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Dawn Todd

Paralegal


Orlando Office

dtodd@balljanik.com
T: 407.404.6711
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Overview

Dawn Linn Todd is a paralegal in Ball Janik LLP’s Construction Defect Practice, based in the firm’s Orlando office. Ms. Todd has extensive experience as a paralegal focused on complex commercial litigation, construction defect, contractual disputes, commercial evictions, civil litigation, and bankruptcy. She assists Ball Janik’s attorneys and clients with case preparation, survey analysis, document support, summary, discovery, and review. Her paralegal expertise is vast and spans a 30-year career.

Ms. Todd attended the University of Central Florida where she graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Legal Studies. She also attended Valencia Community College where she graduated with an Associate’s Degree.

Ms. Todd has resided in the Central Florida area since 1979.   She began her career years ago as a runner for a small Orlando law firm to break into the legal community.  Since that time, Ms. Todd has worked for several large firms in Orlando.  In her spare time, Ms. Todd enjoys gardening, working out and spending time with her son and their family dog, Cookie.

Education

  • Associate’s Degree, Valencia Community College, Orlando
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Legal Studies, University of Central Florida

Certifications 

  • Notary for the state of Florida

Kelly Corcoran is an insurance coverage attorney focused on resolving complex insurance coverage disputes on behalf of individual and corporate policyholders in their pursuit to recover claims. He has significant experience in handling construction defect coverage issues involving commercial and residential buildings including apartment complexes, condominiums, and single-family homes, as well as other coverage issues involving personal injury and property damage claims. Mr. Corcoran was selected to the Florida Rising Stars list, published in Super Lawyers Magazine, 2016-2018. Each year, no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor.

Before joining Ball Janik LLP, Mr. Corcoran served as coverage counsel for several national insurers, in which he gained invaluable experience in understanding how insurance companies defend themselves in legal battles with claimants and policyholders. His experience includes litigating disputes arising under commercial, homeowners, automobile and general liability policies.

Mr. Corcoran has been involved with coverage issues ranging from improperly installed roofs, fire sprinkler systems, curtain wall systems, and post-tension cables to large multi-district litigation involving Chinese drywall and FEMA Formaldehyde Travel Trailers. Mr. Corcoran is well-versed in primary and excess insurance policies, policy interpretations, as well as insurance policies covering subcontractors and additional insureds. He has numerous published opinions in the areas of tort and insurance law, including Claudio v. Regaldo, 116 So.3d 451 (Fla. 2d DCA 2013).

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Corcoran was a partner in the second oldest law firm in Florida, Walton Lantaff Schroeder & Carson LLP. On a personal note, Mr. Corcoran enjoys spending his free time with his wife, daughter, son, and two dogs.