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Christopher Konzelmann Partner

 
Philadelphia, PA | Direct 215.864.6334 | Fax 215.789.7636
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.

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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

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