Press Release
Wilson Elser Promotes Four Attorneys to Partner
NEW YORK (February 3, 2014) – National law firm Wilson Elser is pleased to announce the promotion of four attorneys to partner.
Promoted to Partner from Of Counsel:
Claire Parsons (Houston) Claire Parsons focuses her practice on ERISA, general liability, professional liability, and labor and employment matters. Her experience extends to welfare benefit litigation, product liability, legal malpractice, medical practice, premises liability, mortgage fraud actions and insurance coverage disputes. She earned her Bachelor of Arts from Washington and Lee University (1998) and her J.D. from South Texas College of Law (2005).
Alicia Silver Santocki (New York Metro) Alicia Silver Santocki serves as coverage counsel and claims coordinator for management and professional liability insurance programs. Additionally, she has direct litigation experience defending employers in employment claims before the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and other venues. She graduated cum laude from the University of Florida with her Bachelor of Arts (1996) and with her J.D. from Brooklyn Law School (2001).
Promoted to Partner from Associate:
Kathryn Grace (Washington, DC Metro) Kathryn Grace focuses her practice on general liability and professional liability matters with experience in product liability, toxic torts, consumer matters and 42 USC § 1983 civil rights cases. She graduated magna cum laude from the University of Notre Dame with her Bachelor of Business Administration (2002) and earned her J.D. from George Mason University School of Law (2005). Ms. Grace was selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers Rising Stars – Virginia (2012-2103) and Washington, DC (2013)
John Hsu (New York Metro) John Hsu focuses his practice on general liability cases involving personal injury and property damage claims in state and federal courts for national commercial clients and individual owners. He earned his Bachelor of Science from Marist College (2000) and graduated cum laude with his J.D. from Albany Law School (2003).
About Wilson Elser
Wilson Elser, a full-service and leading defense litigation law firm (www.wilsonelser.com), serves its clients with nearly 800 attorneys in 25 offices in the United States, one in London and through a network of affiliates in key regions globally. Founded in 1978, it ranks among the top 200 law firms identified by The American Lawyer and is included in the top 50 of The National Law Journal's survey of the nation’s largest law firms. Wilson Elser serves a growing, loyal base of clients with innovative thinking and an in-depth understanding of their respective businesses.
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