Background
McGuire, James A. was born on June 27, 1949 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of James A. McGuire and Carolyn Ellen McGuire.
McGuire, James A. was born on June 27, 1949 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of James A. McGuire and Carolyn Ellen McGuire.
Boston College (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1971). Fordham University (Juris Doctor, 1975).
Worked at Mendes & Mount, Limited liability partnership (New York, New York) specializing in General Practice. Insurance and Re-Insurance Law. Admiralty, Aviation and Space, Medical Legal, Negligence, Products Liability and Public Utilities Law.
Trials and Appeals.
Admitted to the bar, 1976, New New York
1980, United States. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New New York 1982, United States. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.
1986, United States. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.
1989, United States. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Reviewer, Book, Reinsurance Contract Wording.
Lecturer on Professional Liability Insurance, Practising Law Institute, New York and San Francisco, 1986. Company-author: "Bad Faith, Excess Liability and Extracontractual Damages: Counsel for the Excess Carrier Looks at the Issues," 72 University of Detroit - Mercy Law Review 49 (Fall, 1994).
"Issues for Excess Insurer Counsel in Bad Faith and Excess Liability Cases," 62 Defense Counsel Journal 337 (July 1995).
Member: American Bar Association (Member, Excess, Surplus Lincolnshire and Reinsurance Special Committee, Section of Tort and Insurance Practice, 1978-1986). International Association of Defense Counsel (Member, Excess and Reinsurance Committee, 1986). In 1916, Doctor of Optometry Duncan and Russell T. Mount opened law offices at 27 William Street in New York City and began building a practice in admiralty and insurance law.
The First World War saw the practice grow rapidly with shipbuilding disputes, financing, and claims for vessels and cargo lost at sea.
In the 1920"s, much of America"s industrial activity was insured in the London insurance market and the firm was often retained by London insurers in defense of litigation in the United States. In 1938, Doctor of Optometry Duncan was appointed general counsel to Lloyd"s, the only individual attorney to be so appointed.
As World World War II approached, the firm helped set up Lloyd"s American Trust Fund, a $40 million reserve which ensured Lloyd"s ability to meet its policy obligations in the United States. throughout the war. In 1946, Duncan was made an honorary member of Lloyd"s and after his death in 1947, the firm was renamed Mendes & Mount.
Member: American Bar Association (Member, Excess, Surplus Lincolnshire and Reinsurance Special Committee, Section of Tort and Insurance Practice, 1978-1986). International Association of Defense Counsel (Member, Excess and Reinsurance Committee, 1986).
Married Mary Ellen Devlin. Children: Michaela, Katherine, Caroline.