Robert H. Coughlin Jr. - Albany, NY

Awards and Honors

Education

• Legal Education

  • Albany Law School of Union University, Albany, New York, 1981
    J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
    Honors: Order of Barristers

• Non Legal Education

  • Hamilton College, Clinton, New York
    B.A., Bachelor of Arts
  • L’Institut d’Etudes Politiques, Paris, France

Current Employment Position(s)

• Of Counsel

References

• Joseph Destralo, Claims Manager-Great American Ins. Co.-Syracuse, NY

Classes and Seminars

• Lecturer for New York State Bar Association

Representative Clients

• Commercial Insurance Company

• Great American Insurance Company

• Hanover Insurance Company

• Nationwide Insurance Company

Representative Cases

• Kordana v. Pomellito
  • Citation: 503 N.Y.S.2d 198
  • Court: N.Y.A.D. 3 Dept.
  • Year: 1986
  • Serial Number: 1986129378
• Federico v. City of Mechanicville
  • Citation: 531 N.Y.S.2d 42
  • Court: N.Y.A.D. 3 Dept.
  • Year: 1988
  • Serial Number: 1988086264

Bar Admissions

• New York
• U.S. District Court Northern District of New York
• U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
• U.S. District Court Western District of New York
• U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit

Other Affiliations

• New York State Bar Association, Torts, Insurance and Compensation Law Section, Section’s Delegate to NYSBA Sections Caucus, 2017-2019
• New York State Bar Association, Torts, Insurance and Compensation Law Section, Strategic Planning Committee Co-Chair, 2016-2019
• New York State Bar Association, Torts, Insurance and Compensation Law Section, Executive Committee, 1987-2019
• New York State Bar Association, Torts, Insurance and Compensation Law Section, Chair, 2014-2015
• New York State Bar Association, Torts, Insurance and Compensation Law Section, Vice Chair, 2013-2014
• New York State Bar Association, Torts, Insurance and Compensation Law Section, Secretary, 2012-2013
• New York State Bar Association, Torts, Insurance and Compensation Law Section, Chair of Membership Committee, 2005-2012
• New York State Bar Association, Torts, Insurance and Compensation Law Section, Chair of Committee of Laws and Practices, 1987-2005
• Lower Adirondack Search and Rescue Team – Certified by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation in Wilderness Search and Rescue, Vice President, 2017-2019
• Lower Adirondack Search and Rescue Team – Certified by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation in Wilderness Search and Rescue, Member, 2014-Present
• Northeastern New York (formerly Adirondack-Saratoga) Chapter American Red Cross, Disaster Assistance Team, 2008-Present
• Northeastern New York (formerly Adirondack-Saratoga) Chapter American Red Cross, Board of Directors, 2008-2014
• Northeastern New York (formerly Adirondack-Saratoga) Chapter American Red Cross, Vice Chair, 2010-2011
• Northeastern New York (formerly Adirondack-Saratoga) Chapter American Red Cross, Secretary, 2008-2010, 2011
• Northeastern New York (formerly Adirondack-Saratoga) Chapter American Red Cross, Shelter Associate
• Universal Preservation Hall, Board of Trustees, 2018
• Universal Preservation Hall, Governance Chair, 2019
• Saratoga Arts, 30th Anniversary Planning Committee, 2016
• Saratoga Arts, Board of Directors, 2008-2015
• Saratoga Arts, President, 2013-2015
• Saratoga Arts, Vice President, 2011-2013
• Saratoga Arts, Chair of Governance Committee, 2011-2013
• Saratoga Arts, Executive Committee Member-at-Large, 2009-2011
• Committee on the Tort System, New York State Bar Association, 2003-Present
• Selection Advisory Group, Saratoga Reads, 2009-2014
• Board of Directors, Capital District Trial Lawyers Association, 2003-2008
• Committee on Attorneys’ Fees, New York State Bar Association, 2003-2005
• Schenectady County Chapter of the American Red Cross, Board of Directors, 1990-1996
• Schenectady County Chapter of the American Red Cross, Chair of Personnel Committee
• Defense Research Institute of Northeastern New York, President,1996
• Defense Research Institute of Northeastern New York, Vice President, 1995
• Defense Research Institute of Northeastern New York, Secretary, 1994