Ms. Bresnahan is a partner in the Vorys Washington, D.C. office and is the head of the litigation practice group in that office.  She serves as trial and appellate counsel in business and commercial litigation matters, with an emphasis on professional liability defense and coverage litigation.  She represents lawyers, financial institutions, broker/dealers, financial professionals, directors and officers, accountants, insurers and other professionals.  Ms. Bresnahan serves as coverage and litigation counsel for insurers issuing errors and omissions policies.  She represents businesses and individuals in securities, intellectual property and other corporate litigation.  She advises law firms and lawyers on management issues and discipline matters.

Career highlights include:

• Being named by the National Law Journal as one of the 100 most influential lawyers in America
• Being named as one of the 50 most influential women lawyers in America by the National Law Journal
• Being named to Best Lawyers in America in two categories, Legal Malpractice and Commercial Litigation

Ms. Bresnahan is admitted to practice in California, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Maryland and New York.

Ms. Bresnahan has spoken on various topics in the United States and Europe on legal malpractice, professional liability, insurance coverage, and commercial litigation issues.

Ms. Bresnahan received her J.D. from the University of Maryland School of Law with honors and her B.A. magna cum laude from the University of Maryland where she was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Kappa Phi.

Professional and Community Activities

• D.C. Circuit Committee on Admissions and Discipline, 2005-present
• American Law Institute, 2005-present
• American Bar Association, Nominating Committee, 2006-present
• American Bar Association, Delegate-at-Large, 1988-present
• American Counsel Association, President, 2004-2005
• American Bar Association, Standing Committee on Federal Judiciary, 2002-2005
• American Bar Association, Commission on Women in the Profession, 2000-2002
• American Bar Association, Chair, Standing Committee on Lawyers' Professional Liability, 1995-1997
• Women's Bar of Maryland, President, 1987-1988

Honors and Awards

• Washingtonian Magazine,Top Lawyers-Defense,November 2007
• The National Law Journal, One of the 50 most influential women lawyers in America, 2007
• Washington D.C. Super Lawyers, Professional Liability: Defense, 2007, 2008
• The Best Lawyers in America, Legal Malpractice, 2001-2008
• The Best Lawyers in America, Business Litigation, 2001-2008
• The Best Lawyers in America, Commercial Litigation, 2006-2008
• The National Law Journal, One of the 100 most influential lawyers in America, 2006
• Fellow of the American Bar Foundation since 1994

News

• Bresnahan Named 2008 D.C. Super Lawyer
• Amron, Bresnahan and Kappel featured in Columbus Dispatch article "Local Firm's D.C. Lawyers Named Best in Washington"
• Vorys Attorneys Among the Best in Washington
• Amron, Bresnahan and Kappel featured in Columbus Dispatch article "Trio of Vorys Lawyers 'Top' in D.C."
• Vorys named the "2008 Leading Ohio Law Firm" by Best Lawyers
• Bresnahan Named One of the 50 Most Influential Women Lawyers in America by the National Law Journal