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SamanthaMcDermott

Associate

Overview

Biography

Samantha is a litigator handling asbestos claims and commercial automobile litigation. She conducts legal research on complex insurance matters and has drafted memoranda for both. She practices before state and federal courts. Samantha conducts depositions as well as legal research and critical analyses in independent internal insurance investigations and insurance regulatory matters for insurance carriers and intermediaries.

Bar Associations

  • Onondaga County Bar Association
  • New York State Bar Association

Selected Memberships & Affiliations

  • Barclay Damon’s Women’s Forum
  • William & Mary Law School, Women’s Law Society, Former Member
Experience

Prior Experience

  • Goldberg Segalla LLP, Associate
  • Goldberg Segalla LLP, Law Clerk
  • Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., Law Clerk
  • Hinman Straub, PC, Law Clerk

Selected Community Activities

  • William & Mary Law School, Public Service Fund, Former General Board Member

Selected Honors

  • William & Mary Law School, Moot Court Team
Knowledge

Selected Media

  • Mealey’s Litigation Report: Construction Defects Insurance, “Construction Defect Claims: A 2022 Update—Part 2”
  • Mealey’s Litigation Report: Construction Defects Insurance, “Construction Defect Claims: A 2022 Update—Part 1”
  • Mealey’s Litigation Report: Construction Defects Insurance, “Construction Defect Claims: A 2021 Update—Part 2”
  • Mealey’s Litigation Report: Construction Defects Insurance, “Construction Defect Claims: A 2021 Update—Part 1”

Selected Alerts & Blog Posts

Featured Media

Alerts

EPA Issues Memorandum Reminding States and Tribes of Their Limited Authority Under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act

Alerts

Non-Judicial Collateral Remedies, Part 2 – Sale of Collateral

Alerts

NYS Court of Appeals Applies the Assumption of Risk Doctrine to One Golf Course Injury but Not Another

Alerts

Bankruptcy Avoidance Actions, Part 2 – Fraudulent Transfers

Alerts

NYS Court of Appeals: CVA Plaintiff Must Prove Notice of Abuse Applying Then-Prevailing Standards in Decades-Old Sexual Abuse Case

Alerts

Website Accessibility Lawsuits: Several "Tester" Plaintiffs—Darnell Williams, Tanisia Bowman, Dominique Tompkins, Kimberly Miller, and Judith Adela Fernandez Martinez—Targeting Businesses in Recent Flurry of Lawsuits