Danielle Sullivan Kaminski

Danielle Sullivan Kaminski is a Partner in Chartwell’s New York City office. She is a 1995 graduate of Binghamton University and a 1998 graduate of Fordham University School of Law. At Fordham, Ms. Kaminski was an editor of the Fordham Urban Law Journal and Fordham Moot Court Board. Ms. Kaminski also interned with the Honorable Joseph M. McLaughlin, Circuit Judge, Second Circuit Court of Appeals. Ms. Kaminski concentrates her practice in the areas of first-party property, subrogation, transportation, and construction law. Ms. Kaminski handles complex subrogation matters, including losses caused by fires, explosions, structural collapses, boiler, machinery and equipment failures, gas and water leaks. In addition, Ms. Kaminski regularly provides clients with coverage opinions and defends matters involving comprehensive general liability, errors & omissions, builders’ risk, marine, aviation and motor carrier/trucker policies. Prior to joining Chartwell, Ms. Kaminski practiced at several international and national law firms in the areas of large property subrogation and transportation law. In addition, Ms. Kaminski acted as national coordinating counsel for a global transport and logistics corporation. Ms. Kaminski has significant experience handling transportation related matters involving lost and damaged cargo, hull losses and major casualties, including losses caused by floods, tsunamis and hurricanes, from coverage, defense and subrogation standpoints. Ms. Kaminski is routinely asked to evaluate matters involving the various international, federal and state laws and regulations relevant to transportation claims, including COGSA and Carmack. Also, Ms. Kaminski has experience defending employment discrimination, premises liability and products liability matters. Ms. Kaminski is a frequent speaker before insurance and industry groups on property and transportation related issues. Ms. Kaminski is often called upon by insurance companies to present in-house CE seminars focusing on various areas of interest. Ms. Kaminski is licensed to practice law in the state and federal courts of New York and New Jersey, and before the United States Supreme Court. She has successfully litigated cases in state and federal courts throughout the United States. She has also arbitrated, mediated and negotiated numerous complex and high profile disputes.

• Partner

• Honorable Joseph M. McLaughlin, Circuit Judge, Second Circuit Court of Appeals, Intern

• Maximizing Your Subrogation Recovery: Fire Losses"Property Claims Network , 2011 - Present
• Complying with Rules and Regulations of the New York Board of Professional Engineering and Land Surveying Seminar on Legal Issues for New York Professional Engineers , 2008 - Present
• Uniformity Committee Meeting –Maritime Law Association of the United State, 2008 - Present
• Thorny Issues with the Commercial Property PolicyPLRB/LIRB Central Regional Adjusters Conference , 2008 - Present
• PLRB/LIRB Eastern Regional Adjusters Conference , 2008 - Present
• Carriage of Goods by Land, Sea and Air, 2008 - Present
• PLRB Nat’l Convention, Boston, MA , 2008 - Present
• “Thorny Issues with the Businessowners Policy” – PLRB/LIRB Central Regional Adjusters Conference , 2007 - Present
• PLRB/LIRB Eastern Regional Adjusters Conference , 2007 - Present

• New York
• New Jersey
• U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York
• U.S. District Court District of New Jersey
• U.S. Supreme Court

• Maritime Law Association of the United States (Member)
• New York State Bar Association
• Special Board Liaison Committee on CLE
• Carriage of Goods Committee
• Subcommittee on Cargo Liabilities YLC