Insurance Management
Resume:
Paul J. Hirsh
Washington, D.C. 20015
Email: ********@*****.***
Experience concentrated in the practice of law, law firm management, and insurance claims handling. 41 years of work experience, including 28 years of management experience.
EXPERIENCE
RKTP Products, LLC, Washington, D.C.
Office manager 5/15 to present
GEICO Insurance Company, 5260 Western Ave., Chevy Chase, Maryland 20815
claims attorney 5/09 to 5/15
Handled bodily injury insurance claims
Paul J. Hirsh, P.C., Morristown, New Jersey Partner, 08/1999-09/2009
Established solo practice. Managed all aspects of the firm’s employment, business and financial relations. Eight on staff. Annual revenue exceeded $1 million. Represented clients in civil rights, employment, business and medical malpractice litigation. Lead attorney in civil rights case representing 230 inmates at a medium and minimum security prison who were physically abused by corrections officers. Argued three times before the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, twice before the New Jersey Supreme Court, about 25 to 30 times before the New Jersey Appellate Division, and once before the State of Washington Court of Appeals. Previously designated by the New Jersey Supreme Court as a Certified Civil Trial Attorney.
Whipple, Ross & Hirsh, P.A., Newark, New Jersey Partner 04/1981 -08/1999
Founded firm with three lawyers and grew to twenty-three lawyers with revenue in excess of $4 million and 40+ staff. Participated in all aspects of administration and management from hiring and employment issues to firm finances and business negotiations. Conducted complex civil litigation, including civil rights, employment, business, and medical malpractice cases. Clients included United National Insurance Company, Seton Hall University, the Archdiocese of Newark, Figgie International, The Money Store, The CIT Group, The Children’s Place Retail Stores, Inc. and Federal Express. Prepared pleadings, motions and memoranda of law in multiple court systems. Managed negotiations and settlement of civil rights, employment, and personal injury matters. Represented clients in jury and bench trials, trying in excess of 250 jury trials to conclusion.
Friedman & D’Alessandro, Esqs., East Orange, New Jersey Associate 09/1975-04/1981
Hon. John W. Fritz, New Jersey Superior Court,
Appellate Division, Somerville, New Jersey
Law Secretary 09/1974-08/1975
Warehouse work during high school and college
EDUCATION
Seton Hall University School of Law, Newark, New Jersey Juris Doctorate,1974
Boston University, Boston, Mass. Bachelor of Arts, 1971
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