Michael F. Chazkel
Of Counsel
Complex Insurance Coverage, Environmental and Commercial Litigation, Criminal Arson and Insurance Fraud Attorney
Phone: 609.275.0400
Fax: 609.275.4511
101 Grovers Mill Road, Suite 200
Lawrenceville, NJ
08648
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Michael concentrates his practice in the area of complex insurance coverage, environmental and commercial litigation as well as criminal arson and insurance fraud matters. His insurance litigation experience covers all lines of insurance, for both residential and commercial property owners, and includes coverage disputes against insurance carriers as well as brokers and agents for professional negligence. He also is involved in insurance portfolio reviews for individuals and businesses for catastrophic loss preparedness and related coverage adequacy issues.
- Areas of Practice:
- Complex insurance and commercial litigation
- Insurance regulatory and licensing issues
- Catastrophic first and third party insurance claims preparedness
- Criminal law - arson and insurance fraud
- Certification/Specialties:
- Certified Civil Trial Attorney, Supreme Court of NJ, 1983
- Bar Admissions:
- New Jersey, 1971
- New York, 1980
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1977
- U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1971
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1982
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1998
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1998
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1981
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1981
- U.S. Tax Court
- Education:
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Brooklyn Law School, Brooklyn, New York, 1971
J.D. -
Long Island University, 1967
B.S.
- Published Works:
- Handling Contested Insurance Claims Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1981
- Your Rights as a Policyholder Could Be Going Up In Smoke, Insurance Law Alert, November 2006
- Proving Bad Faith of an Insurer, Burning Issues, January 2003
- Recent Court Decisions, Burning Issues, January 2003
- Hot Topics, Burning Issues, January 2003
- Representative Cases:
- CPS Chem. Co., Inc. v. Cont'l Ins. Co., 222 N.J. Super. 175, 536 A.2d 311 (App. Div. 1988).
- 495 Corp. v. New Jersey Ins. Underwriting Ass'n, 86 N.J. 159, 430 A.2d 203 (1981).
- Culver v. Ins. Co. of N. Am., 221 N.J. Super. 493, 535 A.2d 15 (App. Div. 1987); rev'd, 115 N.J. 451, 559 A.2d 400 (1989).
- Indus. Dev. Associates v. Commercial Union Surplus Lines Ins. Co., 222 N.J. Super. 281, 536 A.2d 787 (App. Div. 1988).
- Italian Fisherman, Inc. v. Commercial Union Assur. Co., 215 N.J. Super. 278, 521 A.2d 912 (App. Div. 1987).
- Classes/Seminars Taught:
- Resolving Property Insurance Claims, ICLE, 1980 - Present
- First Party Insurance Coverage Issues, Professional Insurance Agents Association, October 12, 2006 - Present
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Institute for Cont. Legal Education (ICLE) Lecturer
- NJ Assoc. of Public Insurance Adjusters, 1976 - Present, Executive Dir. & General Counsel
- New Jersey State Bar Association Committee on Insurance
- American Bar Association Committee on Tort and Insurance Law
- Association of the Federal Bar of the State of New Jersey
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America Committee on Insurance International Association of Arson Investigators
- National Fire Protection Association
- National Association of Public Insurance Adjusters
- Past Employment Positions:
- General Adjustment Bureau, Vice President, 1964 - 1971
- Consolidated Edison Co. of NY, Real Estate & Insurance Mngr., 1971 - 1972
- Chazkel & Associates, PC, Managing Partner, 1972 - 2002
- City of New Brunswick, Municipal Prosecutor
- New Jersey Association of Public Insurance Adjusters, General Counsel and Executive Director
- Languages:
- Italian
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