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Maria A. Tedesco

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617.951.4735
mtedesco@peabodyarnold.com

Maria Tedesco serves as insurance coverage and monitoring counsel specializing in claims under Directors and Officers, Employment Practices and Professional Liability policies. She has experience assessing the extent of coverage under professional liability policies for all forms of civil litigation against corporate officers and directors, including securities fraud litigation under federal and state laws, investigations by governmental agencies, shareholder derivative suits, and employment practices claims. In her role as monitoring counsel, Ms. Tedesco maintains contact with defense counsel and the insured regarding status and strategy and provides the carrier with her assessment of potential liability, exposure and damages under the policy. She also reviews and audits defense fees and costs.

Prior to joining Peabody & Arnold, Ms. Tedesco practiced at Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker L.L.P and Gage Spencer & Fleming LLP, where she gained experience in all aspects of insurance defense, commercial, and civil litigation. In her role as a Senior Claims Specialist at Liberty International Underwriters she gained extensive coverage experience and participated in mediations of major securities class actions and employment discrimination actions.

Ms. Tedesco is a graduate of Fordham University and Fordham University School of Law. While in law school, she served as a Notes and Articles Editor of the Fordham Environmental Law Journal and was a recipient of the Archibald R. Murray Public Service Award.

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Memberships:

Boston Bar Association

Professional Liability Underwriting Society

Bar Admissions:

U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York

Education:

Fordham University,B.A., 1995

Fordham University School of Law,J.D., 1998