Insurance Coverage

The Insurance Coverage Group is headed by Glenn Kaminska, a partner in our Albertson office.   This Group is involved with all aspects of insurance issues in all counties in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, as well as the Federal Courts.

The Group is frequently called upon to offer coverage opinions on issues that affect a client's decision making ability. We will assist in drafting disclaimers or reservation of rights letters and take the appropriate steps to protect a client's interests.

The Insurance Coverage Group has experience in resolving insurance disputes from inception through trial, as well as appeals.  Brendan Fitzpatrick, the partner who heads the Appeals Group, works closely with the members of the Insurance Coverage Group in pre-appeal issues and with respect to appeals.

We advise our clients on a wide range of topics including notice, disclaimer, triggers of coverage, additional insured endorsements, exclusions, bad-faith claims, claims handling, punitive damages, self-insured retentions, coverage for intellectual property claims, as well as excess and co-insurance issues. Such topics arise in many different contexts, including professional claims, constructions site accident claims, property damage, toxic torts, motor vehicle, and personal lines.

In addition to the representation of clients, our attorneys regularly lecture before bar associations and claims organizations, as well as to claims professionals at various insurance companies and at self-insured organizations. We are proud that our articles have appeared in various publications, notably the New York Law Journal.

Our attorneys are experienced in handling a range of cases, from high exposure property damage and general liability claims to representation of individual insureds in an effort to obtain insurance coverage.

The Insurance Coverage Group and Appeals Group are invaluable assets to the Firm and to our clients. Whether providing an isolated coverage opinion, engaging in full litigation, representing clients at depositions or at mediations, or simply conducting a seminar, the members of these Groups stand ready to assist our clients.