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Professional Risk

In today's litigious environment, insurers are facing a groundswell of claims in professional liability. Lawyers, accountants, engineers, brokers, agents, health care providers, business executives and other professionals need experienced legal defense against malpractice lawsuits and other professional risks.

At NLdH, we are committed to meeting the needs of our clients insuring against these high-stakes and very personal claims. We have a team of experienced lawyers dedicated to the defense of significant professional liability claims and complex coverage disputes.

Our lawyers represent professionals in administrative proceedings and litigation, as well as consult on best practices and risk management techniques. We have significant experience providing coverage assessments and monitoring the strategies of the insured's counsel in claims brought against corporate directors and officers.

Our law firm offers legal services involving the full range of professional risk issues:

  • Director and officer liability for Fortune 500 corporations, as well as smaller and privately held companies
  • Attorney and judicial professional responsibility in legal malpractice
  • Architects, engineers and design professional liability
  • Employment practices liability
  • Insurance agents and brokers errors and omissions (E & O) liability
  • Real estate agent E & O liability
  • Health care professional responsibility and medical malpractice
  • Media professional liability
  • Title agent E & O liability
  • Educator legal liability
  • Financial planner E & O liability
  • Financial institution professional liability
  • Fiduciary responsibilities

The breadth of experience possessed by our attorneys makes the firm ideal for the efficient and successful handling of our clients' professional liability needs. That experience has been accumulated with more than 30 years of experience serving the industry. The experience of our team members is not simply courtroom experience. It is experience that includes serving as claims adjusters, branch managers and other roles at different levels within the industry. It is experience from the inside, not just the outside. It is experience that counts.

NLdH is proud of the reputation we have earned throughout the insurance industry. Learn more about our record of success.

Contact NLdH

With offices in Philadelphia, Cherry Hill, Newark, Columbus, New York and London, our national law firm is available to provide professional risk management services for businesses throughout the United States. Contact us today.

News & Events

Council of Litigation Management, 2010 Annual Conference, March 24 - 26, 2010, Pointe Vedra, FL - Robert T. Horst will be speaking on the topic of "Preventing and Defending Bad Faith Claims: Current Trends and Strategies"

PAMIC 2010 Claims Summit, April 6 - 7. 2010, Gettysburg, PA - C. Scott Rybny will present "Emerging Issues - From the Homes We Live In to the Jewelry We Wear" and Michael Munger will speak on "Secondary Subrogation Issues."

DRI Insurance Coverage and Claims Institute, April 14 - 16, 2010, Chicago, IL - Robert T. Horst will present "The Recession, Misrepresentations and Rescission" along with William J. Matrogran, CIC, AIC, Erie Insurance Company. Additionally, Horst will also present "Bad Faith Update."

NYCBA 21st Annual "Current Issues in Insurance Regulation" Conference, April 16, 2010, New York, NY - Francine Semaya is the co-chair, moderator and speaker for the NYCBA 21st Annual "Current Issues in Insurance Regulation" Conference to be held April 16, 2010 in New York, NY.

American Conference Institute's 8th International Advanced Forum on Run-Off and Commutations, April 29 - 30, 2010, New York, NY - Francine L. Semaya will moderate the Regulatory Roundtable: Emerging Regulations and Their Impact on Insurance Insolvencies and the Run-Off Market featuring insurance regulators from across the United States.

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Emerging Topics Articles

Global Warming Lawsuit Raises a Host of Coverage/Liability Concerns.  In a decision could open the door for waves of suits against pollution emitting entities, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit allowed two related lawsuits to proceed that attempt to use the court system to halt the effects of global warming. In State of Connecticut, et al. v. American Electric Power Co., et al. , ___ F.3d ___, 2009 WL 2996729 (2d. Cir. Sept. 21, 2009), the Second Circuit reversed an order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York granting a motion to dismiss the plaintiffs' complaint against six utility defendants. The plaintiffs (eight different states, the city of New York and three land trusts) seek a judgment ordering carbon dioxide emitting utility companies to reduce emissions. The Second Circuit's holding raises not only numerous complex defense issues, but also concerns in the area of insurance coverage. ...

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