Insurance Real Estate
Resume:
DANIEL G. CEDRONE
Rosemont, Pennsylvania 19010
610-***-**** (Mobile)
EDUCATION:
Temple University School of Law, Juris Doctor, May 2002
Awards and Achievements
• 1999-2000 - Political and Civil Rights Law Journal – Staff Member
• 2000-2001 – Political and Civil Rights Law Journal – Senior Note/Comment Editor
Villanova University, Masters Degree, Business Administration
Villanova University, Paralegal Certificate
University of Pennsylvania, Bachelor of Arts, Biology; Minors in Art History and Psychology
BAR ADMISSIONS:
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania November 2002
Supreme Court of New Jersey December 2002
U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey December 2002
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of
Pennsylvania May 2004
Third Circuit Court of Appeals May 2004
Supreme Court of New York,
Appellate Division August 2011
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
ATTORNEY EXPERIENCE
Bottomline Technologies
Marlton, New Jersey – October 2011 to Present
Attorney – In House - Compliance and Auditor
Review, analyze, and evaluate legal claims, compliance issues, and regulations for services provided to insurance carriers, corporate legal departments, and government entities utilizing and predicated on years of legal expertise and practice, knowledge of the litigation process, federal and state regulatory and administrative laws, and client specified billing guidelines and/or Generally Accepted Principles and Standards (“GAPS”). Also, work with clients to develop and enhance guidelines and protocol; effectively communicate with law firms to discuss compliance with client’s guidelines and requirements; manage workflow effectively and efficiently; work independently to finalize and approve processing, compliance, and appeals issues; and work with other team members jointly to achieve production objectives and goals.
Pepper Hamilton
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – November 2009 to October 2011
Attorney
Member of Health Effects Litigation practice group and responsible for discovery phases for large-scale pharmaceutical, mass tort, and products liability litigation; review, analysis, and preparation of discovery documents for production as to responsiveness, attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine, and confidentiality issues; witness preparation; deposition outlining.
Dechert LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – November 2008 to October 2009
Attorney
Member of Healthcare Investigations/Product Liability/Mass Tort practice group and responsible for discovery phases for large-scale pharmaceutical litigation; review, analysis, and preparation of discovery documents for production as to responsiveness, attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine, and confidentiality issues; witness preparation; deposition outlining.
Nelson Levine deLuca & Horst, LLC
Blue Bell, Pennsylvania – May 2006 to October 2008
Attorney
Practice areas include complex litigation, insurance coverage and defense, bad faith litigation, and commercial and residential construction law. Responsibilities include: defense of complex litigation claims; bad faith claims; UM/UIM insurance coverage claims; bodily injury/property casualty claims; construction defects; general insurance liability and coverage matters; asbestos litigation; depositions; drafting briefs, pleadings, motion practice, and discovery requests and responses; trial preparation; electronic and litigation/discovery document review and production utilizing Summation system; and strong research and writing skills.
Christie, Pabarue, Mortensen and Young, P. C.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – June 2004 to April 2006
Attorney
Practice areas included general insurance law, insurance coverage and defense, and commercial and residential construction law involving asbestos, environmental pollution, construction defects, personal injury, property/casualty, professional liability, and products liability. Responsibilities included: drafting insurance coverage analysis opinions, reservation of rights opinions, briefs, pleadings, motion practice, discovery requests and responses; research; and electronic and litigation/discovery document review and production utilizing Concordance system.
Superior Court of Delaware
Wilmington, Delaware – August 2002 to May 2004
Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Peggy L. Ableman
Major responsibilities included legal analysis, research, and writing with respect to drafting opinions, orders, letter opinions, and/or memorandums of law in response to criminal proceedings and civil litigation. Specifically, skills included: conducting research; review and legal evaluation of appeals, motions, briefs, etc.; drafting; editing; proofreading; and verification of legal authorities. Duties also entailed attending criminal and/or civil trials, evidentiary hearings, motions to suppress, motions to dismiss, voir dire proceedings, and drafting jury instructions.
PARALEGAL EXPERIENCE
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - November 1996 to June 2002
Law Clerk – May 2001 to June 2002;
Senior Paralegal – November 1996 to May 2001
Law Clerk/Senior Paralegal in corporate/real estate department. Specialized in commercial real estate and corporate transactions, corporate governance and ’40 Act compliance, closings, large portfolio acquisitions, and sales. Responsibilities included: drafting of corporate formation documents, merger documents, partnership agreements, SEC filings, EDGAR, foreign qualifications, “S” elections, bylaws; preparing stock issuance; drafting of corporate resolutions; due diligence review and organization; drafting real estate conveyance and closing documents; preparing loan/financing documentation; drafting zoning applications/permits; coordinated zoning filings and appeals. Additional duties included: lease review and negotiation; drafting lease abstracts; review and analysis of title insurance commitments, surveys and legal descriptions; coordinating closings with title companies.
Mobil Oil Company
Fairfax, Virginia - May to August 1999
Summer Internship - Paralegal
Office of Legal Counsel - Department of Environmental Health and Safety. Areas of concentration included environmental remediation and legal research. Duties included drafting, preparing, and reviewing access, indemnity, and license agreements, and releases regarding remediation responses. Research duties included researching local, state and federal statutes, case law and administrative regulations for in house counsel. Additionally, interfaced with local and state regulatory agencies, field engineers, and various local counsels.
Cozen and O’Connor
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - October 1994 to November 1996
Paralegal
Paralegal in commercial litigation department. Duties included: preparation of corporate formation documents, filings, foreign qualifications, “S” elections, bylaws; resolutions; preparing stock issuance; organization and maintenance of minute books; drafting bankruptcy proof of claims and notices to creditors for filing with the bankruptcy courts; preparation of mortgage foreclosure documentation.
PUBLICATIONS/ARTICLES
• Extra-Contractual Litigation Against Insurers, Chapter 9 - Experts; Insurance Law Series, Litigation Series, Law Journal Press, New York (2009)
• Empirical Studies of Airborne Asbestos Exposure in the Workplace in Relation to Causation in Asbestos Litigation: Where Does the Road to Plaintiffs’ Exposure Lead? (Fall 2007)
• Federal Sentencing Guidelines For Organizations: A Potential Sword and Shield in Bad Faith Litigation? (Summer 2007)
• Fifth Circuit Applies Flood Exclusion to Katrina Losses (August 2007)
• New York Poised to Change Law on Late Notice Requirement to Require Material Prejudice (July 2007)
• Insurance Coverage For Construction Defect Claims – Commercial Property and Builders Risk Policies, Defense Research Institute Construction Defect Compendium (Spring 2007)
• Successor Liability and Insurance Coverage (Fall 2006)
• Handling an Ethical Dilemma in the Workplace: Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide Through the Gray Areas, SIU Today, International Association of Special Investigation Units (Fall 2006)
ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS
Philadelphia Association of Defense Counsel
Pennsylvania Bar Association
New York State Bar Association
CERTIFICATIONS: Arbitrator – Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Compulsory Arbitration
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