Adam Petitt represents corporate and institutional clients in state and federal courts on a wide range of commercial litigation matters, including securities litigation, insurance coverage disputes, reinsurance and general contractual matters. He has substantial experience resolving complex, sophisticated legal issues and representing clients through all phases of litigation.
Prior to joining Stradley Ronon, Adam worked for law firms in Philadelphia and New York City where he successfully defended insurance companies against lawsuits concerning millions of dollars in potential exposure. He has experience counseling primary and excess insurance carriers on a broad range of coverage matters including third-party liability disputes; first-party coverage claims involving commercial property and business interruption losses; employment practices liability; claims of bad faith and unfair trade practices; and long-tail claims involving environmental, asbestos and toxic tort liabilities.
As a former assistant district attorney in New York City, Adam developed his advocacy and litigation skills prosecuting violent felonies and DNA-based crimes such as robberies, gun possessions, assaults and homicides. He gained extensive experience developing and investigating cases, examining witnesses, and has conducted numerous jury and non-jury trials, pre-trial evidentiary hearings and grand jury presentations. He was also a member of the Hate Crimes Task Force.
Adam is also committed to pro bono work, volunteering his legal services to the Homeless Advocacy Project (HAP) and the SeniorLAW Center in Philadelphia.
While in law school, he served as a member of the Appellate Advocacy Moot Court Board and Juvenile Justice Clinic. He was also an intern in the Business and Securities Fraud Unit of the United States Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of New York.
Prior to his legal career, Adam worked as a financial analyst for Morgan Stanley and was a Division I athlete for Saint Joseph’s University Men’s soccer team.