Professionalism and Ethics Committee

Mission Statement
To enhance relations between policyholder counsel and insurer coverage counsel and strive for the highest professionalism and ethics among College Fellows.

2024-2025 Co-chairs

Seth Friedman Partner Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

Neil Posner Chair, Policyholders’ Insurance Coverage Practice Group Much Shelist, P.C.

Contact: professionalethics @ americancollegecoverage.org

Committee News Articles

August 2018
Dealing with Claimant Requests for Information and Other Sources of Recovery

Selected Presentations and Papers

The Rise of Attorney Mistakes In Legal Malpractice Claims – Balancing Insurer Cost-Cutting and Billing Guidelines With the Lawyer’s Duties of Competence and Diligence
By Spencer Taylor

Insurance Defense Counsel Must Be Cautious in Sharing Information with the Insurer
By William Barker

Insurer Guidelines and Third Party Bill Reviews: Ethical and Practical Ramifications
By Douglas M. McIntosh, Neil Posner and James R. Sutterfield

Locking Others Out Of Your Confidential Communications With Coverage Counsel
By Dan D. Kohane, Sean Griffin, and John R. Ewell

Past Co-Chairs

2023-2024
Neil Posner
David Zizik

2022-2023
John Bonnie
Neil Posner

2021-2022
Neil Posner
John Bonnie

2021-2022
Neil Posner
John Bonnie

2019-2020
Neil Posner
John Bonnie

2018-2019
Douglas McIntosh
Neil Posner
John Bonnie

2017-2018
John Bonnie
Douglas McIntosh
Neil Posner

2016-2017
Douglas McIntosh
Neil Posner
Jim Sutterfield

2015-2016
Douglas McIntosh
Jim Sutterfield
Neil Posner

2014-2015
Douglas McIntosh
Jim Sutterfield
Neil Posner