Kirwin, Bernadette Kelly
Bernadette Kelly Kirwin is a partner with primary responsibility for litigating complex insurance coverage disputes. Bernadette has extensive experience litigating first-party property coverage actions involving catastrophic losses such as those stemming from Hurricane Katrina and large-scale construction accidents. Ms. Kirwin's experience also includes litigation of issues specific to builder's risk and business interruption coverages. Bernadette also has litigated complex third-party liability coverage matters involving hazardous products.
Bernadette was instrumental in establishing Mound Cotton's annual women's networking event known as "An Evening Dedicated to Networking For Women." This invitation-only event provides an interactive forum for insurance and reinsurance professional women. If you are interested in attending, please contact Bernadette at bkirwin@moundcotton.com.
Bernadette is also an active member of the National Association of Insurance Women ("NAIW"), the Association for Professional Insurance Women ("APIW"), and the New York County Lawyers' Association.
Bernadette earned her undergraduate degree from Hunter College while employed as a paralegal for the General Counsel's Office of R. H. Macy & Co., Inc., and her law degree from New York Law School while employed as a Manager for Legal Services for Saks Fifth Avenue.
Bernadette is admitted to the New York bar and to the United States Districts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. She has also appeared pro hac vice in several other states, including Louisiana, New Jersey (DNJ), Washington, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Arizona.
MEMBERSHIPS/HONORS
- National Association of Insurance Women ("NAIW")
- Association of Professional Insurance Women ("APIW")
- New York County Lawyers' Association
ADMISSIONS
New York
United States District Court, Eastern District of New York
United States District Court, Southern District of New York
EDUCATION
B.A., Hunter College, 1995
J.D., New York Law School, 2000
