Bio

Philip handles complex insurance coverage matters, including bad faith claims, in state and federal courts in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. He also defends ski resorts, product manufacturers and other businesses in catastrophic personal injury cases. Philip has successfully tried over forty jury cases to verdict and serves as an arbitrator/fact-finder in Connecticut Superior Court.

With over 30 years of insurance litigation experience, Philip is a frequent lecturer to insurance companies and insurance trade groups. Immediately following law school, he served as a law clerk for the Honorable Alfred V. Covello of the Connecticut Appellate Session.

Education:

University of Connecticut Law School, LLM Insurance Law 2002
Suffolk University Law School, JD 1981 cum laude
University of Connecticut, BS 1977

Admissions:

Connecticut
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
US District Court for Connecticut
US District Court for Massachusetts
US Court of Appeals for 2nd Circuit
US Supreme Court

Professional Organizations:

American Bar Association
Connecticut Bar Association, Insurance Law Section
Massachusetts Bar Association
Rhode Island Bar Association
Hartford County Bar Association
Defense Research Institute
Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association
Association of Ski Defense Attorneys
Certified by National Board of Trial Advocacy as Civil Trial Advocate

Honors/Awards:

Philip has been designated by his peers as a SuperLawyer since 2006. In 2017, he was designated by his peers as the Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year” in Insurance Coverage in Hartford.

Philip T. Newbury, Jr.

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