On September 28, Amistad, in conjunction with several other bar associations and the Franklin H. Williams Judicial Commission will be holding a seminar on “How to Become a Judge,” at the Suffolk County Bar Association. William M. Savino will be on the panel as a representative of the Independent Judicial Screening Committee.

The Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC) will be holding its annual meeting from July 23 – July 30 in Charlevoix, Quebec. Alan Rutkin will participate in a panel discussion at the event.

A Recipe for Controversy: Evaluating the Availability of Coverage for Atypical Claims

Insurers on both sides of the US-Canadian border must

Frank A. Valverde has been appointed as Vice Chair for the Excess Surplus Lines and Reinsurance Law Committee for the 2016-2017 fiscal year. This leadership appointment is in recognition of Frank’s commitment to TIPS and his reputation among its 24,000 members. The committee deals with all manner of legal issues relating to excess insurance law,

Michael Kotula has been appointed a member of the Standing Committee on Ethics and Professionalism of the American Bar Association’s TIPS section, and an editor of the TIPS Law Journal for 2016-2017.  Michael is also the immediate past chair of the Excess, Surplus Lines and Reinsurance general committee of ABA TIPS.

Since 1908 the Association’s

Robert Maloney has been re-appointed as Vice Chair for the Automobile Law Committee for the 2016-2017 fiscal year. This leadership appointment is in recognition of Rob’s commitment to TIPS and his reputation among its 24,000 members.

The committee deals with all manner of legal issues relating to automobiles and its goal is to be a

American Lawyer Media (ALM), publisher of The American Lawyer, Corporate Counsel, Inside Counsel, and the National Law Journal, among other legal and professional publications, has named Jonathan Bruno, Michael A. Kotula, Evan Krinick, Peter P. McNamara, John L. Rivkin, Leonard L. Rivkin, John J. Robertelli, Alan Rutkin, William M. Savino and Norman L. Tolle –

Joseph Monteleone will be a speaker at the American Conference Institute’s 3rd Insurance Allocation Summit, being held at the Carlton Hotel in New York City on June 23-24. This event will cover the following topics:

• Recent Case Law Rulings Impacting Allocation: Examining the Latest Significant Choice of Law Issues and Key Variations in How

Alexander Pappas was re-appointed to the following Bergen County Bar Associations Committees for the year 2016-2017:

• Professionalism in the Law
• Civil Practice
• NJSBA General Council.

Brian Ade has been reappointed to the following Bergen County Bar Association Committees for the 2016-2017 year:

• Construction Law
• Judicial Selection
• Products Liability

Michael Cannata’s and Frank Misiti’s article entitled, “No Coverage for the Sale of Counterfeit Goods,” was published in FC&S Legal: The Insurance Information Center publication.

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