Experience

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  Stone & Johnson Chartered

  • Chicago, Illinois, United States

  • Attorney

    • Jul 2022 - Nov 2022
    • Chicago, Illinois, United States

    Insurance Defense / Workers’ Compensation

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  Prime Insurance Company

  • Chicago, Illinois

  • Claims Counsel

    • 2019 - 2020
    • Chicago, Illinois

    Handling of third and first party trucking claims, including coverage analysis, from inception to closure

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  First Chicago Insurance Company

  • Greater Chicago Area

  • Senior Casualty Specialist

    • Jun 2017 - Dec 2018
    • Greater Chicago Area

    Handling of automobile bodily injury claims, including coverage analysis, from inception to closure

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  Daley Mohan Groble P.C.

  • Chicago, Illinois

  • Of Counsel

    • 2015 - 2017
    • Chicago, Illinois

    Defense of bodily injury claims for insured and self-insured entities under FELA and common lawAppeals

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  Illinois Insurance Guaranty Fund

  • Chicago, Illinois

  • Claims Specialist (Temp)

    • Mar 2014 - Sep 2014
    • Chicago, Illinois

    Analysis and handling of liability claims against liquidated carriers including coverage analysisCollaboration with and oversight of assigned defense counselParticipation in settlement proceedings

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  Leahy, Eisenberg & Fraenkel, Ltd.

  • Chicago, Illinois

  • Attorney at Law

    • 2009 - 2014
    • Chicago, Illinois

    Tort defense litigation and declaratory judgment actionsDefense of personal injury and property damage actions including municipal, construction, auto, premises liability, and products liabilityEvaluation of liability issues and damages for insurance carriersResolution analysis, and participation in alternative dispute resolution and pre-trial settlement proceedingsDiscovery practice including depositions of parties, witnesses, treating specialists, and expert witnessesFirst chair for jury and bench trialsSpecialized practice for the Illinois Insurance Guaranty Fund

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  Kiesler & Berman

  • Chicago, Illinois

  • Attorney (Associate then Partner)

    • 1990 - 2009
    • Chicago, Illinois

    Tort defense litigation and appellate practiceConstruction litigation, auto, premises liability, products liability, consumer law, class actions, nursing home defense, municipal liability, tort immunity, and general tort defenseCase evaluation, fact and expert discovery, dispute resolution, and trial practice including first chair for jury and bench trialsPreparation of numerous appellate briefs, and several oral arguments in the Appellate and Supreme Courts as both appellant and appellee (all cases successful save one) including lead counsel in the case of Delaney v. McDonald's Corp., 634 NE 2d 749 (1994) resulting in reversal of the appellate and trial courtsSpecialized practice for the Illinois Insurance Guaranty Fund