National law firm bolsters Florham Park office with five insurance coverage attorneys

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A national law firm has hired five attorneys for its Florham Park office as part of the addition of an 11-attorney national insurance coverage team, it announced recently.Wilson Elser, which is based in New York, hired the 11 attorneys from another national firm, Tressler LLP, for three of its offices, including Chicago and Los Angeles.

“Like Wilson Elser, this team’s insurance coverage practice is truly national in scope and reputation,” Daniel J. McMahon, chairman of Wilson Elser, said in a prepared statement. “Their addition to the practice further deepens our already strong bench of attorneys in one of the firm’s core practice areas and will provide our clients with a wealth of experience in all facets of insurance coverage and bad faith matters.”

The firm, formally Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP, said Mark Vespole will serve as a partner and team leader for the New Jersey office. He had been based in Tressler’s Newark office.

Other attorneys added to the New Jersey office include:

• Joanna Crosby, partner;
• Katherine Tammaro, partner;
• Kathleen Williams, partner;
• Matthew Major, associate.