EXPERIENCE
Chanda M. Feldkamp’s practice focuses on employment, professional liability and commercial litigation. Prior to joining Kelly, Stacy & Rita, Chanda worked in both private law firms and in-house for an insurance carrier. Chanda brings litigation and appellate experience in defending clients in a wide variety of areas, including employment, municipal liability, civil rights and commercial disputes. She provides a full spectrum of employment-related services, including employer counseling, internal investigations, and assistance in drafting employee handbooks and policies. Chanda represents clients in administrative proceedings brought before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Colorado Civil Rights Commission, and the Colorado Department of Labor and Enforcement. She also defends employers in various state and federal court proceedings in cases involving discrimination, sexual harassment, retaliation and wage and hour.
Chanda also brings experience evaluating coverage for Professional E&O, D&O, Cyber-Technology, and EPL insurance claims, as well as litigating insurance coverage disputes. Chanda has represented domestic and London based insurers in a variety of professional liability claims and coverage matters, involving employment practices liability, directors and officers liability, cyber and technology liability, privacy breaches and intellectual property litigation, lawyers professional liability, real estate professional liability, and various other errors and omissions liability matters. Further, Chanda has significant experience in drafting insurance policy language and analyzing insurance applications for many types of professionals to evaluate and minimize the potential risks and exposure to insurers.
BAR & COURT ADMISSIONS
Illinois
U.S. District for the Northern District of Illinois
Kansas
Missouri
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Illinois Bar Association
Kansas Bar Association
Missouri Bar Association
Professional Liability Underwriter’s Society (PLUS)
PUBLICATIONS
Author, Global Uncertainty, M/PI Source, Summer 2007
Co-Author, The Commercial Marketplace in a Virtual World, M/PI Source, Spring 2008
Co-Author, Good Faith, Bad Faith, and Everything in Between: A Roundtable on Declaratory Judgment Actions, PLAN Regional Workshop Presentation, 2008
EDUCATION
Juris Doctorate, Washburn University School of Law
Intern, Washburn Law Clinic, Washburn Law School
Bachelor of Science in Criminology, Kansas State University