Lawrence D. Jackson

Lawrence Jackson is a partner in the Complex Liability Practice Group at Nelson Levine de Luca & Hamilton. An accomplished insurance litigator, Mr. Jackson has, for the past 20 years, represented national and international insurers in connection with insurance coverage disputes and the defense of liability claims.

More recently, Mr. Jackson has managed and directed complex, multi-party insurance coverage and liability defense cases litigated in state and federal courts throughout the United States involving general liability and professional liability claims. He also has significant experience involving coverage under excess liability and reinsurance policies.

Mr. Jackson routinely serves as coverage and monitoring counsel to help clients minimize risk and reduce their exposure under various professional liability lines of coverage, including medical professional, directors and officers, financial institution, investment advisor and mutual fund liability policies. Mr. Jackson also defends hospitals, doctors and medical equipment companies in negligence and product liability cases.

Mr. Jackson is a frequent speaker before business and professional audiences, and has authored a number of articles concerning insurance topics that have appeared in professional and industry publications.

Admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey, Mr. Jackson is a member of each state's bar association. He graduated cum laude from Widener University School of Law, where he served on the Delaware Journal of Corporate Law, and from Villanova University.

Professional Associations and Memberships:

• Philadelphia Bar Association
• New Jersey State Bar Association
• New York State Bar Association
• Pennsylvania Bar Association

Speaking Engagements:

• "Whose Line Is It? General Liability v. Professional Liability", Hot Topics in Insurance Claims: Current Issues Impacting the Industry, September 15, 2011
• “Navigating the Web of Liability”, Regional Technology and Life Sciences Forum for National Insurance Company, October 20, 2010
• “Whose Line Is It? General or Professional Liability Insurance Coverage”, 2009 New York Professional Liability and D&O Conference, October 27, 2009
• “Claims Made and Professional Liability Insurance Coverage - What You Should Know to Protect Yourself and Your Clients”, Pennsylvania Bar Institute
• “Directors and Officers Liability Insurance Update”, Internal Presentation at National Insurance Company
• “What Do Today's Directors And Officers Need To Know About Their Company's D&O Insurance?”, New Jersey Corporate Counsel Association, Legal Express Super Course
• “Condominium Insurance Coverage Issues”, Pennsylvania Loss Conference

Published Works:

Whose Line Is It? (Part 2), Claims Advisor, December, 2011

Whose Line Is It? (Part 1), Claims Advisor, October, 2011

Recent Developments in Excess, Surplus Lines and Reinsurance Litigation, Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Law Journal, Vol. 45, Issue 2 Winter, 2010

Knowledge Is Power: What Do Today's Directors and Officers Need to Know About Their Company's D&O Insurance, 181 N.J.L.J. 420, August 1, 2005

Third Circuit Adopts Second Circuit Standard For Pleading Securities Claims Under The PSLRA, and in so Doing, Raises the Bar for Plaintiffs Who Rely Upon Information Attributed to Documentary Evidence or Unnamed Confidential Sources, ABA TIPS Professionals', Officers', Directors' Liability Committee Newsletter, Spring, 2005

Recent Developments in Insurance Coverage Litigation, Tort, Trial & Insurance Practice Law Journal, Vol. 40, Number 2, p. 521, Winter, 2005

Foreign Shareholder Securities Fraud Litigation: Welcome To Our Federal Courts, PLUS Journal, November, 2005