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Veteran life insurance and ERISA/financial services litigation attorneys Elizabeth (Lisa) Bondurant, Aaron Pohlmann and Nikole Crow have joined Womble Carlyle’s Atlanta office.

Combined, Bondurant, Pohlmann and Crow have more than 50 years of experience representing insurance companies, financial institutions, employers, ERISA plan fiduciaries, third-party administrators and managed healthcare entities in complex cases involving the following issues

  • ERISA, with Bondurant’s team litigating many major ERISA cases in the 11th Circuit
  • RICO
  • Life, health, disability, and accidental death benefits
  • Broker, producer and agent disputes and
  • Managed care issues

“Life insurance and financial services litigation increasingly have become points of emphasis for our firm, so it makes sense to bring such a strong team in these fields to Womble Carlyle,” said Michael Sullivan, Managing Partner of Womble Carlyle’s Atlanta office. “Lisa and her team have developed longstanding and deep relationships with life insurers, and those are the types of client relationships we value at Womble Carlyle. Lisa, Aaron and Nikole also greatly enhance our ERISA and fiduciary litigation practice.”

Bondurant’s professional leadership includes formerly serving as Chair of DRI’s Life, Health, and Disability Committee as well as the Life Insurance Committee of the American Bar Association’s Tort and Insurance Practice Section (TIPS). She is a member of the International Association of Defense Counsel and the Association of Life Insurance Counsel.

Pohlmann is the former chair of the ABA TIPS Life Insurance Law Committee, is a Vice-Chair of the TIPS Employee Benefits Committee and is immediate past Editor-in-Chief of the ABA TIPS TortSource periodical.

Bondurant said, “Life insurers increasingly are looking for law firms that can assist them in multiple areas, and Womble Carlyle has the resources and talent to represent insurance companies in a wide range of issues across the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic. The firm’s footprint and litigation resources are a good match for our clients.”

In addition, Bondurant, Pohlmann and Crow are frequent speakers and writers on financial services, insurance and ERISA topics.

 

About Womble Carlyle

Womble Carlyle is a 550-attorney law firm that corporate clients rely on to provide core legal services, such as Complex Business Litigation, Mass Torts, Intellectual Property, Corporate & Securities, Finance and Real Estate.

Our focus is the Southeast, Mid-Atlantic and Silicon Valley markets, and from this footprint, we serve clients in matters across the country and across the world. Clients trust us because we understand their businesses, focus on their successes, demonstrate a commitment to help, and deliver value for their dollars they spend on us. 

Thanks to Womble Carlyle’s partnership with Lex Mundi, the world’s largest association of independent law firms, we can offer clients access to quality-tested local counsel in more than 120 countries. Lex Mundi provides seamless access to local attorneys and market knowledge throughout the globe.

Our 24 offices on both sides of the Atlantic provide a breadth of legal experience and services to meet our clients’ needs, without losing the intimacy of being deeply connected to our local communities. For more location information, click here.

 

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