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- October 30, 2019
Events
- National Association of Subrogation Professionals, Annual Conference (Virtual) | 3:15 PM – 4:00 PM PTNovember 17, 2020
Publications
- The Subrogation StrategistJuly 8, 2019
Cases & Deals
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Christopher Konzelmann Partner
konzelmannc@whiteandwilliams.com
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Chris is a senior partner in the Subrogation Department where he started his legal career in 1990. He regularly acts as lead counsel in significant subrogation matters throughout the United States with a special emphasis on fire related losses.
Chris is an active member of the National Association of Subrogation Professionals and a regular presenter at both the Annual and Spring Conferences. He Co-Chaired the March 2019 conference in Rancho Mirage, California and was honored to receive the Spirit of NASP Award at the October 2019 conference in National Harbor, Maryland.
Chris is also an active member of the International Association of Arson Investigators where he is a Certified Instructor. He is also the Chairman of the Insurance Advisory Committee, the link between the Organization and the insurance industry. He is an attorney instructor for the Expert Witness Courtroom Testimony program and has developed two-eight hour educational programs, “Investigating and Litigating Fire Losses for Subrogating Insurers” and “Giving Stronger Deposition and Trial Testimony,” which he presents across the Country.
Representative Matters
Chris has investigated and litigated numerous multi-million dollar fire losses involving industrial sites, warehouses, office buildings, condominium complexes, apartment complexes, grain silos, restaurants, and residential properties.
- Litigated $70 million subrogation claim arising from a warehouse fire in New York
- Litigated $40 million subrogation claim arising from a fertilizer manufacturing facility fire in Pennsylvania
- Litigated $15 million subrogation claim arising from a transformer recycling facility fire in New York
- Litigated $5.5 million subrogation claim arising from a fire at a cold storage warehouse facility fire in New Jersey
- Litigated $35 million subrogation claim arising from apartment complex fire in Pennsylvania
- Litigated $9 million subrogation claim arising from fire in 36,000 square foot mansion in New Jersey
- Litigated $8 million subrogation claim arising from grain storage silo fire in Ohio
- Litigated $7.5 million subrogation claim arising from County owned historic building fire in New Jersey
- Litigated $6 million subrogation claim arising from dining hall fire at summer camp in Maine
- Litigated $3.5 million subrogation claim arising from house fire in Connecticut
- Litigated $3 million subrogation claim arising from dock collapse in New York
- Litigated $2.7 million subrogation claim arising from chimney fire in Georgia
- Litigated $2.6 million subrogation claim arising from building fire in New York
- Litigated $2.5 million subrogation claim arising from mill fire in Michigan
- Litigated $2.5 million subrogation claim arising from restaurant fire in Massachusetts
- Litigated $2.1 million subrogation claim arising from warehouse fire in Wisconsin
- Litigated $2 million subrogation claim arising from collapse of television station transmission tower in Pennsylvania
- Litigated $2 million subrogation claim arising from warehouse fire in New Jersey
- Litigated $1.9 million subrogation claim arising from roof failure in Delaware
- Litigated $1.5 million subrogation claim arising from jewelry store burglary in Texas
- Litigated $1.3 million subrogation claim arising from roof fire in the District of Columbia
- Litigated $1.2 million subrogation claim arising from fast food restaurant fire in California
- Litigated $1 million subrogation claim arising from boardwalk fire in Maryland
- Litigated $1 million subrogation claim arising from partial roof collapse in New Jersey
- Litigated $950,000 subrogation loss arising from ventilation fan fire in Pennsylvania
- Oversaw forensic investigations of numerous high dollar losses that did not result in litigation against responsible third parties
- Investigated and litigated numerous losses where the damages did not exceed $1 million
Recognition & Involvement
In 2006, while practicing law full-time, Chris attended the Mercer County Fire Academy in Lawrenceville, New Jersey and became a state certified interior structural firefighter. He continued his fire service education and became a certified fire officer and fire instructor. Chris is currently a Captain in the Mooretown Fire Department in Burlington County, New Jersey and responds to approximately 200 calls for service each year.
Since 2012, Chris has been selected in a survey of his peers as a Pennsylvania "Super Lawyer" by Super Lawyers.
News
- October 30, 2019
- March 28, 2019
- October 18, 2016
- October 10, 2016
- October 21, 2015
- October 22, 2014
- April 2, 2014
Events
- National Association of Subrogation Professionals, Annual Conference (Virtual) | 3:15 PM – 4:00 PM PTNovember 17, 2020
- National Association of Subrogation Professionals, Annual Conference (Virtual) | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM PTNovember 16, 2020
- The National Association of Subrogation Professionals (Webinar)May 12, 2020
- 2020 National Association of Subrogation Professionals Spring Conference (Webinar)April 24, 2020
- IAAI - New Jersey Chapter (Atlantic City, NJ)November 5, 2019
- National Association of Subrogation Professionals, Annual Conference (Washington, DC)October 29, 2019
- IAAI - Pennsylvania Chapter (State College, PA)June 19, 2019
- NASP Spring Conference (Rancho Mirage, CA)March 28, 2019
- IAAI - Indiana Chapter (South Elgin, IL)March 6, 2019
- NASP Annual Conference (Orlando, FL)November 12, 2018
- International Association of Arson Investigators (Indianapolis, IN)August 20, 2018
- NASP Subrogation Litigation: Skills & Management Conference (New Orleans, LA)March 22, 2018
- Fire Scene Safety, Preservation, and Relationships: Three Keys to a Safe and Successful Fire InvestigationNASP Annual Conference (Austin, TX)November 7, 2017
- What Happens After Suppression?Burlington County Fire Marshal’s Association (Westampton, NJ)September 28, 2017
- Litigating Fire Losses: What Origin and Cause Consultants Should KnowInternational Association of Arson Investigators (Ames, Iowa)September 14, 2017
- Emerging Trends in Water-Related Construction Defect LitigationNational Association of Subrogation Professionals – Subrogation Litigation Skills and Management Conference (Scottsdale, AZ)April 27, 2017
- International Association of Arson Investigators International Training Conference (Las Vegas, NV)April 2017
- International Association of Arson Investigators (Crofton, MD)January 7, 2017
- Giving Better DepositionsInternational Association of Arson Investigators – New Jersey Chapter (Sayreville, NJ)October 12, 2016
- Chester County Public Safety Training Facility (Coatesville, PA)September 16, 2016
- International Association of Arson Investigators (Crofton, MD)September 7, 2016
- In-house SeminarMay 25, 2016
- National Association of Subrogation Professionals (Fort Lauderdale, FL)April 7, 2016
- 10th Annual National Property Subrogation Strategies ExecuSummit (Uncasville, CT)April 9-10
Publications
- The Subrogation StrategistJuly 8, 2019
- The Subrogation StrategistApril 5, 2019
- The Subrogation StrategistApril 3, 2019
Cases & Deals
Practice areas
Bar and Court Admissions
Pennsylvania
District of Columbia
New Jersey
New York
Education
Widener University School of Law, JD, 1990
LaSalle University, BA, 1987
Memberships
National Association of Subrogation Professionals
International Association of Arson Investigators
The Loss Executives Association
National Fire Protection Association