NEW
YORK, June 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- National law
firm Wilson Elser announced today that it has hired two insurance
coverage and defense litigation partners in its Denver, Colorado, office.
Joining the firm are Todd E.
Jaworsky, former managing partner of the Greenwood Village, Colorado, office of McElroy
Deutsch, and Jane E. Young, who was
a partner at that firm. McElroy Deutsch is a multi-state,
200-attorney corporate and insurance defense firm. The new team
also includes two associates from McElroy Deutsch.
"I welcome Todd and Jane to Wilson
Elser," said Denver Regional Managing Partner Jason
Melichar. "They are superb lawyers and are excellent additions to
our insurance team here in Denver,
as well as to the national practice."
"Both Todd and Jane have exceptional insurance coverage
experience and impressive defense litigation skills; their
proficiency in these matters perfectly complements two of the
firm's core strengths," said Wilson Elser Chair Daniel J. McMahon. "Further, Denver is a key market and this acquisition
will enhance our full-service legal offerings in the region."
The New Partners
Todd E Jaworsky is widely
recognized for his work in insurance coverage analysis and opinions
on numerous types of policies and programs, as well as
insurance-related and bad faith litigation in addition to drafting
policy provisions and endorsements. Prior to his years at McElroy
Deutsch, he was an attorney at Grimm, Vranjes & Greer in
San Diego, California.
Admitted to practice in Colorado and California, Jaworsky has coverage analysis,
claims management and insurance litigation experience in numerous
jurisdictions.
Jaworsky received his J.D. degree cum laude from California
Western School of Law in 2002, and a B.A. degree with honors from
Fort Lewis College in 1998.
Jane E. Young is a known authority in the insurance
coverage arena with 25 years of experience representing insurers
and third-party administrators in complex coverage and bad faith
disputes around the country. Her defense work involves all types of
insurance policies, first- and -third party coverage, as well as
commercial general liability, construction, environmental,
automobile, property, and directors and officers. She was formerly
a managing partner of the Greenwood
Village office of McElroy Deutsch.
Young assists insurance carriers and third-party administrators
in assessing coverage under policies and evaluating exposure, and
represents clients in ADR proceedings. She has tried
cases in state and federal courts and has argued in the
Colorado appellate courts and the
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.
Young received a J.D. degree from the University of Denver College of Law in 1998, and a
B.S. degree cum laude from Ithaca
College in 1995.
About the Denver Office
https://www.wilsonelser.com/office-locations/denver-co
About Wilson Elser
Wilson Elser is the preeminent
defense litigation firm in the United
States. At any given time, our more than 1,000 attorneys are
engaged in some 100,000 defense and coverage matters, with many
defending clients in various local, state and federal courts.
Indeed, over more than four decades, our litigation, coverage and
trial lawyers have gained a reputation for taking on and prevailing
in the most challenging and technical cases, frequently
"parachuting in" to assume unresolved matters from other law firms.
Our success also derives from winning on our clients' terms and
rigorously adhering to their guidelines. We are ranked 103 in the
Am Law 200 and 55 in the National Law Journal's NLJ
500. For more information, go to www.wilsonelser.com.
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