William Sylianteng of our subrogation group will be speaking at the National Association of Subrogation Professionals (NASP) Annual Conference in Hollywood, Florida on Tuesday, November 4, 2008. The topic will be the "Insured Made Whole Doctrine". If you would like more information, please contact will at sylianteng@bbs-law.com or go to NASP's website, www.subrogation.org.
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LLP hosted Lawlapalooza, an informative and multi-faceted seminar, addressing current topics in both auto and property insurance matters, on Monday, September 22, 2008 at the ACE Conference Center in Lafayette Hills, PA.
On November 13 and 14, 2008, Louis Bricklin will speak at the American Conference Institute's "Bad Faith Defense Counsel Summit" at the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress in Orlando, Florida. On November 13, Louis will be a co-presenter to a plenary session entitled "Innovative Defenses, Counter-Claims and Pre-Trial Strategies for Bad Faith Allegations". The following day he will serve as co-chair of a breakout session devoted exclusively to recent developments in Pennsylvania bad faith law. Information concerning the program is available at ACI's website, www.americanconference.com.
Kevin Blake writes article titled “Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Prevents Disclaimer of Interest in Settlement, Disclaimer Apparently Intended to Defeat Subrogation Claim” which was published in the Summer issue of The Subrogator. To read the complete article please click here.
Since Charlie Lanzalotti knows his way around the courtroom, he was the perfect candidate to prep the sixth grade classmates of his daughter, Annalisa, as they prepared for the public presentation of their winning mock trial. Lanzalotti, a trial lawyer with Bennett, Bricklin and Saltzburg, volunteered his time with Lori Bathurst's class at Chestnut Middle School to help authenticate the students' performance at the Law Center of New Jersey in New Brunswick. The class was one of ten in the state granted the opportunity to perform their original mock trial after winning an honorable mention in the Law Fair Mock Trial Contest sponsored by the New Jersey State Bar Foundation. He's pictured here with the students as they prepare for their winning performance.
Beth Carter and Katherine Cole Douglas, both Partners in the Philadelphia office, have written an article entitled “Beware of Medicare” which has been published in the April 2008 Counterpoint. For a copy of the article please click here.
Wayne Partenheimer has written an article in the April, 2008 issue of Counterpoint on the recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision limiting the “Notice-Prejudice Rule” to occurrence policies. For a copy of the article please click here.
On May 14, 2008 William Sylianteng spoke about Subrogation Ethics at the NASP Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter meeting. Copies of his materials are available by calling William Sylianteng at 267-654-1100..
Kevin Blake recently authored an article titled “Update on Pennsylvania Law” which was published in the Winter 2008 Subrogator Magazine. Click here for a copy of the article.
Katherine Cole Douglas recently spoke at the Lorman Insurance Bad Faith Claims seminar in Philadelphia, PA. The seminar was held on January 30th, 2008 at the Sheraton Philadelphia City Center Hotel. For more information please click on the Lorman link.
From May 14 through 16, Louis Bricklin served as a presenter at the American Conference Institute's 19th annual national insurance bad faith conference, held this year in San Francisco. At the outset of the conference, Louis was a co-presenter for the conference's workshop on bad faith fundamentals. Later, he spoke on recent developments in Pennsylvania bad faith law as part of a forum presenting a national overview of the status of insurance bad faith claims. Copies of his materials are available by calling Denise Patsch at 215-665-3349.
Kevin Blake, managing partner of our Blue Bell office, recently spoke at the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association (PATLA) seminar on December 19, 2007. This seminar was titled “Proving Brain & Psychological Injuries”. For more information on this seminar please visit the PATLA website.
Members of the firm's first-party auto insurance benefits team, Mary Ann Hanna and Moira Clare Duggan, gave a seminar to a large audience at Nationwide Insurance in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on November 13. The seminar was about medical management issues (specifically on the proper use of IMEs and PROs) in first-party claim files. For more information please contact Moira Duggan at duggan@bbs-law.com or Mary Ann Hanna at hanna@bbs-law.com
William Sylianteng, Esquire, who practices in our large loss property subrogation department was recently published in the National Association of Subrogation Professional's (NASP) SUBROGATOR magazine. The article, "SUBROGATING SPOLIATION", appears on page 60 of the Fall 2007 Edition of the SUBROGATOR. The article is republished with NASP's permission. Click here to read the full article.
Bennett, Bricklin & Saltzburg LLP recently welcomed several young adults from the Boys and Girls Club of Camden County to their Philadelphia offices. The program, developed and spearheaded by Natalie S. Plummer represents the continued effort by Bennett, Bricklin & Saltzburg, LLP to contribute to the education and enrichment of the inner-city youth in our surrounding communities. The students met and discussed the profession of law with all the attorneys at the firm. In addition, the students participated in a Brown Bag lunch discussion in which attorneys within the office discuss and get advice on issues in their current cases. The students were able to observe a trial in progress, and discuss the case with the participating attorneys.
Louis Bricklin and Nicholas Cummins write article titled “Strategies for Successful removal to Federal Court” which was published in the October issue of Counterpoint and republished with permission. To read the complete article please click here.
The professional women of Bennett, Bricklin & Saltzburg LLP organized a luncheon event devoted to the empowerment of women. On October 29, 2007 at the Rittenhouse Hotel, Debra Condren, Ph.D. presented Ambition Is Not A Dirty Word: A Woman’s Guide To Earning Her Worth, Getting The Power And Credit She Deserves, And Achieving Her Dreams—With Integrity. Dr. Condren has appeared on the Jean Chatzky Radio Program and is also a nationally acclaimed author recommended on Oprah Selects reading List. For more information please contact Carmela Ginsberg, Director of Administration at ginsberg@bbs-law.com.
Louis Bricklin, managing partner and chair of the firm’s insurance coverage and bad faith team, served as an organizer and faculty member for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute’s Insurance Bad Faith seminar on October 10, 2007 at the Institute’s Mechanicsburg office. The seminar, which was telecast to other viewing sites across the state, provided perspectives from both the plaintiff’s and defense bar with respect to recent case law and courtroom developments in the bad faith arena. Additional information can be obtained from PBI at it’s website.
Yolanda Konopacka DeSipio presented a seminar on October 5th, 2007 at the Bucks County Bar Association Bench Bar Conference at the Marriott Baltimore Inner Harbor entitled, Immigration Basics and Immigration Issues in Civil Litigation. Ms. DeSipio practices in the Blue Bell office of Bennett, Bricklin & Saltzburg LLP. For more information please contact Ms. DeSipio at desipio@bbs-law.com
Bennett Bricklin & Saltzburg LLP is pleased to announce that Guillermo (William) Sylianteng, an associate in our property subrogation group, has been named a 2007 Pennsylvania SuperLawyer Rising Star (by SuperLawyer magazine) and a 2007 "Lawyer on the Fast Track" (by the Legal Intelligencer and PA Law Weekly). SuperLawyer Rising Star is a title bestowed only the top 2.5% of Pennsylvania attorneys under the age of 40. "Lawyer on the Fast Track" is an award given annually to only 35 Pennsylvania attorneys (under 40) who are deemed to be the future leaders of Pennsylvania's legal community. William joins firm attorneys, Kevin Blake (named SuperLawyer Rising Star in 2005 and 2006), Louis Bricklin and Bourne Ruthrauff (both named SuperLawyers in 2007), as Bennett Bricklin & Saltzburg LLP attorneys who have been recognized by SuperLawyer magazine.
The firm was invited to give a seminar at Grange Mutual Insurance
Company's headquarters in Columbus, Ohio. Louis Bricklin and Moira
Duggan visited on July 19-20 and gave an overview of Pennsylvania Law
for Grange's management, covering topics such as uninsured and
underinsured motorist coverages, automobile liability claims,
first-party medical claims, and bad faith.
