NEW YORK, June 4, 2013—Duane Morris of counsel Thomas R. Newman of the firm's New York office has been appointed a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and was awarded its Diploma in International Arbitration. The professional body of international arbitrators is active in Europe, the Far East, Australia, Africa and North America. Newman was also recently elected to the American College of Coverage and Extracontractual Counsel (ACCEC), which brings together preeminent lawyers representing the interests of insurers and policyholders to improve the quality of the practice of insurance law and to increase civility and professionalism in the field.
Newman practices in the areas of insurance and reinsurance law, including coverage, claims handling, contract drafting and dispute resolution. He has served as lead counsel in more than 60 reinsurance arbitrations, representing both cedents and reinsurers, and is often called as an expert witness in insurance cases in the United States and in the United Kingdom. He also serves as an arbitrator. Newman has wide experience in appellate practice and has handled hundreds of appeals in both state and federal courts, including 80 in the New York Court of Appeals and 30 in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
He is a member of the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers, a life member of the American Law Institute, a member of ARIAS-U.S., the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel, Defense Research Institute, a Fellow of the New York State Bar Foundation and a member of the New York State Office of Court Administration's Advisory Committee on Civil Practice.
Newman is the author of New York Appellate Practice (LexisNexis, 2010), co-author of the Handbook on Insurance Coverage Disputes (Aspen Publishers, 16th edition, 2012) and author of numerous articles on insurance law and appellate practice. Newman has been listed in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business since 2005.
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