Task Force on Disaster Insurance Coverage

Committee Biographies

Leo J. Jordan - Committee Chair
50 Whalen Court
West Orage, NJ 07052
(973) 669-5686
Fax (973) 669-8392
leojordan@comcast.net
Jordan is former vice president and counsel for State Farm Insurance Companies. He is a past chair of the Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section and has served as TIPS representative in the ABA House of Delegates. He chaired the ABA working group charged with creating the ABA Task Force on Federal Class Action Legislation, and as co-chair of the ABA/TIPS Task Force on Asbestos Litigation. He is a member of the Maryland, Texas, Illinois and New York bars. Jordan is a member of the ABA Government Affairs Committee, and past-chair and current member of the TIPS Government Affairs Committee

Walker Percy Badham III, Badham & Buck LLC
420 20th St N
2585 Wachovia Twr
Birmingham, AL 35203
(205) 521-0036
Fax: (205) 521-0037
pbadham@badhambuck.com

William H. Black, Jr., Post & Schell P.C.
Four Penn Center
1600 John F. Kennedy Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 587-1109
Fax: (215) 320-4708
wblack@postschell.com
William H. Black, Jr. has over twenty-five years of experience in handling a wide variety of complex first-party and third-party insurance coverage and bad faith matters. He has successfully litigated numerous cases and provided advice to clients in a broad range of insurance contexts, including primary and excess coverages, surplus lines coverages, risk retention groups and captive insurers. Among other areas, his practice focuses on inter-insurer disputes and on representation of excess insurers in catastrophic injury and property damage matters. Mr. Black has been active in TIPS for over twenty years and served as a TIPS Council member from 2002 to 2005

Richard P. Campbell, Campbell Campbell Edwards & Conroy
Suite 3
1 Constitution Plaza
Boston, MA 02129-2030
(617) 241-3000
Fax: (617) 241-5115
rpcampbell@campbell-trial-lawyers.com
Richard P. Campbell is the founder of Campbell Campbell Edwards & Conroy. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, a past Chair of the Tort Trial & Insurance Practice ("TIPS") Section of the American Bar Association and current Chair of the Board of Overseers for Boston College Law School. The National Board of Trial Advocacy has certified him as a Civil Trial Advocate. Mr. Campbell represents national and international corporations and insurers in the defense of complex cases, including multi-district litigation, class actions, toxic tort, products liability, aviation and commercial disputes. Currently, he is lead counsel for US Airways in the litigation pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York arising out of the terrorist attacks of September 11th. Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein appointed him to the Aviation Defendants' Executive Committee ("ADEC") as Representative of the "Non-Carrier" Airlines Group. He was the Dean of the 2005 IADC Corporate Counsel College and Director of the 2006 National Trial Academy held at The National Judicial College and sponsored by TIPS. After September 11th, the President of the American Bar Association appointed him to the ABA's Task Force on Terrorism and the Law; he also served as Chair of the TIPS Task Force on the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund.

Janet R Davis, Meckler Bulger & Tilson LLP
Suite 1800
123 N. Wacker Dr.
Chicago, IL 60606-1743
(312) 474-7947
Fax: (312) 474-7898
Janet.davis@mbtlaw.com

David L. Deehl, Deehl & Carlson, PA
Ph 7
2600 S. Douglas Rd.
Coral Gables, FL 33134-6143
(305) 448-9111
Fax: (305) 442-0441
david@deehl.com
David L. Deehl, Deehl & Carlson, PA, Board Certified in Civil Trial and Business Litigation Law by The Florida Bar, represents mostly plaintiffs in insurance coverage and bad faith, personal injury, wrongful death, products liability, professional negligence, cruise ship passengers, admiralty and maritime law, and construction defects litigation. After Hurricane Andrew stuck South Florida in August, 1992, we handled numerous insurance coverage and scope of damage claims, including appraisal cases at trial and on appeal, mostly on the insurer side, and also represented insurers on their subrogation claims for defective, sub-standard construction and building code violations. Also, an adjunct profession of litigation skills at the University of Miami School of Law. Web site www.deehl.com email to

Chauntis T. Jenkins, Porteous Hainkel & Johnson
704 Carondelet St.
New Orleans, LA 70130-3706
(504) 581-3838
Fax: (504) 581-4069
cjenkins@phjlaw.com

Janet S. Kloenhamer, Firemans Fund Insurance Co
777 San Marin Dr.
Novato, CA 94998-0001
(415) 899-3203
Fax: (415) 899-6797
jkloenha@ffic.com
Janet S. Kloenhamer is President of run-off business operations for Fireman's Fund Insurance Company. She was previously the company's Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary in Novato, California. She has a J.D., 1981 from the University of San Francisco and was in private practice handling insurance litigation prior to joining Fireman's Fund Home Office Claims Department in 1988. Janet is active in local, regional and national legal insurance boards and associations. In addition, she frequently lectures on insurance, litigation and management subjects.

Hervey P. Levin, JD/MBA, Law Offices of Hervey P. Levin
Suite 115
6918 Blue Mesa Dr.
Dallas, TX 75252-6140
(972) 733-3242
Fax: (972) 733-3269
hervey@airmail.net
Transactional and litigation attorney with thirty-eight years of experience in private practice and twenty-eight years in the service of the American Bar Association. Extensive experience in a wide range of practice areas, including: Workers' Compensation Consultant for International Actuarial firm (Milliman Inc.). Member of the Texas and Illinois bars. TIPS Delegate, ABA House of Delegates, 1999-2005; TIPS Council Member, 1995-1998, 1999-2005; Member ABA/TIPS Task Force on Asbestos Litigation; Current Chair of the TIPS Government Affairs Committee.

Marc Steven Mayerson, Spriggs & Hollingsworth
1350 I St NW
Washington, DC 20005-3305
(202) 898-5844
Fax: (202) 682-1639
mmayerson@spriggs.com

Sandra R. McCandless, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP
Fl. 26
525 Market St.
San Francisco, CA 94105-2734
(415) 882-2412
Fax: (415) 882-0300
smccandless@sonnenschein.com

Jose Ramirez, Holland & Hart LLP
Suite 400
8390 E Crescent Parkway
Greenwood Village, CO 80111-2822
(303) 290-1605
Fax: (303) 383-5643
jramirez@hollandhart.com

Michael J Steinlage, Larson King LLP
30 7th St E Ste 2800
Saint Paul, MN 55101
(651) 312-6520
Fax: (651) 312-6618
msteinlage@larsonking.com

Ex Officio Members

William T. Barker, Sonnenschien Nash & Rosenthal
233 S. Wacker Drive
Sears Tower Suite 8000
Chicago, IL 60606-6448
(812) 876-8140
wbarker@sonnenschien.com

Renee Callantine, Chapman Popik & White LLP
650 California St Fl 19
San Francisco, CA 94108-2736
(415) 352-3000
Fax: (415) 352-3030
rcallantine@chapop.com

Edward T Collins, ProtectingAmerica
2775 Sanders Rd Ste A5
Northbrook, IL 60062
ecollins@protectingamerica.org

Stephen F English, Bullivant Houser Bailey PC
300 Pioneer Twr
888 SW 5th Ave
Portland, OR 97204
(503) 222-6351
Fax: (503) 295-0915
steve.english@bullivant.com

Lillian Gaskin, ABA Govt. Affairs Office
740 1556 St. NW
Washington, D.C. 20005-1022
(202) 662-1768
Fax: (202) 662-1032
gaskin@staff.abanet.org

Eric M Goldberg, American Insurance Assn
2101 L St NW Ste 400
Washington, D.C. 20037
(202) 828-7172
egoldberg@aiadc.org

Floyd Holloway, Jr. State Farm Insurance Cos.
225 Wilmington-West Chester Pike
Suite 300
Chadds Ford, PA 19317-9039
(601) 361-4147
Fax: (601) 361-4152
Floyd.holloway.clxm@statefarm.com

Darin J McMullen, Anderson Kill & Olick PC
1600 Market St Ste 2500
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 568-4573
djmcmullen@andersonkill.com

Larry P. Schiffer, Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP
125 West 55th Street
New York, NY 10019
(212) 424-8086
Fax: (212) 649-9493
larry.schiffer@dl.com

J.S. (Stef) Zielezienski, American Insurance Association
1130 Connecticut Ave. NW
Suite 1000
Washington, D. C. 20038-3916
(202) 828-7175
Fax: (202) 293-1219
sziclezienski@aiadc.org

Edward F Sherman, Tulane Law School-Reporter
6329 Freret St.
New Orleans, LA 70118-6231
(504) 865-5979
Fax: (504) 862-8746
esherman@law.tulane.edu

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