Insurance defense firm Marshall Dennehey has appointed two new leaders to its casualty department, the firm’s largest practice group, beginning the transition process before current casualty director Howard Dwoskin must resign from the position next year thanks to the firm’s succession planning bylaws.

Dwoskin’s former assistant director Matthew Schorr and personal injury protection litigator Jeffrey Rapattoni will be taking over the positions of director and assistant director of the casualty department, taking over the management of over 250 attorneys spread across seven states and 19 offices.