Registered Nurse Insurance

JULIE L. SIMPSON

Attorney at Law

**** ***** ****** *****, ******, IL 630-***-****

abm9rt@r.postjobfree.com

EXPERIENCE

Associate Attorney - April 2008 to January 2010

Sedgwick Detert Moran & Arnold, Chicago, Illinois

Insurance coverage opinions based on interpretation of policy

language, claims presented and federal and state statutes including

discrimination, civil rights and employment statutes. Insurance

coverage negotiation and defense of declaratory judgment and bad faith

claims in state and federal courts for domestic and international

insurers/reinsurers involving complex insurance coverage issues

arising under general liability, errors and omissions and professional

liability policies. Monitoring of and providing defense strategies to

defense counsel or third party administrators for the management of

underlying claims. Defense of medical products liability litigation

utilizing extensive medical background to analyze potential exposure

and appropriate defenses.

Associate Attorney - June 2005 to April 2008

Locke, Lord, Bissell & Liddell, Chicago, Illinois

Advised and represented domestic and international insurers/reinsurers

in a diverse range of complex insurance coverage disputes involving

health hazard, lead pigment, asbestos and environmental pollution

matters, utilized medical knowledge to analyze potential exposure and

risk arising from such mass torts. Insurance coverage negotiation and

litigation, defense of declaratory judgment actions and bad faith

claims. Advised health care clients with respect to state regulations

and laws and implications to risk management protocols.

Adjunct Faculty - June 2005 to Present

DePaul University College of Law, Chicago, Illinois

Curriculum development and instruction of advanced legal writing for

civil litigation class for upper level law students.

Associate Attorney - May 2002 to June 2005

Paulsen, Malec & Malartsik, Ltd., Wheaton, Illinois

Insurance defense law firm case load management of 50 to 60 active

cases, motion practice, depositions, pleadings, written discovery,

legal research and drafting, medical records review, arbitration,

mediation, settlement, preparation for trial and bench and jury

trials. Case load included defense of personal injury, construction

and other tort claims.

Law Clerk - February 2000 to May 2002

Paulsen, Malec & Malartsik, Ltd., Wheaton, Illinois

Insurance defense law clerk responsibilities of assigned legal

research and writing, including appellate briefs, deposition

summaries, medical records review, client contact, and caseload

management under supervision of managing attorney.

Research Assistant, DePaul University College of Law, Chicago, Illinois,

Summer 1999.

Head Nurse, Surgical Cardiovascular Unit, Lutheran General Hospital, Park

Ridge, Illinois, 1985 to 1986.

Patient Care Coordinator, Intensive Coronary Care Unit, Proctor Community

Hospital, Peoria, Illinois, 1982 to 1985.

Staff Nurse, Coronary Care Unit, Methodist Medical Center, Peoria,

Illinois, 1979 to 1982.

EDUCATION

DePaul University College of Law, J.D. Magna Cum Laude, Order of the Coif,

February 2002. GPA 3.65/4.0

Law Review

Moot Court Society

DePaul University Legal Clinic for Disability Rights

University of Illinois Health Sciences Center, M.S. Nursing, September

1984. GPA 4.5/5.0

Bradley University, B.S. Nursing, May 1979. GPA 3.3/4.0

ADMISSIONS & LICENSURE

Admitted to practice law - State of Illinois, May 2002.

- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois,

June 2002.

- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida,

2008.

Licensed Registered Nurse, 1979 to Present.

PUBLICATIONS

"Walking with Tradition v. Riding into the Future: Olinger v. United

States Golf Assn.," 51 DePaul University Law Review 1, 2001.

Insurance Law Update, Sedgwick Detert Moran & Arnold, October 2009.

PRESENTATIONS

"The Impact of Policy Type on the Obligations of Insureds and Insurers:

Issues that May Create Disagreement Between the Insurer and Its Insured"

Chicago Sedgwick Seminar Series, May 2009.

Panelist, "Emerging Claim Issues," Women In Insurance Networking Group

Seminar Series, Lord Bissell & Brook, March 2007.

ASSOCIATIONS

American Bar Association

DuPage County Bar Association

Illinois State Bar Association

Illinois Association of Healthcare Attorneys

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