insurers in drafting language for commercial general liability and errors and omissions insurance policies.

In addition, Harrison has presented speeches and papers on insurance issues for adjusters and lawyers at in-house training and at continuing education seminars.

Professional Recognition

“AV Preeminent" Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell Law & Politics magazine's Texas Super Lawyers® - Super Lawyer for Insurance Coverage 2010-2013