Archives: Team Members

Hillarie Miller is a graduate of the University of Idaho, where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Crime and Justice Studies. She graduated cum laude from the Florida Coastal School of Law, ranking in the top 6% of her class. While in law school, she served as Editor-in-Chief of the Law Review and received numerous academic accolades. She was admitted to the Florida Bar in 2012.

Ms. Miller is a former prosecutor with extensive courtroom experience, having successfully prosecuted hundreds of cases in misdemeanor, juvenile, and felony court. She has been professionally recognized for her trial work and was awarded the Trial Top Gun award for the State Attorney’s Office, 7th Judicial Circuit, Florida. Additionally, Ms. Miller has worked in private practice as a civil litigator. Her prior experience includes Engle progeny tobacco litigation, products liability, wrongful death, premise liability, worker’s compensation, and automobile negligence.

• Florida Coastal School of Law – Juris Doctor
• University of Idaho – Bachelor of Arts in Crime and Justice Studies

• Litigation
• Personal Injury
• Products Liability
• Premise Liability

• Florida

• Trial Top Gun Award, Office of the State Attorney, 7th Judicial Circuit
• Johns County Bar Association, Treasurer, 2020
• Editor-in-Chief, The Florida Coastal Law Review, 2011-2012
• Dean’s Scholar, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
• Book Award in Persuasive Legal Writing
• Best Oral Advocate and Best Memo in Lawyering Process II

Chanel Rossi is a Florida native who received her bachelor’s degree in Health Sciences from Florida International University. Chanel decided to take her talents to law school and pursued her formal legal education by attending New England Law | Boston thereby receiving her Juris Doctorate. During law school, Chanel served as the Vice President of the Business Law Society and Vice President of the Art Law Society. Chanel continued her legal education by receiving a Certificate of Negotiation and Leadership from Harvard Law School. Throughout law school, Chanel worked as the Senior Paralegal at Murphy PC, a firm that specializes in Real Estate and Project Development matters. Additionally, she served as the Director of Constituent Services for Massachusetts Senator Barry Finegold. In addition, Chanel worked for a First Party Property Litigation firm, managing cases from intake through litigation.

When Chanel is not fiercely advocating for her clients, she enjoys spending time with her family, looking for the next adventure, and learning about different cultures.

• New England Law | Boston – Juris Doctorate
• Florida International University – Bachelor’s in Health Sciences

• First and Third-Party Coverage and Defense
• Subrogation

• Florida

Ashley R. Eagle is a graduate of University of Central Florida where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature. She then went on to obtain her Juris Doctor degree from St. Thomas University. During her time in law school, Ms. Eagle served as coach on the International Moot Court team and interned at Legal Aid Service of Broward County. Throughout her career as an attorney, Ms. Eagle’s practice has focused in the area of personal injury, including premises liability, wrongful death, and auto negligence.

• St. Thomas University School of Law – Juris Doctor
• University of Central Florida – Bachelor of Arts in English Literature

• Litigation & Appeals
• Real Estate
• Commercial Transactions

• Florida
• U.S. District of Florida (S.D. Fla.)
• U.S. District of Florida (M.D. Fla.)

• Super Lawyers – Rising Star in Civil Litigation
• Palm Beach County Bar Association
• Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County
• Florida Association of Women Lawyers – Palm Beach County Chapter

In 2017, Jessica graduated from Suffolk University with a Bachelor’s of Science in U.S. History and Government, with a focus on Public Policy, and in 2020 obtained her Degree of Juris Doctorate from Suffolk University Law School. During law school, Jessica served as the Vice President of the Journal of Trial Appellate Advocacy Moot Court Honor Board.

In 2020, Jessica was published by the Suffolk Journal of Trial Appellate Advocacy, in Volume XXV 2019-2020, Issue 1. During her time in school, Jessica also served on numerous associations and committees, including the Women’s Law Association, Criminal Law Association, and Fundraising Committee.

Prior to joining the firm, Jessica expanded her skills to include complex civil litigation, insurance defense, tax and estate management, products liability, business transactions, immigration law, and premises liability. As such, Jessica has experience litigating cases of all sizes involving various issues and areas of practice. Since joining the firm in 2021, Jessica has become a valued addition to the firm’s expanding subrogation team in New England.

Suffolk University School of Law – Juris Doctorate

Suffolk University – Bachelor of Arts in History and Government

Insurance Subrogation

Massachusetts

Member of the Women’s Law Association and Criminal Law Association

Published in the Suffolk Journal of Trial Appellate Advocacy, Volume XXV 2019-2020, Issue 1

David Miller practices civil litigation with an emphasis on complex matters. As an experienced litigator, David has counseled both plaintiffs and defendants in a wide variety of legal issues ranging from small claims cases with a few thousand dollars at issue, to class actions with tens of millions of dollars on the line. His attention to detail, sound acumen, unwavering ethics and steadfast reliability empower him to efficiently and effectively handle all phases of a legal dilemma, from the pre-litigation stage, through the entire litigation process, and in appeals.

David assists individuals, insurers, businesses, property owners, condominium/homeowner associations, general contractors, developers, subcontractors, manufacturers, suppliers and design professionals with commercial/business disputes, construction matters, personal injury claims, premises liability claims, general liability claims, class actions, product liability matters, and in transactions.

David has been a Wellington resident for over twenty-five years. When he is not assisting clients, he enjoys spending time with his family, cooking meals from scratch, traveling, fishing and working out.

• Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law – Juris Doctorate (with Honors)
• Florida State University – Bachelor of Science

• Class Action
• Construction
• Commercial/Business
• General Liability
• Personal Injury
• Premises Liability
• Products Liability
• Transactions

• Florida
• U.S. District Court, Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida

• Palm Beach County Bar Association (General Member, Delegate to the American Bar Association & No Shave November Committee Member)
• American Bar Association (General Member & Delegate on behalf of the Palm Beach County Bar Association)
• Craig S. Barnard American Inns of Court (General Member, Former Membership Chair & Former Outreach Chair)
• Fourth District Court of Appeal of Florida Historical Society (General Member)

James is a graduate of Fairfield University in Connecticut, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in 2007 in Political Science with a minor in Russian and Eastern European studies. Prior to law school, he was awarded an internship by an Arizona public policy think tank-litigation center, where he focused on education, tax, and health care policy studies. A staff position immediately followed before he entered Suffolk University Law School’s evening division while working full-time for two sole practitioners; one specializing in real estate and the other in bankruptcy. The campaign trail called him following graduation in 2014, where he field-directed grassroots canvassing efforts and hired staff for a political action committee in support of a New England candidate and a California public policy referendum. Since entering the practice of law, James has been associated with a sole practitioner general practice firm specializing in family law, estate, and personal injury litigation and, most recently, a suburban Boston full-service firm, where he continued a specialty in family law. James joined Derrevere Stevens Black & Cozad in 2020 as a member of the firm’s expanding subrogation team in the New England region. James is originally from Philadelphia and resides in Boston’s North End.

• Suffolk University School of Law, 2014 – Juris Doctorate
• Fairfield University, 2007 – Bachelor of Arts in Political Science

• Massachusetts

• Alfred Maleson Award – Suffolk University Law School – “Given to the student who has best fostered a sense of community and congeniality at Suffolk Law School”
• Pi Sigma Alpha – Politics Honor Society
• The Eugene C. Fish-Wilmot E. Fleming Memorial Scholarship – The Washington Crossing Foundation
• Federalist Society
• Justinian Society

Stephen is a graduate of Emerson College in Boston Massachusetts, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Writing and Literature. Stephen received his Juris Doctorate Degree, from Suffolk University School of Law and is admitted to practice law in the state of Massachusetts. Stephen has extensive experience in complex civil litigation cases, as well as experience across a wide variety of areas including, but not limited to, medical malpractice claims, insurance subrogation, insurance defense, personal injury, products liability, family law, landlord tenant disputes and appellate practice. Since joining DSB&C in 2020, Stephen has become a valued addition to the firm’s expanding subrogation team in New England.

• Suffolk University School of Law – Juris Doctorate
• Emerson College – Bachelor of Arts in Writing and Literature

• Massachusetts
• U.S. District Court (Massachusetts)

• Suffolk Law School Jurisprudence Award – Criminal Law 2011-2012
• Essex County Bar Association 

Teresa C. Taglianetti is from Jacksonville, Florida. She is a graduate of the University of South Florida, where she received a dual degree; a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminology. She then went on to obtain her Juris Doctorate degree from Florida Coastal School of Law, where she was a recipient of the Dean’s Merit Scholarship. While in law school, Ms. Taglianetti participated in the Family Law Clinic, where she was a certified legal intern representing clients in marriage dissolutions, uncontested custody, and paternity actions. She was also a judicial intern for the Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division where she conducted research on federal and state property law and criminal law, as well as drafted legal memoranda. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Taglianetti worked for a personal injury firm, managing cases from intake through litigation, as well as, managing the in-house subrogation department. She currently focuses on first and third-party property defense.

• Florida Coastal School of Law – Juris Doctor
• University of South Florida – Bachelor of Science in Economics and Bachelor of Arts in Criminology

• First and Third-Party Property Defense
• Personal Injury
• Family Law

• Florida

• Pro Bono Honors Award
• Young Lawyers Division of the Florida Bar
• Military Spouse JD Network

Marni Rogalsky graduated from Newcomb College of Tulane University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree and obtained her law degree from the University of Miami School of Law in 1991.  While at UM, she was a certified legal intern for the Public Defender’s Office of Miami-Dade County, where she worked after graduating.  She then spent 3 years at the Florida Office of the Attorney General, defending the State of Florida, its agencies, and officials in civil rights actions, negligence cases, and various other matters in State and Federal Courts.  Ms. Rogalsky entered private practice in 1997, and has worked in the insurance defense industry since then, with the exception of 2 years during which she represented injured individuals in personal injury cases.  For the insurance companies, Ms. Rogalsky has litigated virtually every  type of civil action, from wrongful death and catastrophic injury cases to construction defect litigation, legal malpractice, contractual disputes, and claims for personal injury protection benefits and property damage.  Ms. Rogalsky has tried over a dozen civil cases to verdict.  In her spare time, Ms. Rogalsky has dedicated countless hours to fostering dogs and cats for the Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League, in addition to raising her two human children, one of whom currently is a proud Gator!

• University of Miami School of Law – Juris Doctorate
• Newcomb College/Tulane University – Bachelor of Arts

• Litigation & Appeals
• Real Estate
• Commercial Transactions

• Florida
• U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida