Jo Ann counsels clients on insurance coverage matters. She advises insurance carriers with respect to coverage and liability issues involving policies issued to directors and officers, financial institutions, and insurance companies. Prior to joining the firm, Jo Ann was a trial attorney with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, where she specialized in professional liability litigation.
Publications
"D&O and Professional Liability Update 2008: A Year In Review," Troutman Sanders, LLP (March 4, 2009)
"Professional Liability Update 2007: A Year In Review," Ross, Dixon & Bell, LLP (February 29, 2008).
"The New Wave of Corporate Fiduciary Claims in the Post-Enron Era: An Update," Ross, Dixon & Bell, LLP (April 1, 2004).
"The New Wave of Corporate Fiduciary Claims in the Post-Enron Era," PLUS Journal, Vol. XV, No. 11 (November 1, 2002).
Work Experience
Associate, Troutman Sanders LLP, 2009-present
Associate, Ross, Dixon & Bell, LLP, 2000-2008
Trial Attorney, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 1989-1990
Trial Attorney, Federal Home Loan Bank Board, 1988-1989