Torts, Insurance, & Compensation Law Section

The Torts, Insurance and Compensation Law Section of the New York State Bar Association is pleased to welcome Section members and visitors. Among the resources available for Section members on this site are Section publications and access to the TICL Section’s private online professional community. Section members receive the Torts, Insurance and Compensation Law Section Journal  and the Construction & Surety Law Division’s newsletter, Deconstruction, as a benefit of membership.

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As a member of the Torts, Insurance and Compensation Law Section of the New York State Bar Association, you have access to our journals, MCLE programs, networking events with members of the bench and bar, and online community. But there is more. Our section hosts over 15 committees in substantive areas of law, as well as two Divisions. As a member of our section, they are free to join. Please consider getting involved with one or more committees or divisions. There is no required time commitment to join a committee or division, but active participation is encouraged. Please also tell your colleagues about us and give them a copy of TICL’s brochure.

Feel free to reach out to any member of our Executive Committee for information, or contact us to join a committee or provide your opinion or feedback.

Meet the Chair

Lori E. Petrone, Partner, Kenney Shelton Liptak Nowak LLP

Lori has over 25 years of practicing law and has litigated several hundreds of insurance defense and environmental cases. With her extensive experience and unyielding commitment, professionally, she strives to obtain the best possible outcome for her clients. She prides herself on being thorough, passionate, and an excellent communicator.

Lori specializes in civil litigation, encompassing commercial litigation,  insurance defense including auto, general liability, malpractice, Labor Law, municipal law, property damage, environmental litigation/toxic torts (asbestos, lead and mold), professional liability litigation, managed care facilities, officers’ and directors’, and employment litigation.

Lori’s practice is statewide and she regularly appears in courts in the Utica, Albany, Kingston, Goshen, Syracuse, Rochester and Buffalo areas.

Lori enjoys traveling to the Rockies in Colorado where she enjoys skiing and summer recreation in Vail Valley. There, she and her family enjoy the spirited array of activity and beautiful surroundings. They also enjoy the same activities in the Adirondacks and Central New York.

Contact the Torts, Insurance and Compensation Law Section Liaison