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Sarah J. Brown

Associate
1845 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 575-2784
(215) 575-0856 - Fax
sjbrown@mdwcg.com

Sarah Brown is a member of the Professional Liability Department where the focus of her practice is primarily coverage and bad faith litigation and first party property defense litigation. In this role, Sarah provides insurers with defense counsel in coverage disputes and bad faith claims brought against them. Additionally, Sarah advises clients offering policy and coverage analysis for first party insurance matters. She has significant experience handling pre-litigation claim consultations relative to property insurance matters. Sarah works with the client formulating protocols and procedures to assist carriers in efficiently resolving first party property claims.

In 2000, Sarah earned her B.S. in criminal justice from the University of Central Missouri. She then went on to earn her juris doctor from Widener University School of Law at its Harrisburg, PA campus. While in law school, Sarah interned for Justice J. Michael Eakin on the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. She also participated in the Widener Civil Law Clinic, and during her third year in law school, she was a research assistant for Professor Susan Raeker-Jordan.

Prior to joining Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin, Sarah served as a judicial clerk for a three-year period for Justice J. Michael Eakin on the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Sarah also spent two years in private practice working in the areas of Family Law and Medicaid eligibility and reimbursement.

Education

  • Widener University School of Law, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 2005 J.D.

    Honors: cum laude
    Honors: President, Moot Court Honor Society
    Honors: ALI-ABA Scholarship and Leadership Award Recipient, 2004-2005
    Law Journal: Widener Law Journal, Survey Staff 

  • University of Central Missouri, 2000 B.S.

    Honors: Alpha Phi Sigma - National Criminal Justice Honor Society
    Honors: Study Abroad: Valencia, Spain, Summer, 2000
    Major: Criminal Justice
    Minor: Spanish 

Law Alerts July 1, 2011
When determining an insurer's duty to defend and indemnify in a declaratory judgment action, a court looks to the allegations of the complaint and the insurance policy at issue. However, in determining whether an insurer is bound to defend, the..., Case Law Alert - 3rd Qtr 2011
Law Alerts July 1, 2011
A step-down clause limits the UM/UIM coverage available to an employee of a named insured to the amount of coverage available under the employee's personal motor vehicle policy. Where a commercial insurance policy was in effect at the time of a..., Case Law Alert - 3rd Qtr 2011
Law Alerts July 1, 2011
Where an insurer provides a defense without reserving its right to deny coverage, the insurer may be collaterally estopped from denying such coverage later in the case. However, such estoppel is premised upon a showing of detrimental reliance..., Case Law Alert - 3rd Qtr 2011
Law Alerts July 1, 2011
The goal of the attorney-client privilege is to encourage full and frank communication between an attorney and his client. While work-product materials pertaining to coverage, benefits, liability, or damages are discoverable in first-party bad faith..., Case Law Alert - 3rd Qtr 2011
Law Alerts July 1, 2011
Where an insurance policy provides coverage for property damage caused by an "accident," and "accident" is defined as continuous or repeated exposure to the same conditions resulting in property damage, a claim of negligent misrepresentation does..., Case Law Alert - 3rd Qtr 2011
Law Alerts April 1, 2011
Federal courts use a two-part analysis when considering a Rule 12(b)(6) motion: (1) separating facts averred from legal conclusions asserted and (2) whether the facts alleged are sufficient to show a plausible claim for relief. Bad faith claims..., Case Law Alert - 2nd Qtr 2011
Law Alerts April 1, 2011
Insurer sought to discover the entire contents of the insureds' attorney's file, excluding attorney-client privileged communications, in an underlying UIM claim to determine whether the insureds acted in good faith. The insurer argued that the..., Case Law Alert - 2nd Qtr 2011
Law Alerts April 1, 2011
Guest passengers who have their own policies of UM/UIM coverage do not qualify as insureds under UM/UIM coverage of the policy covering the vehicle in which they are passengers. Definitional clauses excluding guest passengers with their own UM/UIM..., Case Law Alert - 2nd Qtr 2011
Law Alerts April 1, 2011
The plaintiff's employee inadvertently dropped a wrench from the back of a truck he was unloading. The truck involved was covered by the defendant's policy. Generally, a person in the process of unloading cargo from a covered vehicle is considered a..., Case Law Alert - 2nd Qtr 2011
Law Alerts April 1, 2011
In the framework of insurance contracts, New York law allows for consequential damages upon a breach of good faith and fair dealing only if those damages were contemplated by the parties at the time of or prior to establishing the contract. Moreover..., Case Law Alert - 2nd Qtr 2011

Education

  • Widener University School of Law, Harrisburg, PA (J.D., cum laude, 2005)
  • University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, MO (B.S., 2000)

Bar Admissions

  • Pennsylvania, 2005

Year Joined Organization: 2010

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