Thomas G. Dunlop Joins CLM Advisors
Deerfield, Ill — CLM Advisors is pleased to announce that Thomas Dunlop has joined CLM Advisors. Tom will focus his CLM Advisors’ practice on two distinct areas of the industry.
First, he will advise insurers, claims organizations and staff counsel operations on performance improvement issues ranging from operations improvement, litigation support vendor selection, contracting and management, and legal bill review and legal matter management systems.
Second, for outside insurance defense firms, and also for technology and service companies serving the claims and legal industries, Tom will help them to be more successful, by defining company value propositions, improving services delivery, and enhancing operational efficiencies.
Tom comes to CLM Advisors with 30 years of experience in Staff Counsel and Legal Operations Management, gaining deep expertise in staff counsel office management, staffing, and performance management. Tom’s broader litigation operations experience includes:
the creation and management of a 20-person internal bill review and payment team
the design, training and introduction of matter management systems
national legal vendor sourcing and contracting
the use of offshore vendors within backroom legal operations, and
the early introduction and roll-out of legal e-billing platforms
Most recently, Tom served as Head of Legal Operations for CNA Insurance companies. He held numerous management positions in both legal operations and staff counsel at CNA, serving as Managing Trial Attorney, Regional AVP for Staff Counsel, and AVP of Legal Operations and Sourcing.
Tom is a licensed attorney and received his B.A from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and his J.D. from Gonzaga University School of Law. Tom is a member of the Wisconsin State Bar Association and completed management training at the Kellogg School of Northwestern University.
Inquiries about Tom’s practice and services can be directed to tom.dunlop@clmadvisors.org or to info.@clmadvisors.org.