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Richard Jay Cohen
665 Main St Ste 400, Buffalo, NY
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Education
1989
State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law, JD - Juris Doctor, cum laude
1986
State University of New York at Buffalo, BS - Bachelor of Science, with distinction
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Jill campbell
19 Nov, 2019
Tells it like it is looks for the detail.
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Publications
2017:
Carlsbad, CA, Co-Presenter, "Strategies for Defending General Liability Claims,"
2016:
Preparing for and Trying the Civil Lawsuit, 2d Ed., 2016 Rev., New York State Bar Association, Co-Author, “Litigating and Protecting the Insurance Claim,”
2016:
Buffalo Law Journal, Featured in "Goldberg Segalla's Growth Quick Yet Methodical,"
2016:
Buffalo Law Journal, Quoted in “Partnership Is the ‘Holy Grail’ for Law Firm Associates,”
2015:
Buffalo Law Journal, Quoted in “Legal Presence Goes Beyond WNY Borders,”
2014:
Buffalo Law Journal, Quoted in “The Site of Two Growth-Minded Law Firms,”
2014:
Law360, Featured in “New Jersey Powerhouse: Goldberg Segalla LLP,”
2013:
Intelligent Insurer Monte Carlo Edition, Quoted in “A Paradigm Shift,”
2012:
Chartis Legal Insights, Co-Author, “Asset Managers Do Not Owe Fiduciary Duty to Note Holders,”
2012:
CPCU Society Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., Presenter, “The Additional Insured Illusion,”
2012:
CPCU Society Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., Presenter, “Emerging Issues,”
2011:
CPCU Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, Presenter, “Don't Roll the Dice in Managing Agent and Broker E&O Exposures and Claims - The Lessons You Didn't Learn in E&O Class,”
2011:
CPCU Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, Presenter, “Emerging Issues - Information and Insight You Can Bet On!,”
2011:
New Appleman on Insurance 3d Edition, Chapter 47, LexisNexis, Author, "Calculating the Amount of Coverage,"
2010:
CPCU Society's Reinsurance Symposium in Philadelphia, PA, Presenter, “A Close Examination of the Wasa v. Lexington Decision and its Impact on the Reinsurance Market Moving Forward,”
2010:
CPCU Society Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, Presenter, "Emerging Issues for Today's Insurance Professional,"
2010:
CPCU Society Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, Presenter, "24 Ways to Avoid Getting into Trouble — Best Practices for Managing Agent and Broker E&O Exposures and Claims,"
2010:
Defense Research Institute Construction Law Seminar, Las Vegas, NV, Presenter, "Hypothetically Speaking-Where is the Coverage?"
2009:
CPCU Society Webinar, Presenter, "Emerging Developments in Insurance Coverages,"
2009:
CPCU Society Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, Presenter, "Electronic Discovery - Don't Let it Zap You,"
2009:
CPCU Society Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, Presenter, "Coverage Evaluations and Declaratory Judgment Actions,"
2009:
CPCU Society Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, Presenter, "Emerging Issues for Today's Insurance Professional,"
2009:
CPCU Society Webinar, Presenter, "Emerging Challenges of Electronically Stored Information and E-Discovery,"
2008:
Mealey's Expert Commentaries, Author, "Cedant's Latitude in Allocating its Defense and Indemnity Obligation Amongst Policies to be Reinsured: The Follow the Settlements Doctrine Examined,"
2008:
Mealey's Expert Commentaries, Co-Author, "Insured's Failure to Provide Any Notice of Claim When So Required for Coverage Under the Policy,"
2008:
CPCU Society Workshop, June 2008; CPCU Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Presenter, "Coverage Evaluations and Declaratory Judgment Actions, A Practical Tactical Approach,"
2008:
CPCU Society Workshop, Philadelphia, PA, Presenter, "The Duty to Defend, What Is It and What Does It Really Mean?,"
2008:
Canadian Defence Lawyers' National Insurance Coverage Symposium, Toronto, ON, Co-Author and Presenter, "Conflict of Laws in the United States,"
2008:
New Appleman's Insurance Law Practice Guide, Matthew Bender & Co., LexisNexis Group, Co-Author, Life Insurance Chapter for the Renowned Insurance Treatise
2008:
NYSBA Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Journal, Co-Author, "Topps Turns the Lights Out on Cool Papa Bell,"
2008:
NYSBA Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Journal, Co-Author, "The Rangers' Gloves are Off in a Digital Tussle with the NHL,"
2007:
DRI: The Voice of the Defense Bar, Co-Author, "When is an Indemnity Agreement Not an Insured Contract? - Contractual Contribution and the Construction Contract Conundrum,"
2006:
New York State Bar Association publication, Co-Author, "Construction Site Personal Injury Litigation - New York Law Sections 200, 240(1), 241(6),"
2006:
Insurance Law Practice, New York State Bar Association, Co-Author, "Chapter - Discovery in Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith Disputes,"
2005:
Insurance Law Practice, Second Edition, New York State Bar Association, Co-Author, "Discovery and Bad Faith Cases,"
2004:
Second Edition, New York State Bar Association publication, Contributing Author, "Preparing for and Trying the Civil Lawsuit,"
2004:
DRI Insurance Coverage and Practice Symposium, New York, NY, Author and Presenter, "Fishing at Chelsea Piers: Discovery in Coverage and Bad Faith Cases,"
2004:
Canadian Defence Lawyers Annual Meeting, Toronto, ON, Co-Author and Presenter, "Bad Faith - Baloney or Real Beef? (The Lurking Dangers of Bad Faith),"
2002:
52 SYR L. Rev. 449, Co-Author, "2000-2001 Survey of New York Insurance Law,"
2002:
ABA Tort and Insurance Practice Section, Contributing Author, "Law and Practice of Insurance Coverage Litigation,"
2002:
Defense Research Institute Insurance Coverage and Practice Seminar, New York, NY, Co-Author and Presenter, "The Special Investigation Unit - Determining Fraud Proactively,"
2001:
51 SYR L. Rev. 563, Co-Author and Editor, "1999-2000 Survey of New York Insurance Law,"
2001:
Defense Research Institute Insurance Coverage and Claims Institute, Chicago, IL, Co-Author and Presenter, "New Trends in Declaratory Judgment Actions,"
2000:
Choice of Law, West Publications, Contributing Author, "Law and Practice of Insurance Coverage Litigation,"
2000:
Defense Research Institute Insurance Coverage and Practice Symposium, Co-Author and Co-Presenter, "The Defense Rests . . . But on Whose Shoulders?"
1999:
Defense Research Institute Library Series, Author, "Allocation of Defense Costs," Understanding Allocation
1999:
For The Defense, Defense Research Institute, Co-Author, "The Innocent Co-Insured: Coverage under the Homeowners Policy,"
1999:
Defense Research Institute Excess and Reinsurance Seminar, Author and Presenter, "Controlling the Defense,"
1999:
Defense Research Institute Construction, Surety, and Insurance Seminar, Phoenix, AZ, Author and Presenter, "Shifting the Risk: Anti-subrogation and Additional Insureds,"
1999:
Defense Research Institute Library Series, Co-Author, "Insurance Coverage Concerns for the Millennium, The Defense Practitioner's Guide to the Year 2000 Problem,"
1999:
Defense Research Institute Insurance Coverage and Practice Seminar, Co-Author and Co-Presenter, "Coverage Minefield or Walk in the Park?,"
1998:
Defense Research Institute, Insurance Coverage and Practice Symposium, Author and Presenter, "The Insured's Selection of Defense Counsel,"
1998:
Insurance Litigation Reporter, Co-Author, "Direct Actions - Current Developments,"
1997:
TIPS Journal, Co-Author, "The Anti-Subrogation Rule,"
1997:
New York Department of Insurance Bulletin, Co-Author, "Loading and Unloading — The 'Walton Rule' (updated),"
1997:
Construction-Related Insurance Coverage Issues, DRI Annual Monograph, Co-Author, "Anti-Subrogation, Additional Insureds and Other Related Issues,"
1997:
Defense Research Institute, Insurance Coverage and Practice Symposium, Co-Author, "Direct Actions: Current Developments (a national perspective),"
1996:
Defense Research Institute, Insurance Coverage and Practice Symposium, Co-Author, "The Insured's Entitlement to Select Defense Counsel and the Retention and Use of Coverage Counsel,"
1996:
For The Defense, Defense Research Institute, Co-Author, "A Tactical Approach to Declaratory Judgment Actions,"
1996:
New York State No-Fault/SUM Arbitration Reporter, Co-Author, "Loading and Unloading — The 'Walton Rule,'"
1995:
Defense Research Institute, Insurance Conference, Co-Author, "Contractual Liability Claims and Additional Insureds,"
1994:
Defense Research Institute, Insurance Claims Supervisors National Conference, Co-Author, "Insurance Coverage for Emotional Distress Claims,"
1994:
SYR L. Rev., Co-Author and Editor, "1993-1994 Survey of New York Insurance Law,"
1993:
Defense Research Institute, Insurance Claims Supervisors National Conference, Co-Author, "Effectively Preparing Claims Supervisors For Their Deposition and Trial Testimony,"
1993:
44 SYR L. Rev. 723, Co-Author, "Can The Puzzle Be Solved: Are Punitive Damages Awardable In New York For First-Party Bad Faith?,"
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