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Ms. Katherine Giddings Shareholder Akerman LLP will speak on “Staff Counsel Update.” The CLM Staff Counsel Summit will be held on Thursday June 4 2015 in Chicago. The Staff Counsel Summit is a great opportunity for staff counsel and other industry professionals to learn about the latest programs initiatives and best practices in staff counsel operations.
Katherine Eastmoore Giddings is a Board Certified appellate lawyer and member of her firm's board of directors. Kathi specializes in appellate practice with an emphasis on insurance issues and general civil and administrative appeals and has litigated high-stakes civil and administrative appeals and bar ethics issues in state and federal courts nationwide. She also monitors and counsels her insurance clients on litigation management issues nationally with special emphasis in the area of staff counsel operations and related issues involving the tripartite relationship among insurers insureds and defense attorneys.
Kathi chaired the Florida Bar’s CLE Committee on the then new insurance staff counsel rules of professional conduct and served as a member of the drafting subcommittee for Florida's Statement of Insured Client's Rights. She has filed amicus briefs for insurers regarding the propriety of insurance defense staff counsel and other insurance issues of national importance.
Before entering private practice Kathi served as a career staff attorney to former Florida Supreme Court Justice Ben F. Overton for seven years. During her tenure at the Court she participated in hundreds of appeals and reviewed thousands of briefs many dealing with complex insurance and attorney disciplinary issues.
About the CLM
The Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (CLM) promotes and furthers the highest standards of claims and litigation management and brings together the thought leaders in both industries. CLM’s Members and Fellows include risk and litigation managers insurance and claims professionals corporate counsel outside counsel and third party vendors. The CLM sponsors educational programs provides resources and fosters communication among all in the industry. To learn more about the CLM please visit www.theclm.org.
Contact:
Susan Wisbey-Smith Communications Manager
Claims and Litigation Management Alliance
847-317-9103
susan.wisbey-smith@theclm.org
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