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Jonathan H. Adams Counsel Louisiana jadams@wcmlaw.com (504) 203-4393 Professional Experience Jonathan has significant experience in casualty, medical malpractice and civil rights defense. He has extensive knowledge of all aspects of litigation, including strategy, budgeting, discovery, pre-trial motion practice, settlement negotiation, witness preparation and trial. In his free time, Jonathan enjoys reading, playing with his dogs, and visiting his grandchildren. Honors and Distinctions J. Stanford Levy Best Brief Competition, Loyola University School of Law Certified Litigation Management Professional (CLMP) Professional Activities New Orleans Bar Association, Member Louisiana State Bar Association, Member Claims & Litigation Management Alliance, Member News I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Download Education Spring Hill College, B.S., Magna Cum Laude Loyola University School of Law, J.D., Cum Laude Bar Admissions Louisiana Court Admissions U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana U.S. District Court Middle District of Louisiana U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit

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Wade Clark Mulcahy LLP attorneys represent clients who rely upon our success as advocates and our practical, results oriented advice and recognized expertise as trial and appellate lawyers across a broad spectrum of insurance, commercial and coverage matters. While we practice from our offices in New York City, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Long Island, our clients regularly call upon us to manage risk in jurisdictions across the country. Our growth has been driven by client referrals. Results Speak for Themselves We are litigators who think practically not abstractly. We are trial lawyers who understand coverage and coverage lawyers who try cases. We are advisors who help you manage your risk. PRACTICE AREAS Our Practice Areas OUR VISION What sets Wade Clark Mulcahy apart Wade Clark Mulcahy LLP attorneys represent clients who rely upon our success as advocates and our practical, results oriented advice and recognized expertise as trial and appellate lawyers across a broad spectrum of insurance, commercial and coverage matters. While we practice from our offices in New York City, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Long Island, Florida, Louisiana, and Texas, our clients regularly call upon us to manage risk in jurisdictions across the country. Our growth has been driven by client referrals. ATTORNEYS Latest News

Teresa G. Bohne Partner Texas tbohne@wcmlaw.com +2147852187 Professional Experience Teresa joins WCM committed to providing insurance coverage, bad faith, and legal liability representation for insurance companies and claims administrators. Teresa started her own law firm as a sole practitioner in 2022. She successfully represented insurance companies and policyholders on multiple lines of business, with particular emphasis involving insurance coverage opinions, and litigation of declaratory actions and bad faith actions regarding commercial general liability and commercial motor vehicle liability, including parameters of legal and statutory liability. Her work included legal liability analysis and appellate analysis as needed. Prior to 2022, she practiced with various law firms in differing roles, serving as partner, of counsel, co-counsel of record, expert consultant, and expert witness, and provided legal analysis and writing regarding a litany of insurance coverage and bad faith issues, as well as appellate and legal liability analysis and opinions. Her consultation and co-counsel work spans over multiple jurisdictions in state and federal courts. She has also served as a mediator and arbitrator on many insurance coverage, bad faith and legal liability cases. Prior to 2005, she worked for many years in-house at the home office of a major property and casualty insurance company. During this time, she served and learned in many roles, including as a Coverage and Large Loss Attorney, an Associate General Counsel, a Reinsurance Operations Manager, and the Corporate Insurance Manager including management of corporate insurance placements, policy provisions, premium payments, and risk control issues. Teresa initially practiced as an appellate and medical malpractice defense advocate, as well as handling insurance coverage and bad faith issues and cases. Her litigation experience includes jury and bench trials from start to finish, including the appellate briefing and advocate process. She has written many appellate briefs, and argued appeals at the Texas Court of Appeals, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the California State Court of Appeals (by admission pro hac vice ). Professional Activities Teresa is a member of the American Bar Association, Tort and Insurance Practice Section, and of the Insurance Section of the State Bar of Texas. She has written papers and presented speeches and mock arguments for the American Bar Association Tort and Insurance Section and the Defense Research Institute. She also served as a Vice Chair of the ABA TIPS Corporate Counsel Committee. Teresa has also served as a coach for many moot court and mock trial teams. She was elected to be an Honorary Member of the Southern Methodist University Law School Board of Advocates, having served as a coach for several moot court teams. She also coached and assisted with several high school mock trial teams, including teams from the Cistercian Preparatory School of Dallas, the Cambridge School of Dallas, and Thomas Jefferson High School. While in law school, Teresa was a member of the Order of Barristers, and Chair of the Student Recruitment and Student Orientation Committees. While in college, she was a member of Student Congress and Student Foundation. Teresa enjoys spending time with her family and friends and dog Coco, taking long walks, and is training to become a certified yoga instructor. Publications Fundamentals of Reinsurance and Reinsurance Markets ; co-authored with Steve McElhiney; book published by International Risk Management Institute, Inc., September 2011. Multidisciplinary Practice. American Bar Association Annual Meeting; New York, New York; June 2000. Independent Counsel: A Multistate Review. Defense Research Institute Seminar; Boston, Massachusetts; October, 1998. Also presented for DRI Seminar; Des Moines, Iowa; May, 1998. Additional Insureds: Recent Issues . American Bar Association Seminar; Los Angeles California; February 1998. The Tripartite Relationship. American Bar Association Seminar; Tucson, Arizona; March, 1997. Additional Insureds. American Bar Association Tort and Insurance Practice Section Seminar; San Antonio, Texas; February 1997. Recent Developments Regarding the Attorney-Client and Attorney Work-Product Privileges. Texas Association of Defense Counsel Seminar; Crested Butte, Colorado; January, 1994. Non-Statutory Privileges and Immunities from Discovery . Texas Association of Defense Counsel Seminar; Austin, Texas; September, 1993. Also presented at Tarrant County Legal Secretaries Association Seminar; Fort Worth, Texas; September, 1993 and State Bar of Texas Continuing Legal Education; Legal Assistants Division Seminar; Fort Worth, Texas; June, 1993. Annual Survey of Federal Law; Evidence , 24 Tex.Tech.L.Rev. 645 (Spring 1993). Crime: Who Pays the Price? ; CLE for attorneys and clients; Cowles & Thompson; October, 1991. Tips Regarding Expert Testimony . CLE for attorneys and clients; Cowles & Thompson; March, 1991. News I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Download Education J.D., Baylor University School of Law. B.B.A., Baylor University. Bar Admissions Texas Court Admissions U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Eastern District of Texas Northern District of Texas Southern District of Texas Western District of Texas

James D. Dudley Associate Pennsylvania jdudley@wcmlaw.com 257 665 0755 Professional Experience James Dudley handles a wide variety of litigation matters, including personal injury, construction defect, defamation, and premises liability. He attended Villanova University for both his undergraduate and law degrees. Prior to attending law school, he served as a surface warfare officer in the U.S. Navy. News I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Download Education J.D., Villanova University School of Law B.A., Villanova University Bar Admissions New Jersey Pennsylvania

News PA Appellate Court Clarifies Insured’s Right to Own Counsel. August 8, 2011 < Back Share to: In the case of Eckman v. Erie Insurance, Solid Waste Services sued Eckman for false statements made during a local election campaign. Eckman presented the claim to its homeowner’s carrier, Erie. Erie assigned defense counsel under a reservation of rights. The ROR noted that intentional acts and punitive damages were excluded from coverage. Eckman rebuffed Erie’s assigned counsel and instead demanded counsel of its own choosing. When that offer was rejected, Eckman commenced a declaratory judgment action and sought injunctive relief to force Erie to provide Eckman with counsel of Eckman’s choosing. In making its argument, Eckman relied upon admittedly non-binding Pennsylvania case law and suggested that “a conflict of interest is a conflict of interest, exclusive of Pennsylvania case law.” Eckman argued that any attorney selected by an insurer under a reservation of rights, and paid by that insurer, would ipso facto breach his or her obligations to the insured/client. Eckman’s claim was rejected both by the trial court and the Superior Court. In a good result for insurers, the court reasoned that a conflict of interest (such to support the assignment of independent counsel) must be proven and cannot merely be presupposed. This decision is consistent with controlling PA precedent and as the court rightfully noted, it is bound to “follow controlling precedent as long as decision has not been overturned by the Supreme Court.” So, in Pennsylvania at least, a reservation of rights does not automatically trigger a right to independent counsel. If you have any questions about this post, please contact Bob Cosgrove at rcosgrove@wcmlaw.com . Previous Next Contact

News WCM Partner Speaks to Academy of Experts in London. March 23, 2018 < Back Share to: On March 14, 2018, WCM Partner Bob Cosgrove spoke to The Academy of Experts at Gray’s Inn, Inns of Court, London, UK. His presentation was entitled “I’m a Bit of an Expert: The Use of Experts in US Litigation.” The seminar explained the differences between US and UK approaches on experts and how that impacts the ultimate outcomes of litigation. For more information about this post please e-mail Bob Cosgrove. Previous Next Contact

News Mere Presence Of A Hazard Does Not Create Liability August 18, 2011 < Back Share to: In Atashi v. Fred-Doug 117, LLC, the First Department reaffirmed the lower court’s dismissal of the plaintiff’s compliant, holding that the defendants did not create the alleged dangerous condition that caused the plaintiff’s accident, nor did they have actual or constructive notice. Atashi, a security guard at the defendants’ building, tripped and fell over a large flatbed dolly that tenants sometimes borrowed from the building staff. The court held that the presence of the dolly alone did not equate liability onto the defendants. Atashi conceded that the dolly was not in the hallway five hours prior to the accident, and he would have been the only employee on site that day responsible for inspecting the location on the defendants’ behalf. Thus, absent any evidence to establish that the defendants created the condition, or would have been made aware of the condition by another building employee, his complaint had to be dismissed. Thanks to Lora Gleicher for her contribution to this post. http://www.courts.state.ny.us/reporter/3dseries/2011/2011_06290.htm Previous Next Contact

News Reality or Wishful Thinking: Is the Admitted Market About to Get Hammered? February 15, 2011 < Back Share to: The softness of the current insurance market has impacted everyone. One specific way in which it has impacted the E&S market is that admitted carriers (to increase premium intake) have underwritten risks that usually reverted to the E&S market. Some professionals believe that the worm is about to turn as the admitted carriers flee the newly written risks because of bad loss ratios -- http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2011/02/10/184165.htm. The question is -- when? And to that question, no-one knows the answer. For more information about this post, please contact Bob Cosgrove at rcosgrove@wcmlaw.com . Previous Next Contact

News Mediation Agreements Are Binding in NJ. August 12, 2011 < Back Share to: In the case of Willingboro Mall v. 240/242 Franklin Avenue, et al., the plaintiff appealed from an order enforcing a settlement reached during a mediation session conducted pursuant to Rule 1:40-4. Plaintiff argued that the rule precludes enforcement of an oral settlement reached at a nonbinding mediation session. It also contended the alleged settlement was the product of coercion by the mediator. The facts giving rise to the appeal are as follows. Plaintiff and defendants were commercial real estate entities who were involved in a default and foreclosure dispute. The parties were referred to mediation by the General Equity judge. The parties selected a retired Superior Court Judge as mediator, and attended a mediation session with their attorneys at the office of defendants' attorney. After several hours, the parties agreed to a settlement. Counsel for defendants then wrote a letter to the General Equity judge to inform him that the parties had reached a settlement. The letter also stated the terms of the settlement. Plaintiff refused to consummate the settlement and instead asserted that a final, binding settlement agreement had not been reached at the mediation session. Defendants then filed a motion to enforce the mediated settlement agreement, and supported the motion with a certification of their attorney and the mediator. A plenary hearing was conducted and a written opinion was issued, which found that the parties did in fact arrive at a settlement of the underlying case, and that the settlement was therefore binding. On appeal, plaintiff argued that Rule 1:40-4(i) prevented enforcement of an oral settlement because the terms of the settlement were not reduced to writing at the mediation session, a copy of the writing was not provided to each party, and the parties did not affix their signatures to the writing at the mediation session. In addition, plaintiff argued that enforcement of a settlement reached at a mediation session is contrary to the non-binding nature of the mediation process. The Appellate Division agreed with the trial court. It ruled that mediation is utilized to afford the parties an opportunity to present their position before an experienced professional with the goal of resolving some or all of the differences between the parties. Rule 1:40-4 (i) does not prohibit the mediator or one of the parties from reducing the terms of the agreement to writing shortly after conclusion of the mediation session as occurred in this case. Specifically, the court noted that in this case, three days after the mediation session, defendants' attorney prepared and sent a letter stating the terms of the agreement reached by the parties. Two weeks later, he sent another letter informing plaintiff that he had placed the sum required to resolve the dispute in an escrow account. The Appellate Court held that these writings, the first memorializing the terms of the settlement and the second notifying plaintiff of defendants' action to consummate the settlement, were within the intention of the rule requiring the agreement to be reduced to writing. Two important points bear mention here. First, sometimes attorneys (and litigants) are held to their word and bound by their verbal actions. Second, and perhaps more importantly, know your case and the attorneys. If the attorneys on the other side seem like the kind of folks who will try to weasel their way out of an agreement, don’t leave the mediation until a written agreement is finalized and signed by all parties. It might take a little bit longer, but it’s certainly worth the effort – in fact, we just did this on a case on Wednesday where a post mediation “agreement on written terms” seemed like it might be hard to come by. But that’s a story for a different day… Special thanks to Sheila Osei for her contributions to this post. For more information about it, or WCM's NJ practice, please contact Bob Cosgrove at rcosgrove@wcmlaw.com . Previous Next Contact