Rogers Speaks on Identifying and Mitigating Risks of Runaway Verdicts at CLM Conference

Adams & Reese Partner Jannea Rogers was a panelist at the Claims and Litigation Management Annual Conference, held April 9-11, 2025, in Dallas, Texas. Rogers’ panel discussed “Identifying and Mitigating Risks of Runaway Verdicts.” The annual industry event attracts more than 1,500 participants and features nearly 100 interactive educational sessions and networking events for the many power players who play a part in the process of managing claims and litigation.

Rogers teamed up with Scott Rembold (Rembold Hirschman), Melanie Brown (Munich Re Specialty Insurance), and Steve Lokus (Sompo International Insurance). Rogers is a frequent speaker for CLM, legal, industry groups, and in-house client seminars, on a variety of practice area topics, including litigation, juries, trial tactics, coverage issues, electronic data management, and construction law, including construction defect claims.

In 2024, Rogers served as a Co-Dean for the CLM Alliance Claims College School of Construction, in which CLM brings together the construction industry’s top professionals to teach courses within their areas of experience in the college’s specialty schools, including Casualty Claims, Construction, Cyber Claims, Professional Lines, Property Claims, Transportation, and Workers Compensation. Rogers serves on the faculty and advisory committee for the CLM Alliance Claims College.

At Adams & Reese, Rogers is a Partner in the Mobile office and a leading member of the firm’s Litigation and Construction teams. For 35 years, Rogers has advised and represented clients throughout the Southeast in various practice areas, including construction law, and civil and complex commercial litigation. Rogers is ranked by clients and peers among the top construction lawyers in Alabama by Chambers USA. Within her construction practice, she represents owners, developers, general contractors, subcontractors, and materialmen in disputes related to defects in construction as well as personal injury claims associated with construction defects.

Rogers has the Advanced Claims Professional designation from The Institutes CLM. After acting as a board member for the School of Construction Claims College for CLM for the past five years and as an instructor for the past three years, Rogers earned both the designation of CCP, Certified Claims Professional in the area of Construction from The CLM Claims College School of Construction, as well as CLMP, Certified Litigation Management Professional from the Litigation Management Institute. These certifications were prior to her recent award of Advanced Claims Professional from the School of Leadership.