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- Adams | WCM Law
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
- Nelson | WCM Law
Caroline G. Nelson Associate Attorney Pennsylvania cnelson@wcmlaw.com 267 279 9104 Professional Experience Caroline assists with a variety of coverage matters. Her works includes reviewing insurance policies and contracts to determine an insurer’s obligations related to defense and indemnification. Caroline also assists with the litigation of general liability actions for various types of claims, by performing legal research and drafting litigation documents. Caroline joined WCM as a summer associate in May 2024 and worked with the firm, as she completed her final year of law school. During law school, she served as a Managing Editor of Student Works for the Villanova Environmental Law Journal. Prior to joining WCM, Caroline served as a judicial intern for the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Honors and Distinctions Villanova Law Dean’s Merit Scholar Phi Beta Kappa News I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Download Education Villanova Charles Widger School of Law, JD George Washington University, BA Bar Admissions Pennsylvania
- Garber | WCM Law
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 Court Admissions Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- Wade | WCM Law
Dennis M. Wade Partner New York dwade@wcmlaw.com +1 212 267 1900 Professional Experience Dennis M. Wade has litigated headline-worthy cases in state and federal courts across the country and in international forums around the world for more than four decades. A skilled trial and appellate lawyer, Dennis handles complex commercial and insurance law defense matters, in particular, high-exposure casualty cases, complicated insurance coverage disputes, and the defense of errors and omissions and professional liability claims. Dennis handles fine art and in specie matters for both domestic and international insurers, including a recent notable case in which he successfully defended a major art insurer against a $42 million claim, from judgment in the trial court through appeals to New York’s Appellate Division and the Court of Appeals (the state high court) and ultimately to the United States Supreme Court. Over the past 20 years, he has helped recover stolen art and diamonds throughout the United States and has collaborated with counsel to achieve recoveries in Europe and elsewhere around the world. Because of his background and experience, clients frequently call on him to investigate and advise them in matters involving suspected fraudulent activity. Dennis has been a trial lawyer his entire career. He served for nearly seven years with the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, including as Deputy Chief, Rackets Bureau, where he investigated and prosecuted organized crime cases involving high-level members of New York’s Gambino and Bonanno crime families, violent felons from gangs such as The Ghost Shadows and Flying Dragons, and corrupt public officials. He entered private practice as a name partner in a midsize Manhattan firm, handling a diverse range of defense litigation. The matters Dennis handles are often sophisticated and multifaceted, and his strength as an advocate lies in his keen ability to make the complex simple and understandable. A master of clear and compelling storytelling — a skill he attributes not to his time practicing law but to his study of Shakespeare — Dennis’s direct and practiced approach enables him to clearly and persuasively convey the facts and issues at the heart of disputes to clients, judges, juries and adversaries. His successes on behalf of clients are as much a result of his persuasive advocacy as they are due to his abiding belief that clients are critical partners in a common endeavor — charting the best path to an optimal outcome — and that the strategy of a case should be a cooperative effort. With the other named partners, Dennis founded WCM in 1994 to provide all the firm’s clients with this kind of personal and collaborative representation. Dennis has been called on to appear as an expert witness on points of American insurance law in the High Court of England and Wales. He also lectures frequently on insurance topics, including “The Art of Insuring Art” and “Art at Risk,” as well as on trial strategy and techniques, and has published extensively on topics such as settling damage claims, bad faith rulings and examinations under oath. Select Representations Successfully defended a major art insurer against a $42 million claim in a case that ultimately went to the United States Supreme Court. Successfully defended Lloyd’s of London underwriters, through summary judgment and on appeal, against a $2 million claim under a jeweler’s block policy based on the dishonest entrustment exclusion, where the insured, a high-end Manhattan jeweler, had been duped into “renting out” the pieces for a fictitious Jennifer Lopez video shoot in a wide-ranging scam orchestrated by a member of the Gambino crime family posing as a Sony Pictures representative. Successfully unmasked fraudulent insurance schemes across the country for domestic and international insurers, including arson-for-profit, bogus diamond and precious jewelry losses, and other scams involving real and insured personal property. Successfully tried, mediated or otherwise resolved scores of fine art and collectible disputes involving iconic works ranging from Old Masters and Picasso to Warhol and Basquiat. Honors and Distinctions Fordham University School of Law Editor in Chief, Moot Court Board Hobart College Magna cum laude Phi Beta Kappa Boswell and Crawford prizes for scholarship in the humanities Elected to membership in the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (FDCC) Selected to the list of AV Preeminent Lawyers by Martindale-Hubbell. (A description of the selection methodology can be found at www.martindale.com/ratings-and-reviews/ . No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.) Professional Activities New York City Bar Association, Civil Trial Section, faculty member Defense Research Institute, First Party Insurance Committee, faculty member American Bar Association, Tort and Insurance Committees New York State Bar Association, Tort and Insurance Committees New Jersey State Bar Association, Tort and Insurance Committees Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel, elected member Council on Litigation Management The National Arts Club The Armadillo Club Publications The Art of Insuring Art: Federal Bar Association Art & Litigation Conference. February 6, 2020 The Multi-Faceted Examination Under Oath: New York State Bar Association Coverage Update (with co-author Michael Gauvin). Spring, 2019 Art at Risk: John’s University Center for Executive Education. Dennis lectured on the legal aspects of Fine Art Claims. May 16, 2019 The Business of Art Observed: New York’s Roosevelt Hotel. Dennis lectured on insurance and risk management issues in today’s competitive art world. May 21, 2019 Money, Power, Beauty: The Value of Art: Federal Bar Association Art Law and Litigation Seminar, Miami, Florida, 2017 The Poison Pill? Settling Damage Claims Involving Living Artists (co-author Michael A. Bono): International Fine Art and Specie Conference. Rome, Italy, 2017 Recent Developments in First and Third Party Bad Faith Rulings (New York State Bar Association May 2017 Seminar: Updates and Hot Trending Topics Affecting Insurance Coverage) (co-author Michael Gauvin) CounterPoint: Pennsylvania Defense Institute: Assault on the Citadel of Privilege (with co-author Colleen E. Hayes). February 2017 9th Annual Art Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice Institute: The Collision Between Art & Insurance Law—And A Word About VARA’s Impact on the Collision. November, 2016 International Fine Art and Specie Conference, Athens, Greece, 2016, Workshop: Guilt, Innocence and Coverage under JB policies (Co-presenter: Michael Bono). Some thoughts on the Art of Persuasion: Aristotle to Steve Jobs: 2016 (Georgetown University, Leadership Development Program). Insurance Issues in Art Law: (Fordham University School of Law). 2016 How Using A Professional Engineer Can Help You Win: (New York State Bar Association: 2016 Law School for Insurance Professionals—September 2016) (co-author with Daniel Beatty). Attorney Client Privilege Under Attack: (Philadelphia Association of Defense Counsel: December 2015) (Co-Author Colleen Hayes) Deposition Boot Camp: Dennis recently served as faculty member at a program sponsored by the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel designed to hone the deposition skills of young lawyers. Dennis focused on the examination of plaintiffs and expert witnesses. November 2014. International Fine Arts and Specie Conference, Malta, 2014: Workshop: Getting It Back: The Challenges of Recovering Stolen Property – – United States v. European Union (Co-Presenter: Giando Boglione). Assault on the Citadel of Privilege: Bad Facts Make Really Bad Law (New York State Bar Association Seminar: 2014 Law School for Insurance Professionals) (Co-Author: Michael Gauvin). MARKET BRIEFING: Sandy’s Impact on Fine Art and Property Insurers – IUA Event: London – November 2013 (co-author with Michael Bono). Liability for Sporting and Recreational Activities: A Balancing Act (New York State Bar Association Seminar: Premises Liability – What You Need to Know in New York, March 2015) (co-author with Alison Weintraub). A Carnival for the Skeptic: Using Social Media In Claim And Defense Litigation – (The New York State Bar Association Seminar: 2013 Law School for Insurance Professionals – October 2013) (co-author with Michael Gauvin). UNCHARTED WATERS: Coverage Litigation After SuperStorm Sandy – (The New York State Bar Association Seminar: Advanced Insurance Coverage: Hot Topics, Touch Issues and a Look Ahead – May 2013 (co-author Steven M. Kaye, Jr). The Examination Before Trial – Honing your Deposition Skills in Tort and Personal Injury Cases (New York State Bar Association, May 2012, Program Chair). What Fine Art Insurers Really Need to Know About The Visual Artists Rights Act (VARA) (co-author with Michael A. Bono). 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, November 2011 – co-author with Michael A. Bono). Liability for Sporting and Recreational Activities: A Balancing Act (New York State Bar Association Seminar: Premises Liability – What You Need to Know in New York, April 2011) (co-author with Alison Weintraub). Recent Landmark Insurance Decisions: A Guided Tour (New York State Bar Association Seminar: 2010 Law School for Insurance Professionals – More than the Basics, September 2010). Into the Serbonian Bog: A Consideration of Extra-Contractual Damages Under Bad Faith Theories in First Party Litigation (New York State Bar Association Seminar: 2010 Insurance Coverage Update: Insurance Coverage Issues in the Commercial General Liability Policy – Emerging Issues for the Next Decade, June 2010). Mediation for the Casualty Adjuster (Liability Insurance Research Bureau, San Antonio, TX March 2010). Defending Underwriters, Claim Professionals and Brokers in US Coverage Litigation (International Underwriting Association, London, England, November 2009) (co-author with Michael A. Bono). The Anatomy of a Premises Case (New York State Bar Association: Claims University, October 2009). Transferring Risk: The Interplay Between Contractual Indemnity Agreements and Additional Insured Coverage (New York State Bar Association Seminar: Additional Insured Coverage: Hot Topics & Critical Issues for 2009, May 2009). Getting it Back: Recovering Stolen Property in the United States (International Underwriting Association, October 2008) (co-author with Michael A. Bono). The Employee Exclusion in a Contractor’s CGL Policy and Related Limiting Endorsements (New York State Bar Association Spring Coverage Seminar, May 2008). Behind the Curtain: An Insider’s Guide to Mediation (Liability Insurance Research Bureau, Seattle, WA April 2008). Defending the Insurance Professional in Coverage and Bad Faith Litigation (International Underwriting Association, December 2006). The Intellectual Property Claim: A Strategic Approach To Analyzing Coverage And Defense Issues (Liability Insurance Research Bureau, April 2007). Into the Vortex – New Duty for Insurance Defense Counsel?, 237 N.Y.L.J. 61 (2007) (co-author with David F. Tavella). The World After ”Pecker”: A Case of Unintended Consequences, 236 N.Y.L.J. 36 (2006) (co-author with David F. Tavella). No-Prejudice Rule Lives (Apparently), 232 N.Y.L.J. 115 (2004) (co-author with David F. Tavella). The Emerging Doctrine of Contractual Contribution, 228 N.Y.L.J. 98 (2002) (co-author with David F. Tavella). Brokers and Agents are not “Professionals,” 226 N.Y.L.J. 52 (2001) (co-author with David F. Tavella). The Direct Examination of the Lay and Expert Witness, in A Guide to Civil Trials in New York State Supreme Court (Association of the Bar of the City of New York) (1999). The Many-Faceted Examination Under Oath, Defense Research Institute (Spring 1999). News I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Download Education J.D. Fordham University B.A. Hobart College, magna cum laude Bar Admissions Pennsylvania New Jersey New York Court Admissions Southern District of New York Eastern District of New York Western District of New York Northern District of New York District of New Jersey Eastern District of Pennsylvania United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit United States Supreme Court
- Brown | WCM Law
Nicole Y. Brown Managing Partner New York nbrown@wcmlaw.com +1 212 267 1900 Professional Experience Nicole Y. Brown is a skilled litigator who, after more than 20 years of courtroom experience trying cases and arguing appeals in New York state and federal courts, remains passionate about her work on behalf of clients. Nicole handles a very wide variety of complex civil litigation, defending clients against high-exposure labor law, construction, property damage and product defect claims; premises liability, recreational liability, negligent security and Dram shop cases; motor vehicle lawsuits; and negligent hiring and negligent supervision claims. Many of her cases involve catastrophic injuries or significant property losses. Her clients include public and private companies in a variety of industries, including retail and hospitality, as well as municipal agencies, educational institutions and insurers. A self-professed “straight shooter,” Nicole is an analytical and results-driven partner to clients, who trust her to cut away the “fluff” of often-complex cases and present the salient facts, strategies and defenses, so they can make informed decisions on the best path to secure the optimal outcome. Whether at trial, in mediation or in settlement talks, her keen advocacy and often-innovative approaches contribute to her successes on behalf of WCM clients. Nicole also prides herself on being personable, taking time to get to know the people behind the companies and organizations she represents. Nicole joined WCM as a summer associate during law school. She credits her legal knowledge and formidable advocacy skills to her training as a litigator “from Day One” with the firm. In addition to her love of her legal work, Nicole is an avid traveler whose goal is to see as much of the world as she can. She also commits time to volunteer work in the nursery and kids’ ministry at her church. Select Representations Defended charter school in a trip-and-fall case against the plaintiffs’ claim of negligent supervision by highlighting the adequacy of the supervision on the playground at the time of the alleged accident and the co-defendant’s obligation, not our client’s, to maintain the playground, ultimately securing summary judgment and dismissal of the claims against our client. In a high-exposure labor law case, secured a voluntary discontinuance of the claims against our client, the municipal agency that funded the development of the construction project where the accident occurred. Following a multimillion-dollar verdict in a two-week damages-only labor law trial, successfully reduced the verdict by over 50% after post-trial motions and an appeal. Defended a contractor in a labor law case alleging that the plaintiff sustained fractures and subsequently underwent surgery after his foot was crushed by an excavator while the plaintiff was repairing it, arguing that the plaintiff was comparatively negligent, maintaining the pretrial settlement offer in line with our position through jury selection and several days of trial, and finally securing the plaintiff’s agreement to the original offer and settlement during trial. Secured a favorable mediated settlement in a significant personal injury case stemming from a motor vehicle accident in which the plaintiff subsequently underwent multiple spinal surgeries, leveraging the plaintiff’s prior accidents and injuries to reach a settlement of less than 30% of the verdict value of the claim. Honors and Distinctions St. John’s University School of Law Criminal Law Institute’s Frank J. Rogers Mock Trial Competition Runner-up Award Professional Activities American Bar Association New York State Bar Association News I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Download Education J.D. St. John’s University School of Law B.A. State University of New York at Albany Bar Admissions New York New Jersey Court Admissions Eastern District of New York Southern District of New York District of New Jersey
- Whelan | WCM Law
Jessica Whelan Associate Pennsylvania jwhelan@wcmlaw.com +1 267 665 0877 Professional Experience Jessica advises insurers on a variety of coverage matters. Her work involves reviewing insurance policies and contracts to determine an insurer’s obligations as to defense, contribution, and indemnification. Jessica also assists with the civil litigation of general liability actions for many types of claims, including personal injury, property damage, and premises liability. Her litigation work includes conducting investigation and fact analysis, performing legal research, and drafting litigation documents. Prior to joining WCM, Jessica attended Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law, where she served as the Managing Editor of Research and Writing for the Villanova Law Review. News I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Download Education Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law, JD Penn State University, BA Bar Admissions Pennsylvania
- Kerrick | WCM Law
Jennifer Corbett Kerrick Associate Pennsylvania jkerrick@wcmlaw.com 267.857.3510 Professional Experience Before joining WCM, Jen worked as a federal contractor with FSA Federal, LLC for the United States Attorneys Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania for over 12 years. There, Jen handled a wide range of forfeiture matters, both civil and criminal, ranging from white collar/economic crimes to narcotics and violent crimes to public corruption. Prior to joining FSA Federal at the USAO, as a solo practitioner, Jen handled a wide range of cases, again, both criminal and civil, ranging from landlord tenant disputes, evictions, and land acquisition, to contract negotiation, to transactional drafting of wills, lease agreements, and business contracts. Honors and Distinctions LaSalle University: Valedictorian of Sociology Department Florida Coastal School of Law: Pro Bono Award - graduated with 125+ hours, 2010 Best Opening Statement - Trial Advocacy, 2009 FSA Federal, LLC: Employee of the Quarter, 1st Quarter, 2015 Employee of the Quarter, 2nd Quarter, 2025 News I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Download Education B.A., LaSalle University, Magna Cum Laude J.D., Florida Coastal School of Law Bar Admissions Pennsylvania Court Admissions Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
- Tayal | WCM Law
Anand P. Tayal Associate Pennsylvania apandittayal@wcmlaw.com +1 267 665 0014 Professional Experience Anand Tayal litigates general liability actions including premises liability, construction defect claims, and motor vehicle accidents. His work includes all stages of litigation including investigation, fact analysis, drafting pleadings and motions, depositions, conducting legal research, attending hearings, arbitrations, and mediations, and preparing for trial. During law school, Anand clerked for a personal injury firm and gained valuable insight into Plaintiff side personal injury litigation. Honors and Distinctions While in law school, Anand was the Captain of the Jessup Moot Court Team and received an award for being a Top 10 oralist at the Jessup Regional Rounds in Washington D.C. Recipient of the Beasley Law Faculty Scholarship Prior to law school, Anand was on the executive committee of the Mock Trial Team at Bucknell University. News I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Download Education J.D., Temple University Beasley School of Law B.A., Bucknell University Bar Admissions Pennsylvania New Jersey
- Demas | WCM Law
Chynna S. Demas Associate Louisiana cdemas@wcmlaw.com 1 504 399 8711 Professional Experience Prior to joining the WCM team, Chynna focused on claims under the Louisiana Workers' Compensation Act and Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act. In addition, Chynna has significant experience with transportation and premises liability claims. News I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Download Education · B.A., Xavier University of Louisiana · J.D., Baylor Law School Bar Admissions Louisiana Alabama Tennessee
- Healy | WCM Law
William A. Healy IV Counsel New York whealy@wcmlaw.com +1 332 345 4186 Professional Experience Will litigates general liability actions and is involved in all phases of litigation from the inception of the matter through the resolution. His work includes drafting motions and pleadings, conducting depositions, researching, assisting in mediations/arbitration, and preparing and assisting for trial. Before joining WCM, Will was a litigation associate at Carman, Callahan & Ingham, LLP on Long Island. In this prior role, he focused on motor vehicles, trucking, and towing cases. He handled all aspects of the case from pleadings and petitions to motion drafting and oral arguments to conducting depositions and small claims trials. Will graduated from St. John’s University School of Law. While attending St. John’s, Will was an Executive Board Member and externals competitor of the Polestino Trial Advocacy Institute, where he routinely competed in mock trial competitions. He also assisted in re-founding the Irish American Students Association, of which he became the President. Honors and Distinctions Semifinalist and Outstanding Advocate Award Recipient, Hofstra Medical-Legal Mock Trial Tournament News I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Download Education J.D., St. John’s University School of Law B.A., The George Washington University Bar Admissions New York
- Wines | WCM Law
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
- Brown | WCM Law
Clay Brown Associate New York cbrown@wcmlaw.com 332.345.2180 Professional Experience Clay Brown litigates general liability actions, including personal injury and property damage cases, premises liability and construction defect claims, and 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 hearings and mediations, and preparing for trial. Clay has a background in civil litigation, previously clerking while in law school and eventually practicing for an insurance defense firm. During law school, He was selected to join the Entrepreneurship Clinic, which provided legal assistance to university students forming and operating businesses. Clay was also an executive member of the International Law Society, and a volunteer coach for West Louisville Soccer. Before law school Clay worked in the thoroughbred racing industry with the New York Racing Association (NYRA). News I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Download Education · J.D., University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law · B.A. (Finance), University of Kentucky Bar Admissions New York Kentucky Court Admissions Western District of Kentucky













