Practice Areas:
Commercial Litigation
Insurance and Reinsurance

Adam M. Smith is a Partner with firm.  Mr. Smith concentrates his practice in the areas of insurance and reinsurance coverage litigation.  He has extensive experience litigating complex insurance coverage disputes on behalf of insurers and reinsurers in jurisdictions across the nation.  He has litigated matters and counseled clients with respect to wide variety of claims concerning comprehensive general liability, professional liability, directors and officers, errors and omissions, medical stop loss and first party property insurance policies.

Mr. Smith has extensive experience counseling clients and litigating matters related to insurance coverage for long tail claims and mass torts. He successfully litigated numerous matters related to insurance coverage for asbestos bodily injury claims. He has substantial experience with disputes arising out of the Wellington Agreement.  Mr. Smith also has significant experience representing insurers involved in asbestos bankruptcies. He has represented dozens of London and European market insurers in complex asbestos bankruptcy matters and related parallel proceedings.  Mr. Smith has also counseled clients regarding the effect of federal and state tort reform and its potential impact on asbestos liabilities.

Mr. Smith received his B.A. degree from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in 1990.  Upon graduation from Fordham University School of Law, Mr. Smith became associated with the New Jersey office of Mendes & Mount, LLP where he concentrated his practice in the areas of insurance coverage litigation, product liability and professional malpractice. He became a Partner in the firm in 2001, and he remained with the firm until 2005. Mr. Smith joined Coughlin Duffy LLP in March 2005 and became a Member in July 2006.

Mr. Smith is a frequent speaker at events organized by the American Bar Association, Mealey’s Publications and the CPCU Society.

Professional Admissions:
State of New Jersey (1994)
State of New York (1995)

United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (1994)

United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (2010)

United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (2010)

United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (1997)

United States Supreme Court (2001)

Professional Activities:
New Providence Board of Education (1999 - 2005), President (2001- 2005)
Member, Professional Liability Underwriting Society
Member, American Bar Association
Member, Essex County Bar Association

Contact:

Wall Street Plaza
88 Pine Street, 28th Floor
New York, NY 10005

Direct Dial: (212) 612-4995
Facsimile: (212) 480-3899

350 Mount Kemble Avenue
Morristown, NJ 07962-1917

Direct Dial: (973) 631-6050
Facsimile: (973) 267-6442

E-mail:
asmith@coughlinduffy.com