Joseph Monteleone has more than twenty-five years of experience in the insurance arena, both in the private practice of law and as an insurance company claims executive. He is a frequent author and speaker on topics within his practice areas, having written over eighty papers, books, book chapters and texts. He has made more than two hundred presentations throughout the U.S., Canada, Mexico, the U.K., Ireland, The Netherlands and Singapore.
Joe practices primarily in the areas of professional liability, errors and omissions (E&O), directors and officers (D&O), employment practices liability (EPL) and other claims-made insurance products. Joe represents various insurers in coverage litigation, regulatory matters and arbitrations, as well as provides coverage advice and monitoring of underlying litigation in the areas of D&O, professional liability and other specialty lines insurance products. Joe drafts policy forms and endorsement language, as well as provides legal consulting services, to a wide variety of specialty lines insurers. In addition, Joe provides expert witness testimony on issues of coverage and bad faith allegations and serves as arbitrator or mediator in a variety of disputes involving insurance and reinsurance coverage.
Joe is a recognized and acclaimed authority in his field, whose legal opinion is regularly sought out by those in the media. He is author of “Joe Says” a monthly column on current events in the Specialty Lines Advisory, which is regularly referred to by media for topics of discussion. Joe serves on the Insurance Advisory Council of HB Litigation Conferences, and has been selected as the chapter upkeep and contributing author on D&O and Related Forms of Liability Insurance in Matthew Bender & Company’s Securities Law Techniques treatise. He is also a member of the Practicing Law Institute Faculty.
Joe has been a member of the Professional Liability Underwriters Society (PLUS) since 1988, and has participated in each of their annual International Conferences and D&O Symposia. Joe co-chaired the inaugural, and two subsequent, D&O Symposia and was instrumental in devising that event's format and content which continue to this day. Joe served on the PLUS board of trustees from 1997 through 2003. He chaired the PLUS Education Committee from 1999 through 2001. He was co-chair of the Curriculum Committee from 2004 through 2006. Joe is also a frequent speaker at PLUS events, including the Symposium and the International Conferences, as well as local chapter events and is a frequent contributor of articles to the PLUS Journal.
At the 2008 PLUS D&O Symposium in New York City, Joe's dedicated service was honored with the PLUS Award for his initiation and chairing of the very first D&O Symposium. The PLUS D&O Symposium has become the premier event in the world for those involved with D&O coverage and defense matters. Additionally, PLUS has recognized Joe with their PLUS1 Award which is presented to a “person whose efforts have contributed substantially to the advancement and image of the professional liability industry. Selection is based on analysis and thorough consideration of the qualities of each candidate relative to the criteria. Criteria include reputation and success in the professional liability industry, history of lectures and service on panels addressing topics in the industry, current activity in professional liability, activity and involvement in PLUS, longevity in the insurance industry, and measure of impact on the professional liability industry.”
Mr. Monteleone has been cited for excellence in Chambers USA America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. He was also selected for inclusion in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 New York - Metro Super Lawyers®.