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Email: |
cvollweiler@traublieberman.com |
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Education: |
J.D., Hofstra University School of Law, 1988
B.A. in Politics, Brandeis University, 1985 |
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Admitted to Bar: |
New York
United States District Court, Eastern District of NY
United States District Court, Southern District of NY |
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Professional and Community
Affiliations: |
New York State Bar Association
American Bar Association
Association of Professional Insurance Women
Financial Women’s Association of New York
The International Alliance of Women |
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Noteworthy: |
Ms. Vollweiler sits on several prominent industry association Boards including: the Association of Professional Insurance Women; the Financial Women’s Association of New York , where she also co-chairs the Directorships & Corporate Governance Committee; and the New York State Bar Association, where she co-chairs the Toxic Tort Committee of the Environmental Law Section.
Ms. Vollweiler also sits on the Board of Directors of Wingspan Arts, Inc., a not-for-profit corporation that brings arts education to diverse student groups in the New York Metropolitan Area in the performing, visual, media and literary arts. |
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Ms. Vollweiler’s practice concentrates in all aspects of insurance coverage and defense. Her areas of expertise include complex insurance disputes, reinsurance, bad faith litigation, international arbitration, products liability, general liability, premises and hotel liability, property damage and first-party coverage and toxic torts (including pharmaceutical and herbal/homeopathic products, chemical exposure, latent injuries, environmental, lead and mold). She has acted as coverage counsel, defense counsel to U.S. and foreign insurers in U.S. litigation nationwide and international arbitrations, and has supervised defense counsel on a nationwide basis on diverse books of business. Ms. Vollweiler also has extensive experience drafting insurance policies.
Ms. Vollweiler, a frequent lecturer on insurance coverage-related issues, punitive damages, e-discovery, toxic torts, pharmaceutical products liability and other topics, was admitted to the bar in 1989 and is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. She received her Juris Doctor degree from Hofstra University School of Law in 1988. In 1985, Ms. Vollweiler received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Politics from Brandeis University. She is proud to join Traub Lieberman after many years as a partner at a prominent, large insurance defense firm. |
