JULIE L. SIMPSON
Attorney at Law
**** ***** ****** *****, ******, IL 630-***-****
abm9rt@r.postjobfree.com
EXPERIENCE
Associate Attorney - April 2008 to January 2010
Sedgwick Detert Moran & Arnold, Chicago, Illinois
Insurance coverage opinions based on interpretation of policy
language, claims presented and federal and state statutes including
discrimination, civil rights and employment statutes. Insurance
coverage negotiation and defense of declaratory judgment and bad faith
claims in state and federal courts for domestic and international
insurers/reinsurers involving complex insurance coverage issues
arising under general liability, errors and omissions and professional
liability policies. Monitoring of and providing defense strategies to
defense counsel or third party administrators for the management of
underlying claims. Defense of medical products liability litigation
utilizing extensive medical background to analyze potential exposure
and appropriate defenses.
Associate Attorney - June 2005 to April 2008
Locke, Lord, Bissell & Liddell, Chicago, Illinois
Advised and represented domestic and international insurers/reinsurers
in a diverse range of complex insurance coverage disputes involving
health hazard, lead pigment, asbestos and environmental pollution
matters, utilized medical knowledge to analyze potential exposure and
risk arising from such mass torts. Insurance coverage negotiation and
litigation, defense of declaratory judgment actions and bad faith
claims. Advised health care clients with respect to state regulations
and laws and implications to risk management protocols.
Adjunct Faculty - June 2005 to Present
DePaul University College of Law, Chicago, Illinois
Curriculum development and instruction of advanced legal writing for
civil litigation class for upper level law students.
Associate Attorney - May 2002 to June 2005
Paulsen, Malec & Malartsik, Ltd., Wheaton, Illinois
Insurance defense law firm case load management of 50 to 60 active
cases, motion practice, depositions, pleadings, written discovery,
legal research and drafting, medical records review, arbitration,
mediation, settlement, preparation for trial and bench and jury
trials. Case load included defense of personal injury, construction
and other tort claims.
Law Clerk - February 2000 to May 2002
Paulsen, Malec & Malartsik, Ltd., Wheaton, Illinois
Insurance defense law clerk responsibilities of assigned legal
research and writing, including appellate briefs, deposition
summaries, medical records review, client contact, and caseload
management under supervision of managing attorney.
Research Assistant, DePaul University College of Law, Chicago, Illinois,
Summer 1999.
Head Nurse, Surgical Cardiovascular Unit, Lutheran General Hospital, Park
Ridge, Illinois, 1985 to 1986.
Patient Care Coordinator, Intensive Coronary Care Unit, Proctor Community
Hospital, Peoria, Illinois, 1982 to 1985.
Staff Nurse, Coronary Care Unit, Methodist Medical Center, Peoria,
Illinois, 1979 to 1982.
EDUCATION
DePaul University College of Law, J.D. Magna Cum Laude, Order of the Coif,
February 2002. GPA 3.65/4.0
Law Review
Moot Court Society
DePaul University Legal Clinic for Disability Rights
University of Illinois Health Sciences Center, M.S. Nursing, September
1984. GPA 4.5/5.0
Bradley University, B.S. Nursing, May 1979. GPA 3.3/4.0
ADMISSIONS & LICENSURE
Admitted to practice law - State of Illinois, May 2002.
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois,
June 2002.
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida,
2008.
Licensed Registered Nurse, 1979 to Present.
PUBLICATIONS
"Walking with Tradition v. Riding into the Future: Olinger v. United
States Golf Assn.," 51 DePaul University Law Review 1, 2001.
Insurance Law Update, Sedgwick Detert Moran & Arnold, October 2009.
PRESENTATIONS
"The Impact of Policy Type on the Obligations of Insureds and Insurers:
Issues that May Create Disagreement Between the Insurer and Its Insured"
Chicago Sedgwick Seminar Series, May 2009.
Panelist, "Emerging Claim Issues," Women In Insurance Networking Group
Seminar Series, Lord Bissell & Brook, March 2007.
ASSOCIATIONS
American Bar Association
DuPage County Bar Association
Illinois State Bar Association
Illinois Association of Healthcare Attorneys