Barbara-Ann M. Costello, Partner
bcostello@kbrlaw.com

Barbara Costello is a Partner with the firm specializing in the areas of directors and officers liability, employment practices liability, ERISA/fiduciary liability, and insurance coverage litigation. Her practice also includes the drafting of insurance policies and the representation of insurers in coverage matters. She also advises insurers regarding liabilities faced by employers and underwriting considerations relevant to insuring those liabilities.

While attending New York Law School, Ms. Costello was named a Dean’s Merit Scholar and was awarded a Nathan Burkan Memorial Award by the American Society of Composers and Publishers (ASCAP) for her paper Copyright and Right of Publicity Issues Involved in Digital Reanimation.

Ms. Costello is a member of the Professionals’ Officers’ and Directors’’ Liability Committee of the American Bar Association Tort, Trial and Insurance Practice Section. She is also a member of the Professional Liability Underwriting Society; the Irish Lawyers Association and the American Ireland Fund Young Leaders.

Practice Areas
Directors & Officers Liability Employment Practices Liability
Fiduciary Liability
Insurance Coverage Litigation

Education
J.D. New York Law School, 1998
B.A, State University of New York University at Albany 1995

Bar and Court Admissions
New York State

Other Professional Affiliations
American Bar Association Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section Professionals’ Officers’ and Directors’ Liability Committee; Professional Liability Underwriting Society; Irish Lawyers Association; American Ireland Fund Young Leaders