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Principal Loretto Kennedy moderates panel at NRRDA's 2019 Annual Conference

March 5, 2019

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Chuhak & Tecson, P.C. principal Loretto M. Kennedy will moderate a panel discussion at the National Retail and Restaurant Defense Association’s (NRRDA) 2019 Annual Conference. The interactive discussion, titled “He Said, She Said…How About We Said? Exploring Options for Collaborative Defense Among Defendants,” will cover collaborative defense of claims and lawsuits and how this can be used as a tool to reduce costs, legal expenses, settlements and verdicts.

The discussion will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday, March 7, at the Hilton West Palm Beach in West Palm Beach, Florida. The panel will include Hon. F. Keith Brown (Ret.), senior mediator at ADR Systems; LaToya Lee, senior claims manager of Raising Cane’s; and Caryn Seibert, vice president at Gallagher Bassett.

Kennedy focuses her practice on litigation at both the trial and appellate levels. She counsels and assists clients on a wide scope of matters including business planning, risk management, claims handling and litigation defense. She gets to know each client and their business so she can understand all issues from the client’s perspective and best create strategies to meet their larger goals. She is a founding member of Chuhak & Tecson’s Women Helping Women initiative which integrates business development, networking and philanthropy into events that benefit not only the attendees, but the Chicagoland community. She is also an active member of the Chicago Bar Association, having served on its board of managers and several terms on the Judicial Evaluation Committee.

To learn more about the 2019 NRRDA Annual Conference or to register, click here.