Denise Marra DePekary

Insurance Managing Partner
Bedminster
Bedminster One
135 Route 202/206, Suite 2
Bedminster, NJ 07921
New York City
1500 Broadway
Suite 2401
New York, NY 10036

Denise represents insurance companies on a national level in claims involving Directors and Officers (D&O), Commercial General Liability (CGL), Errors and Omissions (E&O), Fidelity, Surety, Umbrella, and Commercial Auto. Additionally, Denise handles bad faith litigation, first-party liability claims, first-party property claims, and employment practices liability insurance (EPLI).

As an experienced litigator, Denise has counseled insurance companies in matters where the underlying claims involve construction defects, products liability, property damage, personal injury, premises liability, and New York Labor Law claims. Denise has extensive knowledge of managing cases with risk transfer issues and additional insured coverage claims.

In her practice, Denise has also handled insurance defense litigation involving environmental, asbestos, toxic tort, and civil rights violations.

Professional & Community Involvement

  • JFK Medical Center Foundation, Board of Directors
  • New Jersey State Bar Foundation, Board of Trustees
  • Autism Healthcare Collaborative, Board of Trustees
  • Defense Research Institute (DRI), Member
  • Loss Executives Association (LEA), Member
  • Claims Litigation Management Alliance (CLM), Member
  • Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC)

News & Presentations

01.27.26 | Press Releases | Insurance | Insurance & Risk Management
02.25.25 | Speaking Engagements
Panelist, “Recent U.S. Supreme Court Decisions FDCC Members Need to Know About,” Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel Winter Meeting

Assistant

Education

  • Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University, J.D., 1993
  • Lafayette College, B.A., 1990

Practices

Admissions

  • New Jersey
  • New York
  • Pennsylvania
  • United States District Court for the District Court of New Jersey
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Industries

Speaking Engagements

  • 02.25.25 Panelist, “Recent U.S. Supreme Court Decisions FDCC Members Need to Know About,” Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel Winter Meeting
  • 06.14.22 Panelist, “Attorney-Client Privilege in Insurance,” Stafford
Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby, LLP
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