SDV Bolsters National Practices with Three New Hires in West Coast Office

Saxe Doernberger & Vita, P.C. (“SDV”) is pleased to welcome three new Attorneys to its West Coast office in Temecula, California.

Of Counsel, Melanie A. McDonald brings an abundance of experience to SDV having represented, exclusively, policyholders on insurance recovery matter for more than 30 years. She has successfully represented clients in the recovery of insurance policy proceeds and related contractual indemnity and has prosecuted extra contractual claims of bad faith and violations of state insurance statutes. McDonald is a highly skilled litigator and has extensive experience with complex commercial litigation, including multi-party environmental disputes, at the trail and appellate level, in state and federal courts.

Associate, Eric M. Clarkson brings extensive experience to the risk transfer and litigation teams at SDV. Having worked on complex civil disputes for state and federal courts, Clarkson has a keen perspective on how disputes may ultimately resolve and why. With an informed eye toward trial, Clarkson is readily capable of parsing coverage issues for clients and providing comprehensive analysis of their potential for recovery or risk transfer.

Associate, Ryan G. Nelson comes to SDV following a career in the military, having spent several years in the U.S. Marine Corps, where he rose to the rank of Captain, serving in a variety of billets as an Artillery Officer. In law school, Nelson served as Associate Editor of the Law Review and the International Law Journal. He was CEO of the Moot Court Honors Board, and also served as a judicial extern for the Hon. Justice Judith Haller of the California Court of Appeal, Fourth District.

SDV is pleased to welcome McDonald, Clarkson and Nelson to its West Coast team.