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This Women in Subro blog series highlights powerhouse women in the industry while discussing leadership, management, and success in subrogation. In our interview with Victoria Phillips, Subrogation Claims Manager at Erie Insurance, she exuded enthusiasm for subrogation and education....
Kris Cherevas serves as Office Managing Partner in the San Diego office and is a member of the firm's management committee. As an attorney in the firm's Subrogation & Recovery Department, Kris represents our insurance company clients in the pursuit of large loss real property subrogation claims, including actions for negligence, product liability, government claims, breach of contract, etc.
Kris earned her law degree from California Western School of Law, where she was awarded the Academic Achievement Award in Negotiations, enrollment on the Dean's Honor List, and the Wiley W. Manuel Award for Pro Bono Legal Services for her work with the San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program. She received her bachelor's degree in political science from San Diego State University, where she was inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa honor society. Prior to joining Cozen O'Connor, Kris worked extensively in automobile subrogation claims and general civil litigation.
Her involvement in the firm reaches further than cases and clients, as she is actively involved in Cozen O'Connor's Women's Initiative and the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee. She also currently serves as the editor of the Subrogation Law & Recovery Blog. In addition to her work with the firm, Kris is avid in community service and pro bono legal work. She currently serves as volunteer judge for the San Diego Teen Court and provides legal services at events for Wills for Heroes and Stand Down.
News
March 25, 2021
Cozen O'Connor promoted 15 attorneys to member: Donnie Apodaca, Brian Burack, Jason Cabrera, Kristina Cherevas, Jonathan Gale, Matthew Glavin, Yehudah Gordon, Max Kaplan, Jason Kreps, Anna Will Kentz, Daniel Levine, Peter Lim, Matthew Policastro Laura Reinhart, and Danielle Sapega.
February 16, 2021
Cozen O’Connor is pleased to announce the following changes in firm leadership positions for the 2021 year.
Publications
May 24, 2023
This Women in Subro blog series highlights powerhouse women in the industry while discussing leadership, management, and success in subrogation. In our interview with Victoria Phillips, Subrogation Claims Manager at Erie Insurance, she exuded enthusiasm for subrogation and education....
March 08, 2023
This Women in Subro blog series highlights powerhouse women in the industry while discussing leadership, management, and success in subrogation. In our interview with Cheri MacArthur, Chair of the Rocky Mountain Region of Cozen O’Connor’s Subrogation & Recovery Department and Office Managing...
November 01, 2022
This Women in Subro blog series highlights powerhouse women in the industry while discussing leadership, management, and success in subrogation. Lindsay Gohmann, Director of Recovery Services at Zurich North American, is not unlike the rest of us in that it is not clear whether Lindsay found subro...
August 18, 2022
If you are handling or investigating any water losses due to the failure of certain Viking brand VK457 sprinkler heads, you may be able to benefit from a class action settlement.
As you may be aware, a class action suit, entitled Jackson, et al. v. Viking Group, Inc., et al., No....
August 03, 2022
This Women in Subro blog series highlights powerhouse women in the industry while discussing leadership, management, and success in subrogation. In our interview with Michelle Feduccia, Senior Engineer with JS Held, LLC, we recognized that her success has aligned with her hard work and passion for...
April 21, 2022
The western states in the U.S. have experienced devastating wildfires for decades. These states, Cal Fire, and other agencies have held week long Wildfire Prevention or Wildfire Awareness programs annually every April or May. With wildfires unfortunately becoming more common in other parts of the...
September 08, 2021
You may recall instances when the defense in a subrogation action tried to mitigate its client’s liability for a loss arguing (usually unsuccessfully) that your insured failed to have a fire break between the properties, contributing to the loss. So then on a loss when the fire occurred on the...
September 03, 2021
Attorneys from Cozen O’Connor’s Subrogation Practice, Howard Maycon, Kevin Bush, and Tom Regan, have been selected by their peers for recognition of professional excellence in litigating subrogation matters, and will be highlighted in the 28th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©.
Cozen...
May 04, 2021
Researchers in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at
the University of California, Irvine have analyzed decades of wildfire
statistics from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. The
team’s findings (published last month in the open-access journal...
December 17, 2020
One of the marks of a successful subrogation professional is knowing that line between a case being a closer versus having recovery potential. In this episode of Subro on the Go, David Brisco, Kris Cherevas, and Dana Meyers discuss challenging claims case examples and the important rules and...
September 16, 2020
As wildfires rage through the Western Region of the U.S., we dedicate this post to recognize, honor, and thank all the firefighters and volunteers working tirelessly and selflessly. Thank you to all the men and women in the fire departments across the nation for your heroism and service....
September 01, 2020
This Women in Subro
blog series highlights powerhouse women in the industry while discussing
leadership, management, and success in subrogation. In our interview with Natalie Cooksammy,
Chair of the United Kingdom/European Region of Cozen O’Connor’s Subrogation
& Recovery Department and Office...
August 03, 2020
This Women in Subro
blog series highlights powerhouse women in the industry while discussing
leadership, management, and success in subrogation. In our interview with Sabrina Garcia, Division Claims Supervisor of Subrogation
at Wawanesa, we recognized that her vibrant character has aided in...
June 30, 2020
This Women in Subro blog series highlights powerhouse women in the industry while discussing leadership, management, and success in subrogation. In our interview with Laura Cygan, Senior Fire Investigator with EFI Global, we recognized that her success has aligned with her interests in education,...
May 27, 2020
This Women in Subro
blog series highlights powerhouse women in the industry while discussing
leadership, management, and success in subrogation. In our interview with Sheila Dye, Associate Vice
President of National Recovery at Nationwide, we recognized that her work
philosophy is about...
April 22, 2020
This Women in Subro
blog series highlights powerhouse women in the industry while discussing
leadership, management, and success in subrogation. In our interview with Nina Scotti,
investigator with NMS Investigations, Inc., we recognized her as a true trailblazer
for women in subrogation and women...
March 25, 2020
This Women in Subro
blog series highlights powerhouse women in the industry while discussing
leadership, management, and success in subrogation. In our interview with Kim Stafford, Director
of Subrogation and Arbitration at USAA, we recognized that her work philosophy
is about service to those she...
January 28, 2020
Technology is advancing and so are subrogation investigations. We are seeing investigations of losses and presentations for recovery make use of new technology, including laser scanning, 3D imaging, Lidar, drones, etc. Some tech can come at a high expense, but as the tech becomes more...
June 25, 2019
There are what seems like countless hindrances to subrogation recovery. With a spin on Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s famous love poem for the title of this article, we delve broadly into the legal bars for recovery. The non-exhaustive list below outlines some of the main legal doctrines barring...
April 17, 2019
The world is watching live updates of the destruction, as flames take over the Norte Dame Cathedral fire in Paris, France. Not every building fire or water loss captures media attention, not even the local news broadcast. However, conducting a search for newspaper articles, news broadcasts, fire...
Events & Seminars
Past Events
November 06, 2022
- Marco Island, FL
November 08, 2021
- Virtual Conference