Elizabeth Leigh McLachlan
elizabeth.mclachlan dbr.com
Phone:
(215) 988-2528
(215) 988-2528
Fax: (215) 988-2757

About
Experience
- Administration of the State of Delaware’s Voluntary Disclosure Agreement Program, including validating enrollees’ review of unclaimed property liabilities to come into compliance with unclaimed property laws.
- Defended insurer client and obtained a directed verdict for client regarding a payee’s purported transfer of structured settlement rights; successfully defended client in post-trial motions and multiple appeals.
- Represented and defended insurer clients in federal and state courts in cases involving insurance policies that are alleged to have been fraudulently procured.
- Represented insurance clients enforcing laws governing the transfer of structured settlement payments.
- Counseled clients on interpretation of long-term care insurance policies.
Credentials
Bar Admissions
- New Jersey
- Pennsylvania
Education
- Temple University Beasley School of Law, J.D., Temple Political and Civil Rights Law Review
- Bryn Mawr College, B.A., magna cum laude, with departmental honors
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Organizations
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Unclaimed Property Professionals Organization