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Natasha Biela

Associate


Orlando Office

nbiela@balljanik.com
T: 407.675.5293
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Overview

Natasha Biela is an associate in Ball Janik LLP’s Construction Defect Practice Group, based in Orlando. She focuses on resolving complex design and construction defect claims regionally and nationally for building owners and as plaintiff’s counsel.

Prior to joining Ball Janik, Natasha handled commercial litigation and plaintiff-side personal injury matters at boutique law firms throughout Florida. She is well-versed in handling all aspects of complex cases from pre-suit to final judgment, and is experienced in drafting pleadings and motions, witness depositions, and negotiations for state and federal courts.

Natasha received her J.D. from the University of Miami School of Law, where she received the CALI award for the highest grade in her class. During law school, she gained valuable experience as a Certified Legal Intern at the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office in the Misdemeanor Domestic Violence Division. She speaks German, Russian and Spanish.

Education  

  • J.D., 2020, University of Miami School of Law
  • B.S., 2017, Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh

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.