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Mitchell J. Resnick

Insurance Law

15300 N 90th St suite 400, Scottsdale, AZ 85260, USA

Mitchell J. Resnick is the President and Co-Founding Shareholder of Resnick & Louis, P.C. An aggressive and solution-oriented lawyer with almost 30 years of litigation experience, Mitch has a renowned name in insurance and institutional defense litigation and represents hotels and casinos, retails stores, restaurants, transportation companies, licensed professionals, contractors, manufacturers, and many other small and large businesses. Mitch has decades of experience with many different lines of business including construction defect, professional liability, HOA, premises, general liability, security, bodily injury, transportation (auto/trucking/rental car/livery aviation), life & disability, products, D&O, life/disability, healthcare, employment, intellectual property, SIU, commercial litigation, public entity, personal injury and advertising, insurance coverage, first party property, bad faith, and environmental claims. Mitch represents clients in Arizona, California, Nevada, and Colorado. Mitch has been the primarily responsible attorney on multi-million-dollar cases which have been brought before state and federal trial courts. Mitch has been listed as a Southern Nevada Top Attorney under the Legal Elite 2021 List for Nevada Business Magazine, for the practice areas of Insurance Defense Litigation, Coverage, & First Party Property Damage. Mitch has been named as one of the top attorneys with Southwest Super Lawyers. Mitch is also ranked in the Top 100 Lawyers in Las Vegas by My Vegas Magazine, and as one of the top Arizona attorneys by Arizona’s Finest Lawyers. Mitch has spoken at many conferences around the USA and internationally. Mitch spoke to the UK Managing General Agents’ Association and the Lloyds of London Market Association regarding the interaction between the Trump administration, the Lloyds of London marketplace and the USA Insurance Industry. Mitch has also spoken to insurance companies and MGAs in Germany on the issues facing Europe following Brexit. Mitch is licensed to practice law in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Jersey, and New York.

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Mitchell Resnick

Insurance Law

8111 E Indian Bend Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85250

Mitchell J. Resnick is the Co-Founder, President, and Managing Shareholder of Resnick & Louis, P.C. An aggressive and solution-oriented lawyer with almost 30 years of litigation experience, Mitch has a renowned name in insurance and institutional defense litigation and represents hotels and casinos, retails stores, restaurants, transportation companies, licensed professionals, contractors, manufacturers, and many other small and large businesses. Mitch has decades of experience with many different lines of business including construction defect, professional liability, HOA, premises, general liability, security, bodily injury, transportation (auto/trucking/rental car/livery aviation), life & disability, products, D&O, life/disability, healthcare, employment, intellectual property, SIU, commercial litigation, public entity, personal injury and advertising, insurance coverage, first party property, bad faith, and environmental claims. Mitch represents clients in Arizona, California, Nevada, and Colorado. Mitch has been the primarily responsible attorney on multi-million-dollar cases which have been brought before state and federal trial courts. Mitch has been listed as a Southern Nevada Top Attorney under the Legal Elite 2021 List for Nevada Business Magazine, for the practice areas of Insurance Defense Litigation, Coverage, & First Party Property Damage. Mitch has been named as one of the top attorneys with Southwest Super Lawyers. Mitch is also ranked in the Top 100 Lawyers in Las Vegas by My Vegas Magazine, and as one of the top Arizona attorneys by Arizona’s Finest Lawyers. Mitch has spoken at many conferences around the USA and internationally. Mitch spoke to the UK Managing General Agents’ Association and the Lloyds of London Market Association regarding the interaction between the Trump administration, the Lloyds of London marketplace and the USA Insurance Industry. Mitch has also spoken to insurance companies and MGAs in Germany on the issues facing Europe following Brexit. Mitch is licensed to practice law in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Jersey, and New York.

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Insurance Law

1001 6th Ave, Suite 1800, New York, NY 10018

Peter C. Merani is the founding member of the Law Offices of Peter C. Merani P.C. He founded the firm in 1993. His practice concentration includes case management and trial practice. Mr. Merani has extensive trial experience in handling matters as no-fault litigation, personal injury, medical malpractice, labor law, lead poising cases, general negligence, insurance coverage, insurance fraud, bad faith litigation and health care. Mr. Merani also has extensive experience in general litigation cases and debt collection. Mr. Merani regularly drafts policy and forms for major carriers and provides counsel concerning claim handling procedures. Additionally, he is highly experienced in evaluating coverage issues. Mr. Merani is the firm's managing principal attorney. Before founding the firm, he was a staff attorney for a large insurance company. Peter C. Merani was admitted to the practice of law in New York, New Jersey and Washington, D.C. He is admitted in the United States District Court of the Southern District and Eastern District of New York and the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. He is a member of the New York State and District of Columbia Bar Associations. He received his Juris Doctor Degree from St. John's University School of Law in 1992 and his Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting from the College of Business Administration at St. John's University in 1989. Mr. Merani has served as a lecturer for continued legal education programs in No-Fault Insurance Law. He has also conducted seminars for insurance companies in the area of No-Fault Insurance Law. Mr. Merani has served as a program teacher and coordinator for the Street Law Trial Program.

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Rebecca Adelman

Rebecca Adelman

Distinguished Lawyer

Insurance Law

350 S Main St, Memphis, TN 38103, USA

Area of Practice: Claims & Litigation Management Rebecca Adelman is an attorney, entrepreneur, influencer and thought leader in healthcare, senior living and risk management. In 2001, after paving the way for young women lawyers in Memphis, Tennessee at traditional law firms, Rebecca founded Adelman Firm and Claims Management. The all women firm is a Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) and Tennessee Certified Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE). For nearly 35 years, Rebecca has concentrated her practice in healthcare, insurance defense, employment and business litigation. She is also an arbitrator for the American Health Lawyers Association and serves as an Ambassador for Bridge the Gap, supporting the mission of informing, educating and influencing the future of housing and services for seniors. Her practice includes representation of insurance companies and long? term care providers and their insurers, both regionally and nationally. The firm provides claims management services to senior living insurance companies and created the PRISM proactive claims model focused on offensive strategies to claims and risk mitigation. She also provides consulting services and educational programming to healthcare professionals and business associates. She has active practices in the areas of general liability, sports, leisure and entertainment insurance, professional liability, premises, and employment law. Her experience also extends to enterprise risk management and organizational leadership and formal programs including comprehensive “expectations management”, arbitration training, facility admissions protocols, and crisis communication planning. In 2022, the firm was awarded the coveted first place by the Aspect Marketing & Advertising Awards for its client newsletter, Exhibit (A)delman, in the category of multimedia campaign. The firm was built on the client-centric experience. An innovator and change-maker in the area of quality end-of-life care, Ms. Adelman founded the Adelman-Mettle Care Alliance in 2021 with Dr. BJ Miller, a palliative care specialist, author and international speaker, and Sonya Dolan, co-founders of Mettle Health. The Alliance developed a Nursing Center-Based Palliative Care Team curriculum and authored the Introduction to Palliative Care for the National Institute of CNA Excellence. Also in 2021, Rebecca founded Guide Path, LLC, an Expectations and Risk Management Certification Program created for resident, family and provider engagement to mitigate risk, improve quality of care and regulatory compliance.

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Scott Dutton

Insurance Law

4921 Memorial Hwy, Tampa, FL 33634, USA

Mr. Dutton obtained his doctorate of law in 1984 from Ohio Northern University, Pettit College of Law, which is one of the oldest law schools in the United States. During law school Mr. Dutton was honored on the Dean’s List during his second and third years of legal study. While in law school Mr. Dutton also received a diploma from the Institute of Comparative and International Law located at Oxford University in Oxford, England. During Mr. Dutton’s course of study at Ohio Northern University, he was a member of the editorial staff of the Ohio Northern University Law Review. While on the Ohio Northern University Law Review, Mr. Dutton published The Court Vetoes the Legislative Veto: Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Chadha, analyzing a landmark United States Supreme Court decision on bicameralism, the separation of powers doctrine and the Presentment Clause of the United States Constitution. Mr. Dutton was also selected to the Order of Barristers for having exhibited excellence and obtained high honor through the art of courtroom advocacy. Mr. Dutton also served as a justice on the law school’s Moot Court Executive Board, and was the justice in charge of the First Year Appellate Advocacy Program. While in law school, Mr. Dutton also participated in four national moot court competitions, including the Fall National Moot Court Competition, the Phillip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition (Best Written Memorial), and the Benton Privacy Law Competition (Team Coach). Additional achievements by Mr. Dutton while in law school included the authorship and publication of articles on constitutional law which have been published nationally, selection as research assistant to Professor Paul Edwards, and participation on the faculty hiring committee. For Mr. Dutton’s outstanding academic achievement in law school, he was selected to Who’s Who Among American Law Students. Prior to law school, Mr. Dutton’s Bachelor of Arts degree and graduate work was in the field of international relations and international affairs at Florida International University in Miami, Florida where he was born. Prior to attending law school, Mr. Dutton was a firefighter and paramedic with the City of Miami Beach in Miami Beach, Florida. While there Mr. Dutton became one of the first certified paramedics in the State of Florida. He also received a Certificate of Compliance for State Firefighter awarded by the State Fire Marshal’s Office. While serving as a paramedic, Mr. Dutton was also selected to the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team for the City of Miami Beach Police Department where he received training from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Army Special Forces in Urban Warfare. Mr. Dutton also received training in fire prevention and enforcement of fire codes and building codes during his education and experience as a firefighter. Professional organizations in which Mr. Dutton is a member include the American Bar Association, Defense Research Institute and the Florida Defense Lawyers Association where he serves as its Continuing Legal Education Chairperson. Mr. Dutton is a charter member of the Medical Claims Defense Network and has served on its board of directors.

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