Real Estate Assistant
Resume:
JANINE SIRAGUSA
White Plains, NY 10605
ab83ly@r.postjobfree.com
EDUCATION:
ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, Jamaica, NY
J.D. Degree, June 2000
New York – March 2001 Connecticut – October 2000
Admitted to Bar:
Honors: Articles & Notes Editor - American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review
Columbian Lawyers Association Scholarship
Bishop Francis J. Mugavero Scholarship Award
PACE UNIVERSITY, Pleasantville, NY
B.S. Degree in Criminal Justice, cum laude, May 1997 Minor: Philosophy
Pace University Dean’s Scholarship
Honors:
Deans List
Society of Fellows of Dyson College
Alpha Chi – National Honor Society
Alpha Phi Sigma – National Criminal Justice Honor Society
EXPERIENCE:
KAUFMAN BORGEEST & RYAN, LLP Valhalla, NY
Associate April 2006 - present
Represent domestic and international insurers in complex Employment Practice Liability, Professional Liability and
Director & Officer Liability matters. Counsel insurers on monitoring complex claims, i dentifying and negotiating issues
arising with insurance coverage disputes. Defend clients in employment discrimination and harassment lawsuits,
wrongful termination and retaliation claims, wage and hour claims, family and medical leave claims, breach of contract
and business torts as well as securities fraud actions and derivative actions. Closely work with underwriters in all aspects
of coverage, including policy drafting. Advise insureds in developing their company handbooks and internal procedures
in order to minimize their exposure to employment litigation. Facilitate resolutions through mediation or direct
negotiation. Prepare settlement agreements and releases. Analyze and interpret policies, contracts and employment
agreements. Prepare coverage opinions, monitor pending claims, evaluate liability exposures, assist in the negotiation of
settlements. Prepare status reports and updates providing legal advice to clients. Supervise and train junior associates.
MENDES & MOUNT, LLP New York, NY
October 2001 – April 2006
Associate
Provided reinsurance counseling to underwriters in connection with complex coverage disputes, regarding asbestos, health
hazard, environmental pollution and toxic tort claims. Advised underwriters of potential risks and exposures. Assisted
clients in setting reserves and recommending payment by analyzing and interpreting policies, contracts, reinsurance
agreements and relevant case law. Advised and recommended actions to settle and arbitrate multi -million dollar casualty
and property damage claims. Prepared status reports and updates providing legal advice to various underwriters.
THOMAS M. BONA, P.C. White Plains, NY
September 2000 – September 2001
Associate
Appeared in court for various motions and conferences. Drafted motions, pleadings, memoranda of law and appellate
briefs. Analyzed records and drafted status reports to insurance carriers. Performed legal research.
HON. DANIEL ANGIOLILLO, SUPREME COURT, 9th DISTRICT White Plains, NY
January 2000 – May 2000
Legal Intern
Conducted legal research, drafted memoranda of law and decision for Article 78 petition. Observed courtroom procedure.
ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF LAW Jamaica, NY
September 1998 – May 2000
Research Assistant for Professor Ettie Ward
Conducted legal research of various issues for Torts Professor, including product liability claims and toxic torts.
ROGAN GUIDA & ORENSTEIN White Plains, NY
Law Clerk Summer 1999
Assisted attorneys in all facets of their real estate practice, including the preparation and execution of real estate closings.
Drafted motions and pleadings. Updated clients regularly regarding the status of their cases.
NEW YORK STATE DEPT. OF LAW, ATTORNEY GENERAL White Plains, NY
May 1996 – September 1998
Legal Aide & Consumer Frauds Representative
Performed legal research. Drafted memoranda of law, motions, and pleadings. Drafted anti -tobacco speech for Assistant
Attorney General. Assisted Senior Investigator in preparing undercover operations. Participated in Outreach Program for
consumer protection. Mediated consumer complaints. Attended trials and drafted post-trial memoranda of law.
PUBLICATIONS:
Breach of Consent to Settle Provision Precludes Coverage for $25,000,000 Settlement in Federal v. SafeNet – Kaufman
Borgeest & Ryan LLP Client Advisory (2011)
The U.S. Supreme Court Rules that Title VII Allows Retaliation Claims by Third-Parties Not Engaged in Protected
Activity. – Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan LLP Client Advisory (2011)
Do Looks Really Matter? - Beazley Intelligence Network Newsletter (Winter 2008)
Supreme Court Holds "Me Too" Evidence Could Be Admissible in Discrimination Cases on a Case -by-Case Basis -
Beazley Intelligence Network News letter (Summer 2008)
Staggering Verdict Sends Message that Locker Room Behavior Will not be Tolerated - Beazley Intelligence Network
Newsletter (Winter 2007)
Broadened Exception to New York's Employee-At-Will Doctrine - Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan LLP Client Advisory (2006)
Access to Records Provision in Reinsurance Contracts are not Intended to Act as Blanket Waiver to Attorney -Client
Privilege or Attorney Work Product Privilege - Mendes & Mount Client Alert (2005)
Should Bankruptcy Judges Be Permitted to Conduct Jury Trials?, 8 AM. BANKR. INST. L. REV. 175 (2000).
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