Attacking and Defending Insurance Appraisal Awards: Litigating Impartiality, Undue Influence, and Other Key Issues

Mr. Circelli represents plaintiffs and defendants in all aspects of litigation and trial practice. He has obtained millions in verdicts in federal and state courts and arbitration panels. Mr. Circelli started his career at the international law firm Haynes and Boone and has argued before the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, numerous state appellate courts, and is licensed to practice before the United States Supreme Court. He is licensed in Texas, New Mexico and New York. Mr. Circelli was named the Outstanding Young Lawyer by the Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association, is a Life Member of the Texas Bar Foundation, and has been recognized as Thompson Reuters’ Texas Rising Star published by Texas Monthly Magazine (2013-present) and as a Top Attorney in Civil Litigation by Fort Worth Magazine (2010-present).

Mr. Kantro is a partner at Berk, Merchant & Sims. He received his Bachelor of Science from The American University, in Washington, D.C., and his Juris Doctor from The University of Miami School of Law, in Coral Gables, FL. Mr. Kantro has spent the last fifteen years assisting foreign and domestic insurers with matters of first and third party insurance coverage.

Ms. Clausen Lozier is a founding partner of Clausen Choquette PLLC and focuses her practice on first and third-party claims and coverage analysis. She is one of only three lawyers in Florida recognized in the prestigious legal publication Chambers for her work on policyholders’ behalf. Ms. Lozier dedicates her practice to representing commercial policyholders.

Mr. Whedbee is an insurance professional with more than twenty-five years of experience in all lines of claims. He is skilled in negotiations and creating effective processes for improving claims resolution, as well as an accomplished public speaker, specifically geared to teaching.