Jeffrey Marshall Resume Details

Director of Enterprise Risk Management program.

Jeffrey D. Marshall, Esq.
3 Rex Court
Ringoes, NJ 08551
                     908-392-2067        Jeff_Marshall@earthlink.net

SUMMARY
Senior level Enterprise Risk  Manager / attorney with 25 years litigation experience and extensive expertise in risk mitigation, risk transfer and risk financing.  Fields of expertise include workers’ compensation, property, fleet, systems, and processes.  

Dedicated professional who works closely with other executives and business leaders to provide solutions that overcome the ever-changing challenges of daily business.  An extensive legal background in litigation and transactional considerations which provides a forward thinking perspective and holistic approach towards risk management including addressing the cultural attitude towards the inevitability of risk.  Extensive experience in serving as spokesperson for governmental entities and employers.


KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Transactional Management
•	Designed and implemented “Best in Class” risk mitigation programs, risk transfer and risk finance programs for: 
o	$74 million annual worker’ compensation program resulting in better tracking of loss information which could readily be used to track and address loss. 
o	$6.6 billion of State property resulting in a reduction of $600,000 in premiums.
•	Oversaw the procurement of specialty insurance products including marine, inland marine, helicopter, airport, D&O, property, AD&D, workers’ compensation, K&R, crime policies and performance bonds.
•	Represented the Department of Treasury on the New Jersey State Hazard Mitigation Team
•	Provided legislative analysis and legal interpretation to the Department of Treasury, department Chiefs-of-Staff, Directors and Human Resources personnel.
•	Developed protocols for 
o	Business Continuity Planning
o	Comprehensive risk assessments by program and by facility
o	Flood evacuation procedures for State buildings involving geriatric, psychiatric and developmentally challenged individuals, sensitive materials, historic objects and works of art, the public and State employees.

Leadership Alliances
•	Restructured the State of New Jersey, Bureau of Risk Management to streamline the handling of approximately 8,000 annual workers’ compensation claims, property claims in excess of $10,000 and the subrogation / third party claims unit (increasing recoveries by 23% within 20 months)
•	Established and directed the Statewide risk management resource bank for key personnel in the different departments of State to provide resources for the specific risks incumbent to different departments.
•	Provided training and resources for development of safety committees from the facility or program level to the executive level.  The programs provided the tools for effectuating a cultural shift towards risk.
•	Worked closely with legal counsel on issues including drafting documents for transferring risk (contracts and finance bonds) and litigation of liability and workers’ compensation claims.


 
EXPERIENCE

STATE OF NEW JERSEY, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Deputy Director, Bureau of Risk Management					2004-2006

•	Developed and implemented models and procedures for reducing losses for the State in the areas of property, workers’ compensation, fleet exposures, subrogation and third party actions, including establishing plans and procedures to ensure that the improvements to the system are sustained.  Created an Enterprise Risk Program resource center to address the myriad of issues faced by the different departments of State including prisons, psychiatric and developmental centers, an aquarium ($42.5 Million) office buildings, crime laboratories, performance theaters, museums and historic buildings.  Developed the State’s risk transfer and risk finance programs.

•	Worked closely with the Governor’s Office, Deputy Commissioners, Chiefs of Staff, directors, H.R. personnel and local safety committees.

•	Responsible for developing and maintaining the State’s risk management budget.


DEVEAUX & SEIDMAN
Trial Counsel									1998-2004

•	Supervisor of the New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Department for Fireman’s Fund Ins., Co., including involvement in the preparation and presentation of litigated matters and development of claims settlement strategies
•	Recipient of the FFIC National Law Office Excellence Award 2001.
•	Responsible for drafting the company White Paper on the financial and legal implications of September 11, 2001 on the New Jersey Workers’ Compensation law.
•	Responsible for providing training to Workers’ Compensation legal staff and claims centers in Long Island, Baltimore and Atlanta on medical and legal issues.
•	Primary person for contact with major accounts including advising on work related risk management issues.
•	Responsible for annual national newsletter regarding legislative and legal developments that impact on workers’ compensation law 1998-2002.
•	Developed Negotiation Skills seminars for attorneys and claims adjusters.
•	Directly responsible for developing and presenting continuing education programs for lawyers and adjusters on legal and medical issues.
•	Liaison / advisor to insurance lobbyists regarding Workers’ Compensation legislation.


BRAFF, HARRIS & SUKONECK
Trial Attorney									1995-1998

•	Responsible for drafting and presenting all workers’ compensation appeals.
•	Preparation and presentation of workers’ compensation trial on behalf of over a dozen insurance companies, Third Party Administrators and self-insureds.
•	Prepared and presented seminars for insurance adjusters, investigators, and self-insureds on topics including insurance fraud and issues of workers compensation.
 
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
JEFFREY D. MARSHALL, ESQ., P.C. 						1983 – 1995
Managing Attorney 

GUARINI & GUARINI
Trial Attorney									1982 – 1983

FREEMAN & BASS
Trial Attorney									1981 - 1982

EDUCATION
•	BRADLEY UNIVERSITY, Peoria Illinois
B.A., Political Science							1978

•	HAMLINE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW
J.D. Law								1981

CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES
•	Developing a Risk Management Program For Your Organization 
•	Alternative Risk Financing Techniques 
•	Lessons Learned From Handling Quadriplegic & Paraplegic Workers’ Compensation Cases
•	Complex Issues In Workers’ Compensation 
•	Trial of A Workers’ Compensation Case: Second Injury Fund 
•	Medicine for Attorneys 

LICENSURE
•	New Jersey Supreme Court
•	Federal Court for the Districts of New Jersey & 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals
•	Board Certified by the New Jersey Supreme Court as an Expert in the field of Workers’ Compensation

AFFILIATIONS
•	Trustee, New Jersey Risk and Insurance Management Association (NJ RIMS)
•	Hunterdon County Diversity Counsel 

ADDITIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
•	Who's Who in American Law 1992-1993, 1997-1998
•	Governor’s Large Truck Task Force
•	Mayor, Raritan Township
•	Member, Hunterdon County Environmental Toolbox

PUBLICATIONS  
•	Governmental Business Continuity Plans will be the First Pandemic Casualties New Jersey Municipalities Magazine  (Anticipated May 2007)
•	If ERM Is So Good Why Isn’t The Government Using It  Risk Management (Anticipated May 2007)
•	Government is Risky Business  New Jersey Municipalities Magazine (November 2006)
•	Being a Good Loser New Jersey Conference of Mayors (Fall 2006)

PUBLISHED OPINIONS
•	Rosa v. Araujo, 260 N.J. Super. 458, 633 A.2d 1029 (1992)
•	Street v. Universal Maritime, 300 N.J. Super. 578 (1979) 
•	Morin v. Universal Maritime, 96 N.J.A.R.2d (WCC) 46 (1995) 
•	Shepperd v. R.& M Hanson, 96 N.J.A.R.2d (WCC) 63 (1995) 
•	DiBari v. Universal Maritime, 96 N.J.A.R.2d (WCC)	(1997)