AssistantMichele Damiano
973.242.1364 ext 9027
mdamiano@wglaw.com Joe serves as coverage and monitoring counsel for errors and omissions (E&O), directors and officers (D&O), employment practices liability (EPL), and other claims-made insurance products.
Additionally, Joe also provides clients with consulting and testifying expert witness in insurance disputes involving claims handling practice and industry custom and practice in the underwriting of risk. In particular, he has concentrated this work in the D&O and professional liability product lines.
In Joe’s practice, he handles reinsurance audits in specialty lines such as Representations and Warranties Insurance. He is also experienced in drafting policies and endorsements.
Joe is certified as an arbitrator by ARIAS-US concentrating on D&O and professional lines coverage disputes. He is also a mediator of insurance and reinsurance coverage disputes.
Joe serves as coverage and monitoring counsel for errors and omissions (E&O), directors and officers (D&O), employment practices liability (EPL), and other claims-made insurance products.
Additionally, Joe also provides clients with consulting and testifying expert witness in insurance disputes involving claims handling practice and industry custom and practice in the underwriting of risk. In particular, he has concentrated this work in the D&O and professional liability product lines.
In Joe’s practice, he handles reinsurance audits in specialty lines such as Representations and Warranties Insurance. He is also experienced in drafting policies and endorsements.
Joe is certified as an arbitrator by ARIAS-US concentrating on D&O and professional lines coverage disputes. He is also a mediator of insurance and reinsurance coverage disputes.
ExperienceSuccessfully appealed a D&O coverage dispute to the Delaware Supreme Court with a pro hac admission, avoiding a policy limit exposure for the client.
Successfully litigated a D&O coverage dispute with a pro hac admission in California, avoiding a policy limit exposure for the client.
Obtained a litigated rescission of a D&O policy in New York.
Speaking Engagements- 02.09.22Panelist, "Governance and Ethics Update: The Increased Focus on Director Responsibilities," New York County Lawyers Association
- 09.21.21Panelist, "The Arbitrator's Tool: How Much Should the Law Matter," ARIAS U.S
- 04.20.21Panelist, "Insurance Policy Rescission After a Claim is Filed: Bad Faith and Third-Party Claims"
Professional & Community InvolvementProfessional Liability Underwriters Society (PLUS), Former Trustee and Co-Chair of the PLUS Curriculum Committee
American Bar Association (ABA), Vice-Chair in each of the Professional Liability Committee and Dispute Resolution Committee of the ABA’s Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section
Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (CLM), Member
American College of Coverage Counsel, Fellow
Insurance Coverage Law Center (ICLC), Editorial Advisory Board Member
AssistantMichele Damiano
973.242.1364 ext 9027
mdamiano@wglaw.com |