Personal Information

Address:	5 Shawnery Court Baldwin, MD 21013
Phone:	410-592-6622

Current Employment

Company:	Wiley Rein LLP
Position(s) and Responsibilities:	Partner
Address:	1776 K Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20006
Phone:	202-719-7333
Cell:	202-256-1212
Fax:	202-719-7049
Email:	jcole@wileyrein.com

Offering Services as Expert Witness in:

Asbestos Claims, Automobile Claims, Errors and Omissions Claims, Health Hazard Claims, Insurance Claims, Liability Claims, Medical Malpractice Claims, Pollution Claims, Property Claims, Toxic Tort Claims, Workers Compensation Claims, Coverage / Contract Interpretation, Offshore / London Markets, Regulatory / Compliance

Previous Employment

Company:	Zurich Financial Services Group (Zurich North America)
Position(s) and Responsibilities:	Executive Vice President and Chief Claims Officer - North America (staff of 3,500) Executive Vice President – Legal Services

Company:	Maryland Casualty Company
Position(s) and Responsibilities:	Senior V.P. and General Counsel SVP and Chief Claims Officer Director of Environmental Claims

Credentials

Attorney:	Yes
Education:	Admitted to Practice – Maryland (1979); U.S. District Court of Maryland (1980); District of Columbia (2003)
Degrees:	Rutgers University - B.A. University of Baltimore School of Law - J.D.
Languages:	Conversant in Spanish
Other Information:	Founding Chairman - Insurance Environmental Litigation Assoc., 1986-88 International Association of Defense Counsel (Member 1989 - Present; Vice President – Insurance, 1994-96) Asbestos Claims Managers Association (Founding Member - Governance Committee, 1981-85)

Work Experience

Insurance Company: 31 years

Legal Department: 5 years. SVP & General Counsel

Claim Department: 26 years. Executive Vice President, Chief Claims Officer; SVP; VP; Director

Law Firm (Insurance/Reinsurance Practice): 8 years

Partner: 5 years.

Counsel: 3 years.

Breakdown of Experience

Asbestos   10% Commercial Liability   10% Environmental/Pollution   8% Bad Faith/ECO   6% Toxic Tort   5% Worker's Compensation   5% Automotive Liability/Property   4% Construction Defects   4% Excess/Surplus Lines   3% Captives/Risk Retention Groups   3% Commercial Property   3% Commutations   3% Product Liability   3%

Professional Liability/Errors & Omissions   3% Third Party Administrator   2% Insolvencies   2% Life   2% MGA/MGU   2% Personal Lines   2% Contract Wording   2% Directors & Officers   2% Disability   1% Employment Practices Liability   1% Energy   1% Fidelity & Surety   1% Financial Guarantee   1%

Finite   1% Catastrophes (Property)   1% Aviation   1% Accident & Health   1% Alternative/Self-Insurance/Risk Management   1% Political Risk   1% Ocean Marine   1% Long Term Disability   1% Intellectual Property   1% Libel/Slander/Media Liability   1% Regulatory/Licensing   1%

By Market

U.S. Market: 80%

U.K. Market: 10%

Bermuda/Off-shore Market: 5%

European Market: 4%

Global Market: 1%

Insurance vs. Reinsurance: 90/10%
Treaty vs. Facultative Reinsurance: 70/30%
Former Insurance or Reinsurance Company Officer
Former Insurance or Reinsurance Company Director

ARIAS Experience

Ethics Training, as Trainee: 1; May 2010

ARIAS Conference Faculty: 3; Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Fall 2006

Arbitration Experience

Number of Arbitrations

As an Arbitrator: 78
As an Umpire: 2
As Employee Manager: 5

Arbitrator Experience

Number of Arbitrations

24	Appointed as an arbitrator.
22	Acted as an arbitrator through the organizational meeting or the arbitration has only reached this stage.
21	Acted as an arbitrator through the organizational meeting or the arbitration has only reached this stage and the resolution of significant pre-hearing motions.
2	Acted as an arbitrator through an evidentiary hearing of at least one full day and less than three full days regarding the substantive merits of the parties' dispute.
1	Acted as an arbitrator through an evidentiary hearing of at least three full days regarding the substantive merits of the parties' dispute.
2	Acted as an arbitrator through to final award after completion of an evidentiary hearing of at least one full day and less than three full days regarding the substantive merits of the parties' dispute.
6	Acted as an arbitrator through to final award after completion of an evidentiary hearing of at least three full days regarding the substantive merits of the parties' dispute.

Umpire Experience

Number of Arbitrations

1	Appointed as an umpire.
1	Acted as an umpire through the organizational meeting or the arbitration has only reached this stage and the resolution of significant pre-hearing motions.

Employee Manager Experience

Number of Arbitrations

5	Not available or unwilling to provide. ARIAS recognizes that in an effort to protect the respective company(ies) that you work(ed) for, you may not be able to divulge the status of the arbitrations that you participated in. Indicate such arbitrations here.

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