Recent Publication:
This Women in Subro blog series highlights powerhouse women in the industry while discussing leadership, management, and success in subrogation....
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
March 25, 2024
This Women in Subro blog series highlights powerhouse women in the industry while discussing leadership, management, and success in subrogation....
February 27, 2024
This Women in Subro blog series highlights powerhouse women in the industry while discussing leadership, management, and success in subrogation....
February 12, 2024
Cozen O’Connor’s Subrogation attorney Larry Walker assisted on the team of other Cozen lawyers (Matt Glazer and Chase Howard), along with the Pennsylvania Innocence Project, to secure the exoneration and release of a man wrongfully convicted of arson....
September 19, 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 Gina Reyes, VP of Claims at Openly Insurance, we recognize that Gina personifies innovation. Gina has helped this start-up...
September 14, 2023
Seems unnecessary to retain a cause and origin expert to investigate a water loss. Both the insured and field adjuster have identified the “cause” and “origin” simply by observing water leaking from the water supply line. Should the adjuster then simply collect the subject water supply line and...
August 30, 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 Patti Rutzinski, Subrogation Supervisor at Secura Insurance Company, we recognize her die-hard enthusiasm for subrogation. Patti...
August 07, 2023
This Women in Subro blog series highlights powerhouse women in the industry while discussing leadership, management, and success in subrogation. Despite her humble responses in our interview with Pam Pengelley, we recognize that her success is not due to simple luck or circumstance. Pam is...
June 07, 2023
To show our affection for our subro friends and colleagues, Cozen O’Connor has made this mixtape covering all genres with themes of fire, water, money, and the subro mindset. Hope you enjoy this subro...
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...
Events & Seminars
Past Events
November 05, 2023
- Colorado Springs, CO
November 06, 2022
- Marco Island, FL
November 08, 2021
- Virtual Conference