Experience

Rating: 8.5 (Excellent)

Honors

1992

Order of the Coif, Loyola Law School

1992

Lloyd Tevis Award in Commercial law, Loyola Law School

1990

AmJur Award in Contracts, Loyola Law School

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Work Experience

2007 - Present

Director and Senior Corporate Counsel, Dish Network LLC

1994 - 2007

Shareholder (2001-Present); Associate (1994-2000), Anderson Kill & Olick, P.C.

1992 - 1994

Law Clerk, The Honorable John R. Padova, US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

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Associations

2009 - Present

American Bar Association

2008 - Present

Association of Corporate Counsel

2008 - Present

Colorado Bar Association

1993 - Present

State Bar of California

1993 - Present

Pennsylvania Bar Association

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Education

1992

Loyola Law School

JD - Juris Doctor

1989

University of California - Berkeley

BA - Bachelor of Arts

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Speaking Engagements

2009

Subprime and Punishment: Insurance Issues and the Credit Crisis

Insurance

2007

University Shopping Centers Conference (Philadelphia, PA March 6, 2007)

Insurance Coverage for Shopping Centers

2006

World Trade Center Montreal’s Construction Industry Mission (Philadelphia, PA May 10, 2006)

Legal and Insurance Considerations Regarding Construction In America

2006

National Business Institute’s Real Estate Law: Advanced Issues and Answers (Philadelphia, PA, July 10, 2006)

Insurance Coverage Issues

2006

National Business Institute’s Real Estate Law: Advanced Issues and Answers (Birmingham, AL June 6, 2006)

Insurance Coverage For Real Estate-Related Businesses

2006

National Business Institute's Real Estate For the Estate Planning Professional Seminar (Philadelphia, PA November 14, 2006)

First Party Insurance

2006

Lorman Education’s Seminar on Understanding the Construction Bidding Process in Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA March 28, 2006)

Insurance Primer for Construction Professionals

2006

Lorman Education's Seminar on Understanding the Construction Bidding Process in Pennsylvania (Bethlehem, PA January 26, 2006)

Legal and Insurance Considerations in the Construction Bidding Process

2006

Lorman Education Services’ Seminar on AIA Contracts In Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA July 14, 2006)

Insurance 101 in AIA Contracts In Pennsylvania

2006

AKO Policyholder Advisor Conference Maximizing Your Insurance Recovery Seminar (Philadelphia, PA September 15, 2006)

Key Issues Affecting D&O and E&O Liability Insurance

2005

National Business Institute’s Seminar on Insurance Coverage Law In Pennsylvania (Harrisburg, PA May 12, 2005)

Ethical Considerations in Insurance

2005

National Business Institute’s Seminar on Insurance Coverage Law In Pennsylvania (Harrisburg, PA May 12, 2005)

Extra Contractual Liability

2005

National Business Institute’s Seminar on Insurance Coverage Law In Pennsylvania (Harrisburg, PA May 12, 2005)

Third-Party Insurance: CGL, D&O, and E&O Coverage

2005

National Business Institute’s Seminar on Insurance Coverage Law In Pennsylvania (Harrisburg, PA May 12, 2005)

First-Party Property And Business Interruption Insurance

2004

AKO Insurance Coverage for Financial Institutions Seminar (Philadelphia, PA October 20, 2004)

Issues in Pennsylvania Bad Faith Law

2004

AKO and AKLA's Properly Handling Property Losses: Strategies for Maximizing Your Recovery (Philadelphia, PA, May 18, 2004)

Direct Physical Loss or Damage And Collapse

2003

Turnaround Management Association 2003 Breakfast Seminar (Philadelphia, PA, November 18, 2003)

Current Issues in D&O and E&O Liability Insurance

2003

ISO’s 2003 Engineering & Safety Loss Control Executive Forum (Anaheim, California November 5, 2003)

The Sword And The Shield: Current Issues In The Litigation Of Loss Control

2003

AKO 6th Annual Policyholders Advisors Conference (Chicago, IL April 8, 2003)

Responding To Reservations of Rights Letters And Professional Liability Insurance Issues

2002

AKO Insurance Coverage for Financial Institutions Seminar (Philadelphia, PA November 14, 2002)

Current Issues in Directors and Officers Liability Insurance

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Publications

2009

Design Green Construction.com Defective Workmanship and Insurance

2008

Lorman’s Coursebook for Landlord and Tenant Law in Pennsylvania Insurance for Landlord-Tenants

2007

Law Journal Press Insuring Real Property Businesses (Treatise)

2006

AKO Policyholder Advisor Conference Maximizing Your Insurance Recovery Seminar Coursebook Key Issues Affecting D&O and E&O Liability Insurance

2006

National Business Institute’s Coursebook for Real Estate For the Estate Planning Professional Seminar Insurance Considerations-Property and Business Interruption Insurance

2006

Construction Law Supplement to the Pennsylvania Law Weekly Defective Workmanship and Insurance

2006

ICFAI Journal of Insurance Law , Vol. IV, No. 3, at 15-41 Insurance Recovery for Building and Construction Liabilities

2006

National Business Institute's Pennsylvania Coursebook on Real Estate Law: Advanced Issues and Answers Insurance Recovery: Advanced Issues in Real Estate-Law

2006

National Business Institute's Birmingham, Alabama Coursebook on Real Estate Law: Advanced Issues and Answers Advanced Insurance Recovery Issues for Real Estate-Related Businesses

2005

Corporate Counsel Magazine Insurance Coverage for Computer Losses

2005

National Business Institute's Coursebook on Insurance Coverage Law In Pennsylvania First-Party Coverage

2005

Environmental Protection An E&O Eye Opener

2005

Environmental Claims Journal at 259-66, Issue 17 (3-4), Volatile Coverage: Professional Liability Insurance for Environmental Professionals

2005

Real Estate Finance, Vol. 22, No.4, at 20-21 Insurance Coverage for Construction Defect Claims

2005

BNA’s Corporate Counsel Weekly, Vol. 20, No. 2 Defending Against Your Competitor’s Lawsuit: Scope of Insurance Coverage for Antitrust Liabilities

2005

AKO Real Estate and Construction Advisor, Insurance Coverage For Construction Defect Claims

2004

The Insurance Coverage Law Bulletin We Didn’t Really Mean “Intentional”: Structural Ambiguity Created By Personal Injury Coverage

2004

Partner Advisory Advantage, Vol. 2, No. 7 Professional Liability Insurance for Accountants in the Post-Enron World, Partner Advisory Advantage, Vol. 2, No. 7, July 2004

2004

Corporate Counsel Magazine The “Deemer” Clause: Another Undisclosed Effort To Limit Coverage

2004

AKO Policyholder Advisor MTBE: Coverage for the Oil Industry’s “Spreading” Problem

2003

Risk and Insurance Magazine What Did You Know -- And When Did You Know It?

2003

The American Banker Does Your Error-and-Omission Insurance Need A Tune-Up?

2003

AKO Real Estate and Construction Advisor Insurance Coverage for Zero-Sum and Other Net Settlements in Construction Defect Litigation

2003

Practical Accountant Protecting Yourself Post-Enron

2003

ISO E&S Loss Control Executive Forum Coursebook Current Issues In The Litigation Of Loss Control

2003

Corporate Counsel Magazine Do You Have Insurance Coverage For Contractual Liabilities: The Crossroads Of Tort And Contract

2002

AKO Insurance Coverage for Financial Institutions Seminar Coursebook Current Issues in Directors and Officers Liability Insurance

2002

Insurance Coverage Law Bulletin Policyholders' Tools For Obtaining Coverage For Zero-Sum And Other Net Settlements

2002

The Pennsylvania Law Weekly A Clear And Present Danger

2002

The Legal Intelligencer Clear And Present Danger: The Known Loss Doctrine

2001

AKO Port Authorities Insurance Alert World Trade Center Shutdowns May Trigger Insurance Coverage

2001

AKO Construction Trade Insurance Alert Deciphering The Undecipherable: Insurance Coverage For Construction Defects

2000

The Legal Intelligencer Avoiding, Litigating the Insurance “Bait And Switch"

1998

Risk Management Magazine A Guide To E&O Insurance

1992

Loyola (Los Angeles) Law School International and Comparative Law Journal, volume 14 Author of Comment, Recognizing Self-Determination In International Law: Kuwait’s Conflict With Iraq

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