Karen Painter Randall joined Connell Foley
in 1986 and became a partner in 1992. She
currently focuses her practice on Business
Litigation; Construction Law; Director &
Officer Litigation; Insurance Law; Product
Liability and Tort Law; and Professional
Liability. Ms. Randall is a veteran trial
attorney in both state and federal courts
and serves as Chair of the firm’s Director &
Officer Litigation practice group and
Co-Chair of the Professional Liability
Practice Group.
Ms. Randall has been tapped by the National
and State Bar Association leadership
numerous times. She was appointed her as
Co-Chair of the Professional Liability,
Director and Officer and Emerging Issues
Committees over the last eight years. Ms.
Randall is a leader in the New Jersey State
Bar Association where she is Chair of the
Insurance Benefits Committee. As a member
of the Bergen County Bar Association, she
was appointed to the prestigious Judicial
Performance Committee. Randall serves on
the DRI Professional Liability Steering
Committee.
She has served as Chair of the Professional
Liability Practice Group Leadership
Committee at USLAW NETWORK for two years and
helped promote new ways to market the
practice group through the use of webinars,
ebriefs and roadshows. Randall presently
serves on the USLAW Women’s Collection Group
Steering Committee.
The Supreme Court of New Jersey, Board of
Trial Attorney Certification designated Ms.
Randall as a Certified Civil Trial Attorney
in 1992. She was re-certified in 1999 and
2006. In 2005, she was selected by New
Jersey Law Journal as a Prominent Leader
Among Women and Minority Attorneys in
New Jersey. Ms. Randall was also selected
for membership in NJ300, an exclusive
professional network that provides the
state’s top women executives with various
cross-industry networking opportunities.
She has also been named as a New Jersey
Super Lawyer for 2005, 2006 and 2008.
Additionally, Ms. Randall was named a
Top 100 Super Lawyer in 2005 and 2006,
and a Top 50 Female Super Lawyer in
2005 and 2006.
Ms. Randall has lectured and written
extensively on professional liability and
director and officer issues ranging from
risk management to defense and coverage
issues. During her 24 years of practice, Ms.
Randall has demonstrated dedication to
adhering to the highest standards of the
legal profession and business community.
2009 American Intellectual Property Law
Association Webinar: Advising Clients on
Procuring and Using Insurance to Address
Intellectual Property Lawsuits
2008 USLAW Professional Liability
Conference, In-House Counsel and Insurance
Claims’ Criteria for Outside Counsel: A
Safe Bet, Penny Ante or Al In? Las Vegas,
AZ
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2008 USLAW Roundtables, Professional
Liability and Insurance/Bad Faith, Las
Vegas, AZ
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2008 USLAW Professional Liability Fly-In
Meeting, Business Generation in the
Insurance Industry, New York, NY
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2007 USLAW Conference, How to Best Use an
Expert in Professional Liability Litigation,
Washington, DC
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"Director and Officer Claims and Coverage Issues", Moderator, ABA Midyear Meeting, Tucson, Arizona (2006)
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"Director and Officer Claims and Coverage
Issues", Moderator, ABA Midyear Meeting,
Tucson, Arizona (2005)
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"Legal Malpractice Claims and Coverage Issues", Panelist, ABA Midyear Meeting, Tucson, Arizona (2003)
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"Healthcare: Elder Abuse Claims and Coverage Issues", Panelist, ABA Midyear Meeting, Tucson, Arizona (2002)
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"Construction Defect Claims", Panelist, ABA Midyear Meeting, Tucson, Arizona (2001)
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"ERISA: Coverage and Claims Issues", Panelist, ABA Midyear Meeting, Tucson, Arizona (2000)
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"Professional Liability of Architects", Panelist, CNA Insurance Co. (2000)
