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Danielle Sullivan Kaminski is a Partner in Chartwell’s New York City office. She is a 1995 graduate of Binghamton University and a 1998 graduate of Fordham University School of Law. At Fordham, Ms. Kaminski was an editor of the Fordham Urban Law Journal and Fordham Moot Court Board. Ms. Kaminski also interned with the Honorable Joseph M. McLaughlin, Circuit Judge, Second Circuit Court of Appeals.
Ms. Kaminski concentrates her practice in the areas of first-party property, subrogation, transportation, and construction law. Ms. Kaminski handles complex subrogation matters, including losses caused by fires, explosions, structural collapses, boiler, machinery and equipment failures, gas and water leaks. In addition, Ms. Kaminski regularly provides clients with coverage opinions and defends matters involving comprehensive general liability, errors & omissions, builders’ risk, marine, aviation and motor carrier/trucker policies.
Prior to joining Chartwell, Ms. Kaminski practiced at several international and national law firms in the areas of large property subrogation and transportation law. In addition, Ms. Kaminski acted as national coordinating counsel for a global transport and logistics corporation. Ms. Kaminski has significant experience handling transportation related matters involving lost and damaged cargo, hull losses and major casualties, including losses caused by floods, tsunamis and hurricanes, from coverage, defense and subrogation standpoints. Ms. Kaminski is routinely asked to evaluate matters involving the various international, federal and state laws and regulations relevant to transportation claims, including COGSA and Carmack. Also, Ms. Kaminski has experience defending employment discrimination, premises liability and products liability matters.
Ms. Kaminski is a frequent speaker before insurance and industry groups on property and transportation related issues. Ms. Kaminski is often called upon by insurance companies to present in-house CE seminars focusing on various areas of interest.
Ms. Kaminski is licensed to practice law in the state and federal courts of New York and New Jersey, and before the United States Supreme Court. She has successfully litigated cases in state and federal courts throughout the United States. She has also arbitrated, mediated and negotiated numerous complex and high profile disputes.
BAR ADMISSIONS
State of New York
State of New Jersey
United States District Court, Southern District of New York
United States District Court, Eastern District of New York
United States District Court, District of New Jersey
United States Supreme Court
PRACTICE AREAS
Subrogation/Recovery
First Party Property Insurance Coverage
Transportation Law
Construction Law
EDUCATION
Fordham University School of Law (JD, 1998)
Binghamton University, State University of New York (BA, 1995)
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Maritime Law Association of the United States
Special Board Liaison Committee on CLE
Carriage of Goods (COGSA) Committee
Subcommittee on Cargo Liabilities
YLC
New York State Bar Association
PRESENTATIONS
“Complying with Rules and Regulations of the New York Board of Professional Engineering and Land Surveying” – Seminar on Legal Issues for New York Professional Engineers (June 9, 2008).
Uniformity Committee Meeting –Maritime Law Association of the United States (April 30, 2008).
“Thorny Issues with the Commercial Property Policy” – PLRB/LIRB Central Regional Adjusters Conference (Sept. 9 - 10, 2008); PLRB/LIRB Eastern Regional Adjusters Conference (June 3 - 4, 2008).
“Carriage of Goods by Land, Sea and Air” – 2008 PLRB Nat’l Convention, Boston, MA (April 2008).
“Thorny Issues with the Businessowners Policy” – PLRB/LIRB Central Regional Adjusters Conference (Sept. 18 - 19, 2007); PLRB/LIRB Eastern Regional Adjusters Conference (June 12 - 13, 2007).
