2020 Spring Topics & Presenters                         

EPL Market Place & Underwriting Trends

Moderator: Clinton J. Wesolik, Esq.
Director/National Product Leader, EPL
CNA Specialty, Management Liability, Financial Institutions & Technology

Laura Zaroski, J.D., RPLU
SVP at Gallagher - Law Firms Practice
Gallagher

Joni F. Mason
Senior Vice President, National Practice Advisor
Executive and Professional Risk Solutions (EPS)
USI Insurance Services

Laura Burns, CPCU, RPLU
Vice President
Bowring Marsh

EPL Claims Trends

Moderator: Mercedes Colwin
Partner
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP.

Ron Goldstein, Esq.
Managing Director, FSG Division
Aon Risk Solutions

Sandra M. Tata
Assistant Vice President, Specialty Liability  
The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company

David Rocklin, Esq.
Senior Claims Consultant
Management Liability Claims
Woodruff-Sawyer & Co.

Karen Nissen
Department Managing Attorney
Vernis & Bowling of Palm Beach, P.A.

Disasters - Disease, Weather and Violence -

Weathering the Storm and Avoiding or Mitigating Liability

Moderator: Dove A.E. Burns
Partner
Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

Justin J. Blacklock
Executive Underwriter, EPLI Specialist
North America Financial Lines
Chubb

Seth B. Brickman, CPCU, RPLU
Managing Director
Business Risk Partners

Transitioning the Approach:

How to Effectively Navigate When Religion and Gender Clash at Work

Moderator: Robyn Silvermintz
Partner
Winget, Spadafora & Schwartzberg, LLP

Thomas E. Allison-Couto
Assistant Vice President, Executive Claims Director
North American Financial Lines
Chubb

Samantha J. Manfredini, Esq.
Vice President, EPLI, Financial Services Group, Commercial Risk Solutions
Aon

Navigating the Weeds in the Workplace:

Understanding the Interplay of State Disability Laws with Medical Marijuana

Moderator: Kelly H. Kolb
Shareholder
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

Rachel L. Freedman, Esq.

Assistant Vice President, Claims Counsel
Sompo International

Julie A. Moore
Partner
Bowles Rice LLP

Timothy R. Eavenson, Esq.
Assistant Vice President, Team Manager
Management Liability
Hiscox USA

#MeToo Marches Forward  – Statistics, Settlements, Legislation and Litigation

Jennifer Ward
Managing Partner
Ward Law, LLC

Chris Lavelle
Vice President/EPL National Practice Leader
USLI

Wendy J. Mellk
Principal
Jackson Lewis P.C.

Joseph Kelly
Employment Practices Liability National Practice Leader
Vice President | U.S. CML
Sompo International

Biometric Screening and EPL

Moderator: Antonio Trotta
Group Claims – Cyber & Executive Risk
Beazley Group

Justin Boron
Partner
Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP

Laura R. Lapidus , Esq.
Management Liability Risk Control Director
CNA

Joseph M. Gagliardo
Managing Partner
Laner Muchin, Ltd

Whistleblowers—

The Latest in the Rise of Whistleblower Claims; Defenses, Pitfalls and Strategy

Claudia Costa
Partner
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP

Carrie Graziani
Senior Specialty Claims Manager
Management and Executive Liability
Hanover Insurance Group, Management

Sabrina Kania, Esq.
Complex Claims Specialist
Hiscox USA

Robert J. Sniffen
Founder & Managing Partner
Sniffen & Spellman, P.A.

Accessibility and the ADA- Beyond Barriers and Websites

Moderator: Dianna D. McCarthy
Partner
Winget, Spadafora & Schwartzberg, LLP

Michele Landis
Co-Founder
Accessible360

Hillary J. Raimondi
Partner
Traub Lieberman Straus & Shrewsberry LLP

Adam M. Guttin
Financial & Professional Lines Claims Manager
Starr Adjustment Services

Darling Don’t Fall Prey to the FLSA

Moderator: Stacey L. Pitcher
Partner
Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP.

Kevin J.  O’Connor
Partner
Peckar & Abramson, P.C.

Catherine P. Wells
Member Member, Executive Committee Chair, Labor & Employment Group

Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC

David B. Walston
Partner
Christian & Small LLP

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