2. State Law Resources
Your capital connection…
for administrative, regulatory and
government relations counsel
State Law Resources, Inc. is a national network of independent
law firms—one from each state and the District of Columbia—
selected for their experience in administrative, regulatory and
government relations at the state and federal level. Each firm
also has unique public- and private-sector experience.
Most are multi-practice, business-oriented law firms that deal with
all branches of state and federal government. Our network helps
businesses, trade associations and public policy coalitions navigate
the complex and time-consuming process of managing both legal
issues and state government relations. Our Washington, D.C. member
provides the same services on federal matters. Our members
maintain strict standards of discretion and client confidentiality.
What we can do for you
Whether you have an urgent legal issue or want to establish
a long-term relationship with a law firm that understands
your organization and its needs, SLR can help you:
• Coordinate legal and regulatory strategy in multiple states,
• Reduce your administrative burden in finding and coordinating
representation,
• Take action to handle your issue.
The right help,
in the right place, right now
SLR member firms were selected for demonstrated abilities
in handling administrative, regulatory and government
relations issues. Our goal is to ensure that each client gets
the right help in the right place, as quickly as possible.
Contact the SLR member firm in your state or DC to open doors to
representation anywhere in the nation. This SLR member firm will identify
the firm(s) that can meet your needs, then coordinate the activities of other
SLR members on your team. SLR has no intermediaries or finders’ fees.
The member firms of State Law Resources Inc. are each independent and practice
separately. Because the member firms are not engaged in the joint practice of law,
retaining one State Law Resource member firm does not mean that the resources of all
member firms will be available to you. Each member firm must decide independently
whether it can accept any particular representation.
5. WelCome To The slr insur anCe l aW ne T Work
I n a national and global economy, the insurance industry remains
one part of our business sector that is predominantly state regulated.
Consequently, insurers, their agents and brokers and insurance consumers
may face different legal issues and challenges in different states.
State Law Resources, Inc. (“SLR”) is uniquely qualified to assist in
selection of qualified insurance counsel throughout the United States.
Law firms in the SLR Insurance Law Network can provide a broad
range of experienced assistance in insurance law including:
• Insurance Product and Company Regulation, including company
and agent admission and licensing, rate and form filing, insolvencies,
rehabilitation and liquidation and surplus lines regulation;
• Enforcement, including market conduct,
compliance and enforcement proceedings;
• Legislative, including representation of insurer trade
organizations as well as individual companies;
• Insurance Transactions, including mergers,
acquisitions and reorganizations; and
• Litigation, including coverage disputes and opinions,
class actions, agent and broker liability, bad faith and
fraud and claims advice and monitoring.
Members of the SLR Insurance Law Network help their clients
navigate the legal and regulatory challenges in their individual
states through their strong relationships with insurance regulators.
You can call on them with confidence that your insurance
law needs will be professionally and expertly addressed.
—John Knapp
Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.
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7. Alabama
Maynard Cooper & Gale, PC
1901 Sixth Avenue North, Ste. 2400 • Birmingham, AL 35203 PR I M ARy Co N TAC T
www.maynardcooper.com
INSuR ANCE PR AC TICE Stephen (Steve) W. Still
205.254.1097
T he Governmental and Regulatory Affairs Practice Group is widely recognized
for providing the highest level of service to its clients at all levels of government.
Our group offers results-oriented, cost-effective advocacy to a blue-chip client list,
205.254.1999 fax
sstill@maynardcooper.com
ED u C AT I o N
which includes some of the premier companies in the United States in the insurance, davidson College (b.a., 1975)
healthcare, and banking and financial services industries. university of alabama school of law (J.d., 1978)
Routine representation is provided to clients in all forms of insurance-related corporate
PR o FE SSI o NAL AFFI L IAT I o N S
and regulatory matters. Representative activities include: alabama state bar association
• Assistance in the design and approval of insurance products; birmingham bar association
• Assistance in obtaining authorizations from state departments of insurance to american bar association
transact insurance; financial services roundtable
• Assistance in mergers, acquisitions, and reorganizations of insurers and insurance american Council of life insurers
holding company systems; alabama association of life insurance Companies,
former President
• Assistance in drafting legislation; alabama life & disability insurance Guaranty association,
• Advice regarding compliance with all manner of insurance laws and regulations; former Chairman
• Representation in a variety of matters pending before or involving state board of directors of the alabama insurance Planning Commission
departments of insurance and the National Association of Insurance board of directors of the
Commissioners (“NAIC”). first united american life insurance Company
board of directors of the business Council of alabama
The breadth of our burgeoning insurance regulatory practice is exemplified by our board of directors of the
recent representation of an international insurer on the Hurricane Insurance Issues university of alabama law school foundation
Task Force, which was appointed by Alabama Governor Bob Riley in the aftermath of board of directors of the
Hurricane Ivan and which was charged with studying ways to improve the availability florida life and health insurance Guaranty association
and affordability of property and casualty insurance in coastal areas. PR AC T I CE E M PHA SIS
The members of our group represent clients and their interests before the United insurance corporate and regulatory law, administrative law and
States Congress and state legislatures, as well as administrative agencies, boards and governmental relations.
commissions at the federal, state, and local level. More specifically, members of our PR o FE SSI o NAL E xPER I EN CE
group: stephen W. still is a shareholder in the birmingham office of
• Assist in drafting legislation, and advise clients on pending legislation affecting maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C. and serves as chair of the firm’s
governmental and regulatory affairs practice. his practice
their interests; involves representing clients before legislative, regulatory
• Analyze and respond to proposed administrative rules and regulations; and governmental bodies at all levels of government including
• Lobby executive branches, legislators, staff, and other organizations regarding our the u.s. Congress, departments and agencies of the federal
clients’ interests; government, the alabama legislature and departments and
agencies of state and local government, including specifically state
• Appear on behalf of clients in legislative committee meetings, hearings, and insurance departments. steve has extensive experience working
negotiations. in Washington, d.C., montgomery, alabama and numerous other
states. his knowledge and experience include the specific areas
of insurance, health care, banking and financial services, as well
THE FIRM as energy and natural gas regulation. steve served for nine years
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as Vice President and associate General Counsel at Torchmark
ounded in 1984, Maynard, Cooper is now Alabama’s second largest law firm—with Corporation, a publicly traded insurance holding company, after
over 140 attorneys. Our client base ranges from several Fortune 500 companies serving for ten years at sonat inc., where he was assistant Vice
to a broad range of closely held companies, partnerships, professional associations, President. These positions provided steve the unique experience of
charities and individuals. managing the governmental affairs operations for two of the largest
publicly held companies headquartered in alabama.
Our services encompass nearly the entire spectrum of legal practice—including
litigation, corporate law, banking and commercial law, real estate law, antitrust, public AD D I T I o NAL Co N TAC T S
finance, estates and trusts, taxation, intellectual property, health care, securities law, Edward A. (Ted) Hosp
labor law, environmental law and bankruptcy law. 205.254.1077
Maynard Cooper regularly represents many national companies in litigation and thosp@maynardcooper.com
regulatory matters across the country. We also serve as regional counsel in defending Clayton M. Ryan
fraud, bad faith and other punitive damage cases for a number of major life insurance 205.254.1108
cryan@maynardcooper.com
companies—and we’ve defended numerous class actions, including major antitrust,
consumer and securities cases for Fortune 500 companies throughout the Southeast. Pascal Caputo
205.254.1995
pcaputo@mcg-mont.com
Alvin L. (Peck) Fox
334.420.0793
pfox@mcg-mont.com
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8. Arizona
Snell & Wilmer L.L.P.
PR I M ARy Co N TAC T S One Arizona Center • Phoenix, AZ 85004
www.swlaw.com
INSuR ANCE PR AC TICE:
Patrick J. Paul
602-382-6359
ppaul@swlaw.com A t Snell & Wilmer, our insurance attorneys and paralegals provide expert services
in the defense of personal injury and commercial tort liability claims. To
maximize client service and help minimize your costs, we’ve streamlined our process
ED u C AT I o N —appointing one attorney to handle your case. That way, you’ll receive the personal
Vanderbilt university, school of law (J.d., 1992)
attention to detail you deserve.
managing editor, Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational law
state university of new York (sunY) at albany (b.a., magna cum Our attorneys provide claims representatives and in-house counsel with early
laude, 1988) evaluation and analysis of claims. That’s important, because the timely information we
institute of Public administration, dublin, ireland, (1987) provide can help determine your exposure and evaluate whether the claim should be
defended or settled. We’ll also help you save time by preparing detailed plans outlining
PR AC T I CE E M PHA SI S specific duties to be performed. In addition, we’ll keep you updated via written
Practice concentrated in toxic tort litigation, including mold claims
related to property damage and personal injury and environmental and electronic status reports and other special services including direct access and
and land use counseling, environmental due diligence and land communication with our attorneys through electronic mail.
development, including lobbying, permitting, compliance, and Our Insurance Litigation attorneys service policy holders as well as insurance
administrative disputes. companies.
We provide insurance litigation services and advice to individual and corporate clients
in the following areas:
• Negligence: including automobile, trucks and commercial vehicles, and premises
Steven S. Guy liability
602-382-6373 • Business torts
sguy@swlaw.com
• Property: including fire (cause and origin), and general property damage
ED u C AT I o N • Subrogation litigation
university of arizona College of law (J.d., with distinction, 1983)
oregon state university (b.a., with high scholarship, 1980) • Insurance coverage: including life, health, disability, automobile and commercial
general liability, directors and officers and professional liability insurance disputes,
PR AC T I CE E M PHA SI S fraud, and bad faith litigation.
Practice is concentrated in insurance litigation, including
representation of insurers and policyholders in complex coverage,
declaratory judgment and bad faith suits. has defended insurers GENER AL FIRM DESCRIP TIoN:
and represented individual and corporate policyholders in
numerous cases involving claims in the multiple millions of dollars.
lead counsel for a major trucking company in an insurance bad faith
lawsuit that resulted in a recovery in excess of $65 million. also was
S nell & Wilmer is a full service law firm founded in Phoenix, Arizona in 1938.
Today, with more than 400 attorneys and six offices, we are the largest firm in
Arizona and one of the largest in the West. Our Arizona offices are in Phoenix and
lead counsel for a food processing company in an insurance bad Tucson, our California office is in Orange County, our Utah office is in Salt Lake City,
faith lawsuit that resulted in a $10 million recovery. Practice also
includes mediation and arbitration (as party selected neutral) of
our Colorado office is in Denver, and our most recently established office is in Las
insurance related disputes, product liability defense and defense of Vegas, Nevada.
insurance brokers, accountants and lawyers in professional liability
matters.
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9. Arkansas
Mitchell, Williams
Selig, Gates & Woodyard, PLLC PR I M ARy Co N TAC T S
425 West Capitol Avenue, Suite 1800 • Little Rock, AR 72201-3525
www.mitchellwilliamslaw.com Nicholas (Nick) Thompson
501-688-8834
501-688-8807 fax
INSuR ANCE PR AC TICE nthompson@mwsgw.com
M itchell, Williams’ insurance regulatory practice consists of 10 attorneys and 3
paralegals, all of whom concentrate on insurance regulatory matters and most
of whom are either former regulators and/or were employed within the insurance
ED u C AT I o N
b.a., university of arkansas, 1977
J.d., university of arkansas, 1980
industry. Two are former insurance commissioners, one of whom is a former president
of the NAIC. Others previously worked at insurance departments, the White House, PR AC T I CE E M PHA SIS
insurance corporate and regulatory law, administrative law and
for life insurers as either general counsel or in house counsel, general counsel to an governmental relations.
HMO and liquidator for a life insurer.
PR o FE SSI o NAL E xPER I EN CE
The firm has extensive experience nationwide in virtually every aspect of insurance- nick Thompson is a member in the little rock office of mitchell,
related corporate, regulatory, legislative and litigation matters. Representative Williams where he serves on the firm’s board of directors. his
activities include: practice consists of representing clients before state insurance
• Representing clients with respect to various NAIC activities, including Market departments, various federal regulatory agencies, and the arkansas
General assembly. nick and mitchell, Williams have extensive and
Analysis Working Group and Collaborative Actions Subgroup Activities unique experience in insurance regulatory matters representing
• Design, filing and regulatory approval of fixed and variable insurance clients before all of the various state and federal agencies that
and annuity products regulate all aspects of the insurance industry. nick has served as
• Insurance company formation, mergers, acquisitions and restructuring associate counsel for the arkansas insurance department; counsel to
the arkansas state democratic Party, Coordinated Campaign, 1992;
• Drafting legislation and providing testimony before legislative bodies special legislative liaison – Governor Jim Guy Tucker, 1992, and was
and the NAIC a former independent assessor, insurance marketplace standards
• Workers’ compensation rate filings, appeals, coverage questions and association (imsa). he currently serves as general counsel to the
public policy issues arkansas Comprehensive health insurance Pool, arkansas’ health
insurance safety net for high risk individuals; the Committee to
• Reinsurance contract drafting, dispute resolution and related matters save arkansas Jobs, which is a coalition of business and healthcare
• Insurance company licensing and obtaining surplus lines authority professionals and facilities that enacted arkansas’ tort reform laws
in 2003, and the arkansas employers healthcare Coalition. he is a
• Corporate, regulatory and legislative issues for health insurers, HMOs, Blue board member and immediate past chair of the american red Cross,
Cross/Blue Shield plans, and managed care entities Greater arkansas Chapter and board member of the arkansas state
• Assistance with insurers’ internal market conduct audits and certification of Chamber of Commerce – associated industries of arkansas. he also
such audits as Qualified Independent Assessors for the Insurance Marketplace is a member of the federation of regulatory Counsel (forC).
Standards Association (IMSA)
• Analysis and implementation of nationwide corporate agency/broker licensing
T. Ark Monroe, III
Specific examples of services provided can be seen on the firm’s web site at: http:// 501-688-8833
www.mitchellwilliamslaw.com 501-688-8807 fax
amonroe@mwsgw.com
THE FIRM ED u C AT I o N
M itchell, Williams Selig, Gates & Woodyard, P. L. L. C. was founded in 1954 by b.a., hendrix College, 1964
J.d., university of arkansas, 1967
Maurice Mitchell. Today Mitchell Williams is the one of the largest law firms in
Arkansas, with more than 60 lawyers and a large staff of legal assistants and support PR AC T I CE E M PHA SIS
personnel. Well known for expertise in business, regulated business and litigation, Corporate and administrative law with an emphasis in insurance
the attorneys at Mitchell Williams are among the most respected and knowledgeable and utility issues. representing insurance companies in company
formation, acquisitions, reorganizations, mergers, admissions to do
in the profession. Mitchell Williams has been providing positive, measurable results, business in various states. Preparing and filing insurance holding
outstanding client communication, innovative solutions, creative problem solving, company acquisition statements and permanent registration
and fair, flexible billing arrangements for over 50 years. The firm’s achievements statements. representing electric cooperatives, business
are evidenced by the national recognition, appointments, awards, and honors of its corporations, insurance companies and insurance trade associations
attorneys, many of whom are consistently listed in Best Lawyers in America. before state legislatures, Congress and regulatory agencies.
drafting legislation and coordinating legislative activity. Testifying
and preparing testimony for state legislatures and Congress.
PR o FE SSI o NAL E xPER I EN CE
served as senior Vice President, General Counsel and secretary,
union life insurance Company, little rock, arkansas, 1981-1989.
served as legislative director for u.s. senator dale bumpers,
1976-1981. served as insurance Commissioner, state of arkansas,
1972-1976. executive Committee, national association of insurance
Commissioners, 1974-1976. Practiced law in magnolia, arkansas,
1967-1972. approved independent assessor, insurance marketplace
standards associations (“imsa”), 1997.
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10. California
Nielsen, Merksamer,
PR I M ARy Co N TAC T
Parrinello, Mueller & Naylor, LLP
1415 L Street, #1200 • Sacramento, California 95814
Steven A. Merksamer www.nmgovlaw.com
916-446-6752
916-446-6106 fax
smerksamer@nmgovlaw.com INSuR ANCE PR AC TICE
ED u C AT I o N
Claremont mckenna College, b.a. with honors, 1969
university of the Pacific, mcGeorge school of law, 1975
N ielsen Merksamer has represented all segments of the insurance industry before
the California Department of Insurance and related agencies. Representation
includes the following matters:
admitted to practice in California, 1975 • Proposition 103 rate approval and refund proceedings.
PR AC T I CE E M PHA SI S • Various licensing matters.
Government law including administrative, regulatory, • Numerous rate filings.
initiative and election law • Administrative Procedures Act rulemaking proceedings.
PR o FE SSI o NAL E xPER I EN CE • Regulatory compliance matters.
steven a. merksamer is the senior government law partner
in the California law firm of nielsen, merksamer, Parrinello, • Complex negotiations with the Department involving tax disputes.
mueller & naylor, llP. a recognized expert in government and • Complex negotiations involving acquisitions & mergers.
administrative law and the initiative process, he has also had • Reinsurance.
a most distinguished career in public service. he has served as
the Chief of staff to Governor George deukmejian, a position In addition to the above mentioned matters, Nielsen Merksamer has extensive
which he held from 1982 to 1987. Prior to that, he was the special legislative and initiative experience involving insurance regulatory and liability issues.
assistant attorney General of the state of California, serving as
the attorney General’s senior counselor and policy advisor. he has
also served as a California deputy attorney General, assistant to THE FIRM
the lt. Governor of California and assistant to the speaker of the
California state assembly. he chaired and directed the Transition
between the brown and deukmejian administrations. Widely
N ielsen, Merksamer, Parrinello, Mueller & Naylor, LLP specializes in government,
political and initiative law, trial and appellate litigation, tax contoversy and tax
policy, civil and constitutional rights, voting rights and redistricting, and regulatory
quoted in state and national publications, he has served as a key
policy and political advisor to many state and national political agency law. Our firm works to resolve highly complex legal and policy issues in both
leaders. he was appointed by President reagan to serve on the the public and private sectors, and litigates sophisticated constitutional, regulatory
President’s administration of Justice Task force, the President’s and business issues in the courts and before administrative law judges. We frequently
export Council, and the national Commission on Presidential represent clients before major local, state and federal regulatory agencies and have
scholars. he is an honors graduate of Claremont mckenna College, considerable expertise in advocacy before the California Legislature and Executive
and received his law degree from the university of the Pacific, Branch. Additionally, Nielsen Merksamer is widely regarded as one of the leading
mcGeorge school of law. he has served as a member of the board
of overseers of the hoover institution on War, revolution, and
initiative law firms and lobbying firms in the State of California.
Peace, and the board of Governors of the rose institute of state The breadth of our background and experience in these areas provides us with a unique
and local Government. he is currently a member of the board of understanding of today’s world in which government and the law exercise growing
directors of the California Chamber of Commerce and the California influence over business, labor organizations, public agencies and numerous other
musical Theater. mr. merksamer is also a member of the board
clients. We provide our clients not only with legal expertise, but also with strategic
of Trustees of the California museum for history, Women and the
arts, and the stevenson school and is a past Chairman of state law counsel in dealing with the executive, legislative and judicial branches of government.
resources, inc., a national network of independent law firms. The attorneys and other professionals in our firm have been carefully chosen for
AD D I T I o NAL Co N TAC T S their academic achievement and practical work experience in government, politics
and business. Working as a team, we draw on a wide range of specialized experience,
Gene Erbin
916-446-6752
allowing us to provide our clients with comprehensive problem solving capabilities,
gerbin@nmgovlaw.com guidance and representation seldom offered by a single firm.
Richard D. Martland
916-446-6752
rmartland@nmgovlaw.com
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11. Florida
Pennington, Moore,
Wilkinson, Bell & Dunbar, P.A. PR I M ARy Co N TAC T
215 South Monroe St. • 2nd Floor • Tallahassee, FL 32301
www. penningtonlaw.com Samuel P. Bell III
850-222-3533
850-222-2126 fax
INSuR ANCE REGuL AToRy PR AC TICE sbell@penningtonlaw.com
T he Pennington Firm provides representation to insurance companies (domestic
and foreign), reinsurance brokers, related financing entities, agents, agencies and
insurance trade associations.
ED u C AT I o N
a.b., dartmouth College, 1961
ll.b., duke university, 1964
This practice area represents clients before the Florida Department of Financial PR AC T I CE E M PHA SIS
Services and the Office of Insurance Regulation in insurer formation, acquisition, Governmental affairs, insurance regulatory, and
re-domestication, re-organization, market conduct examination, financial reporting, administrative law.
demutualization, form and rate approval, reinsurance cessation and retrocession, bid
PR o FE SSI o NAL E xPER I EN CE
strategy, and Department rule and policymaking. representing insurance companies before the florida legislative
With the firm’s representation of the largest associations of insurance agents in Florida, and executive branches as well as the office of insurance regulation.
the practice group also is well positioned to resolve issues related to agents, brokers and Providing legal counsel to a wide array of business, not-for-profit,
agencies, including regulation, appointment and contracts. and local government clients, and representing such clients before
the florida legislative and executive branches. during fourteen
The insurance regulatory practice area works closely with the Pennington Firm’s year legislative career, served as majority leader, Chairman of the
governmental affairs practice area in order to effectively represent insurance clients in rules Committee and twice as Chairman of the appropriations
the ever-changing legislative arena. Committee. The only legislator in florida history to have received
every award for effectiveness granted by his fellow legislators.
Chairman of the advisory board of the institute for Child health
INSuR ANCE DEFENSE PR AC TICE Policy at the university of florida, Chairman of the development
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Council for the College of Public health at the university of south
he Pennington Firm provides insurance defense litigation in the fields of medical florida, a member of the board of directors of brown & brown
malpractice, products liability, automobile negligence, premises and commercial insurance Company, a member of the board of florida house, in
liability, and workers’ compensation. In addition, firm attorneys represent insurance Washington, d.C. and a member of the florida advisory Council
clients regarding “bad faith,” coverage and anti-trust issues. for the Trust for Public lands. recently served as President of the
florida Public health foundation.
THE FIRM AD D I T I o NAL Co N TAC T S
F or more than thirty years, the law firm of Pennington, Moore, Wilkinson, Bell & Mark Delegal, Attorney
850-222-3533
Dunbar has provided high-quality, effective legal services and government relations mdelegal@penningtonlaw.com
representation to businesses and organizations throughout Florida.
Steve Roddenberry, Special Consultant
Based at the center of Florida government in Tallahassee, the Pennington Firm is a 850-222-3533
full-service, independent law practice with offices in Tampa and Clearwater. sroddenberry@penningtonlaw.com
The Pennington Firm has earned a strong reputation for its quality legal representation Gerald Livingston, Attorney
and exceptional service to clients. 850-222-3533
glivingston@penningtonlaw.com
The firm has the depth of talent, experience and resources to provide solutions to the
R.Z. (Sandy) Safley, Special Consultant
most complex legal issues. Yet, the Pennington Firm’s lawyers and consultants provide 850-222-3533
clients with the accessibility and responsiveness usually associated with smaller firms. rzsafely@penningtonlaw.com
The firm has an “AV” rating in the national Martindale-Hubbell Legal Directory - the
highest rating possible based on a firm’s professional qualifications and ethics.
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12. Illinois
Freeborn & Peters LLP
PR I M ARy Co N TAC T S 311 South Wacker Drive • Suite 3000 • Chicago, IL 60606
www.freebornpeters.com
Robert M. Baratta, Jr.
312.360.6622
INSuR ANCE PR AC TICE GRouP
312.360.6597 fax
bbaratta@freebornpeters.com I nsurance coverage can, and often does, have a major impact on your bottom line. Freeborn
& Peters LLP has been providing sophisticated insurance coverage services to our clients for
twenty five years. These services span the spectrum of our clients’ insurance coverage needs: from
ED u C AT I o N
Georgetown university, Jd reinsurance regulatory matters, to developing insurance procurement strategies, to assessing and
Georgetown university, ba minimizing coverage risks, to bringing and defending claims involving complex coverage disputes.
We have a broad range of experience dealing with insurance regulatory matters, representing
PR o FE SSI o NAL E xPER I EN CE clients in fee and assessment disputes with the Department of Insurance and many other
mr. baratta’s insurance coverage experience includes representation
of policyholders and the illinois office of special deputy receiver
regulatory matters involving the insurance industry. We also have experience which is not
with respect to hundreds of millions of dollars in potential coverage. adverse to the State regulators. For example, we have worked cooperatively with the Department
mr. baratta’s work also involves seeking coverage under historical of Insurance in the establishment of a Third Party Liability chargeback program for Illinois
general liability policies for long-tail claims, such as those involving Medicaid. In addition, our attorneys have experience monitoring and managing external litigation
asbestos, hearing loss, repetitive stress and environmental injuries for the Department of Insurance.
or damages. such cases often involve decades of coverage, dozens
of insurance carriers and complex issues of causation and allocation. Our attorneys have substantial experience in all stages of insurance planning and procurement,
helping clients explore their options and realize economic and strategic solutions. Our litigators
represent policyholders around the country in insurance coverage disputes over a broad range of
policies, including comprehensive general liability, directors and officers, business interruption,
builder’s risk, life, disability, automobile, accidental death, umbrella, and property insurance.
Weston W. Marsh Over the years, our attorneys have maintained strong working relationships with industry-leading
312.360.6702 experts in the use of computer databases to solve complex insurance allocation issues, as well
312.360.6575 fax as private equity firms specializing in buyouts of corporate insurance portfolios. We also have
wmarsh@freebornpeters.com developed sophisticated in-house tools for organizing, supporting and managing decades worth of
historical coverage for insureds. These relationships and tools allow us to maximize the value of a
ED u C AT I o N policyholder’s insurance assets, as well as plan future risk management.
university of illinois College of law, 1976
Yale university, 1972 REPRESENTATIVE MAT TERS
university of Chicago, 1979
• Major real estate developers in procuring project specific insurance coverage;
PR o FE SSI o NAL E xPER I EN CE • Clients in various insurance coverage disputes arising out of construction related
Prior to joining freeborn & Peters llP, mr. marsh served as the accidents and loss;
assistant General Counsel in charge of all litigation and claims • Class I railroads, successfully resolving numerous coverage claims associated with
for the nation’s seventh largest railroad. he has handled and hearing loss, asbestos, and environmental liabilities;
supervised the strategy of billion-dollar antitrust cases, several
large environmental litigation, and a variety of commercial and
• A national railroad against the insurer of a defunct parts manufacturer with respect to
insurance-related disputes.
coverage for a multi-million dollar jury verdict for damages sustained as a result of a
train derailment;
• Several large manufacturers with respect to coverage for product liability claims;
• A hotel owner against its insurer with respect to bodily injury claims;
• The Illinois Offi
ce of Special Deputy Receiver in prosecuting and defending claims on
behalf of certain Illinois insurance companies that were in liquidation or receivership;
• A manufacturer of asbestos containing products against numerous insurers issuing
decades of CGL coverage; and
• A chemical manufacturer against its major insurance carriers for coverage of millions of
dollars in environmental cleanup costs.
• An excess reinsurer in a regulatory matter with the Illinois Division of Insurance over
taxes and fees allegedly due under the Illinois Insurance Code.
• A company in connection with the investigation of contingent compensation practices in
the brokering of insurance policies.
• A managed care organization seeking to surrender its Illinois Certificate of Authority and
withdraw its statutory deposit.
THE FIRM
F reeborn & Peters is a full-service law firm headquartered in the heart of downtown Chicago.
In addition to our Chicago headquarters, Freeborn & Peters has an office across from
the Capitol building in Springfield that serves as the center of one of the most prominent
government and regulatory law practices in the state of Illinois. The Firm continues to build
its strong reputation within the areas of Commercial Litigation; Business Law Services and
Bankruptcy, Reorganization and Creditors’ Rights.
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13. Indiana
Locke Reynolds LLP
311 South Wacker Drive • Suite 3000 • Chicago, IL 60606 PR I M ARy Co N TAC T
www.locke.com
INSuR ANCE PR AC TICE Kevin Charles Murray
317-237-3855
L ocke Reynolds LLP serves the highly-specialized needs of insurance companies
within the areas of: 1) Insurance products they sell and their everyday
relationships with regulators, policyholders, claimants and other insurance companies;
317-237-9800 fax
kmurray@locke.com
ED u C AT I o N
and 2) Organization, operation and regulation as businesses, along with more complex b.s., magna cum laude, indiana state university, 1975
relationships with policyholders, claimants and other insurance companies. Locke J.d., cum laude, indiana university school of law, indianapolis,
Reynolds attorneys address a wide range of corporate and regulatory issues. Assistance 1979.
is provided in identifying and addressing potential problems in policy language and
resolving disputes arising from different interpretations of that language. PR AC T I CE
mr. murray concentrates his practice in governmental services and
Resolution comes through arbitration, mediation or litigation. We defend clients in serves as General Counsel to sheriff frank J. anderson. he formerly
local, state and federal trial and appellate courts, as well as in prosecuting their claims served as special Counsel to Governor Joseph e. kernan and senate
in cases of suspected arson or insurance fraud. We also represent client-companies, Parliamentarian to lt. Governor katherine l. davis. he also served
along with their brokers and agents, before the Indiana Department of Insurance, in as the Governor’s Policy director for indiana’s Gaming agencies.
he was recently appointed to the metropolitan law enforcement
investigations of claims of unfair or improper practices.
Consolidation advisory Committee to help create a new police
agency for metropolitan indianapolis.
INSuR ANCE SERVICES : mr. murray’s litigation practice focuses primarily on health care
and governmental affairs and includes the successful defense
• Arson & Insurance Fraud of the indiana department of insurance against the Patient’s
• Corporate Insurance Services Compensation fund. mr. murray formerly chaired the medical
malpractice section of the defense Trial Counsel of indiana (dTCi),
• Excess & Reinsurance
and the firm’s medical malpractice defense Group. he was named
• Health Insurance Defense an “indiana super lawyer” in 2005, and received the lawyer of the
• Insurance Agents & Brokers Defense Year award from dTCi in 1999.
• Insurance Arbitration
• Insurance Bad Faith
• Insurance Company Rehabilitation & Liquidation
• Insurance Coverage Thomas E. Wheeler II
• Insurance Litigation 317-237-3810
• Insurance Regulation Unfair Insurance Practices 317-237-3900 fax
twheeler@locke.com
We also represent private sector clients before local and state departments and agencies
on a variety of permit and licensing issues, as well as in administrative determinations ED u C AT I o N
b.s., indiana university, 1984,
and hearings.
J.d., indiana university, bloomington, 1987
PR AC T I CE
THE FIRM mr. Wheeler has extensive experience representing the insurance
L ocke Reynolds was founded in 1917 as a small insurance defense firm. We are now
one of Indiana’s largest law firms, with over 100 legal professionals including 60
litigators dedicated to providing top notch legal services. While we have expanded our
industry in administrative, regulatory, and litigation matters and
has built a reputation as one of the top insurance defense litigators
in indiana particularly for governmental entities. he has published
and spoken extensively on civil rights issues for organizations as
services to meet the needs of our clients, the representation of the insurance industry diverse as the national school boards association and the american
remains a strength for our firm. Our litigators enjoy a national reputation and are Civil liberties union, as well as on national Public radio. he was
very active in organizations such as the Defense Research Institute, where one of our named a winner of the burton award for legal achievement co-
partners recently concluded a term as President. With offices in Indianapolis and Ft. sponsored by the library of Congress for his article “slamming in
Wayne, Indiana we offer clients a central location with the ability to handle matters Cyberspace: The boundaries of student 1st amendment rights.” he
throughout the Midwest. We truly are committed to our clients’ success. has also twice been a winner of the indiana state bar association’s
benjamin harrison award. in addition, he was selected by his peers
for inclusion in the best lawyers in america 2007 edition.
mr. Wheeler is very active politically, providing legal advice on
campaign, finance, and election issues to political parties and
candidates. he also serves as Chairman of the indiana state election
Commission. mr. Wheeler is a member of the seventh Circuit bar
association board of Governors and is secretary of the national
school board association’s Council of school attorneys.
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14. Kansas
Foulston Siefkin LLP
PR I M ARy Co N TAC T 555 S. Kansas Ave., Ste. 101 • Topeka, KS 66603
www.foulston.com
James P. Rankin INSuR ANCE PR AC TICE
785-233-3600
785-233-1610 fax
jrankin@foulston.com F oulston Siefkin has represented insurance companies and their insureds for much
of the last century. Foulston Siefkin’s insurance regulatory practice includes
representation of insurance companies, insurance agencies, individual policy holders,
ED u C AT I o N
b.a., Washburn university, 1973 and corporate insureds and employee benefit plans in regulatory matters involving
J.d., Washburn university school of law, 1976 the Kansas Department of Insurance, including civil and administrative hearings.
ll.m. in Taxation, new York university, 1977
Foulston Siefkin’s regulatory and administrative practices are based in its office in
admitted to practice in kansas, 1976
Topeka, the state capitol of Kansas.
Our insurance defense attorneys have one of the most active trial practices in the
PR AC T I CE E M PHA SI S
mr. rankin’s practice focuses on regulatory, erisa and tax law rules
region. It is no exaggeration that Foulston Siefkin trial lawyers have tried thousands
applicable to pension, profit sharing, tax sheltered annuity and of insurance defense matters over the years including all manner of vehicle accidents,
health and life insurance plans. mr. rankin’s work also emphasizes premises liability and other casualty loss litigation. Our lawyers have the skills to
employee benefits law as it relates to public, private, governmental accurately evaluate potential exposure and fully litigate the case, if necessary. The
and tax exempt organizations. depth and scope of Foulston Siefkin’s experience allow our lawyers to fashion effective,
PR o FE SSI o NAL E xPER I EN CE cost efficient defenses to the claims confronting insurance clients and their insureds.
mr. rankin has extensive kansas regulatory experience in all Foulston Siefkin has a longstanding association with many of the leaders in the
insurance areas including health & accident, life & annuity, and insurance industry. Foulston Siefkin lawyers are often called upon for coverage
property & casualty. mr. rankin represents both large and small
opinions for all types of policies and have litigated high stakes coverage disputes for
employers in erisa, insurance, and employment law matters. mr.
rankin enjoys martindale-hubbell law directory’s highest “aV”
numerous clients. This coverage expertise also allows us to provide insightful advice on
rating for lawyers, is listed in the best lawyers of america and was policy effectiveness and revision.
selected as a 2006 missouri and kansas super lawyer. From policy review, to the finest trial work in the nation to evaluation of the most
AD D I T I o NAL Co N TAC T S complex coverage issues, Foulston Siefkin knows the insurance business.
Amy S. Lemley Specific examples of services provided can be seen on the Firm’s web site at:
316-291-9584 http://www.foulston.com
alemley@foulston.com
Michael J. Norton
316-291-9743 THE FIRM:
F
mnorton@foulston.com
oulston Siefkin LLP is the largest, and one of the oldest, law firms in Kansas.
Thomas L. Theis Today the firm has grown to over 70 lawyers, and has offices in Wichita, the state’s
785-233-3600 largest city, Topeka, the state’s capitol, and Overland Park, the heart of commerce in
ttheis@foulston.com
the Kansas City area.
Craig W. West
316-291-9784 The Firm represents a broad range of clients, including major financial institutions,
cwest@foulston.com corporations, public utilities, insurance companies, health care providers,
manufacturers, franchisers and franchisees, agricultural and natural resource
producers and processors, professional entities, construction and contractors, services
providers, and others. Our practice areas cover the spectrum of the legal profession,
including (i) civil and complex litigation - class action and qui tam; business
contract and commercial disputes; mediation, and alternative dispute resolution;
insurance defense; administrative representation; and tort defense in personal injury,
products liability, professional malpractice, and property damage; (ii) business
matters – including commercial transactions involving securities, financing, family
business enterprises, anti-trust, creditor’s rights & bankruptcy, e-Business, mergers
and acquisitions, environmental, oil & gas, water rights, agribusiness, banking,
franchise, intellectual property, real estate, construction, regulatory compliance and
corporate and entity formation; and federal and state taxation, including tax planning,
contested tax disputes, elder and estate planning, tax exempt organizations, ERISA
and employee benefits; (iii) employment and labor – including organized labor,
NLRB representation, employment discrimination defense, workers compensation,
OSHA, wage and hour, and employee relations, and (iv) health care law – including
government investigations, compliance programs, reimbursement, fraud and abuse,
and professional liability defense.
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15. Kentucky
Greenebaum Doll & McDonald, PLLC
3500 National City Tower, 101 South Fifth Street • Louisville, KY 40202 PR I M ARy Co N TAC T
www.greenebaum.com
INSuR ANCE PR AC TICE James G. (Jim) LeMaster
502-875-0050
G reenebaum’s Insurance Industry Team provides legal assistance to insurance
companies, agents, and consumers throughout the world. Our team is
knowledgeable in all aspects of insurance law. We have a highly technical
859-367-3853 fax
jgl@gdm.com
understanding of the insurance industry that comes from many years of experience. ED u C AT I o N
university of kentucky, b.a. in education, 1968
Our clients range across numerous industries, lines of coverage and structural forms, university of kentucky, College of law, J.d., 1972
including stock, mutual and reciprocal formats. Clients come from all segments of the
insurance industry including: PR o FE SSI o NAL AFFI L IAT I o N S
kentucky bar association, 1972-present
• Property and casualty insurers, fayette County bar association, 1972-present
• Life and health insurers, state representative, 1976-1994
• Reinsurers, majority leader of kentucky house of representatives, 1982-1984
President, anthem blue Cross blue shield, kentucky operations, 1997-2001
• Surplus lines companies,
health kentucky, inc. board member
• Health maintenance organizations, uk sanders-brown Center on aging board member
• Agents, leadership kentucky Chair, 2003 and Past board member
• Brokers,
PR AC T I CE E M PHA SIS
• Third party administrators, Government affairs; regulatory matters; health law; insurance law
• Reinsurance intermediaries, PR o FE SSI o NAL E xPER I EN CE
• Trade associations, Jim lemaster is a former state representative from kentucky and
• Major corporations, the former President of anthem blue Cross blue shield of kentucky.
his primary focus is on governmental affairs and he also practices in
• Banks and the areas of health care law, insurance law and regulatory matters.
• Investment bankers
The Insurance Industry Team represents our clients in a broad range of regulatory, AD D I T I o NAL Co N TAC T
corporate, tax and legislative matters including formation, licensing and compliance
issues; coverage and claims issues; mergers, acquisitions and other transactional
matters; arbitration, mediation and dispute resolution; and insolvency matters.
We are committed to keeping current on insurance laws, practices and procedures. Barbara Hartung
Our attorneys maintain a solid working relationship with the governmental entities 502-587-3649
responsible for insurance regulation. brh@gdm.com
The Insurance Industry Team is dedicated to providing skilled representation to ED u C AT I o N
randolph macon Women’s College, 1964-1965
clients while remaining focused on business objectives and the need for practical, cost-
university of louisville, b.a., history, cum laude, 1967
effective services. We respond quickly and provide innovative and efficient solutions to
university of louisville school of law, J.d., cum laude, 1981
the complex issues facing our clients.
PR o FE SSI o NAL AFFI L IAT I o N S
defense research institute, association of Trial lawyers of america,
THE FIRM louisville and american bar association, The society of CPCu,
G reenebaum Doll & McDonald PLLC is one of the largest full service business national and kentucky Chapter, adjunct instructor, university of
law firm’s in Kentucky with offices in Louisville, Lexington, Frankfort and louisville school of law, basic legal skills, national moot Court,
Partnership & agency law, selected Problems in Civil Procedure,
Covington. The firm represents a wide variety of local, national and international remedies and advanced Trial Practice, adjunct instructor, university
clients in virtually every industry. Engaged in the practice of law for over 50 years, of louisville, Center for Continuing education, in conjunction with
Greenebaum has consistently been recognized in independent surveys for the louisville society of CPCu, “The legal environment of insurance,”
excellence of our attorneys and our devotion to client service. Forty seven of the firm’s CPCu 6, CPCu, Chartered Property and Casualty underwriter, 1987,
attorneys have been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2006® edition, Who’s Who in american College, 1981, brandeis society, editor-in-
and four of our practice groups were recognized in the 2005 Chambers USA America’s Chief, Journal of family law, 1980-1981
Leading Lawyers for Business guide. PR AC T I CE E M PHA SIS
insurance law; health law
PR o FE SSI o NAL E xPER I EN CE
barbara’s practice concentrates in insurance law. she advises both
health and property and casualty insurers on regulatory issues
arising under state and federal law, including administrative
hearings, licensure and general requirements of insurance laws.
she also advises both insurers and insureds regarding coverage and
policy interpretation.
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16. Louisiana
McGlinchey Stafford, PLLC
PR I M ARy Co N TAC T One American Place, 14th Floor • Baton Rouge, LA 70825
www.mcglinchey.com
Ronnie L. Johnson INSuR ANCE DEFENSE AND CoVER AGE
225-382-3620
225-343-3076 fax
rjohnson@mcglinchey.com S ince founded in 1974 by Dermot McGlinchey, an insurance defense attorney,
McGlinchey Stafford has maintained a superior reputation for representing
insurance companies in litigation matters. McGlinchey Stafford lawyers routinely
ED u C AT I o N counsel clients on insurance defense issues such as:
b.a., baylor university, 1986
J.d., louisiana sate university law Center, 1990 High-risk, complex insurance and reinsurance coverage issues; Bad faith claims;
admitted to practice in louisiana, 1990 Casualty matters; Class actions; Credit life and disability coverage; Environmental
PR AC T I CE E M PHA SI S and toxic torts; Products liability; Professional services liability; Maritime; Aviation;
insurance regulation and Compliance, Government relations, Medical malpractice; Denial of benefits issues; Title insurance; and Consumer credit
healthcare, Government Contracts, and General litigation. insurance class action defense.
PR o FE SSI o NAL E xPER I EN CE Many of our lawyers author treatises and lecture on matters relating to insurance
ronnie l. Johnson maintains an insurance regulatory, governmental litigation and are nationally recognized for their work. Additionally, some of our senior
relations, health care and general litigation practice which involves partners have served as national and general counsel for various insurance companies.
representing businesses that have issues with government
or wish to transact business with government. mr. Johnson’s
insurance regulatory practice spans all fifty states and the district INSuR ANCE REGuL ATIoN AND CoMPLIANCE
of Columbia. he represents insurance companies with licensing,
market conduct, solvency and reinsurance matters and represents
insurance producers in licensing and market conduct matters.
M cGlinchey Stafford represents insurance producers, companies and reinsurance
companies in multiple areas including regulation, compliance, investment,
taxation, licensing, qualification to do business, acquisitions, mergers, dissolutions
mr. Johnson actively represents clients’ interest in legislative
matters in louisiana and throughout the country. he assists clients and liquidations. McGlinchey Stafford has significant experience in insurance
in responding to requests for proposals issued by governmental company insolvencies, representing companies as well as state insurance regulators in
agencies, conducts bid protests and pursues appeals to the district rehabilitation and liquidation of insurance companies.
court. he negotiates contracts and agreements with governmental
McGlinchey Stafford lawyers routinely counsel clients on matters such as: formation,
agencies on behalf of clients. mr. Johnson has represented
numerous clients before the louisiana office of alcohol and Tobacco
licensing, acquisition and divestiture of life, health, property and casualty insurance
Control, louisiana board of ethics, louisiana department of health companies and health maintenance and preferred provider organizations; acquisitions and
and hospitals, louisiana attorney General’s office, louisiana divestitures of individual lines and books of insurance business; multi-state and nationwide
office of financial institutions and Governor’s office. mr. Johnson initial and subsequent rate and form filings; multi-state and nationwide licensing of
previously served as deputy Commissioner of insurance, office insurance products, producers and companies; insurance holding company reporting and
of Property and Casualty, for louisiana. he also represented the compliance; multi-state and nationwide regulation of consumer credit insurance products
Commissioner of insurance as Chairman of the louisiana insurance
including credit life, credit disability, mechanical breakdown insurance, vehicle service
rating Commission, liaison to the louisiana insurance Guaranty
association, liaison to the louisiana life and health insurance
contracts, guaranteed asset protection policies and debt cancellation agreements; insurance
Guaranty association, member of the naiC surplus lines Task agency, reinsurance, retrocession, and intermediary agreements; reinsurance credit; Risk
force, member of the naiC international insurers department Plan Retention Groups; and self insurance and captive insurance programs.
of operation review Group, served as Chairman of the louisiana McGlinchey Stafford lawyers are active in state and national insurance regulation
Property insurance Task force, and was appointed to the board of
directors of the Property insurance association of louisiana.
and compliance organizations such as the National Association of Insurance
Commissioners, the Consumer Credit Insurance Association and the Federation of
AD D I T I o NAL Co N TAC T S: Regulatory Counsel.
Rodolfo J.Aguilar
225-382-3625
rudyaguilar@mcglinchey.com
THE FIRM
Errol J. King
225-382-3642
eking@mcglinchey.com
M cGlinchey Stafford was founded in New Orleans in 1974 and has grown into
one of the largest law firms in the southeastern region of the United States.
We currently have eight offices in five states – Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, Ohio
Deborah Duplechin Harkins and New York. Attorneys in these offices work together to maintain a full-service
225-382-3659 commercial and defense practice in various areas of the law and to provide competent,
dharkins@mcglinchey.com cost-effective service to our clients.
Jean-Paul Perrault Attorneys of McGlinchey Stafford view lawyering as a personal service business. The
225-382-3641
jperrault@mcglinchey.com
client and the lawyer form a team, and in order to fully represent our clients, we make
every effort to know and to understand their businesses, needs and desires. For this
Jennifer Taylor Chick reason, many of our lawyers have acquired in-depth knowledge and training in specific
225-382-3644
jchick@mcglinchey.com
industries so that positive results can be achieved promptly and efficiently for our clients.
Layna S. Cook Our commitment to our clients is matched by our high regard for legal and
225-382-3635 educational excellence. Included among the talented attorneys in the firm are adjunct
lcook@mcglinchey.com professors of law at local law schools, lawyers recognized by their peers and by legal
organizations as highly knowledgeable and sought-after speakers, and authors and
contributing writers of numerous law review articles and legal texts that have been
cited by courts as authoritative in their fields.
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17. Massachusetts
Ferriter Scobbo & Rodophele, PC
125 High Street, 26th Floor • Boston, MA 02110 PR I M ARy Co N TAC T S
www.ferriterscobbo.com
INSuR ANCE PR AC TICE Robert P Rodophele
617-737-1800 ex 239
• Formation and licensure of insurance entities including: companies, agencies, 617-737-1803 fax
captives, TPAs, self-insurance groups and trusts. rrodophele@ferriterscobbo.com
• Representation before regulators and the Legislature including Form A hearing ED u C AT I o N
enforcement defense, legislative drafting and lobbying. mr. rodophele received his bs in economics in 1969 from boston
• Representation in general corporate matters including: mergers, acquisitions, College and his Jd in 1972 from boston College law school
agency relationships and contracts, surplus notes and related financing, PR AC T I CE E M PHA SIS
demutualizations and rehabilitation/insolvency proceedings. mr. rodophele is the firm’s primary government affairs attorney
• Counsel to trade associations and residual markets. and has an extensive background in massachusetts government.
having served in the office of the attorney General for five years,
• Litigation on behalf of insurance companies and agents. including two years as Chief of the Public utilities division, he
provides government affairs and lobbying counsel to both the public
and private sectors.
THE FIRM
PR o FE SSI o NAL E xPER I EN CE
F erriter Scobbo & Rodophele, PC is a dynamic law firm focused on the corporate
and government relations’ needs of regulated industries, particularly insurance
and utilities. The firm has represented a multitude of insurance companies and
since 1986, mr. rodophele has been a shareholder in the law firm
of ferriter scobbo & rodophele PC. Prior to joining the firm, he
served in Civil bureau of the office of the attorney General for the
agents in every kind of transactional and regulatory matter. The firm also has lobbied Commonwealth of massachusetts. his legislative clients cover many
the Massachusetts legislature on behalf of a range of clients and industries in every major industries including, but not limited to, insurance, alcohol,
legislative session for more than 20 years. Additionally, the firm has significant entertainment, telecommunications, gaming and utilities.
experience in administrative law, lobbying, ballot issues, civil litigation, tort liability, AD D I T I o NAL Co N TAC T S
contract law, discrimination claims, energy law, employment law, municipal law, Edward J. Donahue, Jr.
financing and complex civil litigation. 617-737-1800 ex 260
edonahue@ferriterscobbo.com
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