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Jessica Donner
Fort Lauderdale,FL
Summary
Specialty in 1st & 3rd Party Insurance Defense with Experience in Construction Defect and Premise Liability
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Staff Counsel
Slide Insurance Company
03.2024 - Current
- Handle First–Party Property Insurance Defense matters.
- Prepare multiple case evaluation reports, settlement authority reports, pre-trial reports, and mediation reports.
- Draft discovery requests, pleadings, dispositive motions, and other contested/uncontested motions.
- Independently communicate with insurance adjusters, managers, and higher-level employees concerning case development/strategy and potential settlement.
- Argue on behalf of client in open County/Circuit Court.
- Sit Second Chair at Trial
- Manage own caseload of 40–60 cases.
Associate Attorney
Groelle & Salmon, P.A.
01.2023 - 03.2024
- Handle First–Party Property Insurance Defense matters.
- Prepare multiple case evaluation reports, settlement authority reports, pre-trial reports, and mediation reports.
- Draft discovery requests, pleadings, dispositive motions, and other contested/uncontested motions.
- Independently communicate with insurance adjusters, managers, and higher-level employees concerning case development/strategy and potential settlement.
- Argue on behalf of client in open County/Circuit/Federal Court.
- Manage own caseload of 40–60 cases.
Senior Associate Attorney
Guttman Trial Group
08.2021 - 12.2022
- Handle First-Party Property Insurance Defense matters.
- Prepare multiple case evaluation reports, settlement authority reports, pre-trial reports, and mediation reports.
- Draft discovery requests, pleadings, dispositive motions, and other contested/uncontested motions.
- Independently communicate with insurance adjusters, managers, and higher-level employees concerning case development/strategy and potential settlement.
- Argue on behalf of client in open County/Circuit/Federal Court.
- Manage own caseload of 40-60 cases.
In-House Associate General Counsel
Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Company
04.2020 - 08.2021
- Handle First-Party Property Insurance Defense matters.
- Prepare multiple case evaluation reports, settlement authority reports, pre-trial reports, and mediation reports.
- Draft discovery requests, pleadings, dispositive motions, and other contested/uncontested motions.
- Independently communicate with insurance adjusters, managers, and higher-level employees concerning case development/strategy and potential settlement.
- Argue on behalf of client in open County/Circuit/Federal Court.
- Manage own caseload of 130-200 cases.
Associate Attorney
Rolfes Henry Co., LPA
01.2017 - 04.2020
- Handled First and Third-Party Insurance Defense matters.
- Property & Casualty Defense; Insurance Bad Faith Litigation; Product Liability Litigation; Healthcare Licensure Defense; Medical Malpractice Defense; Trucking Litigation; and General Personal Injury Litigation.
- Prepared multiple coverage opinion letters, case evaluation reports, budget plans, and pre-trial evaluation reports.
- Performed legal research and prepared legal memorandum regarding various legal issues.
- Drafted discovery requests, pleadings, dispositive motions, subpoenas, notices, and other contested/uncontested motions.
- Depose fact witnesses and experts for a multitude of cases.
- Independently communicated with insurance adjusters and corporate clients concerning case development and strategy.
- Argued on behalf of clients in open County/Circuit/Federal Court.
- Managed own caseload of 40-60 cases.
Associate Attorney
Laufer & Laufer, P.A.
04.2016 - 12.2016
- Handled First and Third-Party Property Insurance Defense matters and Civil Rights Litigation matters.
- Prepared multiple coverage opinion letters, case evaluation reports, budget plans, and pre-trial evaluation reports.
- Performed legal research and prepared legal memorandum regarding various legal issues.
- Drafted discovery requests, pleadings, dispositive motions, and other contested/uncontested motions.
- Argued on behalf of clients in open County/Circuit Court.
- Managed own caseload while assisting partners with various aspects of their caseload, roughly 30-50 cases.
Education
Master of Science - Criminology, Minor in Jewish Studies
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL05-2013
Bachelor of Arts - Criminology, Minor in Jewish Studies
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL05-2013
COMMUNITY SERVICE
- Jewish Federation of South Florida, Member of the Jewish Federation of South Florida
- Member of Young Leadership Division, Previous Social Chair 2017
- Member of Gift of Life Foundation, Stem Cell/Plasma Donor
Interests
Timeline
Staff Counsel
Slide Insurance Company
03.2024 - Current
Associate Attorney
Groelle & Salmon, P.A.
01.2023 - 03.2024
Senior Associate Attorney
Guttman Trial Group
08.2021 - 12.2022
In-House Associate General Counsel
Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Company
04.2020 - 08.2021
Associate Attorney
Rolfes Henry Co., LPA
01.2017 - 04.2020
Associate Attorney
Laufer & Laufer, P.A.
04.2016 - 12.2016
Master of Science - Criminology, Minor in Jewish Studies
University of Florida
Bachelor of Arts - Criminology, Minor in Jewish Studies
University of Florida