Rose Charles

Biography

Ms. Charles is an Attorney at Law with over 27 years of experience in the Insurance Industry.  She is the Casualty Product Leader at Sompo Global Risk Solutions supervising the Claims Adjusting Unit(s) handling: Auto, Environmental, General Liability and Umbrella matters within in the GRS portfolio in the United States, Mexico, London, and European Markets.  Rose joined Sompo supervising the Excess Casualty Claims Teams in Bermuda and the U.S., as well as a variety of property and casualty matters, and overseeing the management of external TPAs. Prior to joining Sompo, Rose was a Litigation Partner with the nationwide law firm of Wilson, Elser, LLP where she defended and tried cases for public housing authorities, municipalities, and private entities where she obtained settlements, defense verdicts, summary judgments and dismissals of often sensitive, high exposure, and complex liability matters including: §1983 Claims, Premises Security/Rape, Construction/Labor Law, Medical Malpractice, Lead paint and Toxic mold matters in Federal and State Court.  Of note, she defended entities in the Atlanta Day Trading Massacre Cases, the Columbine Colorado Shooting Cases, the Rhode Island Fire Case, and personally supervised a team who conducted more than 1200 municipal hearings for claims arising from the 2003 Staten Island ferry crash and from law enforcement interactions with citizens at the 2004 Republican National Convention.  
Memberships and Affiliations
•   New York State Bar, Washington  D.C. Bar, U.S. Supreme  Court, Federal Court: Southern  and  Eastern Districts of New York,
•   Notary Public State of NY,
•   Licensed Adjuster —General Lines/Property and Casualty -33 Required States.
•   Certificate of Completion in Mediation Training
•   New York State Bar Association, Washington DC Bar Association
•   Member of New York State Trial Lawyers Association, Advancement of Professional Insurance Women (APIW), Claims Litigation Management (CLM Fellow and Professor), Metropolitan Black Bar Association, Nassau/Suffolk Coalition Against Domestic Violence (Board) and IACP
 

Education

No information available.

Admissions/Licenses

• Bar Admissions: NY
• Licensed Adjuster: NY