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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 Spiderman, Spiderman -- Does Whatever a Lawyer Can? February 14, 2011 < Back Share to: The artistic and technical problems of the new Spiderman musical are well-chronicled -- http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/09/spider-man-reviews_n_820640.html. And, it is certainly a good thing that NY's Labor Law does not apply to actors' falls from heights -- http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=12446206. But, since the odds of some kind of lawsuit ultimately arising are, at least, decent, Saturday Night Live has decided to have some fun -- http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/spider-man-lawsuit/1291746/. If only, there wasn't some truth to the absence of professional standards. For more information about this post, please contact Bob Cosgrove at rcosgrove@wcmlaw.com . Previous Next Contact

News Pennsylvania Supreme Court Weighing Bad Faith (PA) November 27, 2019 < Back Share to: Back in April, we noted all eyes were on the PA Supreme Court to further clarify the bad faith standard with respect to insurance coverage in the lawsuit captioned: Berg v. Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co., Inc. On Thursday, November 21, oral arguments were finally held in this matter. During arguments, the PA Supreme Court was asked to consider whether the PA Superior Court abused its discretion by reweighing evidence relied upon by the trial court in its finding of bad faith on the part of an insurance carrier. By way of background, this lawsuit stems from a 1996 car accident involving Sharon Berg which led to well over a decade of litigation between Berg and her automobile insurer. The insurance company chose to send the vehicle for repairs rather than deem it totaled. Berg sued her insurer on the premise that the repairs were defective and the car was no longer crashworthy. One of the hotly contested issues became whether the insurer had, in bad faith, decided to repair the vehicle because it was half the cost of rendering it totaled, although the car was in fact totaled. A Berk’s County jury found almost entirely in favor of the insurer and only found it should pay $295 for violating the Pennsylvania Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law. However, the trial judge found bad faith on the part of the insurer and added $18M in punitive damages and $3M in counsel fees to Berg’s verdict. Specifically, the trial judge cited to the insurer’s later decision to deem the car totaled, its failures to disclose information about the vehicle’s condition, abusing the discovery process, and its failure to negotiate in good faith. On appeal, the Superior Court found the evidence relied upon by the trial judge to be unconvincing and reversed the trial court’s verdict. Specifically, it found that there was no evidence that the insurer knew the vehicle was not safe to be put back on the road nor that it acted in bad faith, stating, “The trial court simply ignored a large body of evidence that rendered is finding unsupported.” In addition, the appellate court found bias on the part of the trial judge because of language in the judge’s opinion that appeared to condemn the insurance industry in broad terms. On Thursday, the PA Supreme heard oral arguments after granting Berg’s appeal. It will issue its decision on, among other things, whether the appellate court abused its discretion “by reweighing and disregarding clear and convincing evidence introduced in the trial court upon which the trial court relied to enter a finding of insurance bad faith.” Continue to stay tuned for the PA Supreme Court’s ruling and its impact on PA bad faith litigation. Thank you to Priscilla Torres for her contribution to this post. Please email Colleen E. Hayes with any questions. 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