Welcome!
The Torts, Insurance, and Compensation Law Section of
the New York State Bar Association is pleased to welcome Section members
and visitors. Among the resources available for Section members on this
site are Section publications, access to the TICL Section e-community
discussion forums, and substantive case reviews via Law Watch search
results on topics of interest to the Section. Section members receive
the Torts, Insurance and Compensation Law Section Journal and
the Construction & Surety Law Newsletter free as a benefit
of membership.
A View from the Chair - February 2010
The Torts,
Insurance and Compensation Law Section is comprised of over 15
committees in substantive areas of law, as well as two Divisions. The
largest of our committees are the Automobile Liability and Insurance
Coverage Committees. Each provides case law updates to their
members and members electronically ask questions of each other and share
breaking decisions and legislation. We welcome your
involvement!
Our
Divisions are the Workers’ Compensation and Construction and
Surety Divisions. Each focuses on
legal issues specific to those who practice in that area of
law. In recent months, our Workers’
Compensation Division has been very busy addressing significant changes
being proposed to the Workers’ Compensation Board hearing
process. Check its webpage and listserv for
breaking news.
Here is more of
what we will be doing and working on this year:
The Road to Disney.
I am excited to announce that the Section will be holding
its Fall Meeting at Florida’s
Walt Disney World from October 7 – 10, 2010. A block of rooms at
Disney’s Yacht Club Resort have been reserved at $169 per night
and events will be scheduled throughout those dates. In addition, the low room rates have been locked in for three
days before and after the official conference dates to accommodate you
and your family vacation.
Law School For Claims
Professionals. This is a unique and exciting program organized and presented
by our Section members to educate legal issues of importance to claims
representatives and other insurance professionals. It is a wonderful opportunity to network with other presenters
as well as insurance representatives attending the
program.
TICL Journal, E-Newsletters and other
Publications. Looking to publish or receive top quality legal
periodicals? Our Section publishes articles
of interest to our members in a color, hard copy Journal recognized by
our members as an excellent reason - in and of itself – to join
the Section. In addition, an Insurance
Coverage e-Newsletter is sent to all Section members as well as a
Section e-newsletter on Section events and other news.
Further, the Class Action Committee updates its members
through direct publications and there are many other
publications. Sharing of case updates and
thorough area of law articles is a significant value to our
members!
If you are
interested in working with us and have any questions, please do not
hesitate to contact me at lgiordano@leclairkorona.com. I hope that you will agree with
me that participating in meetings and committees finds you better
educated and rejuvenated about our profession!
I look forward
to seeing you soon,
Laurie A. Giordano,
Esq.
Leclair Korona Giordano Cole, LLP
150 State Street, Suite 300
Rochester, New York 14614
Phone: (585) 327-4100
E-Mail: lgiordano@leclairkorona.com
TICL AWARDS TWO SCHOLARSHIPS FOR TRIAL ACADEMY
Our Section is a proud sponsor of the Young
Lawyers Section Trial Academy scheduled for March 24th through
28th. As part of the program, TICL awarded two registration fee
scholarships to deserving inviduals. We are looking forward to
them representing our Section well at the 5-day trial techniques
program that will teach, advance and improve the courtroom skills of
young attorneys and lawyers who want to improve their litigation skills
with an emphasis on direct participation. The program will take
place at Cornell Law
School. The materials for the program will include both a
criminal and civil fact pattern which will be provided to attendees at
least one month before the program’s start
date.
FREE FREE FREE
Like what you see? As a member of the Torts,
Insurance and Compensation Law Section of the New York State Bar
Association you have access to our wonderful journals, website and our
enewsletter. But there is more. Our section is comprised of over 15
committees in substantive areas of law, as well as two Divisions. As a
member of our section, they are free to join. Click on the link for a
copy of our latest BROCHURE. Please get involved and
join a committee or division or two. Please tell your friends and
colleagues about us and give them a copy of our brochure.
A View from the Chair - Looking Back.....
It’s hard to believe that a year
has gone by since I became the chair of our Section. The
active participation and effort by our section members made it a very
productive year. More specifically, I would be remiss if I did
not thank Laurie Giordano, our new Section
chair, Tom Maroney, our new vice-chair, and
the rest of our Section’s Executive Committee for all of their
support during the year. As a result of this teamwork, we were
able to continue the work started by our prior Section Chairs of
energizing and making our section one of the best in the New York State
Bar Association.
As I look back, one of the strategic
goals for our Section in 2009 was to attract new members by making our
section more attractive to the newly admitted and young lawyers
of New
York. This began in July,
2009 when our Section sponsored and attended the Young Lawyers Section
boat ride. Tom Maroney, Rich Dawson and Mirna
Martinez Santiago’s efforts made sure that this
well attended event was a success. We continued this initiative during
our summer meeting at Mohegan Sun in August, by focusing part of our CLE
program for the newly admitted and young litigation attorneys. This
meeting was a great success. We successfully attracted a large group of
attorneys, judges, insurance professionals and their families from
across the NY State. Everyone enjoyed the weather, the venue, the CLE
and more importantly, the company. Our program chairs,
Mirna
Martinez Santiago and Gary Cusano, put a tremendous amount
of time and effort in putting together an excellent program and
meeting. Special
thanks to Gary Cusano and his band for providing the musical entertainment and to the
judges, insurance company professionals and all the people who attended
our summer meeting.
Our commitment to young and newly
admitted lawyers will continue in 2010 with our Section’s
sponsorship of two free scholarships to the Young Lawyers Section Trial Academy that will be held at Cornell Law School from Wednesday, March 24, 2010 through Sunday, March 28,
2010.
During the year we held many social
and informative events across the New
York State geared
to attracted new members. Our event in May for the Judges of the Third
Department was well attended and a great success. This event was
sponsored by our Third and Fourth District Reps, Claudia Ryan, Jim Kelly, Bill Cloonan, and
Ed Flink who put a lot of
time and effort in coordinating and hosting the event. Brian Rayhill, Ron
Balter and Mike
O’Brien did a great job of hosting an
even for the Thirteenth Judicial District Reception honoring
Justice Judith N. McMahon. Our Fall reception was well
attended by attorneys, judges and members of our city and state
legislatures. Many thanks to Dennis Brady,
Michael Tromello and Shawn Downes for the great job they
did in hosting this event.
Our highly successful and
informative Law School for Claims
Professionals was held last Fall. It was a
great success because of the hard work and effort
of our chair, Lisa Berrittella and our local chairs, Shawn Martin,
Beth Fitzpatrick, Ed Flink, and
George Skandalis.
Our Section “year” came to
a close at our annual meeting this January. Our annual joint dinner with
the Trial Lawyers Section was held at Cipriani’s Wall Street. It was
a great success. It was attended by over 200 lawyers, judges and
insurance professionals. Our dinner speaker this year was the Honorable Luis A. Gonzalez, Presiding
Justice, of the Appellate Division, First Judicial Department. At this
dinner, the annual Torts, Insurance and Compensation Law Section awards
were presented. Our District Chair of the Year was Brian J. Rayhill and Committee Chair
of the year was Christopher R.
Lemire.
In recognition of their outstanding contribution to the
practice of law in the field of insurance defense, this year’s Sheldon Hurwitz Young
Lawyer Award, was given to
Mirna
Martinez Santiago and Audrey A. Seeley. The John E. Leach Memorial Award recognizing outstanding service
and distinguished contributions to the legal profession, as a member of
our Section, was given to Michael C.
Tromello. Congratulations again to our award winners. The next day our
joint CLE program was held with the Trial Lawyers Section. This
year’s program was one of our best. Many thanks to Michael Tromello, our program chair,
for his hard work and effort for putting together a great dinner &
CLE program.
As I complete my year as Chair of the Torts Insurance
& Compensation Law Section, I would like to take this opportunity to
thank our Section members and our Executive Committee for their help and
assistance over the past year. I also wish to thank and wish our new
officers, Laurie Giordano, Chair, Tom Maroney, Vice Chair,
Jean Gerbini, Secretary and Brendan Baynes, Treasurer, the
best as they continue to lead and energize our Section.
Charles J. Siegel, Esq.
Law Offices of Charles J. Siegel
40 Wall Street - 7th Floor
New York, New York 10005
Phone: (212) 440-2345
E-Mail:
charles.siegel@cna.com
Visit our Photo Gallery (on the left menu) to view
pictures from our 2009 Summer Meeting at the Mohegan Sun or click
on this link Mohegan Sun Summer Meeting 2009
To contact any member of our Executive Committee for information, to
join a committee or to provide your opinion or feedback, click on the
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