Position:
Coverage Counsel/Coverage Litigation Attorney at CNA
Work:
CNA
- Chicago, IL since Feb 2013
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Coverage Counsel/Coverage Litigation Attorney
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP
Nov 2009 - Feb 2013
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Partner
Cray Huber Horstman Heil & VanAusdal LLC
Jan 2007 - Nov 2009
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Attorney
Illinois Appellate Court, First District, Research Department
Oct 2005 - Dec 2006
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Staff Attorney
Education:
University of Illinois College of Law 2002 - 2005
J.D., Law
The George Washington University 1998 - 2002
BA, International Politics
Buffalo Grove HS
Interests:
I enjoy taking in the cultural and sports offerings in Chicago, including restaurants, musical theater, competitive softball, Chicago Bulls games, and the magnificent Wrigley Field, home of the Cubbies. I also relish my time cooking and relaxing with my wife and our pets.
Honor & Awards:
PUBLICATIONS
"Art of the Tender," DRI Insurance Coverage and Claims Institute, Chicago, IL (Apr 2009)
Settlement Wars: The Insurer’s Right To Be Reimbursed By Its Insured for Settlement Payments, For The Defense (Jan 2009)
Can You Keep a Secret? The Duty to Defend Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act Claims, DRI: The Voice, August 27, 2008
"Will Mickey Be Property of Disney Forever? Divergent Attitudes Towards Patent and Copyright Extensions in Light of Eldred v. Ashcroft," 2004 U. Ill. J.L. Tech. & Pol'y 105 (Spring, 2004)
"Click the Mouse and Bet the House: The United States’ Online Gaming Restrictions before the World Trade Organization," 2005 U. Ill. J.L. Tech. & Pol’y 125 (Spring, 2005)
"Making the Consumer Watchdog’s Bark As Strong As Its Gripe: Complaint Sites and the Changing Dynamic of the Fair Use Defense," 16 Alb. L.J. Sci. & Tech 59 (2006)
"It’s Best to Listen: Corporate Restraint in the Face of Consumer Gripe Sites," CBA Record, 42-47 (April, 2006)