Attorneys

Edward Zampino  673 Morris Avenue Springfield, New Jersey 07081

Edward Zampino is a member of the firm and is resident in the Newark office. He is nationally regarded for his specialization in the insurance policy "drafting history" and "regulatory estoppel" issues that have significantly impacted insurance coverage litigation. He headed national strategic initiatives for a major casualty insurer. Edward also directed a nationwide amicus curiae program, and participated in virtually every Supreme Court and federal or state appellate court case interpreting pollution exclusions, achieving victories that include the unprecedented reversal of the Florida Supreme Court decision in Dimmitt, the Oklahoma Supreme Court decision in Kerr-McGee, the Sinclair Oil decision rendered by the Wyoming Supreme Court, the California Court of Appeals decision in ACL Technologies, the Washington Supreme Court decision in Alcoa, the decision of the New York Court of Appeals in Northville, the Texas Supreme Court decision in CBI Industries, the Delaware Supreme Court decision in DuPont, and many federal circuit court decisions.

Edward has written 15 articles on environmental coverage issues and provides expert consultation to insurers and their counsel across the country. He also provides expert reports and testimony in connection with pollution exclusion issues in environmental coverage litigation.

Edward also litigates significant cases in other coverage fields in conjunction with the firm's insurance department.

Edward earned his bachelor of arts degree at Montclair State University in 1976 and his law degree at Seton Hall University School of Law in 1980, where he was the recipient of the American Jurisprudence Award. He was admitted to practice in New Jersey in 1980. He served as a law clerk to the Honorable John G. Geronimo, Civil Assignment Judge of the New Jersey Superior Court, Hudson County.

Current Employment Position(s):

Of Counsel

Areas of Practice:

Appellate

Bad Faith Litigation

Commercial General Liability

Commercial Litigation

Construction Liability

Directors' & Officers' Liability

Environmental Coverage

Excess and Surplus Lines

Fidelity and Surety

Property Insurance

Toxic & Other Mass Torts

Litigation Percentage:

100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:

New Jersey, 1980

U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1980

Education:

Seton Hall University School of Law, Newark, New Jersey, 1980
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
Honors: Cum Laude

Montclair State College, Montclair, New Jersey, 1976
B.A., Bachelor of Arts
Honors: Cum Laude
Major:  English Literature

Published Works:

A Study of History: The Evolution Of Pollution Insurance Regulation, Mealey's Insurance Litigation Insurance Reports, July, 1997

The Absolute Pollution Exclusion, The Lowdown on the Showdown in Louisiana, Best Week, November, 1995

Dirty Jobs: Insurance Coverage and Routine Operational Polluting Conduct, Mealey's Insurance Litigation Reports, July, 1996

The Pollution Exclusion: DeBunking the Regulatory Estoppel Myth, For The Defense, July, 1995

The Sophist's Maze: Revision of the History of the Total Pollution Exclusion, Mealey's Insurance Litigation Reports, September, 1994

The Polluter's Web: The Pollution Exclusion and the Question of Deception, CPCU Journal, June, 1994

Morton International: The Fiction of Regulatory Estoppel, 24 Seton Hall Law Review, 847, 1993

Environment Liability: Why Some Courts Find Coverage, CPCU Journal, June, 1993

The Occurrence Definition: The Diogenesian Search For the Reasonable Man, Mealey's Insurance Litigation Reports, June, 1992

Past Employment Positions:

Cozen O'Conner, Senior Member, 1997 - 2007

Harwood Lloyd, Partner, 1989 - 1997