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DARREN P. RENNER (drenner@kwcllp.com) Partner Darren Renner has been practicing law in both Connecticut and New York courts since his graduation from Franklin Pierce Law Center in 1995. He practices in several insurance-related areas, including the defense of insurance agents & brokers in E&O claims and lawsuits, insurance coverage litigation and insurance coverage analysis. Prior to joining Lusting & Brown in 2000, he litigated personal injury and professional liability matters as an associate with a well-established Stamford, Connecticut insurance defense firm. He has successfully defended insurance brokers in both New York and Connecticut and has also handled numerous complex mediation and arbitration proceedings.
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JEFFREY A. LESSER (jlesser@kwcllp.com) Partner Jeffrey Lesser began his legal career in 1987, working as an attorney for an in-house counsel firm. He worked on varied legal issues, gaining significant trial experience. He also frequently conducted lectures on personal injury and insurance issues for claims and management personnel. After ten years at the in-house firm, he began a 4-year association with a major defense firm in Lower Manhattan. He worked for the firm primarily on labor law personal injury and insurance coverage litigation for a global construction management client. Jeff joined the law firm of Lustig & Brown, LLP in its Manhattan office in 2002. Bar Admissions:
HOWARDS S. KRONBERG (hkronberg@kwcllp.com) Partner Howard Kronberg’s experience in insurance and civil litigation traces back to 1981 when he worked as law clerk during law school. For the next two and a half decades his practice has included prosecuting and defending first party insurance cases for varied property damage and business interruption issues, preparing coverage analysis on issues under property and liability policies and handling insurance agent and broker E & O claims and lawsuits. Howard has extensive experience handling appeals. He has represented insurers and insureds in State and Federal court proceedings. Howard is the author of Fidelity and Suretyship, part of the multi-volume set on New York Insurance Law. In 2007, Howard was admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States. Bar Admissions: LORI A. EATON (leaton@kwcllp.com) Associate Lori Eaton began her legal career in 1997. Prior to joining Keidel, Weldon & Cunningham, Ms. Eaton worked closely with a number of prominent insurance carriers and their insureds on the defense of various matters including municipal liability, employment law and commercial litigation arising out of lessor liability. In addition to appearing before state and federal courts in New York and Connecticut, Ms. Eaton has appeared in a number of administrative proceedings before the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities and the Workers’ Compensation Commission. Ms. Eaton currently assists the firm’s large clientele of insurance agents and brokers in defending allegations of professional negligence. She also works in the area of workers’ compensation and general liability. Bar Admissions: Connecticut 1997; New York 1999 U.S. District Court Northern District of New York U.S. District Court Southern District of New York U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York U.S. District Court District of Connecticut Member: Connecticut Bar Association Insurance Law Section
ROBERT J. GRANDE (rgrande@kwcllp.com) Associate Robert Grande has handled matters in diverse practice areas since his admission in 1998. These practice areas include the defense of insurance agents and brokers in professional negligence claims, attorney malpractice, insurance coverage, general liability defense, and employment law. While spending several years at large national law firms in both Connecticut and New York, he developed working knowledge of the law and rules of practice of both states. Bob prides himself in his written work product and has successfully prevailed on dispositive motions in both federal and state courts. Bob’s extensive legal experience and superior writing skills are an asset to the firm. Bob graduated cum laude from Boston College with a B.A. in Economics. He also graduated cum laude and in the top ten percent of his class at Suffolk University Law School in 1998. After graduation, he spent approximately two years as a research clerk to the judges of the Connecticut Superior Court. He entered private practice in 2000. Bar Admissions: Connecticut 1998; New York 2002; U.S. District Court District of Connecticut 2000 U.S. District Court Southern District of New York 2001 U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York 2001
APRIL FORBES (aforbes@kwcllp.com) Of Counsel April Forbes has been practicing law in New York State since receiving her Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from Loyola University School of Law in 1999. Ms. Forbes has a diverse background and extensive experience representing primarily insurance agents and brokers, insurance companies, property owners, general contractors, religious institutions and municipalities in a vast range of commercial and civil disputes.
Areas of specialty include defense of errors and omissions malpractice claims/suits, prosecution and defense of declaratory judgment actions on behalf of insurance companies in a vast range of coverage areas, in addition to providing legal opinions, risk assessment and management services. Other areas of experience include representation of claimants, employers and insurers in connection with workers compensation claims, the defense of property owners and contractors in connection with property damage and personal injury suits, including construction site accident litigation, along with defending religious entities in connection with sexual misconduct claims/suits and ecclesiastical disputes.
Ms. Forbes has consistently provided all of her clients with aggressive and stellar representation resulting in favorable results.
Bar Admissions: New York 2000; U.S. District Court Southern District of New York 2001
STEPHEN J. ROMANO (sromano@kwcllp.com) Associate Stephen Romano began his legal career in 2003. Prior to joining Keidel, Weldon & Cunningham in 2009, Steve handled matters in a wide array of practice areas including the defense of general liability, employment discrimination, labor law, property damage, municipal liability and insurance coverage lawsuits. Steve has also represented a very diverse clientele consisting of large insurance carriers, Fortune 500 companies, public school districts, property owners, general contractors, subcontractors and self-insureds. At KWC, Steve devotes his practice to the defense of insurance agents and brokers in errors and omissions claims and lawsuits.
Steve received his B.A. in sociology and political science from Stony Brook University in 1998 and his J.D. from St. John's University School of Law in 2003.
Bar Admissions: New Jersey 2003 U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey 2003 New York 2004 U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York 2005 U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York 2009
JAN A. MARCUS (jmarcus@kwcllp.com) of Counsel Jan A. Marcus joined Keidel, Weldon & Cunningham in 2009 as senior counsel to the firm. Jan has practiced law for almost 30 years in the courts of New York and Connecticut. Jan has represented clients in a multitude of sophisticated business transactions and complex defense litigation in both state and federal jurisdictions. Jan has also served as corporate counsel to various businesses, and has served as a mediator and a court appointed referee. Jan started his career with an insurance defense firm in New York City, and prior to joining Keidel, Weldon & Cunningham has owned and been a partner in his own law firms. Jan presently concentrates his practice on representing the interests of various insurance brokers and agencies in business transactions, as well as representing insurance-related businesses in litigation in state and federal courts.
Bar Admissions: New York 1980 Connecticut 1983 United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut
ROBERT W. LEWIS (rlewis@kwcllp.com) Associate Robert W. Lewis has been practicing since 2006. Prior to joining Keidel, Weldon & Cunningham in 2010, Robert had worked on a variety of cases including cases involving issues of employment law, commercial law, labor disputes, attorney malpractice and contract disputes. At KWC, Robert’s practice includes the defense of insurance agents and brokers in errors and omissions claims and lawsuits.
Robert received his B.S. in philosophy and computer science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 2003. He received his J.D. from Fordham University School of Law in 2006, where he was an associate editor on the Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal.
Bar Admissions: Connecticut 2006 New York 2005 U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York 2009
DEBRA MILLER KREBS (dkrebs@kwcllp.com) of Counsel Since her graduation from Hofstra University School of Law in 1993, Debra has been practicing law in the States of New York and New Jersey. For the first five years of her legal career, Debra defended personal injury and property damage lawsuits and handled uninsured and underinsured motorist arbitrations. For the remainder of her career, Debra has been focusing her practice in the field of insurance. She has significant experience defending insurance agents and brokers, as well as providing preventative assistance and advice. She provides coverage opinions for insurance carriers on complex insurance issues, provides advice and defends and prosecutes declaratory judgment actions. She has also provided advice and assistance to insureds in obtaining coverage. In addition, Debra has experience defending actuaries and third-party administrators in malpractice actions involving pension plans.
Bar Admissions: New York, 1994 New Jersey, 1994 U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1994 U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1994 U.S. District Court Northern District of New York, 2008 U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1994 U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 2007 U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 2007
TIMOTHY J. ROBENHYMER (trobenhymer@kwcllp.com) Rhode Island Partner Timothy Robenhymer has been practicing law in both Rhode Island and Massachusetts courts since his graduation from The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law in 1990. He practices in several insurance-related areas, including the defense of insurance agents & brokers in E&O claims and lawsuits and insurance coverage litigation. Prior to joining Keidel, Weldon & Cunningham, LLP, he was a sole proprietor handling all types of civil litigation including commercial litigation, contractual disputes, land use and environmental law, municipal law, anti-trust, banking, construction, subrogation and intellectual property. He has successfully defended insurance brokers in both in Rhode Island and Massachusetts and has also handled numerous complex mediation and arbitration proceedings.
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Rhode Island, 1990 Massachusetts, 1998 U.S. District Court District of Rhode Island, 1991 U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts, 2000
Zachary A. Mengel (zmengel@kwcllp.com) Associate Zachary Mengel graduated cum laude from Pace Law School in 2010 with a certificate of concentration in environmental law. During his legal education, Zach acquired experience at the U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Department of the Interior, and Federal Aviation Administration. Zach has also interned with the Appellate Division, First Judicial Department of the Supreme Court of the State of New York. Prior to beginning his legal career, Zach received his B.A. in History and Environmental Studies from the University of Richmond in 2007.
Bar Admissions: Massachusetts, 2010 New York, 2011
ONDI DYBOWSKI (odybowski@kwcllp.com) Associate Ondi Dybowski graduated, cum laude, from Syracuse University College of Law in 2010. Prior to joining Keidel, Weldon & Cunningham, she worked for the Connecticut Superior Court, Windham Judicial District, as a temporary assistant clerk. During law school, Ondi served as the Form and Accuracy Editor of the Syracuse Journal of International Law & Commerce and received a CALI award for academic excellence in her legal writing course. She also clerked for the Onondaga County Attorney's Office and provided legal representation to indigent clients in connection with the Syracuse Securities Arbitration & Consumer Law Clinic. Prior to law school, Ondi graduated from the University of Connecticut with a B.A. in Political Science and Communications .
Publications: Bar Admissions: Connecticut, 2011 New York, 2011
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