About James

James M. Haddad is a principal at the Haddad Associates PLLC, where his practice focuses on commercial litigation. His experience in the insurance industry makes him uniquely experienced and qualified to help his clients.

His clients value his unique and deep expertise, personal attention and responsiveness. As a sole practitioner, he can provide a continuity of care, cost-effective representation and flexible payment arrangements not often found at larger firms.

Mr. Haddad serves the legal needs of commercial clients, insurers, policy holders, construction companies, and others, in areas such as contract negotiation and drafting, intellectual property rights, complex insurance coverage issues, D&O, EPL, professional liability, and more. Mr. Haddad also represents individuals in personal injury and business matters.

Mr. Haddad is a graduate of Brown University (A.B., 1986) and Fordham University School of Law (J.D., 1993).

As a sole practitioner, he can provide a continuity of care, cost-effective representation and flexible payment arrangements not often found at larger firms.

Mr. Haddad is a graduate of Brown University (A.B., 1986) and Fordham University School of Law (J.D., 1993).

Whom James Helps

Insurers – Regulatory claims, contractual and administrative matters.
Insurance brokers – E & O, claim, and contractual matters.
Policyholders – First and third party claim disputes and risk management advice.
Construction Companies – Accident cases, commercial disputes and transactions, corporate and regulatory matters.
Other Commercial and Individual Clients – Accidents, injuries, real estate, and intellectual property.

Practice Areas

Insurance

Coverage disputes and declaratory judgment actions among insurers, policyholders and brokers in all lines of insurance including property, casualty, life, excess and specialty
Broker/agent/producer/MGA/intermediary matters including contracts, negotiations, disputes, litigation and E&O
Regulatory matters and representation before insurance departments in compliance and disciplinary actions;
Inter-company and reinsurance arbitration or litigation
Contractual negotiation or litigation of all kinds.

Commercial

Forming, buying and selling business entities
Business torts, contractual disputes, litigation

Construction

Contractual review and negotiation
Best practices advising
Insurance matters
liens, payment and performance disputes
Employment practices, workplace injuries

Litigation

Lawsuits, trials
Arbitrations, mediations
Appeals

Personal injury/medical malpractice

Legitimate cases of serious negligence and tort

Client Testimonials

“Jim is a responsible, intelligent and intuitive attorney who gets things done. It was a pleasure to work with him, and he is an asset to any client.” -Colleen Magarian

“Jim is an extremely intelligent, caring lawyer; and a moral character. He’s an expert in his field and you want him on your side.” -Construction company owner and client

“I really needed a lawyer who was an expert on the terms of the policy, when an insurance company should pay a claim. He was the guy.” -Construction company owner and client

Notable Achievements

Mayor Bill de Blasio recently appointed Mr. Haddad a Trustee of the Queensborough Public Library.
Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter designation
NYS Ins. Broker’s license
Member, Congress of Fellows of Center for International Legal Studies
Individually rated AV by Martindale Hubbell
Past Member, Commercial Law & Uniform State Laws Standing Committee of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York.

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