Practical Tips for Mediating Liability and Coverage Claims
6:00 p.m. Dinner and Networking
6:30 p.m. Joint Section CLE meeting
7:30 p.m. Insurance Law Section Meeting
Learn essential skills and gain invaluable perspective for effective negotiation and resolution of insurance coverage claims and underlying substantive claims at mediation. Topics will include effective logistics for simultaneous negotiations during mediation; how to promote counsel, mediator and carrier working together for optimal results; achieving global resolution of underlying claims and coverage issues. We will provide examples using a hypothetical fact pattern. Our panel includes insurance defense counsel, coverage counsel and professional mediators.
Moderator:
Frederic J. Giordano, Esq., K&L Gates LLP, Newark
Speakers:
N. Janine Dickey, Esq., APM, Accredited Professional Mediator, Bridgewater
Nicholas M. Insua, Esq., McCarter & English, LLP, Newark
Anthony M. Tamburello, Esq., Schenck, Price, Smith & King LLP, Paramus
Richard A. Herman, Esq., the Herman Law Firm, Wayne
CLE Credits:
NJ CLE: 1.2 general credits
NY CLE: (Transitional & Non-Transitional): 1.0 professional practice credit
PA CLE: 1.0 substantive credit pending ($4 check payable to NJICLE)