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Scott W. Bush, Esq. Corrigan, McCoy & Bush, PLLC 220 Columbia Turnpike Rensselaer, NY 12144 sbush@cmb-lawfirm.

2 Scott W. Bush, Esq. Corrigan, McCoy & Bush, PLLC 220 Columbia Turnpike Rensselaer, NY (518) EDUCATION Juris Doctorate from Albany Union University, Albany Law School - May, 1982 Admitted to the Bar - January, 1983 Admitted to the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York - September, 1984 Admitted to the Western District of New York - February, 1986 Admitted to the United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit - March, 1989 UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York - Bachelor of Arts in Social Science AREAS OF PRACTICE Professional liability, defense work representing attorneys, accountants and real estate agents being sued for malpractice and/or negligence; Personal injury defense work; Products liability defense work; Property damage defense work; Coverage issues for various insurance companies; Real estate litigation; and Real estate practice. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY Member of the firm of Corrigan, McCoy & Bush, PLLC - January, 2009 to the present Member of the firm of Roche, Corrigan, McCoy & Bush, PLLC - January, 2007 to December, 2008 Member of the firm of Roche, Corrigan, McCoy & Bush - May, 1985 to December, 2006 Member of the firm of Roche & Wolkenbreit to May, 1985 Federal Mediator and Arbitrator for approximately ten years for the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York

James Bradley Crum & Forster 1 Marcus Blvd Albany, NY 12205 jim.bradley@cfins.

3 James Bradley Crum & Forster 1 Marcus Blvd Albany, NY jim.bradley@cfins.com (518) Jim Bradley, Vice President, Professional Liability of Crum & Forster Insurance, brings over thirty years of experience in insurance product development, marketing and management. He began his insurance career in 1984 with Wausau Insurance Company focusing on all lines of Property & Casualty insurance. Joining Marsh & McLennan, Inc. in 1987 he continued his focus in the area of Property & Casualty insurance while also developing and implementing specialty niche insurance products and programs. Mr. Bradley continued to refine his focus in the area of specialty lines insurance programs when he moved to JLT Services Corp, in This allowed him to create, implement and expand many professional liability insurance products and programs designed for specific types of professionals. These professionals include Lawyers, Investment Advisors, Risk Managers, Financial Planners, Executive Search Consultants, Management Consultants as well as many other miscellaneous professions. Mr. Bradley then joined Aon Affinity Insurance Services as part of their Lawyers Professional Liability Division. He was directly responsible for the development and implementation of a state specific Lawyers Professional Liability Insurance program. This program quickly became the largest lawyer s professional liability insurance program within Aon Affinity, representing over a third of their business nationwide. Prior to joining Crum & Foster, Mr. Bradley was instrumental in the creation of Valiant Insurance Company. He then joined Crum & Forster as part of their acquisition of Valiant in In addition to the above, Mr. Bradley is also a member of the Professional Liability Underwriting Society and is active in supporting the Professional Insurance Agents Association and the New York State Bar Association.

Paul G. Ferrara, Esq. Costello, Cooney & Fearon, PLLC Bridgewater Place 500 Plum Street, Suite 300 Syracuse, NY 13204 pgf@ccf-law.

4 Paul G. Ferrara, Esq. Costello, Cooney & Fearon, PLLC Bridgewater Place 500 Plum Street, Suite 300 Syracuse, NY (315) EDUCATION Juris Doctorate from Albany Union University, Albany Law School - May, 1982 Admitted to the Bar - January, 1983 Admitted to the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York - September, 1984 Admitted to the Western District of New York - February, 1986 Admitted to the United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit - March, 1989 UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York - Bachelor of Arts in Social Science AREAS OF PRACTICE Professional liability, defense work representing attorneys, accountants and real estate agents being sued for malpractice and/or negligence; Personal injury defense work; Products liability defense work; Property damage defense work; Coverage issues for various insurance companies; Real estate litigation; and Real estate practice. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY Member of the firm of Corrigan, McCoy & Bush, PLLC - January, 2009 to the present Member of the firm of Roche, Corrigan, McCoy & Bush, PLLC - January, 2007 to December, 2008

5 Member of the firm of Roche, Corrigan, McCoy & Bush - May, 1985 to December, 2006 Member of the firm of Roche & Wolkenbreit to May, 1985 Federal Mediator and Arbitrator for approximately ten years for the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York

Karin Kruidenier Travelers Insurance 485 Lexington Ave Ste 400 New York, NY 10017 kkruiden@travelers.com (215) 274-1553 Karin Kruidenier is a senior claim executive at Travelers.

6 Karin Kruidenier Travelers Insurance 485 Lexington Ave Ste 400 New York, NY (215) Karin Kruidenier is a senior claim executive at Travelers. She has been employed at Travelers handling professional liability claims for 24 years - for the last 15 years - legal malpractice. Ms. Kruidenier handles primary and surplus line LPL claims throughout the US with a focus on the Northeast region. She has worked with small, medium and large size firms but more recently, last 5 years, works with smaller firms: 2-20 attorneys

Gina Sage USI Affinity One International Plaza, Suite 400 Philadelphia, PA 19113 gina.sage@usiaffinity.

7 Gina Sage USI Affinity One International Plaza, Suite 400 Philadelphia, PA (610) Gina Sage is an Account Executive at USI Affinity. She has worked at USI Affinity since 1998, starting out as a Client Executive in Association Relations.

Major: Political Science Phi Beta Kappa. Dean s List (all semesters) McGill Award highest achievement in Political Science

Major: Political Science Phi Beta Kappa. Dean s List (all semesters) McGill Award highest achievement in Political Science MARTHA L. SALZMAN, ESQ. State University of New York at Buffalo School of Management 364 Jacobs Management Center Buffalo, New York 14260 msalzman@buffalo.edu As of February 3, 2015 PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION