Claudia D. McCarron
Blue Bell, Pennsylvania
Partner

Claudia D. McCarron graduated with honors from Villanova University School of Law where she was a managing editor of the Villanova Law Review. While at Villanova, Ms. McCarron was inducted into the legal honor society, the Order of the Coif, and received the Scribes Award for Outstanding Legal Writing. Ms. McCarron began her career as a law clerk to the late Honorable Daniel H. Huyett, 3rd, of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Ms. McCarron has represented clients in a variety of matters including coverage, bad faith, personal injury, professional negligence and commercial disputes. Ms. McCarron has extensive appellate experience, including appearances before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.  In addition to trial and appellate experience, Ms. McCarron has represented clients in alternative dispute forums, including binding arbitrations and private mediations.

A partner in the Coverage department at NLdH, Ms. McCarron serves as General Counsel to the firm in addition to her other responsibilities. Ms. McCarron has been awarded Martindale-Hubbell's highest rating of "A.V."

Professional Associations and Memberships:

• Defense Research Institute (DRI), Insurance Law Committee, Member
• American Bar Association, Litigation & Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Sections, Member
• Pennsylvania Bar Association, Federal Practice Committee, Member
• Montgomery Bar Association, Federal Court Committee, Co-Chair & Trial Lawyers Committee, Member
• Third Circuit Federal Bar Association, Member

Classes/Seminars Taught:

• "Legal Writing and Oral Advocacy", Montgomery Bar Association, March 20, 2007
• "Additional Insured Coverage: Is Your Business Really Protected?", Strafford Publications Seminar, June 21, 2007
• 2005 DRI National Auto Seminar, Defense Research Institute Steering Committee
• Legal Update, NLdH Insurance Seminar, May 27, 2004
• Legal Update, NLdH UM/UIM Seminar, February 24, 2004
• Legal Update, NLdH Insurance Seminar, May 20, 2003

Published Works:

Commercial Property Insurance, C. McCarron & D. Cedrone, Construction Defects Claims and Coverage, (DRI 2007)

Terminating the Insurer's Duty to Defend, C. McCarron & M. Rosenberg, Insurer's Duty to Defend, (DRI 2005)

Note, Sovereign Immunity Bars An Award of Attorneys Fees Against the United States in Action Under Title VI, 24 Vill. L. Rev., 242

Practice Disciplines:

Bad Faith Consulting and Litigation

Complex Litigation

Insurance Coverage

Insurance Fraud Consulting and Litigation

Bar Admissions:

Pennsylvania

U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania

U.S. District Court Middle District of Pennsylvania

U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania

U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia

U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit

U.S. Supreme Court

Education:

Villanova University School of Law, Villanova, Pennsylvania, 1980
J.D.
Honors: Cum Laude
Honors: Order of the Coif
Honors: Scribes Award for Outstanding Legal Writing
Law Review: Villanova Law Review, Managing Editor

Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania, 1976
B.A.