NEW YORK – September 15, 2022 – Tarter Krinsky & Drogin and USI Affinity will host a joint webinar on “Lawyers’ Professional Liability (LPL) Marketplace - What You Need to Know,” with Tarter Krinsky & Drogin General Counsel and Partner Justin Y.K. Chu and USI Affinity Senior Vice President and Professional Liability and Consumer Practice Leader Michael Mooney both presenting during the webinar.
The webinar, which takes place Thursday, September 22 at 2:00 p.m., will discuss the most commonly overlooked gaps in coverage and provide ways to help mitigate claims before they arise.
“Professional liability is an integral part of my practice, as well as ours at Tarter Krinsky & Drogin, and we strive to provide our clients with thoughtful and effective strategies to help meet their needs. Our goal with this webinar is to outline a foundation for risk management,” Chu said. “We’re excited to strengthen our relationship with USI Affinity and together provide much-needed guidance on this niche area.”
“In my experience working with law firms on insurance and professional liability matters, I have seen a need to deliver guidance and detailed information on what a risk management program can look like – and our ongoing series of programs over the years aims to do just that,” Mooney said. “We’re excited to welcome Justin and Tarter Krinsky & Drogin on this upcoming webinar and give our audience a multi-faceted approach to this topic.”
In addition to his role as general counsel at Tarter Krinsky & Drogin, Chu litigates and acts as general counsel to his clients, including a wide range of professional services firms. He has vast experience in legal malpractice claims, and regularly guides clients through all complex issues that may arise, from relationship and risk management to litigation and arbitration. For law firm clients, he handles conflicts of interest, insurance and claim management, attorney and client entry and exit, attorney disciplinary complaints, and partner and employee relationship management. As part of Tarter Krinsky and Drogin’s Litigation Practice, Chu leverages the Firm’s multidisciplinary team in order to handle any professional liability matter.
At USI Affinity, Mooney’s key focus is the management and development of existing programs, new programs, business development, and marketing planning. He oversees the underwriting, operations, and sales departments that support the professional liability programs. Mooney has broad experience handling insurance and professional liability matters for professional services firms.
About Tarter Krinsky & Drogin: Celebrating 21 years of legal service, Tarter Krinsky & Drogin is a New York-based midsize law firm that focuses on effectively and efficiently representing companies of all sizes. With our clients’ business objectives and concerns top of mind, we focus on what matters – understanding what our clients need in order to succeed, partnering with them to achieve their goals, offering holistic and practical legal advice, and devising creative solutions to complex disputes. Purposefully designed to integrate seamlessly with any client’s business team, we are a vibrant, full-service law firm dedicated to smart thinking and strong client relationships. Learn more at http://www.tarterkrinsky.com.
About USI: USI is one of the largest insurance brokerage and consulting firms in the world, delivering property and casualty, employee benefits, personal risk, program and retirement solutions to large risk management clients, middle market companies, smaller firms and individuals. USI connects over 8,000 industry-leading professionals from approximately 200 offices to serve clients’ local, national and international needs. USI has become a premier insurance brokerage and consulting firm by leveraging the USI ONE Advantage®, an interactive platform that integrates proprietary and innovative client solutions, networked local resources and enterprise-wide collaboration to deliver customized results with positive, bottom line impact. USI attracts best-in-class industry talent with a long history of deep and continuing investment in our local communities. For more information, visit usi.com or follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook or Twitter.
