PARTNERS OF FIRM
Joseph J. Bottiglieri (Partner) born Brooklyn, New York, September 16, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1989, District of Columbia; 1993, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 1994, Maryland and U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Education: University of Scranton (B.S., cum laude, 1984); Catholic University of America (J.D., 1987). Delta Mu Delta. Member: Maryland State Bar Association; The District of Columbia Bar; Defense Research Institute. (Also at Washington, DC Office). Practice Areas: Products Liability; Errors and Omissions; Professional Liability.Email: Joseph J. Bottiglieri
Kenneth A. Schoen (Partner) born Newark, New Jersey, September 22, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1989, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Emory University (B.A., 1985); Boston University (J.D., 1988). Case and Note Editor, Probate Law Journal, 1988. Deputy Attorney General (Tort Litigation Section and Environmental Compliance Unit), 1988-1993. Member, Justice William J. Brennan, Jr. American Inn of Court, 1991-1993. Member: New Jersey State and American Bar Associations; New Jersey Defense Association; Defense Research Institute. (Also at New York, NY Office). Practice Areas: Premises Liability; Product Liability; Commercial Litigation; Professional Malpractice.Email: Kenneth A. Schoen
Alexander H. Gillespie (Partner) born Princeton, New Jersey, March 16, 1959; admitted to bar, 1986, Connecticut; 1987, New York and District of Columbia; 2004, New Jersey. Education: St. Michael's College (B.A., cum laude, 1981); Washington University (J.D., 1986). Recipient, Scribes Award. Honorary Member, Scribes, 1987. Staff Member, 1984-1985 and Associate Editor, 1985-1986, Washington University Law Quarterly. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; American Bar Association (Member, Section on: Tort and Insurance Practice). (Also at New York, New York Office). Practice Areas: Federal Civil Practice; Insurance; Casualty Insurance; Insurance Coverage; Environmental Law; Excess Coverage; Excess and Reinsurance; Products Liability; Lead Poisoning; Insurance Defense; Construction Defects.Email: Alexander H. Gillespie
William H. White Jr. (Partner) born Red Bank, New Jersey, December 27, 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, Florida and New Jersey; 1997, Maryland, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Florida and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1998, District of Columbia and U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 1999, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York; 2000, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia; 2001, U.S. Courts of Appeals, District of Columbia and Eleventh Circuits; 2002, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 2004, U.S. Courts of Appeals, Third, Fourth and Tenth Circuits. Education: Georgetown University (B.A., 1992); University of Miami (J.D., cum laude, 1996). Phi Delta Phi. Managing Editor, University of Miami Inter-American Law Review, 1995-1996. Author: "Foreign Law, Politics and Litigants in U.S. Courts: A Discussion of Issues Raised by Transportes Aereos Nacionales, S.A. v. De Brenes," 27 U. Miami Inter-Am. L. Rev. 161, Fall 1995. Member: The Florida Bar; Maryland State and American Bar Associations; District of Columbia Bar; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. (Also at Washington, DC Office). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage Litigation; Excess and Reinsurance; Commercial Litigation; Contracts; Commercial Torts.Email: William H. White Jr.
Felicity A. McGrath (Partner) born Urbana, Illinois, July 16, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Florida; 1996, New Jersey; 1998, Virginia and District of Columbia; 1999, Maryland and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia; 2000, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1992); University of Miami School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1995); Wellesley College. Omicron Delta Kappa. Recipient, Dean's Honor Scholarship, University of Miami. Articles and Comments Editor, Interamerican Law Review, University of Miami. (Also at Washington, DC, Rockville, MD and Fairfax, VA Offices). Practice Areas: Liability Litigation.Email: Felicity A. McGrath
Alan G. White (Partner) born Newark, New Jersey, December 13, 1945; admitted to bar, 1974, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Rutgers University (B.A., 1968); Suffolk University (J.D., cum laude, 1974). Managing Editor, Suffolk University Law Review, 1973-1974. Judicial Law Clerk to Superior Court Assignment Judge, Passaic County, New Jersey, 1974-1975. Member: Morris County and New Jersey State Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute. [First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, 1969-1971]. (Resident). Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Litigation; Insurance Defense.Email: Alan G. White
OF COUNSEL
Alan L. Korzen (Of Counsel) born New York, New York, May 24, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Connecticut; 1990, New Jersey; 1991, New York. Education: George Washington University (B.A., 1986); Pace University (J.D., 1989). Member: New York State and New Jersey State Bar Associations. (Also at New York, NY Office). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Premises Liability; Products Liability; Medical Malpractice; Construction Labor Law.Email: Alan L. Korzen
Ewan M. Clark (Of Counsel) born Pretoria, Republic of South Africa, November 15, 1968; admitted to bar, 1996, New Jersey; U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2000, New York; 2004, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York; Southern District of New York. Education: Edinburgh University (B.S. in Business and Economics, 1991); Seton Hall University, School of Law at Newark (J.D., 1996). Member: New Jersey State and New York State Bar Associations. (Also at New York, NY Office). Practice Areas: Premises Liability; Commercial Law; Insurance Law; Products Liability; Personal Injury; Construction Law; Medical Malpractice.Email: Ewan M. Clark
Lynda Liebhauser (Of Counsel) born 1972; admitted to bar, 1999, New York; 2004, New Jersey. Education: St. John's University (B.S., 1994); Pace University School of Law (J.D., 1998). Member: Brooklyn, New York State and New Jersey State Bar Associations. (Also at New York, NY Office). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Automobile Liability Defense; Casualty Insurance Defense; General Liability Defense; No Fault Auto Insurance Defense; Personal Liability Defense; Property Damage Defense; Self Insured Defense.Email: Lynda Liebhauser
Scott H. Goldstein (Of Counsel) born Brooklyn, New York, February 9, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, New York and New Jersey; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Brandeis University (B.A., Politics, 1992); New York Law School (J.D., 1995).
Since entering private practice in 1996, Mr. Goldstein has practiced in the areas of construction defect litigation, premises liability, workplace accidents, employment litigation, complex commercial litigation, professional and medical malpractice, automobile liability, white collar criminal defense and civil fraud in both New York and New Jersey Courts. Mr. Goldstein practices out of both the New York and New Jersey offices. His practice includes construction defect, premises liability, automobile accidents, construction defect, employment discrimination defenses, professional malpractice and products liability cases venued in both New York and New Jersey for various national corporate clients and insurance companies. He is a member of the bars of New York and New Jersey.
Member: New York State and New Jersey State Bar Associations; New York County Lawyers Association.
Reported Cases: United States v. Ekinci, 101 F.3d 838 (2nd Cir. 1996). Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Insurance Defense; Insurance Coverage; White Collar Criminal Defense; Probate Litigation.
ASSOCIATES
Mindy L. Jayne (Associate) born 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, New Jersey; 2002, New York. Education: Indiana University (B.S., 1998); Pace University (J.D., 2001).
Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Jayne practiced in the area of Commercial Litigation, representing insurance carriers in subrogation actions arising out of property damage and auto accidents. At Bonner Kiernan Trebach & Crociata, LLP, Ms. Jayne practices out of our New York and New Jersey offices. Her practice includes premises liability, property damage, auto accidents, construction defect and products liability cases venued in both New York and New Jersey for various national corporate clients and insurance companies. Ms. Jayne is admitted to practice in the trial and appellate Courts of New York and New Jersey.Email: Mindy L. Jayne
Anthony Thomas Ling (Associate) born Staten Island, New York, March 24, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, New Jersey; 2004, New York; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Drew University (B.A., Political Science, magna cum laude, 2000); Seton Hall University (J.D., 2003).
Upon graduating law school, Mr. Ling clerked for the Honorable David. A. Rosenberg, J.S.C. As a judicial clerk, Mr. Ling was given the unique opportunity to gain valuable insight and understanding of the judiciary system. After his clerkship, in 2004, Mr. Ling joined Calcagno & Associates, Attorneys at Law L.L.C., where he practiced predominately plaintiff's personal injury and commercial litigation in New Jersey and New York. In 2006, Mr. Ling joined Bubb, Grogan & Cocca, L.L.P. At Bubb, Grogan & Cocca, L.L.P., Mr. Ling's practice was focused on general civil defense litigation, which included defending construction companies in construction site accidents, defending hospitals in medical malpractices cases as well as insurance coverage and defense matters. In May 2007, Mr. Ling joined the New Jersey and New York office at Bonner, Kiernan, Trebach & Crociata, LLP and continues to practice in construction litigation, insurance coverage and defense, and general civil defense litigation matters. Mr. Ling is admitted to practice law in New Jersey, and New York at both the federal and state courts, including the Southern and Eastern District of New York.
Member: Morris County and Middlesex County Bar Associations.
Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury; Construction Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation.Email: Anthony Thomas Ling
Deborah L. Mbabazi (Associate) born London, England; admitted to bar, 1995, Pennsylvania; 1996, New Jersey; 1997, New York. Education: Baruch College of the City University of New York (B.B.A., 1989); Northeastern School of Law (J.D., 1994). Reported Cases: Brewer & Brewer v. C.B. Transportation, Gomez, Allen and Gonzalez, 42937/00 Supreme Court of New York, Kings County; Billiteri v. Parlato, 42884/99, Supreme Court of New York, Kings County; Rosado v. Prus, 814/00, Civil Court of New York, Kings County; Vitelli v. City of New York and Matrone, 6602/99, Supreme Court of New York, Kings County; Wolf v. Pinson and Shelby, 79410/97, Supreme Court of New York, Kings County; Shikhman v. Gammichia, 8044/00, Supreme Court of New York, Kings County. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Deborah L. Mbabazi