William O. Krekstein
Blue Bell, Pennsylvania
Partner

William Krekstein represents insurance companies in a wide range of insurance coverage matters, including all aspects of property and casualty coverage and bad faith litigation. He has successfully tried cases involving complex coverage disputes and arson, and has secured judgments on behalf of insurers for damages pursuant to Pennsylvania's Insurance Fraud Act. Mr. Krekstein has obtained summary judgment for insurers on fraudulent misrepresentation grounds, throughout enforcement of various insurance policy exclusions, application of UM/UIM stacking waivers, claims under Pennsylvania's bad faith statute and in numerous other complex coverage matters. He has litigated cases in state and federal courts throughout Pennsylvania, New York, and in other states where he was admitted pro hac vice.

Formerly, Mr. Krekstein practiced in the areas of commercial litigation and construction litigation. Since joining NLdH, Mr. Krekstein has presented seminars across the country for various organizations on various insurance-related topics, including construction defect coverage issues, insurance claims handling, various property insurance issues, including causation, direct physical loss, appraisal, business income losses, application of exclusionary language in both personal and commercial policies, insurance fraud, and bad faith. He frequently lectures to insurance companies on a variety of coverage and bad faith issues.

Professional Associations and Memberships:

• Pennsylvania Bar Association, Member
• Pennsylvania Defense Institute, Member
• New York State Bar Association, Member

Representative Cases:

• Everett Cash Mut. Ins. Co. v. Insurance Corp. of Hanover, 2008 WL 4453113 (M.D. Pa. Sept 30, 2008)
• Moss Signs, Inc. v. State Auto. Mut. Ins. Co., 2008 WL 892032 (W.D. Pa. April 2, 2008)
• Celebrations Caterers, Inc., et al. v. The Netherlands Ins. Co., et al, 2008 WL 282203 (E.D. Pa. February 1, 2008)
• Budtel Associates, L. P. et al. v. Continental Casualty Company, et al., 915 A.2d 640 (Pa. Super. 2006)
• Millard v. Shelby Casualty Insurance Company, 2005 WL 2035860 (M.D. Pa. August 24, 2005)

Classes/Seminars Taught:

• "Property Case Law Update", Philadelphia Loss Conference, May 20, 2008
• "Potential Bad Faith Implications from Catastrophes", Property Claims Service (PCS) Catastrophe Conference, May 6, 2008
• "Bad Faith Insurance Claims in Pennsylvania Seminar", National Business Institute, April 23, 2008
• "Causation Issues with Property Claims", Property Loss Research Bureau 2007 Regional Adjusters Conference: Costa Mesa, California, October 30, 2007 - October 31, 2007
• "Pennsylvania Property Law Update", Pennsylvania Association of Independent Insurance Adjusters (PAIIA) Fall Seminar: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, October 26, 2007
• "Causation Issues with Property Claims", Property Loss Research Bureau 2007 Regional Adjusters Conference: Columbus, Ohio, September 18, 2007 - September 19, 2007
• "Property Case Law Update", Philadelphia Loss Conference Monthly Meeting, May 15, 2007
• "Litigating Bad Faith and Punitive Damages Conference", American Conference Institute (ACI), April 25, 2007 - April 26, 2007
• "Bad Faith and Punitive Damages Conference", American Conference Institute (ACI), November 9, 2006 - November 10, 2006
• "Discovery in Bad Faith Insurance Claims Teleconference Seminar", Strafford Publications, September 19, 2006
• "Ethics For Investigators.", IASIU, September 10, 2006 - September 13, 2006
• "Property Case Law Update", Philadelphia Loss Conference Monthly Meeting, May 16, 2006
• "Direct Physical Loss--What Are the Implications?", Property Loss Research Bureau Annual Conference, Nashville, Tennessee, April 2, 2006 - April 5, 2006

Published Works:

Courts Missing The Point on Pennsylvania Insurance Bad Faith, The Legal Intelligencer, January 28, 2008

PA's Bad Faith Law Still in Flux - Recent Decisions Bring Both Confusion and Clarity, Pennsylvania Law Weekly, September 24, 2007

Practice Disciplines:

Bad Faith Consulting and Litigation

Insurance Coverage

Surplus Lines: London Market

Bar Admissions:

Pennsylvania, 1993

New York, 2003

U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1996

U.S. District Court Middle District of Pennsylvania, 2002

U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania, 2003

U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1998

U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 2007

Education:

Widener University School of Law, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1993
J.D.

Boston University, Boston, MA, 1989
B.S.
Major:  Business Administration