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About Me

I am an attorney with a national practice in which I advise corporate policyholders on all issues relating to insurance policies, coverage, and claims. When insurance companies have denied my clients' claims, I litigate the claims to obtain coverage.

Work History

• Dickstein Shapiro LLP
• Counsel
• July 2006 to Present

• - Litigate and advise clients regarding complex commercial disputes
  - Responsibilities include:
  o Analyze complex commercial contracts and advise regarding potential contract disputes and litigation strategies regarding the interpretation of various contract provisions and parties' positions
  o Draft and supervise drafting of trial and appellate court briefs, engage in discovery, locate and liaise with amicus curiae
  o Select, prepare, interview, and depose fact and expert witnesses; assist experts in drafting reports
  o Develop litigation strategy with clients, draft trial plans, and witness trial outlines
  o Advise clients regarding contract interpretation questions to avoid potential disputes

• Gilbert Heintz & Randolph LLP (n/k/a Gilbert LLP)
• Associate
• November 2001 to July 2006

• - Litigated complex commercial disputes
  - Responsibilities included:
  o Co-first chaired $250MM+, 4 month class action trial with 15 live witnesses and over 550 exhibits; ground-breaking verdict for clients
  -- Gave opening and closing statements, direct and cross-examined 6 fact and expert witnesses, argued motions
  o Argued motions, drafted trial and appellate court briefs and pleadings, engage in all facets of discovery
  o Took and defended fact and expert witness depositions
  - Representative matters include:
  o Represented class of 20,000 claimants in state court class action valued at $100MM+
  o Represented mass tort defendant in multi-forum action, resulting in settlements of nearly $300MM
  o Represented mass tort defendant in 3 judge commercial arbitration valued at $1BN+
  o Represented online services provider in federal trial and appellate court action valued at approximately $12MM+

• FindLaw, Inc.
• Legal Compliance Manager, Director of Content and Production
• Febuary 2000 to November 2001

• - Provided legal counsel and business development support to online portal
  - Responsibilities included:
  o Managing outside counsel
  o Drafting contracts and other documents, including privacy policy, terms of service, non-disclosure agreement
  o Counseling business development team on privacy, intellectual property, and online message board issues
  o Researching potential litigation issues and counseling business team regarding recommended courses of action

• DLA Piper
• Associate
• September 1998 to Febuary 2000

• - Litigated complex commercial and government contract disputes and business torts
  - Responsibilities included:
  o Actively participating in several arbitrations and hearings, including acting as second chair in commercial arbitration
  o Conducting direct examination of witnesses; taking and defending depositions; preparing witnesses
  o Researching and drafting briefs and other pleadings and engaged in discovery
  o Acting as lead counsel for intervenor of $14 million contract dispute; negotiating settlement of commercial arbitration

Education

• George Washington University Law School
• JD
• 1995 - 1998

• - Juris Doctor, With Honors, May 1998, Top 18%
  - Government Contracting on the Internet: Abandoning FACNET as the Government s Network for Electronic Commerce, Public Contract Law Journal, Volume 26:4
  - Managing Editor, Public Contract Law Journal
  - Quarterfinalist, Van Vleck Moot Court Competition
  - Member, Moot Court Board
  - Honors, Legal Writing and Research
  - Honors, Introduction to Advocacy

• Middlebury College
• BA, Political Science, Latin American Studies
• 1990 - 1994

• - Bachelors of Arts, Cum Laude, May 1994
  - Dean s List every semester
  - Political Science Major, Latin American Studies Minor
  - Semester in Madrid, Spain