Mr. Richard Edward Zelonka, Jr.

Mr. Richard Edward Zelonka, Jr.: Attorney with Wood, Smith, Henning & Berman LLP

Biography

Richard is the Managing Partner of WSHB’s Atlanta office. His practice focuses on insurance coverage and litigation, representing clients in state and federal courts throughout the United States. He is a trusted advisor and respected advocate.

Richard’s insurance coverage practice involves advising and representing domestic and international insurers on first-party property, commercial general liability, construction defect, employment practices liability, and professional errors and omission claims. He has successfully litigated a wide variety of first-party and third-party insurance cases, including the interpretation of policy provisions and exclusions, quantum disputes, hurricane catastrophes, bad faith and extra-contractual claims, and the application of regulatory and statutory schemes.

He also has extensive experience defending insureds in personal injury, marine accidents, wrongful death, construction defect, property damage, premises liability, and professional and medical malpractice claims.

In addition to his litigation and coverage practice, Richard has over a decade of London Market experience. He spent time on a secondment with a leading Lloyd’s of London syndicate, advising its claims and legal teams on a wide variety of North American claims, underwriting and regulatory issues.

Newsroom

News

•WSHB Elevates Ten Partners to Defined Equity Status
Newsroom, 1.16.20
•WSHB Expands into Georgia
Newsroom, 10.31.16

In the News

•California Court Grants Summary Judgment to Underwriters in $3.5 Million Bad Faith Case
•WSHB Elevates Ten Partners to Defined Equity Status
•WSHB Expands into Georgia

Honors & Recognitions

•Selected as one of the Best Lawyers in America for Litigation - Insurance (2024 - 2026) and Insurance Law (2025 - 2026) in Atlanta, GA
•Recognized as a Georgia Super Lawyers 'Rising Star' for Insurance Coverage (2012 - 2014)

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Areas of Practice (16)

  • Admiralty and Maritime
  • Appellate
  • Blockchain and Cryptocurrency
  • Cannabis Law
  • Construction
  • Cybersecurity and Data Privacy
  • Directors and Officers (D&O) Litigation
  • Disaster Litigation
  • Complex Tort and Casualty
  • Insurance
  • Legal Malpractice
  • London Insurance Market
  • Professional Liability
  • Property Management and Tenant Litigation
  • Subrogation
  • Employment

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
University of Florida, B.A., M.E.S.S., 1997; University of Florida, M.E.S.S., 1999
Law School Attended:
University of Mississippi School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2003
Year of First Admission:
2003
Admission:
2003, Florida; 2003, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 2005, Georgia; 2005, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia
Memberships:

Memberships

The Florida Bar

State Bar of Georgia

Atlanta Bar Association

St. Thomas More Society

Birth Information:
Reading, England, April 17, 1974
Reported Cases:
Experience: California Court Grants Summary Judgment to Underwriters in $3.5 Million Bad Faith Case; 3.24.21
ISLN:
917471177

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424-279-4821  Phone

404-506-9108  Fax

www.wshblaw.com

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