ASBESTOS DATA - Key Persons
For nearly 30 years, Mr. Drew has supported clients facing significant challenges with mass tort liabilities. He develops and provides asbestos business intelligence to defendants, insurers, reinsurers and other firms investing in long-tail liabilities along with managing the world-class PACE mass tort claims handling and administration facility. Mr. Drew has accumulated expert and fact witness testimony experience through both deposition and trial.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- Managing Director of PACE Claims Services
Since joining the firm in 1997, Ms. Reynolds has extensive experience working on products liability matters, including asbestos. In particular, she assists in providing outsourced claims management services to defendants, insurers and their outside counsel. Ms. Reynolds leads the claims management operational functions of PACE, including new complaint filings capture, resolution processing and the customer service process. Additionally, she currently serves as the accountmanager for a number of asbestos defendants, working as a liaison between all functional areas of PACE and the client personnel and their defense team. Ms. Reynolds is responsible for all aspects of client service and leads the account management function.
Carrie Reynolds is a Managing Director of PACE Claims Services, LLC based in
Jim Tanella is a Senior Managing Director in the Hamilton, NJ office of PACE Claims Services, LLC and the leader of the mass tort claim administration practice.
Mr. Tanella has been involved in some of the most significant and complex litigations in US history. He has worked on a variety of mass tort liability matters including asbestos bodily injury and property damage, silica, tobacco, breast implants and World Trade Center claims. Mr. Tanella's experience also includes a range of projects relating to environmental matters and information technology / management, including electronic discovery.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- Chief Financial Officer of PACE Claims Services LLC
Jennifer Holgado is a Managing Director and the Chief Financial Officer of PACE Claims Services LLC, based in Hamilton, NJ.
Joe has been with the firm since February of 2015. Joe currently manages asbestos personal injury claims for one of our clients on a national basis. Joe also serves as an integral part of their management team for over 20 years. He has negotiated thousands of cases directly with plaintiff counsel around the country during this time.
Other responsibilities include defense counsel invoice review for some of our clients and participation in claims audits. Prior to Joe's role with PACE, he worked for the Princeton Claims Services. While Joe was employed at the Princeton Claims Services, he managed asbestos personal injury claims for several defendants on a national basis. He was closely involved in all aspects of claims management, including strategic planning, budgeting and future projections for clients.
Kip Makuc is a Senior Managing Director in the Washington, DC office of PACE Claims Services, LLC and the leader of the mass tort liability estimation and insurance teams.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Director of PACE Claims Services, LLC
- Leader of PACE 's Claims Handling Team
Michael Taglialavore is a Director of PACE Claims Services, LLC based in
Michael is a Director in the Hamilton, NJ office of PACE Claims Services, LLC. Mr. Taglialavore is a leader of PACE's Claims Handling Team and leverages 15 years of direct claim handling experience. He has expertise in the investigation, handling, negotiation and adjudication of asbestos claims. In addition, he has a wealth of knowledge regarding policy related issues, life cycle of a claim, trigger, cost-share related issues, reserving and maintenance of a claim file.
Mr. Taglialavore works with clients who have asbestos liabilities arising out of their premises, products or operations. He is currently a participant in various defendants' control groups and is responsible for the handling of cases from filing to resolution. He negotiates directly with plaintiffs' firms, when necessary, and has attended settlement conferences, on behalf of clients, in jurisdictions throughout the United States. As each state and jurisdiction has unique issues, he is acutely aware of the nuances associated with them such as the rules concerning apportionment at verdict.
Mr. Taglialavore has been able to help defendants reduce costs and exhaustion rates through a variety of creative solutions by working "hand in glove" with clients and their legal team to help determine and implement the approach that works best for them. He takes a great deal of pride in serving as our clients' trusted advisor.