Arthur A. Povelones Jr.

Partner

973–912–5222 phone

973-912-9212 fax

Mr. Povelones concentrates his practice on the handling of complex insurance coverage matters of all types, principally on behalf of insurance companies. He has substantial experience litigating coverage disputes at the trial and appellate levels in both state and federal courts. He also reviews and analyzes coverage issues as requested by clients. In addition, Mr. Povelones has experience in general civil litigation defense at the trial and appellate levels.

Practice areas:

Insurance Law
Litigation

Admissions:

New Jersey
New York
U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit

Education:

Notre Dame Law School, Notre Dame, IN, 1995, J.D., cum laude, Executive Editor, Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics and Public Policy, 1994-1995
Claremont McKenna College, Claremont, CA, 1992, B.A., magna cum laude

Professional MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS :

New Jersey State Bar Association, Insurance Law Committee
American Bar Association

REPRESENTATIVE cases:

Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s, London et al. v. National R.R. Passenger Corp. et al., Case No. 14-CV-4717 (E.D.N.Y.)
Congoleum Corp. v. ACE Am. Ins. Co. et al., Docket No. MID-L-8908-01.
In re Congoleum Corp., Case No. 09-4371 (D.N.J.), Bankr. Case No. 03-51524 (Bankr.D.N.J.)
Underwriters at Lloyd’s of London v. Sisko, Docket No. MID-L-1872-05
G.A.-H. v. K.G.G., 238 N.J. 401 (2019)
Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s, London et al. v. National R.R. Passenger Corp., et al., 318 F.R.D. 9 (S.D.N.Y. 2016)
Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s, London et al. v. National R.R. Passenger Corp., et al., 218 F.Supp.3d 197 (S.D.N.Y. 2016)
Cypress Point Condo. Ass’n v. Adria Towers, L.L.C., 226 N.J. 403 (2016)
Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s, London et al. v. National R.R. Passenger Corp., et al., 162 F.Supp.3d 145 (S.D.N.Y. 2016)
Citizens United Reciprocal Exchange v. Perez, 223 N.J. 143 (2015)
Cypress Point Condo. Ass’n v. Adria Towers, L.L.C., 441 N.J. Super. 369 (App. Div. 2015), aff’d, 226 N.J. 403 (2016)
Citizens United Reciprocal Exchange v. Perez, 432 N.J. Super. 526 (App. Div. 2013), mod’d, 223 N.J. 143 (2015)
In re Congoleum Corp., 414 B.R. 44 (Bankr.D.N.J. 2009)
In re Ephedra Prods. Liab. Litig., 598 F.Supp.2d 535 (S.D.N.Y. 2009)
In re Ephedra Prods. Liab. Litig., 494 F.Supp.2d 256 (S.D.N.Y. 2007)
In re Ephedra Prods. Liab. Litig., 349 B.R. 333 (S.D.N.Y. 2006)
In re Ephedra Prods. Liab. Litig., 416 F.Supp.2d 1358 (J.P.M.L. 2006)
Wimberly, Allison, Tong & Goo, Inc. v. Travelers Prop. Cas. Co. of Am., 559 F. Supp. 2d 504 (D.N.J. 2008), aff’d, 352 Fed. Appx. 642 (3rd Cir. 2009)
RSUI Indem. Co. v. RCG Group (USA), 890 F. Supp. 2d 315 (S.D.N.Y. 2012), aff’d, 539 Fed. Appx. 3 (2nd Cir. 2013)
New Jersey Dept. of Env. Prot. v. Dimant, 212 N.J. 153 (2012)

Publications:

“When The Majority Says You May Die: Aid-In-Dying Initiatives”, Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics and Public Policy, 1995