<p>Mary A. Slade focuses her practice exclusively in the areas of title insurance, real estate law and representation of financial institutions in banking law, bankruptcy and creditors' rights. 
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Prior to joining Plunkett Cooney, Ms. Slade worked for five years as the Vice President, Regional Claims Counsel for Stewart Title Guaranty Company in Virginia where she investigated claims and assisted in managing class actions, transaction underwriting, market conduct exams, fraud and white-collar crime investigations, e-discovery compliance and all facets of direct litigation in 16 states and the District of Columbia. 
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Ms. Slade’s previous work experience also includes four years as Associate Regional Claims Counsel for Chicago Title Insurance Company, where she supervised claims personnel and investigations in Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia and western Pennsylvania. She handled complex commercial and residential development underwriting and claims, as well as white collar-crime investigations in Indiana.