Jeffrey is the Assistant Director of the Casualty Department and with the Director, is responsible for administrative oversight of more than 250 lawyers among 19 offices. Jeffrey is also a past member of the firm's Board of Directors, having served the maximum two term limit.
Jeffrey joined Marshall Dennehey in 2008 and serves as the chair of the firm’s PIP Litigation Practice, co-chair of the firm's Fraud/Special Investigation Practice Group. He focuses his practice on insurance fraud, bad faith and SIU related matters working with carriers both in the US and internationally.
For over 20 years Jeffrey has litigated insurance fraud and fraud-related matters on a national level. He acts as coordinating counsel to several insurance companies and helps clients develop strategies for defending complex litigation related to medical provider fraud, PIP and other emerging insurance issues. In addition, Jeffrey frequently consults with insurance carriers across the country to help integrate internal analytical platforms, create risk management protocol and conduct fraud-related investigations.
He has extensive training and background in provider-based investigations, underwriting fraud, policy voidance, and staged accidents. Other practice areas include large loss property claims, coverage, general civil litigation, and appellate practice. He is an experienced mediator and coordinates investigations for companies in the healthcare, insurance, gaming, hospitality and other industries. As part of his practice, Jeffrey has worked with experts in the fields of cause and origin and bad faith as well as local and federal authorities.
Jeffrey serves as Counsel to the Board of Directors of the International Association of Special Investigation Units (IASIU), the largest global organization devoted to fighting insurance fraud by connecting the insurance, investigatory and legal communities. He also is a member of the Advisory Board of the BigData@Rutgers certificate program, where he provides input on curriculum development to improve the program's offerings and value to the business community.
He frequently lectures on insurance fraud, bad faith and data analytics topics for a number of local and national insurance organizations. He also provides legal education seminars for clients and organizations across the country.
After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Villanova University in 1997, Jeffrey served as a legislative correspondent for United States Senator Arlen Specter in Philadelphia and Washington D.C., where he assisted in drafting legislation and conducting legal investigations. While attending Rutgers Law School, he served as a judicial extern to the Honorable Judge John A. Almeida, J.S.C. Burlington County-Civil Division, where he drafted tentative dispositions of the court and assisted in court-ordered mediation sessions.
Thought Leadership
Staged Accidents, Real Consequences: Combating Crash-for-Cash Schemes in Commercial Auto
November 24, 2025
Insurance fraud is an evolving challenge, but few schemes are as bold, and as costly, as staged automobile accidents. Commonly referred to as “crash-for-cash” incidents, these orchestrated collisions are designed to manipulate the claims process, drive up indemnity payments, and inflate premiums across the industry. What makes them particularly insidious is that they exploit one of the foundational principles of insurance: the expectation that claims arise from sudden and accidental loss. Instead, staged accidents are deliberate, fraudulent events carried out for financial gain.
Spotting Staged Accidents Is Key in Fighting Insurance Fraud
July 1, 2025
Staged accidents—accidents that are intentionally carried out for fraudulent purposes—have increased aggressively since the COVID-19 pandemic and are having a profound impact on commercial lines. Initially misidentifying these types of claims in the early stages can lead to premium increases to the point of losing profitability or becoming uninsurable.
