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Noah W. Abdelaziz Associate New York nabdelaziz@wcmlaw.com 562 980 6628 Professional Experience Noah Abdelaziz litigates general liability and civil litigation actions including contract disputes. His work includes all aspects of these cases from inception to resolution involving various forms of dispute resolution and litigation, including drafting pleadings and motions, attending depositions, performing legal research, attending conferences, hearings, mediations, and preparing for trial. Prior to joining WCH, Noah served as an Assistant Corporation Counsel for the City of New York, where he managed over one hundred cases, drafted and argued a variety of motions, and first-chaired numerous depositions and bench trials. While in law school, Noah was a judicial intern for Magistrate Judge Stewart D. Aaron at the Southern District of New York and for Judge Claire R. Kelly at the Court of International Trade. A Certified Information Privacy Professional, US, (CIPP/US through the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), he was also a legal intern for a firm where he drafted data privacy policies for start-ups. Prior to law school, Noah was a Student Attorney for the Legal Services Center of Harvard Law School and the Veterans Legal Institute. On his off time, Noah enjoys taking his dog to Prospect Park. Honors and Distinctions Deans List, California State University Fullerton Professional Activities Tort and Product Liability NYC Bar Committee, Board Member Minorities in the Profession NYC Bar Committee, Board Member New York State Bar Association, Member New York City Bar Association, Member Korean American Lawyers of Greater New York (KALAGNY), Member Muslim Bar Association of New York (MUBANY), Member News I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Download Education Juris Doctor, Brooklyn Law School, 2024 Bachelor of Arts, California State University Fullerton, 2020 Bar Admissions Minnesota New York

Charles Frank Associate Pennsylvania cfrank@wcmlaw.com 267 518 8380 News I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Download Education J.D., Thomas R. Kline School of Law at Drexel University B.A., Denison University Bar Admissions Pennsylvania

Philip A. Wines Law Clerk New York pwines@wcmlaw.com 332 251 0739 Publications Philip Andrew B. Wines, A Proxy for Piety: A Closer Look at Religious Cost in the Substantial Burden Inquiry , 93 Fordham L. Rev. 29 (2024). News I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Download Education J.D., Fordham University School of Law B.A., Fordham University

Sri L. Balijepalle Associate Pennsylvania sbalijepalle@wcmlaw.com (267) 665-0715 Professional Experience Sri Balijepalle litigates general liability, professional liability, and products liability actions, as well as contractual disputes. She handles claims from inspection up to the time of trial, including fact analysis and investigation, drafting pleadings and motions, depositions, legal research, arbitrations, mediations, settlements, and preparation for trial. During law school, Sri served as the Vice President of the Asian Pacific American Law Students Association (APALSA), the Secretary of the Health Law Society, and a teaching assistant for Civil Procedure at Villanova University Charles Widger School if Law. Further, Sri spent her 3L year as the inaugural member of Villanova’s Intellectual Property Clinic and Advanced Intellectual Property Clinic. She helped with small business owners in their intellectual property needs – including patent, copyright, and trademark matters. Prior to joining WCM, Sri spent her 2L summer at a large Philadelphia firm as an intern in their patent litigation team. She also externed with the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General, assisting with environmental permitting, counseling, and litigation during law school. Sri spent several years prior to her legal career working as a pharmaceutical drug researcher for large general and brand pharmaceutical manufacturers in New Jersey, working closely with the FDA and DEA in the production of controlled medication, ensuring their safety and efficacy. News I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Download Education J.D., Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law B.A., Rutgers University Bar Admissions Pennsylvania New York

Hannah M. Garber Associate Pennsylvania hgarber@wcmlaw.com Professional Experience Hannah works on a variety of insurance coverage and civil litigation matters. Her work includes analyzing coverage questions, contracts, and policies, drafting coverage opinions, and advising insurers on coverage obligations. She also assists on civil litigation matters, defending clients in products liability, premises liability, personal injury, and property damage cases. Her litigation work includes investigation and fact analysis, drafting pleadings and motions, conducting depositions and legal research, and appearing for hearings, arbitrations, mediations, and trial preparation. During law school, Hannah competed on Temple’s Sports Law Negotiation Team at Villanova’s Baseball Filing Day Competition and at Tulane’s Annual International Baseball Arbitration Competition. Honors and Distinctions Recipient of the Beasley Law Scholarship Pi Sigma Alpha News I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Download Education JD, Temple University, Beasley School of Law BA, Arcadia University Bar Admissions Pennsylvania

Michael A. Bono Executive Partner New York, New Jersey mbono@wcmlaw.com +1 212 267 1900 Professional Experience Michael A. Bono is an Executive Partner at Wade Clark Mulcahy LLP and a leading New York litigator, whose practice centers on high-exposure property, casualty, construction, and specialty-risk disputes. He represents businesses and individuals, including public figures in media, sports, entertainment, and politics. He also defends regional, national, and international insurers, lawyers and other professionals in E&O matters, property owners and construction entities in Labor Law cases with catastrophic injuries, and transport and art-world clients in complex state and federal litigation. With more than twenty-five years of litigation and trial experience, Michael has handled cases at every level of New York’s courts— from trial courts to the New York Court of Appeals, where he successfully argued Forman v. Henkin , the landmark decision setting the statewide standard for social-media discovery in personal-injury litigation. Michael regularly serves as counsel to insurers in first-party property claims, including fraud investigations, coverage litigation, jewelers block and diamond recovery, cargo/bailee, art law cases, subrogation, and other specialty risk matters. Before joining WCM, Michael was a Senior Assistant District Attorney with the Kings County District Attorney’s Office. As an ADA, Michael prosecuted violent felonies and investigated complex narcotic networks and conspiracies. Michael also supervised junior prosecutors and assisted in the training of attorneys and police officers. Michael has also worked for a law firm specializing in the defense of fraudulent insurance claims. Honors and Distinctions At Fordham University, Michael served on the Environmental Law Journal and was a member of the Dean’s List. He was also a magna cum laude graduate of Villanova University. Professional Activities Michael has been elected to membership in the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel and the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance. He is also a member of DRI, the Professional Liability Underwriting Society, and the North American Contingency Association. Michael is a frequent lecturer and has conducted seminars before such organizations as the International Underwriting Association of London, the New York State Bar Association, as well as for numerous clients. Publications The Poison Pill? Settling Damage Claims Involving Living Artists (co-author Michael A. Bono): International Fine Art and Specie Conference, Rome, Italy. Sandy’s Impact on Fine Art and Property Insurers IUA Event: London (co-author with Dennis M. Wade). Fine Art and Collectible Losses: Framing the Value Issues (International Underwriting Association, London, England) (co-author with Dennis M. Wade). The Basics of Oral Examination: Understanding the Rules and Law of Depositions Pursuant to the CPLR (New York State Bar Association). The Examination Before Trial: What to Do Before Calling the Court (New York State Bar Association). What Fine Art Insurers Really Need to Know About the Visual Artists Rights Act (VARA) (co-author with Dennis M. Wade). The Anatomy of a Bust Out: The Implications of Bankruptcy and Bankruptcy Fraud for Property, Fine Art and Specie Insurers (International Underwriting Association, London, England) (co-author with Dennis M. Wade). Defending Underwriters, Claim Professionals and Brokers in US Coverage Litigation (International Underwriting Association, London, England) (co-Author with Dennis M. Wade). Getting it Back: Recovering Stolen Property in the United States (International Underwriting Association) (co-author with Dennis M. Wade). News I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Download Education J.D. Fordham University School of Law B.S.B.A. Villanova University Bar Admissions New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Court Admissions Eastern District of New York Southern District of New York District of New Jersey

Maria E. Dalmanieras Partner Florida mdalmanieras@wcmlaw.com Professional Experience Maria is a Board Certified Trial attorney by the Florida Bar. Her practice focuses in the areas of personal injury and insurance defense litigation, including construction litigation, premises liability, auto liability, products liability, legal malpractice, wrongful death litigation, indemnification, subrogation claims, first party insurance claims, and medical malpractice. She has successfully obtained numerous defense verdicts for her clients during her almost twenty years of practice and is well respected within the legal community as a trial lawyer. Honors and Distinctions While in law school, Maria was the Community Outreach Chairperson for Miami Law Women, and she was an editor for the law school newspaper, Res Ipsa Loquitur. Professional Activities Maria is a member of the Florida Bar and the Defense Research Institute. Publications News I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Download Education J.D., University of Miami School of Law B.A., College of Holy Cross Bar Admissions Florida Court Admissions United States District Court, Southern District of Florida

Brian Gibbons Partner New York, Long Island bgibbons@wcmlaw.com +1 332 345 7164 Professional Experience A consummate legal strategist with a well-earned reputation as a formidable opponent who is not afraid to take the right cases to trial, Brian Gibbons knows how to achieve advantageous and cost-effective outcomes for his clients, whether that’s early case dismissal through tactical pleadings and motions, resolution on favorable terms, or, where needed, a jury trial, bench trial or appeal. Brian’s keen ability to identify critical issues, devise effective approaches and leverage those approaches at key decisions points contributes to his successes on behalf of WCM clients in state and federal courts both in New York and nationally. Brian handles a very wide range of civil litigation, from property and casualty defense, premises liability, personal injury and automobile claims, and employment disputes to lawsuits involving catastrophic injuries and significant property losses. He defends individuals and businesses in complex professional liability cases, advises clients on fraud-based insurance coverage matters and investigates and litigates Jewelers Block policy disputes. Brian also uses his extensive litigation experience to advise clients on risk assessment and allocation and to help them avoid disputes and litigation. Brian knows his way around a courtroom, having previously served as an assistant district attorney in Bronx County, New York, prosecuting high-level narcotics and violent felonies and trying dozens of cases. He also understands that trials bring risk — one that many clients would prefer to avoid. Clients rely on Brian to cut through the “noise” of complex disputes, uncover the core issues and bring their cases to an optimal conclusion as quickly as possible. A compelling advocate both in the courtroom and at the settlement table, Brian’s direct, commonsense approach and his skill with witnesses, investigators and other experts enable him to clearly and credibly convey the facts and issues at the heart of lawsuits and disputes to judges, juries and adversaries. Brian prides himself on being a straightforward, practical and trustworthy partner to his clients, guiding them through the complexities and nuances of litigation and explaining issues and strategic choices clearly so that clients — from sophisticated business owners and corporate counsel to individuals, small-business owners and new clients who have never been involved in litigation before — can make informed decisions. Brian regularly writes and lectures on civil and criminal litigation in New York and on practical trial practice. A Certified Information Privacy Professional, US, (CIPP/US) and a Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM), through the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), he also lectures on cyber liability. Brian is also the resident partner in WCM’s Long Island office. +1 212 267 1900 Select Representations Defended property owners against a trip and fall case in New York County involving significant injuries and potential exposure, obtaining the reversal of a lower court order denying summary judgment, and ultimately securing dismissal of the case by successfully arguing that the plaintiff failed to meet his burden in demonstrating that our clients’ actions created a hazardous condition. In a motor vehicle accident involving a young adult plaintiff with no prior injuries and a $7 million damages demand, we secured a jury verdict of $300,000 — the amount we initially suggested — after a monthlong damages-only trial in Queens County. Defended a builder in a personal injury case alleging that the plaintiff sustained fractures and subsequently underwent surgery after falling down a set of stairs, arguing that the stairs were finemaintaining the pretrial settlement offer in line with our position through jury selection, and finally securing the plaintiff’s agreement to the original offer and settlement during trial. Secured summary judgment and dismissal of a plaintiff’s Labor Law §240(1) claim based on the one- and two-family dwelling exemption by pointing out the inconsistencies in the plaintiff’s pleadings and our clients’ entitlement to the statutory exemption. Secured a favorable mediated settlement in a significant personal injury case stemming from a plaintiff’s accident on our client’s commercial outdoor staircase, leveraging the absence of any code violations and the plaintiff’s apparent intoxication at the time of the accident to reach a settlement of less than 10% of the verdict value of the claim. Brian lives in Port Washington, New York, with his wife, Laurie, and four daughters, Elena, Meara, Alice and Olive. The Gibbons family spends its free time at Citi Field cheering on the Mets and at Belmont Racetrack - once it reopens - cheering for (usually the wrong) horses. Honors and Distinctions St. John’s University School of Law Winner, Honorable Milton Mollen Moot Court Competition Member, Moot Court National Team Boston College Dean’s List Honors Program Professional Activities Brian regularly lectures on both civil and criminal litigation in New York, and also on practical trial practice and cyber-liability. In addition, Brian is a member of the following organizations: Regis Bar Association Nassau County Bar Association Defense Association of New York Defense Research Institute Claims and Litigation Management Alliance New York Claim Association International Association of Privacy Professionals Publications Plato’s Republic, Churchill and Law Firm Cyber-Liability (September 2019, for DRI) We Finally Got A Piece of the Pii: Data Privacy and Cyber Security Litigation in the US (March 2019) Admitting Evidence Obtained through Discovery & Investigation – A Primer for Attorneys and Guideline for Claim Professionals (April 2018) The ABC’s of Claims – a Primer for Handling Accidents and Occurrences on NY, NJ and PA. (May 2018) (Co-author with Robert Cosgrove) News I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. 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E. Alexis Bevis Partner Louisiana abevis@wcmlaw.com +1 504 291-2360 Professional Experience Alexis regularly handles cases in state and federal courts in Louisiana. Alexis’ primary areas of practice are defense of general casualty lines carriers focusing on casualty, commercial, and complex litigation in the fields of energy, manufacturing, highway engineering, transportation, construction negligence, premises liability, products liability, medical malpractice, cyber litigation, catastrophic loss, and coverage opinions. A snapshot of cases she has defended: • Successful defense of several premises liability claims regarding alleged parking lot and/or ingress and egress defects, as well as alleged defects within grocery stores and apartment complexes. • Successful defense of multiple cases involving alleged negligence by employees of family-owned tow truck companies on all types of Louisiana roadways. • Successful defense of alleged apartment complex negligence in the shooting deaths of two alleged visitors. • Successful defense of pile-driving activities that allegedly caused defects to adjacent property. • Successful defense of in excess of one-hundred-million-dollar exposure subrogation action against insurer of dissolved inspection company alleged to have been responsible for petroleum refinery fire and explosion. • Successful defense of child placement service for wrongful death of infant. • Successful defense of multi-million dollar exposure claim against engineering consultant alleged to have been responsible for the misperforation and failed recompletion of an oil well. • Successful defense of various State of Louisiana correctional facilities against claims of negligent bodily injury. • Successful defense of family services entity for molestation claims of two minors. • Successful defense of facility for the developmentally disabled for alleged rape claim of a developmentally disabled consumer by another developmentally disabled consumer. • Successful summary judgment upholding statutory employer defense on behalf of owner of multi-million dollar revitalization project. Professional Activities Louisiana State Bar Association New Orleans Bar Association Bar Association for the Federal Fifth Circuit News I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Download Education JD, Loyola University College of Law BA, The Pennsylvania State University 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. District Court Northern DIstrict of Florida U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit

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 Northern District of Texas Western District of Texas Eastern District of Texas Southern District of Texas Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

Abed Z. Bhuyan Counsel New York abhuyan@wcmlaw.com +1 212 267 1900 Professional Experience Abed Z. Bhuyan is Counsel in the New York Office where he handles complex litigation, insurance coverage, and appeals matters. He has a demonstrated history of handling sensitive litigations both as a former prosecutor and as management-side defense counsel. He was previously an assistant district attorney in the Kings County District Attorney’s Office in Brooklyn, New York, where he investigated and prosecuted crimes of domestic violence and defended convictions on appeal. Later as an assistant corporation counsel in the Labor and Employment Law Division of the New York City Law Department, he represented and defended the City of New York and its agencies in a broad range of single-plaintiff state and federal employment litigation. Professional Activities Association of Workplace Investigators News I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Download Education J.D., Boston University School of Law B.S.F.S. Georgetown University Bar Admissions New York Court Admissions Eastern District of New York Southern District of New York Second Circuit

James W. Scott Jr. Partner Pennsylvania jscott@wcmlaw.com +1 267 239 5526 Professional Experience At WCM, Jim focuses his practice on construction defect cases, where he defends general contractors, framing contractors, masonry contractors, roofing contractors, siding contractors, mechanical contractors, architects, and engineers throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey; defends a wide variety of personal injury claims asserted against developers, property management companies, snow removal contractors, landscape contractors, charitable organizations, religious organizations, charter schools, day care facilities, small businesses, and individuals; defends product manufacturers and distributors in product liability claims involving motor vehicles and trucks, construction equipment, automotive parts, and petroleum equipment; and defends warranty companies and vehicle service contractors in breach of warranty claims. Jim has more than three decades of insurance defense experience for firms in Philadelphia and Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Prior to becoming an attorney, Jim was the Assistant Director of Operations for the largest fabricator/erector of structural steel in the Delaware Valley. Consequently, his construction defect practice has been significantly enhanced by substantial real-world experience. Honors and Distinctions Fellow, Academy of Advocacy At Temple University, Jim was in the Moot Court Honor Society and was a Semi-Finalist in the Samuel J. Polsky Moot Court Competition. He was awarded the honor of Distinguished Class Performance in 10 separate subjects: Lawyering Process, Contracts II, Labor Law, Criminal Law I, Introduction to Trial Advocacy, Professional Responsibility, Evidence, Environmental Law, Business Associations, and Administrative Law. Professional Activities Jim is an active member of several professional associations, including the Philadelphia Association of Defense Counsel, the Pennsylvania Defense Institute, and the Defense Research Institute. He served as President of PADC from 2014-2015 and President of PDI from 2021-2022. As such, he is the only attorney ever elected President of both defense organizations. Jim serves as an arbitrator in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas. From 2004-2013, Jim coached the Mock Trial Team at Samuel S. Fels High School in Philadelphia. Publications Jim co-authored the chapter on Pennsylvania construction law for the DRI Defense Library Series publication, Construction Litigation Desk Reference. He has been a frequent contributor to PDI’s Counterpoint and is the former co-author of its “Product Liability Update.” News I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Download Education J.D., Temple University School of Law B.A., Duke University Bar Admissions Pennsylvania New Jersey Court Admissions Eastern District of Pennsylvania District of New Jersey United States Supreme Court