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Offit Kurman’s Meghan Finnerty Honored as a “Lawyer on the Fast Track” by The Legal Intelligencer

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – June 28, 2021 – Offit Kurman Insurance Recovery Chair, Meghan Finnerty, was honored by The Legal Intelligencer as a “Lawyer on the Fast Track” at the annual Pennsylvania Legal Awards dinner on June 24, 2021.  Each year, the publication celebrates young lawyers across Pennsylvania who have made an impact in the field and in the community. The recognition is part of The Legal Intelligencer’s Pennsylvania Legal Awards, celebrating achievement and excellence of those practitioners who have been a positive influence on the profession.

“We are thrilled that Meghan has been selected for this honor, but not at all surprised,” said Timothy Lynch, President of Offit Kurman. “She is a star at our firm and deeply committed to the practice of law and the advancement of individuals within the workplace.”

As chair of Offit Kurman’s Insurance Recovery group, Finnerty represents clients in the construction, property development, automotive, service and legal industries in managing their risks, maximizing their insurance coverage assets, and litigating wrongful and bad faith denials of insurance coverage.  Finnerty is also an experienced appellate advocate and has achieved landmark rulings for policyholders on the duty to defend and other matters from Pennsylvania’s appellate courts.

Finnerty is the chair of Offit Kurman’s affinity group, OK Women LEAD, and a member of the firm’s diversity group, OK RISE. She is a frequent speaker on both legal and women’s topics. As a mother of three children with a demanding litigation and appellate docket, she is passionate about the need to confront the challenges faced by working parents who have experienced setbacks in the legal profession and in the workforce as a whole.

For more information on Ms. Finnerty and the insurance recovery practice, visit offitkurman.com.

ABOUT OFFIT KURMAN

Offit Kurman, a full-service AmLaw 200 law firm with offices throughout the East Coast and in Southern California, serves dynamic businesses, individuals and families. Founded in 1987, the firm’s 280+ attorneys counsel clients across more than 30 areas of practice. Offit Kurman helps maximize and protect business value and personal wealth by providing innovative and entrepreneurial counsel that focuses on clients’ business objectives, interests and goals. The firm is distinguished by the quality, breadth and global reach of its legal services and a unique operational structure that encourages a culture of collaboration.