M. Claire McCudden

Claire has a diverse practice concentrated in the areas of professional liability, casualty and healthcare liability. She handles a broad range of professional liability matters including representing attorneys, accountants, corporate directors and officers, non-profit organizations, including condominium, homeowner and property owner associations, and other professionals in the defense of claims, as well as various commercial litigation matters. Claire also assists with privacy and data breach matters, helping clients to reduce cyber risk exposures and navigate incident response, containment, and compliance measures following a data breach. Further, Claire defends clients in medical malpractice cases, including medical and dental matters, and in general liability cases including premises liability and motor vehicle accidents and assists clients in PIP/first party contractual claims and Fraud/Special Investigation.

Prior to joining Marshall Dennehey, Claire devoted her practice to bankruptcy where she represented a Chapter 7 Trustee in a wide array of cases, including pursuing D&O claims on behalf of the bankruptcy estate. She also previously served as a judicial clerk for the New Castle County Court of Common Pleas in Delaware.

Claire received her juris doctor degree from University of Pittsburgh, School of Law.  She also received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree in Accounting from University of Pittsburgh.