Vasiliki Szczesny

Resolutions Counsel at United Educators
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(386) 825-5501
Location
US
Languages
  • Greek Limited working proficiency

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Credentials

  • License to Practice Law in District of Columbia
    DC Bar
    Oct, 1992
    - Oct, 2024
  • License to Practice Law in Maryland
    Maryland Judiciary
    Dec, 1991
    - Oct, 2024

Experience

  • United Educators
    • United States
    • Insurance
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Resolutions Counsel
      • Nov 2021 - Present

      • Manage claims/litigation for various higher education institutions nationwide • Develop case resolution strategies in litigation ranging from routine employment discrimination cases to complex transactional, tenure denial, wrongful death, and class action suits • Analyze liability and evaluate legal risk to determine and establish settlement values and positively impact resolutions • Manage claims/litigation for various higher education institutions nationwide • Develop case resolution strategies in litigation ranging from routine employment discrimination cases to complex transactional, tenure denial, wrongful death, and class action suits • Analyze liability and evaluate legal risk to determine and establish settlement values and positively impact resolutions

  • U.S. Chamber of Commerce
    • Government Relations Services
    • 400 - 500 Employee
    • Consultant - Operations
      • Jul 2021 - Nov 2021

      Operations consultant - International Affairs Division, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Operations consultant - International Affairs Division, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

  • Law Offices of Peter G Angelos
    • United States
    • Legal Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Attorney
      • Feb 1994 - May 2020

      Assistant Firm Manager and Settlement Negotiator 2001 – 2020 ◆ Assisted primary settlement negotiator and managing associate in firm’s main office. ◆ Negotiated multi-plaintiff/multi-million-dollar settlement agreements and supervised all aspects of claim submissions and claims management. ◆ Oversaw management of multiple satellite offices in Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee. ◆ Oversaw DC litigation and served as Asbestos Plaintiffs’ liaison counsel for DC Superior Court. ◆ Firm management responsibilities included Human Resources and staffing decisions, client management, IT solutions, and vendor liaison for, e.g., Lexis File&Serve, CaseFileXpress, and Westlaw electronic and print subscriptions. ◆ Served as point person between firm and software developers during the development and implementation of new cloud-based Case Management System. Continued to oversee Case Management System upgrades and SharePoint-based Document Management System. D.C. Satellite Office Managing Attorney and Litigator 1996 – 2001 ◆ Transferred from main office to satellite office to litigate asbestos cases filed in the Superior Court for the District of Columbia. ◆ Quickly promoted to manage office and DC litigation. ◆ Responsibilities included co-management of D.C. Superior Court’s asbestos docket as Plaintiffs’ Liaison Counsel, motions practice, settlement negotiations, court appearances, and general oversight of all administrative functions including client screening program, client intakes, and claims submissions. Pre-litigation Associate 1994 – 1996 ◆ Worked in Asbestos Department’s “Serious Case Unit.” ◆ Responsible for work-up and long-term management of over one thousand malignant and death cases. ◆ Duties included client intakes, development of medical and product exposure evidence, obtaining expert medical opinions, filing complaints, and responding to preliminary motions and discovery.

  • Hambright & Kimmel
    • Associate
      • 1991 - 1993

      Small bankruptcy and commercial litigation practice Small bankruptcy and commercial litigation practice

  • U.S. Department of Justice
    • United States
    • Law Enforcement
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Law Clerk
      • 1991 - 1991

      Office of General Counsel, Office of Justice Programs Office of General Counsel, Office of Justice Programs

  • Richard P. Shapiro, P.A.
    • United States
    • Legal Services
    • Law Clerk
      • 1989 - 1989

      Personal Injury Firm Personal Injury Firm

  • AFL-CIO
    • United States
    • Public Policy Offices
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Administrative Assistant
      • 1986 - 1988

      General Counsel’s Office General Counsel’s Office

Education

  • University of Maryland
    Bachelor of Science - BS, Marketing
  • University of Baltimore School of Law
    Doctor of Law - JD

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