Ms. Werwas practices with the firm’s insurance coverage group.  She has represented clients at the state and national level in matters involving complex insurance coverage issues, including personal injury claims, uninsured motorist claims, business interruption claims, catastrophic property losses and natural disaster losses. She has also counseled with clients in drafting coverage agreements, tendering matters for defense and indemnification by third-parties, and preparing reservation of rights and denial of coverage letters.  Ms. Werwas has also worked with clients in both prosecuting and defending declaratory judgment actions relating to insurance coverage.

 

Ms. Werwas also has experience handling a wide range of subrogation claims, including product defect claims, construction actions, employee dishonesty, and traditional tort claims.  In this context, she has worked with experts in many disciplines, from the initial stages of investigating causes and origins of losses, preserving evidence and participating in all phases of litigation.

 

EDUCATION

Southern Illinois University School of Law J.D., 2006
summa cum laude English, Southern Illinois University B.A., 2003
summa cum laude

ADMITTED TO PRACTICE

Federal District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 2006
Illinois, 2006

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

American Bar Association
Chicago Bar Association

 

Defense Research Institute

REPORTED DECISIONS AND PUBLICATIONS

Mollie E. Nolan, Searching for Original Expression: Fan Fiction and the Fair Use Defense, 30 S. Ill. U.L.J. 533 (2006)

Mollie E. Nolan, A Difference of Opinion: Reconciling the Court’s Decision in Tennessee v. Lane, 541 U.S. 509 (2004), 30 S. Ill. U.L.J. (2005)