YOUR HOUSE COUNSEL® REGIONAL LEADERSHIP

To better assist companies and organizations seeking an insurance defense law firm, Your House Counsel® has five regions, spanning the country, each region headed by a leading Your House Counsel® Member.

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Western Central Northeast Mid-Atlantic Gulf Coast

NORTHEAST REGIONAL CHAIR

Eileen E. Buholtz, Partner
NEW YORK – Rochester

Eileen Bulholtz concentrates her practice in insurance defense litigation, commercial litigation, and in estate planning and administration. Combining these skills, she has successfully litigated several contested estate matters including will contests. She has lectured for the New York State Bar Association and the Monroe County Bar Association on New York State Labor Law issues including construction site accidents and on trial practice, evidence and ethics.

CONNECTICUT
Nuzzo & Roberts, LLC
Richard A. Roberts

Jennifer Cavalier Mozzer


One Town Center,
Cheshire, CT 06410
203.250.2000

MAINE
Petruccelli, Martin & Haddow, LLP
James B. Haddow

Two Monument Square,
P.O. Box 17555, Portland, ME 04112
207.775.0200

NEW JERSEY / NEW YORK – Downstate
Shafer Partners, LLP
Howard S. Shafer

125 Maiden Lane, Suite 16-A,
New York, NY 10038
212.267.0011

NEW YORK – Rochester
Connors, Corcoran & Buholtz, PLLC
Eileen E. Buholtz

45 Exchange Blvd.,
Times Square Building,
Suite 250, Rochester, NY 14614
585.232.5885

PENNSYLVANIA – Pittsburgh
Poerio & Walter, Inc.
James M. Poerio

Robert P. Walter

411 Seventh Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
412.246.0508

MID-ATLANTIC REGIONAL CHAIR

Edward C. Bacon, Partner
MARYLAND

Ed Bacon has over 30 years of experience devoted exclusively to civil litigation in the Federal and State courts of Maryland and the District of Columbia. He focuses his practice in the areas of serious personal injury and complex commercial litigation, including wrongful death, brain injury and paralysis; product liability; construction defects and accidents; environmental exposure/toxic torts; and retailer security liability.

DELAWARE
Tybout, Redfearn & Pell
Danielle K. Yearick

Robert M. Greenberg

501 Carr Road Suite 300,
Wilmington, DE 19809
302.658.6901

MARYLAND
Bacon, Thornton & Palmer, L.L.P.
Edward C. Bacon

6411 Ivy Lane, Suite 500,
Greenbelt, MD 20770
301.345.7001

TENNESSEE – Middle and Eastern
Arnett, Baker, Draper & Hagood, LLP
Broderick L. Young

Rachel P. Hurt

First Tennessee Plaza, Suite 2300,
Knoxville, TN 37901
865.546.7000

TENNESSEE – Western
Anderson Crawley & Burke, pllc
Timothy D. Crawley

Thomas M. Wright, Jr.

1100 Tyler Avenue, Suite 101,
Oxford, MS 38655
662.840.3954

VIRGINIA
Ford|Richardson
Scott C. Ford

Brian A. Richardson

Riverfront Plaza
901 E. Byrd Street, Suite 1800
Richmond, VA 23219
804.220.6113

CENTRAL REGIONAL CHAIR

Michael J. Progar, Partner
ILLINOIS / INDIANA – Northern / WISCONSIN – Milwaukee

 

For nearly 40 years, Mr. Progar has represented the interests of insurance companies, self-insureds, and nonprofit organizations. As lead counsel, Mr. Progar has tried more than 50 jury trials to verdict. Mr. Progar regularly presents seminars for insurance claims representatives, and attorneys on issues relating to trial practice, insurance coverage, claims handling, and alternative dispute resolution. He has also published articles in legal journals and newsletters on topics such as trial practice, evidence, and civil procedure.

ARKANSAS
Gill Ragon Owen, P.A.
Jason Lee

Matthew B. Finch

425 West Capitol Avenue, Suite 3800,
Little Rock, AR 72201
501.376.3800

ILLINOIS / INDIANA – Northern /
WISCONSIN – Milwaukee

Doherty & Progar LLC
Michael J.Progar

200 West Adams Street, Suite 2220,
Chicago, IL 60606-5231
312.630.9630

MISSOURI
Rynearson, Suess, Schnurbusch & Champion, LLC
Debbie S. Champion

Jeffrey K. Suess

500 N. Broadway, Suite 1550,
St. Louis, MO 63102
314.421.4430

OHIO
Mazanec, Raskin & Ryder Co., L.P.A.
Joseph F. Nicholas, Jr.

100 Franklin’s Row, 34305 Solon Road,
Cleveland, OH 44139
440.248.7906

GULF COAST REGIONAL CHAIR

Timothy D. Crawley, Partner
MISSISSIPPI / TENNESSEE – Western

Tim Crawley is a faculty member for a variety of seminars dealing with issues in his areas of specialty, most recently presenting on “The Drones: They Are Coming!” at the 72nd Annual Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference, to the “LMA Under 35” group at Lloyd’s of London, to the XChanging Claims group in London, at the ACE Annual Conference, the RIMS Annual Conferences, and the AmeriClaim Annual Conference.

MISSISSIPPI
Anderson Crawley & Burke, pllc
Timothy D. Crawley

Thomas M. Wright, Jr.

216 Draperton Court,
Ridgeland, MS 39157-3905
601.707.8800

SOUTH CAROLINA – Columbia
Crowe LaFave Garfield & Bagley, LLC
Danny C. Crowe

Matthew C. LaFave

2019 Park Street,
Columbia, SC 29201
803.724.5729 

TEXAS – Dallas
Touchstone Bernays
R. Wayne Gordon

Ronald W. Johnson

1717 Main Street, Suite 3400,
Dallas, TX 75201
214.741.1166

WESTERN REGIONAL CHAIR

Brian D. Rubin, Partner
Arizona – Phoenix

Brian Rubin’s practice is concentrated in tort litigation with emphasis in general liability, automobile defense, transportation and trucking defense, liquor liability defense, construction defect defense, product liability, toxic tort, and premises liability defense. Over the years, he has also handled a wide array of issues dealing with SIU/Insurance Fraud matters.

ARIZONA – Phoenix
Thomas Rubin & Kelley PC 
Brian D. Rubin

April A. Hancock

7330 North 16th Street, Suite A100
Phoenix, AZ 85020-5299
602.274.8289

CALIFORNIA – San Francisco
Clapp Moroney | Vucinich |
Beeman Scheley

Jeffrey M. Vucinich

505 Montgomery Street, 11th Floor,
San Francisco, CA 94111
415.874.3562

MONTANA
Bohyer, Erickson, Beaudette &
Tranel, P.C.

Erin M. Erickson

Paul N. Tranel

283 West Front St., Suite 201
Missoula, MT 59802
406.532.7800