Background
Dineen, Matthew G. was born on February 21, 1954 in Jackson Heights, New York, United States.
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Matthew G. Dineen
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University of Chicago (Bachelor of Arts, with honors, 1978). University of Pennsylvania (Juris Doctor, 1981).
Career
Schneider v. Ravici, 817 F.2d 987; Morgan v. Hellenic, October 17, 1985, 83 Civ. 8560; Lewis v. Pay television, 507 New York South. Upp 2d 704; United States. v. Jenkins, 689 F. Supp. 342; BU Rzynski v. Aetna, 1992 United States. District Lexis 21300; Occidental v. Hartford, 10 Mealeys Litigation Report Number. 46, p. 6Worked 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, 1982, New York and United States.
District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New New York 1986, United States. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.
Louisiana Verne Noyes Scholar. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New New York
New York State and American Bar Associations.
New York County Lawyers Association. 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.
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Membership
Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New New York New York State and American Bar Associations. New York County Lawyers Association.
