Christopher J. Tellner

Christopher J. Tellner is an experienced trial attorney, having tried insurance coverage, bad faith, professional liability and general liability cases to verdict. Mr. Tellner concentrates his practice in the fields of insurance coverage, professional liability, defense of general liability matters, and business litigation. He has an active trial and appellate practice in both federal and state courts.

In the area of insurance coverage, Mr. Tellner handles all aspects of first and third party insurance coverage and bad faith matters from rendering coverage opinions through litigation, concerning commercial general liability, property, D&O and E&O liability, employment practices liability, environmental/toxic tort, fidelity and life, health and disability.

In professional liability, Mr. Tellner’s practice includes complex attorney, accountant, insurance agents/brokers, realtor, title insurer, architects and engineers malpractice claims, health care professionals, organizations and facilities, including long-term care facilities, assisted living facilities, rehabilitation centers and doctors in various practices.

In general liability, Mr. Tellner defends against all property and casualty claims. Within business litigation, Mr. Tellner practices in the area of consumer financial services (including defending FDCPA and TCPA claims), general litigation, directors and officers liability, False Claims Act claims and employment practices defense.

Mr. Tellner is a former two-term Chair of the Mid Atlantic Chapter of the PLUS Organization. Prior to joining the firm, he was an attorney with a large Philadelphia firm where he concentrated in complex commercial insurance coverage and bad faith matters, successfully defending insurers in all aspects of litigation. Mr. Tellner is a certified arbitrator in Philadelphia and Montgomery Counties.