John T. Harding, Jr., Paula A. Koczan, and Scott H. Sirich
The IADC is pleased to announce our Co-Chairs for the 2025 Professional Liability Roundtable: John T. Harding, Jr. (Insurance), Paula A. Koczan (Medical), and Scott H. Sirich (Professional).
Sponsored by the IADC Professional Liability Committee, Medical Defense and Health Law Committee, and Insurance and Reinsurance Committee, the Professional Liability Roundtable (PLR) creates a forum for in-house counsel, outside counsel, and insurance claims representatives to learn together and discuss new developments in the professional liability arena.
The PLR is a program which includes afternoon tracks for professional liability and medical liability, as well as morning insurance programs, making this a full-day multi-specialty roundtable. Dates and details for the program will be available soon.
John Harding is a member in the Boston office of McAngus, Goudelock & Courie, LLC. Mr. Harding’s practice is concentrated in the areas of insurance coverage litigation and advice, reinsurance disputes and arbitrations, and “bad faith” litigation. John has more than 30 years of experience representing domestic and foreign insurers on a national basis in coverage disputes under CGL, excess, umbrella, commercial property, homeowners, auto, and other specialized policies, as well as reinsurance contracts and treaties. Mr. Harding’s expertise extends to claims arising out of underlying environmental, asbestos, products, pharmaceutical, medical device, employment discrimination, technology, construction, tort, and other liabilities, as well as a broad range of first-party losses. John is the immediate past Chair of the IADC Insurance and Reinsurance Committee and has been a frequent speaker at the Annual and Midyear Meetings. John is also the recipient of the Yancey Award for an article published in the Defense Counsel Journal. In his free time, John enjoys international travel and reading the works of Joyce and other Irish writers.
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Paula Koczan is an experienced attorney who focuses her practice on defending healthcare providers in medical malpractice and licensure actions. With a strong background in both state and federal court trials, and nearly 40 years of experience, Paula is adept at navigating complex legal proceedings for her clients. Drawing from her background as a registered nurse, Paula offers a distinctive perspective to her cases enabling her to provide enhanced service to her clients. She handles nursing home cases as well as prisoners’ civil rights actions and general liability matters. She represents a range of clients including hospitals, physicians, advanced practice nurses, physician groups, and their employees.
Paula’s accomplishments have earned her recognition within the legal community. For more than 16 years, Paula has been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® in the area of medical malpractice law – defendants. In 2013, Paula was included in the list of Top 50 Women Pennsylvania Super Lawyers, and she has been repeatedly selected to the lists of Super Lawyers issued by Thomson Reuters.
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A Plunkett Cooney partner since 2001, Scott H. Sirich serves as the firm's Construction Law Practice Group Leader. He focuses his practice in the areas of construction law, architects and engineers liability, occupational health and safety law, and general commercial litigation. Mr. Sirich represents architectural and engineering design firms, construction managers, general contractors, subcontractors, owners, and developers in all construction matters both directly and through insurance carriers. Listed nearly annually among the Best Lawyers in America® and Michigan Super Lawyers for construction law and litigation, Mr. Sirich has received Martindale-Hubbell’s highest peer review rating-AV Preeminent® since its inception, and was named as Best Lawyers® 2023 Construction Law "Lawyer of the Year" in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Mr. Sirich has also been named among the Leading Lawyer in Construction Law by Leading Lawyers Magazine Michigan.