2019 HADA Event Speakers

Joe Baiocco litigates and manages a diverse range of civil claims in the areas of transportation, construction defect, general and product liability, and high-exposure workers’ compensation. Joe has been retained by numerous commercial trucking companies, retail chains, property owners and insurance companies to defend high-exposure bodily injury and wrongful death lawsuits throughout New York State and Connecticut. Joe also manages litigation handled by Wilson Elser attorneys and local counsel across the country and has been admitted pro hac vice in various jurisdictions from coast to coast to defend his clients. Joe is a deputy chair of the firm’s Transportation practice. Prior to joining the firm, he was a senior prosecutor in New York City.

Doris T. Bobadilla embraces the guiding principle that consistent excellence produces results. She maintains a regional litigation practice across Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, and Florida. Doris represents clients in the areas of employment law, employment practices liability, insurance coverage, and workers’ compensation. Doris’ experience involves general insurance defense, including construction defect, automobile and premises liability.

Currently, Doris serves as the Managing Director of Galloway’s Mississippi office. She holds membership in the Louisiana Bar Association, Mississippi Bar Association, Texas Bar Association, Florida Bar Association, the Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel, Defense Research Institute (DRI), and the International Amusement and Leisure Defense Association. As evidence of her legal ability and ethical standards, Doris received an AV-Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell. In further recognition of Doris’ career and community achievements, the New Orleans City Business Board selected her as a Leader in Law and the New Orleans Chapter of the Federal Bar Association honored Doris with the Camille Gravel Public Service Award. She also received the Executive Women International, New Orleans Chapter’s Representative of the Year Award.

Throughout her career, Doris has fostered diversity in the legal profession.  As the first Hispanic woman on record to be admitted to practice law in the state of Mississippi, Doris embodies the business benefits of encouraging ideas from a diverse team.

Tony Corleto focuses on commercial litigation, lawyers’ professional liability and sports risk matters. His experience covers intellectual property, corporate, construction, insurance coverage and bad faith, environmental and employment practice liability issues. Tony regularly tries cases and argues appeals in the state and federal courts of Connecticut and New York.

Before his legal career, Tony worked as a commercial casualty underwriter and risk management consultant. He also has served as general counsel for a software company where he handled copyright, trademark, trade secret and licensing matters. Tony also serves as general counsel for a nationwide sport governing body and for a nationwide environmental consultancy.

Whether Tony is managing a data breach for a gaming company or litigating traumatic brain injury claims, he looks beyond the issue of immediate concern to better understand how it originated. This allows him to help clients avoid similar problems in the future.

John Eads has defended high-exposure cases for nearly 25 years, specializing in medical, accounting and legal malpractice; transportation; product liability and general liability as well as large Michigan No-Fault cases. He also handles environmental matters, business and employment disputes, contract actions, E&O liability and municipal/school liability cases. John represents major utilities and national retailers and is eminently qualified to defend and evaluate high-demand injury cases. His clients include insurers, commercial businesses and trucking companies, among others. In addition, John has handled high-value cases for major sports facilities and an American League baseball team, national sports associations, major manufacturers, various golf courses, carnival companies, and a number of boat facilities, go cart tracks and waterslides.

Mickey McInnish has practiced law since 1981.  He worked as Legislative Analyst for the State of Alabama Legislative Reference Service prior to practicing law.  Mr. McInnish currently serves as Senior Staff Attorney for City of Montgomery, Alabama with primary focus on Revenue/Business Licenses, Policy/Procedure Manuals, Personnel Issues, Disciplinary/Administrative Personnel Hearings, and City Investigations.  He previously worked as PHA attorney and in a PHA from 1988 through 2007.  Mr. McInnish has represented housing authorities in all areas of law; both administrative and in legal proceedings.  Additionally, Mr. McInnish has taught courses for Auburn University, Faulkner University Jones School of Law, Rutgers University and Alabama League of Municipalities.

Mr. McInnish was a major part of the creative team that developed HADA in 2001.  He has consistently presented CLE approved programs for HADA and the Housing Development Law Institute in addition to creating and presenting well over 200 programs for HTVN and housing authority law/issues.

Mr. Degan is the Managing Partner of Degan, Blanchard & Nash.  Mr. Degan attended both the University of Louisiana and the University of New Orleans, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree.  Mr. Degan then attended Tulane University School of Law, where he received a Juris Doctor degree.  Mr. Degan has over thirty (30) years of experience in the handling of litigation arising in the context of general liability, premises liability, commercial/retail liability, contractual liability, products liability, employment practices liability, intentional tort liability of merchants, property exposure, toxic tort, environmental, transportation (both personal and commercial), and numerous other types of claims.  Mr. Degan also has extensive experience in the handling of Bad Faith litigation, and is a frequent speaker at continuing education seminars across the country.