Michael is a Director in the Hamilton, NJ office of PACE Claims Services, LLC.  Mr. Taglialavore is a leader of PACE’s Claims Handling Team and leverages 15 years of direct  claim handling experience.  He has expertise in the investigation, handling, negotiation and adjudication of asbestos claims.  In addition, he has a wealth of knowledge regarding policy related issues, life cycle of a claim, trigger, cost-share related issues, reserving and maintenance of a claim file.

Mr. Taglialavore works with clients who have asbestos liabilities arising out of their premises, products or operations. He is currently a participant in various defendants’ control groups and is responsible for the handling of cases from filing to resolution.   He negotiates directly with plaintiffs’ firms, when necessary, and has attended settlement conferences, on behalf of clients, in jurisdictions throughout the United States.  As each state and jurisdiction has unique issues, he is acutely aware of the nuances associated with them such as the rules concerning apportionment at verdict.

Mr. Taglialavore has been able to help defendants reduce costs and exhaustion rates through a variety of creative solutions by working “hand in glove” with clients and their legal team to help determine and implement the approach that works best for them.  He takes a great deal of pride in serving as our clients’ trusted advisor.