Brandt Gerard Cordelli

Gerard (Jerry) Cordelli concentrates his practice on insurance coverage counseling and coverage litigation nationally, primarily for excess and surplus lines insurers across the United States, with particular focus on California and the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions.

Jerry’s coverage practice extends to coverage counseling and litigation matters involving public entities, construction defects, drug and medical product mass torts, cannabis claims, intellectual property, the TCPA, civil rights claims, wrongful termination, mortgage collateral replacement claims, toxic torts, environmental pollution, product liability, defamation, noncompetes, and malpractice actions including legal, real estate, insurance, accountants, and medical and psychotherapy practitioners.

Jerry also has extensive experience handling insurance defense and commercial litigation matters, including the defense of professional liability, product liability, wrongful termination, civil rights, premises liability, defamation, intellectual property, sale of businesses and noncompete enforcement, as well as providing advice and opinions on the impact and interplay of indemnification and insurance provisions in commercial contracts to non–insurance company clients.

Clients appreciate Jerry’s exceptional communication and analytical skills, pragmatic approach to litigation, ability to unravel the key issues and law involved in the most complex claims, and his deep experience and knowledge of the differences in treatment of common coverage issues across multiple jurisdictions throughout the country. Jerry makes it a priority to seek proactive approaches early in the life of a claim to preserve coverage defenses, forestall potential bad faith issues, and leverage the possibility of coverage litigation to create the most efficient and practical resolution opportunities. His goal is to obtain the best possible results for his clients, inside and outside the courtroom.