Undergraduate
Tufts University, 1972

Law School
Rutgers University School of Law, 1975

Richard Chattman is a magna cum laude graduate of Tufts University and was graduated from Rutgers University Law School with honors in 1975. At Rutgers, Richard served as Articles Editor of the Rutgers Law Review and authored "The Proposed National Court of Appeals: A Critical Analysis," 27 Rutgers Law Review 904 (1974). Richard clerked for the Honorable Sidney M. Schreiber, Justice of New Jersey Supreme Court from 1975-1976. He was a member of the New Jersey Supreme Court's District Five Ethics Committee from 1985-1989. Richard is a member of the New Jersey State and American Bar Associations.

Richard is uniquely able to plan and implement both offensive and defensive litigation strategies and brings powerful analytical ability to the complex matters he handles. He has nearly thirty years of litigation experience and for the twenty-five years has been involved in complex litigation in many forums, especially federal courts. He has been providing advice and analysis regarding all types of insurance coverage issues for twenty-five years and conducts policy-training seminars for firm clients. He also lectures on expert admissibility issues.

Notable Publications
ABA Coverage Journal
Measuring Business Interruption Loss in Wide-Impact Catastrophes: Insurance Against Catastrophes or Only Against Insured Damage from Catastrophes?
Volume 19, No. 4, July, 2009

American Bar Association
Where the Rubber Meets the Road: Kumho Tire Treads Past Daubert - Will the Gatekeeper Accept the World Wide Web?
January, 2000

Loss Executives Association, Mid Year Conference
Everything Old is New Again: Protocol for Fire Investigation and Litigation in the New Millennium
January, 1999

Rutgers Law Review
The Proposed National Court of Appeals: A Critical Analysis
January, 1974