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Newsletter -
Fall 2008
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NEW ASSOCIATES
On March 24, 2008, Sean M. Strichek, Esq., joined the firm as an associate in the Litigation Department. Sean is a 2004 graduate of Penn State University and a 2007 graduate of Seton Hall University School of Law. He is admitted to the bars of the State of New Jersey and the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. Sean practices in both the workers compensation department and the litigation department.
On October 6, 2008 Russell J. Hems, Esq., and Jeanette C. Lorenzetti, Esq., joined the firm as associates.
Russell J. Hems concentrates his practice in General Litigation, Insurance Coverage and Defense, Construction Defects and Personal Injury. Mr. Hems is a 2000 graduate of Fairleigh Dickinson University and received his law degree from Seton Hall School of Law in 2006. While attending law school, Mr. Hems interned for the Honorable Judge Torack in Hackensack, New Jersey. Mr. Hems brings with him an extensive construction background. He has 10 years of hands on and management experience in residential and commercial construction. He also has over 15 years of confined space operations, specifically in the installation and maintenance of underground water utilities. In addition, he has fire and EMT training and service of 12 and 10 years, respectively. Mr. Hems is admitted to practice in New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 2006 and the New York, Third Judicial Department, 2007.
Jeanette C. Lorenzetti is a 2000 graduate of Lehigh University and received her law degree from Albany Law School in 2003. While in law school, Ms. Lorenzetti worked at the New York State Attorney General’s Office, Albany Law School’s Science and Technology Law Center and clerked for The Honorable Patrick J. McGrath in Troy, New York. Ms. Lorenzetti is admitted to practice in the
State of New Jersey, the District Court of New Jersey, the State of New York, the Southern District of New York and the Eastern District of New York.
ARTICLE PUBLISHED
Audrey Shields and Ken Rothschild have published an article in the Fourth Quarter 2008 newsletter issued by PAR, Ltd. PAR is an association of approximately 60 insurance agencies located throughout the country. GRSLL&B defends these entities against E&O claims in New Jersey and provides legal assistance for matters arising elsewhere. The article discusses some of the problems associated with Certificates of Insurance. A copy of the articles can be obtained by contacting us directly.
APPELLATE SUCCESS
Christopher Westrick successfully argued a substantial matter recently before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. The case involved a coverage dispute between workers compensation insurers over which one should pay benefits to a construction worker who was catastrophically injured in a fall down an incomplete elevator shaft. With lifetime benefits estimated at $7 to $8 Million, the insurers disputed whether a misrepresentation on an insurance application permitted the opposing insurer to rescind its policy in the face of the injured worker’s claim.
CIVIL PRACTICE SEMINAR PRESENTED
On October 1, 2008, Philip A. Garubo, Esq., and Philip A. Lundell, Esq., attended an Everest Manager Meeting as guest speakers. The topic at the meeting was expert witnesses, trial strategies and jury selection.
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