Ellen Koscielniak focuses her practice on insurance coverage and civil litigation defense, with an emphasis on evaluating insurance policies, assessing coverage obligations, and advising insurers on complex coverage issues. Ellen manages civil litigation matters across a variety of practice areas, including construction, personal injury, premises liability, wrongful death, professional liability, including legal malpractice, product liability, environmental matters, and contractual disputes.
- Obtained dismissal of multiple matters through Rule 12(b)(6) motions, including drafting briefs and presenting oral argument.
- Obtained dismissal of multiple small claims matters following oral argument.
- Contributing Author, The Role of Insurance in Effecting Change, For the Defense, DRI, January 2023
- Contributing Author, Conflicts of Law in Bad Faith: Contractual Claims vs. Tort Claims and the Choice of Law, DRI Committee News, February 2023
- Contributing Author, Emerging Strategies to Proactively Address and Effectively Resolve Risk, For the Defense, DRI, May 2022
- CE Instructor, Overview of the National Flood Insurance Program for Adjusters, 2023
- CE Instructor, Flood and Ethics Program for Adjusters, 2022
Admissions
- North Carolina
- South Carolina
Memberships
- North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys
- North Carolina Bar Association
- Tenth Judicial District Bar and Wake County Bar Association
Education
- J.D., University of South Carolina School of Law, 2021
- Konduros Fellowship Award
- B.A., Political Science, High Point University, 2018
- Presidential Scholarship