MEMBERS OF THE FIRM
Christopher R. Carroll (Member) born Manhasset, New York, August 10, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, New York; 1994, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1996, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 2008, Pennsylvania. Education: St. Joseph's College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1988); St. John's University (J.D., with honors, 1991). Delta Epsilon Sigma; Sigma Iota Chi. Editor, St. John's Journal of Legal Commentary, 1990-1991. Author: "The Breadth of Section 514 of ERISA and the Preemptability of State Antisubrogation Laws," 5 St. John's Journal of Legal Commentary 18 (1989). Associate, Mendes & Mount, New York, New York, 1992; Corporate Counsel, Crum & Forster Corporation, 1992-1993; Associate, 1993-1996 and Partner, 1996-1997, McElroy, Deutsch & Mulvaney. Member: New York State, New Jersey State and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Reinsurance; Insurance Regulation; Commercial Litigation; Construction Law.Email: Christopher R. Carroll
Joseph P. McNulty, Jr. (Member) born Ridgewood, New Jersey, January 24, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, New Jersey, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Lafayette College (B.A., 1981); St. John's University (J.D., 1984). Tax Estate and Financial Planner, The Ayco Corporation, 1984-1986. Associate, 1986-1992 and Partner, 1992-1997, McElroy, Deutsch & Mulvaney. Member: New York State, New Jersey State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Fidelity & Surety Litigation; Estate Litigation; Employment Law; Personal Injury; Products Liability Defense.Email: Joseph P. McNulty, Jr.
Gary S. Kull (Member) born Newark, New Jersey, June 24, 1959; admitted to bar, 1987, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Lehigh University (B.A., 1983); University of Baltimore (J.D., with honors, 1987). Editor, University of Baltimore Law Review, 1986-1987. Author: Comment, "Regulation of Financial Planners," University of Baltimore Law Review, Vol. 16, Winter, 1987. Prosecutor's Office, Essex County, New Jersey, 1988; Associate, 1988-1996 and Partner, 1996-1997, McElroy, Deutsch & Mulvaney. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Environmental Law; Toxic Tort; Products Liability; Construction Insurance Coverage; Employment Disputes; Commercial/Residential Transactions.Email: Gary S. Kull
Margaret F. Catalano (Member) born Dedham, Massachusetts, August 17, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Fairfield University (B.A., cum laude, 1981); Seton Hall University (J.D., cum laude, 1985). Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Alfred J. Lechner, Jr., Union County, Elizabeth, New Jersey, 1985-1986. Associate, 1986-1992 and Partner, 1992-1997, McElroy, Deutsch & Mulvaney; Partner, 1997-2001, Catalano and O'Connell; Counsel, Novartis International AG, Basel, Switzerland, 2002-2003. Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage Litigation; Toxic Torts; Environmental Litigation; Commercial Litigation.Email: Margaret F. Catalano
John P. Gilfillan (Member) born Washington, D.C., July 2, 1963; admitted to bar, 1991, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Providence College (B.A., 1985); Seton Hall University (J.D., 1991). Member: John J. Gibbons American Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Products Liability; Personal Injury Litigation; Construction Litigation; Insurance Coverage Litigation; International Law; Foreclosures.Email: John P. Gilfillan
Matthew J. Lodge (Member) born Ridgewood, New Jersey, May 23, 1965; admitted to bar, 1993, New Jersey. Education: Kenyon College (B.A., 1988); Boston University School of Law (J.D., 1993). Member and Articles Editor of the Probate Law Journal, Boston University School of Law. Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Surety Litigation; Employment Disputes; Small Business Law.Email: Matthew J. Lodge
Kristin V. Gallagher (Member) born Morristown, New Jersey, May 2, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, New Jersey, New York and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Fairfield University (B.A., 1992); Seton Hall University (J.D., 1995). Member, Justice Morris Pashman Inn of Court. Law Clerk to the Honorable Peter E. Doyne, P.J.S.C. Member: New Jersey State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Toxic Torts.Email: Kristin V. Gallagher
James F. Kane (Member) born Paterson, New Jersey, June 23, 1952; admitted to bar, 1982, California; 1983, New Jersey; 1996, U.S Supreme Court. Education: Rutgers University, Newark (B.A., 1974); Fairleigh Dickinson University (M.B.A., Taxation, 1977); University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (J.D., 1982); Montclair State University (M.A., 2000). (Certified Civil Trial Attorney, Supreme Court of New Jersey, Board on Trial Attorney Certification). Reported Cases: Mears v. Sandoz Pharmaceuticals 300 NJ Sup 622 (1997). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense.Email: James F. Kane
Denise Marra DePekary (Member) born Somerville, New Jersey, April 19, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, New Jersey; 1994, New York. Education: Lafayette College (B.A., 1990); Yeshiva University (J.D., 1993). Notes and Comments Editor, New Europe Law Review, 1992-1993. Member: New Jersey State Bar Association (Member, Executive Committee, Young Lawyers Division, 1994-1997). Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage Litigation; Environmental Coverage Litigation; Toxic Tort Defense; Insurance Defense.Email: Denise Marra DePekary
Christopher H. Mansuy (Member) born Elmira, New York, October 5, 1946; admitted to bar, 1974, Pennsylvania; 1975, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1977, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court; 1986, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 2002, Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.A., 1968); Temple University (J.D., 1974). Member: New Jersey State Bar Association; The Maritime Law Association of the United States. [United States Naval Reserve]. Reported Cases: Commonwealth Utils. Corp. v. Goltens Trading & Eng'g PTE, Ltd., No. 01-16614, U.S. App. LEXIS 25743 (9th Cir., 2002); New Moon Shipping Co. v. MAN B&W Diesel AG, No. 96-7289, U.S. App. LEXIS 16262 (2d Cir., 1997); Fisher Bros. Sales v. United States, Nos. 93-1182; 93-1205; 93-1206; 93-1207; 93-1208; 93-1209, U.S. App. LEXIS 1384 (3rd Cir., 1995); Fednav, Ltd. v. Isoramar, S.A., No. 90-7592, U.S. App. LEXIS 2104 (2d Cir., 1991); Potomac Transport, Inc. v. Ogden Marine, Inc., Nos. 90-7067, 90-7089, U.S. App. LEXIS 11928 (2d Cir., 1990); FMC Corp. v. S.S. Marjorie Lykes, No. 88-7201, U.S. App. LEXIS 9245 (2d Cir., 1988); Italia Di Navigazione, S.p.A. v. M.V. Hermes I, No. 83-7564, No. 321, U.S. App. LEXIS 14522 (2d Cir., 1983); Caemint Food, Inc. v. Brasileiro, No. 828, 80-9060, U.S. App. LEXIS 13777 (2d Cir., 1981); Kalafrana Shipping, Ltd. v. Sea Gull Shipping Co., 08 Civ. 5299 (SAS), U.S. Dist. LEXIS 78247 (S.D.N.Y., 2008); Ferro Union, Inc. v. M/V Tamamonta, 02 Civ. 2010 (VM), U.S. Dist. LEXIS 8590 (S.D.N.Y., 2004); P.P.D. Int'l Corp. v. M/V Cast Muskox, 95 Civ. 4184 (RPP), U.S. Dist. LEXIS 18200 (S.D.N.Y., 1995); Dei Dogi Calzature, S.P.A. v. Summa Trading Corp., No. 88 Civ. 5177 (RPP), U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1461 (S.D.N.Y., 1990). Practice Areas: Admiralty and Maritime Law; International Trade; Transportation.Email: Christopher H. Mansuy
OF COUNSEL
David M. Kupfer (Of Counsel) born Newark, New Jersey, April 25, 1957; admitted to bar, 1981, New Jersey; 1985, U.S. Supreme Court; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1978); Case Western Reserve University; Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1981). Associate Editor, Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, 1980-1981. Lecturer, Architect-Engineer Malpractice, 1995; Construction Defect Claims, 2002. Assistant Prosecutor, Union County Prosecutor's Office, 1981-1984. President, New Jersey Vanderbilt Club, 1994. Admitted to Roster of Mediators, New Jersey Superior Court Civil Mediation Program. Member: Union County, New Jersey State (Member, Construction and Public Contract Law Section, 1994) and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Tort and Insurance Practice; Construction Litigation Committee, 1992) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Law; Intellectual Property Law; Construction Law; Professional Liability; Employment Management Litigation.Email: David M. Kupfer
James J. Ross (Of Counsel) born Orange, New Jersey, June 28, 1948; admitted to bar, 1978, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1987, U.S. Claims Court. Education: Brown University (A.B., 1970); Seton Hall University School of Law (J.D., 1977). Assistant Prosecutor, Essex County, New Jersey, 1980. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Member: New Jersey State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Fidelity and Surety Bond Litigation; Construction Litigation.Email: James J. Ross
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Shaun I. Blick (Associate) born Plainfield, New Jersey, September 6, 1977; admitted to bar, 2006, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2007, New York. Education: Temple University (B.A., cum laude, 1999); Rutgers School of Law (J.D., 2006). Member: Rutgers Race and the Law Review; Moot Court; Rutgers Environmental Law Clinic. Practice Areas: Litigation; Class Actions; Environmental Law; Business Law; Commercial Law; Contracts; Products Liability; Torts; Personal Injury.Email: Shaun I. Blick
James T. Byrnes (Associate) born Elizabeth, New Jersey, December 13, 1982; admitted to bar, 2008, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Education: The College of New Jersey (B.S., 2005); Dickinson School of Law of Pennsylvania (J.D., 2008). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Insurance Coverage.Email: James T. Byrnes
Teresa M. Cinnamond (Associate) born Smithtown, New York, June 19, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, New York; 1995, New Jersey, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: University of Richmond (B.A., cum laude, 1990); Hofstra University (J.D., 1993). Recipient, May T. Evans Scholarship, Political Science, 1989-1990. Editor, Hofstra Law Review, 1992-1993. Member: New York State and American Bar Associations. Languages: English. Practice Areas: General Liability Defense(40%); Professional Liability Defense(40%); Insurance Coverage(20%).Email: Teresa M. Cinnamond
Eileen A. Garrity (Associate) born Pusan, South Korea, June 13, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2007, Massachusetts. Education: Trinity College (B.A., 2002); New England School of Law (J.D., 2006). Languages: English.Email: Eileen A. Garrity
Andrew J. Gustus (Associate) born New Brunswick, New Jersey, August 6, 1973; admitted to bar, 2007, New Jersey. Education: Grove City College (B.A., 1996); Seton Hall University (J.D., 2007).Email: Andrew J. Gustus
Mark F. Hamilton (Associate) born Brooklyn, New York, November 20, 1968; admitted to bar, 2008, New Jersey. Education: University of California (B.A., 1992); Rutgers School of Law (J.D., 2008).Email: Mark F. Hamilton
Erin D. Jones (Associate) born Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, June 21, 1978; admitted to bar, 2007, New Jersey and New York. Education: Shippensburg University (B.A., 2000); Rutgers University Law School, Newark (J.D., 2007).Email: Erin D. Jones
Michael S. Kerr (Associate) born Pompton Plains, New Jersey, December 25, 1979; admitted to bar, 2008, New Jersey. Education: University of South Carolina (B.A., 2002); Wake Forest University School of Law (J.D., 2008). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Insurance Contracts.Email: Michael S. Kerr
Jonathan A. Messier (Associate) born 1983; (Admission pending). Education: Boston College (B.A., 2005); Villanova University School of Law (J.D., 2009). Reported Cases: 9 U. Pitt. J. Tech. L. & Pol'y 1 (2008). Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Insurance Defense.Email: Jonathan A. Messier
Erika B. Navarro (Associate) born Bronx, New York, October 11, 1981; admitted to bar, 2008, New Jersey. Education: University of Central Florida (B.A., 2003); Rutgers University School of Law (J.D., 2008). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Insurance Defense.Email: Erika B. Navarro
Timothy B. Parlin (Associate) born Englewood, New Jersey, February 4, 1957; admitted to bar, 1989, New York and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 2004, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Syracuse University (B.S., 1979); Northwestern University (M.S., 1980); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 1987). Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Coverage.Email: Timothy B. Parlin
Jessica L. Perl (Associate) (Admission pending). Education: American University (B.A., 2002; M.P.A., 2004); Seton Hall University School of Law (J.D., 2009). Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Insurance Defense.Email: Jessica L. Perl
Daniel Pickett (Associate) born Haita, Israel, December 18, 1976; admitted to bar, 2005, New Jersey; 2006; New York; U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: University of Maryland (B.A., cum laude, 1999); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2005).Email: Daniel Pickett
Catherine Pignataro (Associate) born Belleville, NJ, August 4, 1975; admitted to bar, 2002 New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2003, New York. Education: Seton Hall University (B.A., 1997); Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center (J.D., 2002). Member: New York State Bar Association. Reported Cases: Vista Surgical Supplies, Inc. v. General Assurance Co., 12 Misc. 3d 129(A), 819 N.Y.S.2d 214, 2006 WL1540358 (N.Y. Sup. App. Term 2006); Mega Supply and Billing, Inc. v. Auto One Ins. Co., 2006 WL 3489030 (N.Y. Sup. App. Term 2006) Copyright Law and the Internet: The New Generation of Legal Battles in the Courts; Touro Law Review, Summer 2002. Languages: English. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense.Email: Catherine Pignataro
Pasquale A. Pontoriero (Associate) born Belleville, New Jersey, September 22, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, New Jersey. Education: Drew University (B.A., 2002); Pace University School of Law (J.D., 2005).Email: Pasquale A. Pontoriero
Robert Seigal (Associate) born Oceanside, New York, November 9, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, New Jersey; 2005, New York. Education: Binghamton University (B.A., 2000); Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University (J.D., 2004). Member: New York State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Negligence.Email: Robert Seigal
Heather E. Simpson (Associate) born Elizabeth, New Jersey, December 6, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, New Jersey; 2006, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2007, New York. Education: University of Richmond (B.A., cum laude, 2002); George Washington University (J.D., with honors, 2005). Notes Editor, The American Intellectual Property Law Association Quarterly Journal, 2004-2005. Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Commercial Litigation.Email: Heather E. Simpson
April T. Villaverde (Associate) born Brooklyn, New York, March 13, 1979; admitted to bar, 2006, New Jersey. Education: Rutgers University (B.A., 2001); Rutgers University School of Law (J.D., 2006). Managing Editor, 2005-2006 and Associate Editor, 2004-2005, Computer and Technology Law Journal. Languages: English. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Insurance Coverage.Email: April T. Villaverde
Nicholas A. Vytell (Associate) born 1982; admitted to bar, 2008, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District Court of New Jersey. Education: Villanova University (B.A., 2005); Seton Hall University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2008). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Insurance Contracts.Email: Nicholas A. Vytell
Christopher P. Ward (Associate) born Milford, Delaware, August 2, 1974; admitted to bar, 2004, New Jersey; 2007, New York. Education: Gettysburg College (B.A., 1996); Fordham University (J.D., 2004). Member: New Jersey State Bar Association. Languages: English. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Defense.Email: Christopher P. Ward
Katrine L. Witrow (Associate) born Romania, August 10, 1983; admitted to bar, 2008, New Jersey. Education: Yeshiva University (B.S., 2005); Seton Hall University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2008). Languages: Russian. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Insurance Coverage.Email: Katrine L. Witrow
Julie Zando-Dennis (Associate) born Watertown, New York; admitted to bar, 2006, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (B.A., 1984); State University of New York at Buffalo (M.A., 1988); Bard College (M.F.A., 1993); Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Insurance Defense; Commercial Litigation.