2022 Annual Meeting Featured Speakers
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Sarah Abrams is the Head of Professional Liability Claims at Bowhead Specialty Underwriters, Inc. She oversees the Directors and Officers, Management Liability and Errors and Omissions claims for Public and Private Company insureds.
Sarah previously practiced law at insurance coverage and defense firms in Chicago after graduating from Chicago Kent College of Law. She earned her liberal arts degree, majoring in Psychology from Duke University in North Carolina.
Prior to joining Bowhead Specialty Sarah was the Director of Management Liability at Markel and has worked within the insurance industry as counsel and in claims management for over fifteen years.
Sarah has spoken on numerous industry panels focused on claims trends in management liability, coverage and diversity and inclusivity impact to resolution strategy. She has been published in numerous industry periodicals and internet publications,
including providing content as a guest blogger on the D&O Diary. Sarah currently sits the board of Family Services of Glencoe, which provides free and low cost mental health services to public service and community members and
is a member of the Duke Women’s Initiative.
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Jaclyn L. Adorno, Esq., Senior Claims Analyst, Professional Liability Claims with Allied World Insurance Company handles primary and excess Architects & Engineers Professional Liability and Contractors Professional
Liability claims. Additionally, Jaclyn handles other complex professional liability claims for, insurance agents and brokers, lawyers and other professionals. Prior to joining Allied World, Jaclyn was partner at a Connecticut law firm
handling complex civil disputes in state and federal court. Her practice focused primarily on representing companies in various industries relating to construction disputes (owners, general contractors and various trades), commercial contract
disputes and employment issues. Jaclyn earned her Bachelor of Arts from Wheaton College graduating Cum Laude and her juris doctorate from Suffolk University Law School graduating Cum Laude with a concentration in Civil Litigation. She
is a member of the Connecticut State Bar and is admitted to practice in the United States District Court, District of Connecticut. She is affiliated with the American Bar Association, Connecticut Bar Association and Phi Delta Phi.
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Patty Beck is the President & Owner of A Balanced Practice, LLC, where she teaches attorneys practical strategies for incorporating well-being into their personal and professional lives. Prior to discovering her
passion for attorney well-being, she worked as an associate at a large law firm in Minneapolis, MN practicing employment law and as a Claim Attorney for Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company where she helped attorneys navigate challenging
legal malpractice and ethics complaints. Through her experience in private practice and helping lawyers through difficult times, she discovered her passion for teaching lawyers the “little things” they can do each day to improve their
relationship with stress and overall satisfaction with their careers.
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Christopher B. Block of Marshall Denehey Warner Coleman & Goggin actively defends matters for a variety of clients from individuals to small business people to medium sized and large insurance companies throughout
New Jersey and New York. His practice includes matters involving premises liability, product liability, amusements, sports and recreation, construction accidents, automobile, condominium/community association law and dram shop/liquor liability.
Chris defends professional malpractice matters brought against lawyers, real estate professionals, insurance agents and brokers, appraisers, architects and engineers. He has also defended a wide range of employment matters including the
defense of gender and race claims.
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Anthony Burrows is Vice President and Claims Counsel at Sompo International where he manages the SompoPro Commercial E&O claims team overseeing claims involving insurance agents/brokers, property managers and
other miscellaneous classes of professionals. Anthony has over 17 years’ experience handling claims and has worked as Claims Counsel for four other leading insurance carriers after a period of private practice in Buffalo, New York. He
received his BA from the University of Vermont and his JD from Albany Law School and is a frequent speaker at industry events.
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Tim Capowski heads the Litigation/Appellate Strategy Consulting Group at Coffey Modica O’Meara Capowski LLP. Tim has spent 25-plus years at the forefront of the insurance defense bar and stared down the barrel of
some of the biggest and nastiest claims in the history of the toughest legal market in the world. Tim has litigated hundreds of appeals and thousands of motions in state and federal and appellate courts throughout New York, and around
the country, putting his battle-tested know-how to bear fighting for defendants everywhere. His lengthy list of high-profile representative matters includes victories in catastrophic personal injury and property damage claims, construction
defect, product liability, subrogation, professional liability, premises liability, Labor Law, employment law, mass torts, complex torts, toxic torts, insurance coverage, and general commercial litigation. Tim’s findings and articles,
which help adjusters, clients and defense attorneys make more informed strategic decisions, have been prominently featured in the New York Law Journal and are shared industrywide. Tim and his group also regularly lecture at client and
national seminars, webinars and podcasts on issues of importance to the insurance defense industry and Bar.
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Robert Chadwick is a Partner at Freeman Mathis & Gary's Dallas office. Mr. Chadwick has 37 years of experience representing management, fiduciaries, professionals and C-suite executives in the areas of labor &
employment, workplace safety & health (OSHA), ERISA investigations & litigation, executive compensation and professional liability. He is Board Certified in Labor & Employment Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization
(1990-Present).
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Jeffrey Chen joined Swiss Re in 2021 as a Vice President of Re-insurance Claims where he manages a team of re-insurance claims experts. Most recently, he was an Assistant Vice President of Excess Casualty at AXIS,
leading a team of claims professionals. Jeff began his professional career as an attorney in New York, specializing in medical malpractice defense.
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Sally Clements is Of Counsel at Forsberg & Umlauf, P.S. in Seattle focusing on the representation of domestic and international insurers and reinsurers in complex litigated and non-litigated coverage matters under
D&O, E&O and CGL policies. She has extensive experience in modeling loss allocations and exposure projections. Sally received a B.A. from Boston University and a J.D. and M.B.A. from Villanova University.
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Christopher J. Conrad is a shareholder in the Camp Hill, PA office of Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin, PC, and he is a member of the firm’s Professional Liability Department. As part of his practice,
Mr. Conrad defends school districts, intermediate units, charter schools and other academic institutions in employment and civil rights litigation and in all phases of special education litigation, from administrative due process hearings
to federal court appeals. Mr. Conrad is a 1998 graduate of The Pennsylvania State University and a 2001 graduate of The Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law. He is admitted to practice law in federal and state courts in
Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Maryland.
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Aram Desteian is a shareholder with the Minneapolis law firm of Bassford Remele, P.A. Aram represents businesses in complex commercial litigation, and also counsels and defends other lawyers against a spectrum of
professional liability claims. Aram’s commercial litigation practice includes representing businesses in a wide range of business disputes. As a professional liability attorney, he regularly helps other lawyers prevent and navigate lawsuits,
investigations, board proceedings, and hearings involving legal ethics, legal malpractice, and other areas relating to the law of lawyering. Aram is an active member of the Hennepin County Bar Association Professionalism and Ethics Section,
serving as its appointee to the Hennepin County Bar Association Award Committee. He also serves as Bassford Remele's Associate General Counsel.
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Jennifer Faas, Esq. is Assistant Vice President, Claims Counsel, with Sompo International. Jen joined Sompo International in July 2021 and handles E&O claims for different types of miscellaneous professionals
including insurance agents/brokers and property managers. Jen has over 20 years of experience directly handling and managing teams of claims professionals handling Lawyers Professional Liability, MPL, Private Company D&O, Fiduciary,
and Fidelity claims. She also worked as an associate at a law firm in New York City where she represented clients in coverage litigation. Jen graduated summa cum laude with a BA in English from Wagner College and received her JD from Pace
University School of Law with a Certificate in Environmental Law. She is licensed to practice law in New York and New Jersey. In addition to presenting and participating in panel discussions for various insurance industry groups, Jen has
presented Continuing Legal Education seminars for the Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York State Bar Associations.
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J. Peter Glaws, IV of Carr Maloney PC is an experienced litigator whose broad litigation practice includes complex commercial disputes (including professional liability defense, complex construction litigation, corporate
disputes, estate and trust litigation, and intellectual property and technology law (copyright and trademark infringement cases). Peter plays a key role in his Firm’s professional liability practice, regularly represents lawyers, architects,
other professionals, and accountants – particularly in matters arising out of complex auditing, tax, consulting, and other accounting services. Peter further serves as outside counsel to large and small businesses, leveraging his knowledge
of how certain issues can lead to years of protracted litigation and applying that experience in contract negotiation (including drafting or revising professional engagement letters, master service agreements, HIPAA business associate
agreements, and other contracts), corporate governance and governing documents, risk management, data loss and cyber liability, subpoena responses, selected tax issues, and other general legal matters.
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Carrie L Graziani, Esq., AIC, RPLU of Hanover Insurance Group in Itasca, IL is AVP Specialty Claims, Management and Executive Liability, specializing in Employment Practices, D&O, Fiduciary, and Cyber Liability
claims involving Private Company and Non-Profit Insureds. Carrie manages a group of senior claims consultants in these areas, as well as personally handling a variety of management liability claims. Carrie received her Bachelor of Arts
from Xavier University and her Juris Doctor from DePaul University College of Law. Carrie was a carrier-side coverage attorney in private practice prior to working for carriers.
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Jennifer Groszek, JD, CPLP is a Vice President at ProQuest in Chicago where she provides risk management, claims advocacy, coverage & claims management consulting services to clients nationwide. She has more than
20 years of experience as an attorney and claims & business consultant. Her background in both the public and private sectors has enabled her to develop broad-based expertise that she employs to provide risk management and practical
claims solutions to clients. Jennifer holds a bachelor’s degree in Political Science, International Studies and French from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and a law degree from Valparaiso University School of Law. She recently
obtained a Certificate in Brand Management from Cornell University. Further, Jennifer obtained her Cyber Professional Liability Practitioner (CPLP) designation in 2022.
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Nicholas A. Gumpel is Senior Vice President, Director of the Executive and Professional Liability Specialty Practice Group at Gallagher Bassett Specialty (GB Specialty). He is responsible for the technical, operational
and administrative functions of the claims department including developing corporate controls, standards and department policies in accordance with client objectives and underwriting strategies to ensure effective claims handling practices.
He has more than 25 years of experience in the insurance industry and became part of the Arthur J. Gallagher family in 2014 managing the claim department for RPS Plus Companies – an MGA specializing in professional liability insurance.
Prior to joining Gallagher, Nick held claims management positions at various other insurance companies operating in the professional liability arena including Liberty International Underwriters, Inc. and Fireman’s Fund/Interstate. He is
a licensed attorney who began his career with the firm of Meagher & Geer in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He graduated from the College of William & Mary and received his law degree magna cum laude from Hamline University School of Law.
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Alan Palmer Jacobus is a litigator and trial lawyer with nearly 30 years’ experience. For much of his career, he has had a national practice (he is licensed in California, Illinois, and Louisiana), with strong roots in professional
liability defense, insurance matters, and other general, civil litigation. Mr. Jacobus also has extensive experience negotiating resolution of claims.
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Jason Jobe of Thompson Coe Cousins & Irons, LLP focuses primarily on defending and counseling clients in professional liability, commercial, and consumer-related litigation. He has represented a wide range of
individuals and companies, including insurance agents/brokers, third-party administrators, debt collectors, accountants, lawyers, architects and engineers, real estate agents, property inspectors, homeowners’ associations, property management
companies, and web design/developers. Jason has significant experience defending claims under the Texas Insurance Code, Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act (DTPA), Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), Texas Debt Collection Act,
Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), Texas Credit Reporting Act, and Texas Securities Act. His practice also focuses on representing and counseling clients on data privacy and cyber liability issues,
as well as assisting clients with industry regulation compliance and litigation avoidance.
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As a Senior Partner in Copeland, Stair, Valz & Lovell, LLP's Charleston office, Douglas W. MacKelcan III represents clients throughout South Carolina in all stages of civil litigation, alternate dispute resolution,
and licensure matters. He has served as lead counsel in jury and non-jury trials, and he has defended clients before the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation Professional Boards, and the South Carolina Office of
Disciplinary Counsel (lawyers). He has experience handling complex litigation, class action, and derivative cases, and wrongful death/survival cases. Doug's defense of professionals includes attorneys, accountants, medical professionals,
real estate agents and brokers, insurance agents, and other professionals. In addition, he defends directors and officers in management liability matters, with particular experience in community association defense. Doug also represents
clients in commercial litigation, premises liability, ERISA disability, employment practices, and he provides insurance coverage opinions. In addition to his busy practice, Doug serves as CSVL's commercial litigation practice group co-leader.
In addition to his active litigation practice, Doug serves as general counsel for businesses advising clients on the broad range of management and liability issues.
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Joyván Malbon-Griffin, Esq. is a Regional Director and Claims Attorney with Minnesota Lawyers Mutual. She received her undergraduate degree from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA and her Juris
Doctor degree from North Carolina Central University School of Law in Durham, NC. Prior to joining MLM, Joyván practiced complex civil litigation in state and federal court. She was also an adjunct professor at Bryant & Stratton
College where she taught Contracts Law and vast array of other legal classes. She is a member and the Deputy Legal Advisor for Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Incorporated. Additionally, Joyván is a member of the James Kent Inns of Court,
a CLE Committee member of the Norfolk Portsmouth Bar Association and a board member for the Urban League of Hampton Roads. In 2021, she was named a Virginia Business Legal Elite and was Bar Member of the Year for the South Hampton
Roads Bar Association.
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Matthew S. Marrone is vice chair of the Goldberg Segalla, LLP’s Management and Professional Liability practice group. He has defended hundreds of lawyers, insurance agents and brokers, and other professionals in malpractice
and related litigation, and often represents these same professionals in ethics investigations and disciplinary proceedings. Matt has extensive complex jury trial experience, some involving exposures in excess of $25 million.
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Jessica Mauch is the Head of Primary Casualty Claims at AXIS Insurance. Jessica started her career in claims as a Claims Associate with ACE American Insurance Company (now Chubb) in 2014, working in the Primary Casualty
Group of North American Claims. Since joining AXIS in 2017 as a Senior Claims Specialist, Jessica has grown in the Primary Claims unit at AXIS, promoted to an Account Manager and then Claims manager before reaching her current role as
Head of Primary Casualty Claims. Her multi-line claims experience includes construction, transportation, products, premises, habitational and hospitality claims. Jessica holds a Juris Doctorate from Widener University School of Law and
is admitted to both the New Jersey and Pennsylvania Bars. She achieved her Bachelor’s degree in Politics and Economics from Juniata College. Jessica earned her Certified Claims Professional Designation (“CCP”) after completing CLM’s Casualty
Claims College in 2018 and earned the Advanced Claims Professional Designation (“ACP) in 2020. In 2015, Jessica earned her Associate in Claims (“AIC”) from The Institutes.
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Derek Mayer currently serves as the Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the United States Secret Service, Chicago Field Office. Mr. Mayer is a native of New Orleans, Louisiana and is a graduate of Louisiana State
University. Mr. Mayer began his Secret Service career in 2000 as a Special Agent in the Washington Field Office before moving on to the Vice Presidential Protective Division from 2008–2012 where he had the honor of protecting Vice Presidents
Richard Cheney and Joseph Biden. Mr. Mayer was in the Dignitary Protective Division from 2012 – 2014 where he was tasked with coordinating the protection for all visiting foreign heads of state and government. Mr. Mayer served in the Los
Angeles Field Office from 2014 – 2016 as a supervisor overseeing the district’s budget and protective operations. Mr. Mayer moved back to Washington, DC in 2017 to start the newly formed Obama Protective Division which commenced on January
20, 2017. In this role he served as the Assistant Detail Leader for former President Barack Obama and the Detail Leader for former First Lady Michelle Obama. Mr. Mayer arrived in Chicago in the fall of 2018 and proudly serves as the Assistant
Special Agent in Charge of Protective Operations, Protective Intelligence Investigations and Administrative Policies.
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Dan Misheck Jr. is a Litigation Specialist at EMC Insurance Companies in Villa Park, Illinois.
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Ralph Vincent Morales is a respected trial partner with Vigorito Barker Patterson Nichols & Porter, LLP. He has extensive trial experience, with specialization in medical malpractice, insurance litigation, personal
injury, general negligence, general liability, premises liability, and labor law litigation. He has tried more than twenty-five cases, many of which were fraught with evidentiary challenges. These trials have included complex, high exposure
medical malpractice cases in which he represented doctors, hospitals, and other medical professionals. Ralph also has represented doctors under investigation by the New York State Department of Health Office of Professional Medical Conduct.
Moreover, he has presented seminars on trial advocacy and jury selection. Ralph has earned a reputation amongst the plaintiff’s bar and jurists alike as an animated, zealous advocate who is exquisitely prepared for trial. He is also renowned
as a highly effective, relentless cross-examiner. Prior to entering private practice in 2002, Mr. Morales spent six years as a senior assistant district attorney for the Kings County District Attorney’s Office. During that time, Ralph
tried high profile, serious felony cases in his bureau, known as the Red Zone. Ralph tried fifteen criminal cases during his tenure as a Brooklyn prosecutor, including matters that involved attempted murder, gunpoint robberies, serious
assaults, burglaries, and domestic violence. Additionally, he conducted seminars on issue analysis and trial advocacy skills. Ralph also taught NYPD recruits at the New York Police Academy about the legal complexities of search and seizure,
and how to be effective trial witnesses. Furthermore, Ralph served as a frequent guest on Court TV programs in which he provided expert analysis in real time during televised criminal trials.
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Nicole Morrow is an associate attorney with Forsberg & Umlauf, P.S. in Seattle. Nicole’s practice focuses on the defense of professionals, general liability matters, and coverage matters where she represents insurance
companies regarding first and third-party coverage claims and bad faith defense. She is a member of several industry groups and speaks at industry events regarding case law updates and insurance trends. She received her BA from Central
Washington University and received her JD from Willamette University College of Law.
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Sean C. Pierce of Wallace Jordan Ratliff & Brandt, LLC practices law across Alabama and the Southeast. Sean is rated AV Preeminent® by Martindale-Hubbell and has 20 years of experience in handling management (labor
and employment, D&O, corporate and commercial litigation), technology (cyber security and data privacy and protection), and professional liability (including E&O and malpractice) claims and cases, with an emphasis on complex litigation
and class actions, RICO and whistleblower claims, and other bet-the-company litigation. He received both his Bachelor of Science in Business and his Juris Doctorate from The University of Alabama and is admitted to practice before all
state and federal courts in Alabama and the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. He currently serves as Co-Chair of the Birmingham Bar Association’s Diversity/Inclusivity Committee and on the Alabama State Bar’s Diversity and Inclusivity
Committee and has been a member since each’s inception. He also currently serves as the Alabama Chapter President for the Claims & Litigation Management Alliance (CLM), as the Chair of Employment Practices Liability (EPL) Committee
for the Professional Liability Defense Federation (PLDF), and as Chair of Cyber Liability and Steering Committee Member for the Professional Liability Committee of the Defense Research Institute (DRI), the national defense bar, and has
previously served as Liaison to DRI’s Lawyers’ Professionalism & Ethics Committee and the Chair and/or Vice-Chair of the Lawyer, Real Estate and Design Professionals committees within DRI.
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Walter J. Price, III is a partner with Clark, May, Price, Lawley, Duncan & Paul, LLC in Birmingham, Alabama. The bulk of Mr. Prices’ practice is devoted to the defense of hospitals and other healthcare providers
in medical negligence cases. He is a member of DRI, the IADC, the Alabama Defense Lawyers Association, and the Professional Liability Defense Federation. From 2015 to 2018 Mr. Price served on the PLDF Board of Directors.
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J. Michael Reese is the Director of Risk Management in support of both the Accountants and Miscellaneous Professionals Liability E&O programs with Hanover Insurance. Mr. Reese joined Hanover in 2019 and sits in
the no-man’s land of Claims, Underwriting, Agents and Insureds. Prior to joining Hanover, Mr. Reese spent over 15 years in tax departments of Big 4 and Top 20 accounting firms, including two stops in firm National Tax Offices, and one
stop reporting to firm General Counsel. After transitioning from client compliance and consulting, Mr. Reese’s risk management responsibilities included drafting Quality Control procedures, manuals, and guidelines, annual update of firm
engagement letters, advising professional staff on ethical and practice questions, and leading annual internal inspections. Mr. Reese is a licensed attorney (inactive) in Indiana and Illinois and started his career as a prosecutor ultimately
focused on felony drug crimes. Mr. Reese is a graduate of the University of Connecticut School of Law and obtained his LL.M in Taxation from the University of Washington (Seattle). |
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Robert H. Rosenzweig, RPLU, is a Senior Vice President and the National Cyber Risk Practice Leader at Risk Strategies. In this role Rob oversees all of the firm’s cyber professionals and works directly with the firm’s
clients and prospects on creating comprehensive and customized coverage for their data security, privacy, and errors & omissions exposures. Rob is also responsible for coordinating the firm’s overall cyber strategy nationally. A published
writer and frequent interview subject on cyber liability topics, he also has participated on panels and led seminars on a variety of related topics. Rob currently holds the Cyber COPE Insurance Certification from Chubb & Carnegie Mellon
University and a designation as a Registered Professional Liability Underwriter. Rob received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Government & Economics from Hamilton College.
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Andrew C. Sayles is a partner with Connell Foley LLP in Roseland, New Jersey. He is a member of the firm’s Professional Liability and Commercial Law practice groups and represents various professionals in New York
and New Jersey. Among his professional activities, he currently serves as Co-Chair to the PLDF Lawyers Professional Liability Claims Committee.
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Matthew Schweiger is the AVP of D&O claims at Core Specialty. In that role, he oversees claims under public company and private company D&O policies, including employment practices liability and fiduciary
liability claims. Matthew has been a claim professional in the management liability area since 2017. Before 2017, he was a practicing attorney representing insurers in professional liability matters with a focus on public and private D&O.
Matthew’s experience as an attorney also included representing insurers in matters involving cyber liability, toxic tort and environmental liability, construction injuries and defects, non-profit liability, and personal lines liability,
among others.
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Barbara C. Serafini is Senior Vice President of Gallagher Bassett, managing cases in the Executive and Professional Liability Specialty Practice Group. She currently oversees a wide variety of Errors & Omissions
(E&O) programs including Lawyers, Title Insurance, Escrow Agents, Insurance Agents & Brokers for various carriers. Her duties include reviewing coverage analysis issues; communicating with policyholders regarding coverage issues;
negotiating settlements directly with claimants and their counsel; managing defense counsel for policyholders; and managing litigation and resolution strategy. Barbara also trains and assists with management of new employees in the non-medical
professional liability group. Prior to joining GB Specialty, Barbara worked as a Managing General Agent (MGA) for multiple insurance companies, managing a complex caseload of various types of high-profile professional liability claims
reported in connection with policies issued to lawyers, title agents, insurance agents and brokers.
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Richard Sheridan is the Chief Claims Officer for Berkley Cyber Risk Solutions. Rich has over 24 years of insurance claims experience and has overseen claims under Cyber policies for 15 years. Before entering the insurance
industry, Rich worked as an associate attorney at New York City law firms for more than 3 years, and before that was an Assistant District Attorney in Bronx County, New York, for more than five years. Rich earned his JD from Fordham University
School of Law and has a BA in English from the State University of New York at Albany.
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Angela R. Sivilli, JD, RPLU is Director, Chief Claims Office, Financial Lines, for Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (“AGCS”) in Chicago where she manages high value financial lines claims under domestic and
global programs with global responsibility for Management Liability Commercial and Financial Institutions. As a contributing author to AGCS’s “Directors and Officers (D&O) Insurance Insights 2022” and over 25 years in the field, Angela
is uniquely positioned to provide insight on current financial lines claim trends and coverage issues. Angela is a graduate of the University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law.
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Danita Davis Sudac is Co-Chair of Tressler LLP’s Insurance Practice Group. She also practices with the Litigation Defense Practice Group. Danita represents insurers in matters regarding first party property residential
and commercial disputes, commercial general liability coverage, professional liability coverage, liquor liability coverage and employment practices liability coverage, among others. She advises insurers regarding a broad range of matters
involving state and federal law throughout the country. Danita holds a bachelor’s degree from Drake University and obtained her law degree from Valparaiso University School of Law.
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James Vinocur is a Manhattan-based partner at Goldberg Segalla LLP, where he specializes in cybersecurity issues, emerging technologies, and data privacy. Mr. Vinocur frequently provides counsel on data breaches and
other cyber-incidents, including ransomware attacks, as well as matters involving cryptocurrency. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Vinocur was the Deputy Chief of the Cybercrimes Bureau for the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office.
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Hon. Zuberi Williams is a Maryland State judge on a mission to inspire, empower, and provide opportunities for young people of color, women, and our LGBTQ+ to make the heart of the judicial system better and fairer. Judge
Williams earned his Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Texas Christian University (TCU) and received his JD/MBA joint degree from American University’s Washington College of Law (WCL) and Kogod School of Business, respectively.
He is an adjunct professor at the American University’s School of Public Affairs and Law School.
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William J. Zee serves as chair of the Appel, Yost & Zee Education Law Group. Bill has represented public and private schools, intermediate units and higher education institutions throughout Pennsylvania and New
Jersey for the past 15 years. He spearheads the Education Group’s professional development and training initiatives, with a special focus on student services, trauma-informed and restorative practices, and public-school policy. For his
work in trauma-informed policy, Bill was honored as one of American Lawyer’s 2021 Northeast Legal Trailblazers. Bill is frequently sought out to lecture locally and nationally on a wide range of school law, student service, and disability-related
topics. Prior to entering private practice, Bill taught at the secondary level in the public schools in Philadelphia and New Jersey and in higher education at Eastern Michigan University and Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey.
He also served as a Dean in both admissions and academic affairs. He holds a B.A. from Rutgers, M.S.Ed. from the University of Pennsylvania, and J.D. from Villanova University. Bill is a servant leader on the board of directors for a number
of community benefit organizations that are important to him, including the Touchstone Foundation, Aaron’s Acres, and the Lancaster Education Foundation. He also serves on the Diversity Committee for the Lancaster Bar Association. Bill
was recently selected to serve as the Pennsylvania School Board Solicitors Association Section 7 Director.
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