Neil V. Mody began his legal career as the final judicial law clerk to the Hon. Lawrence Weiss, J.S.C. (ret.), to whom many of New Jersey's largest and most complex insurance coverage actions had been assigned.  In that capacity, Mr. Mody assisted the Court in its final year to prepare its substantial  coverage litigation docket for conclusion or transition through multiple coverage trials, arbitrations, mediations and substantive motions involving an array of coverage issues.  He was also appointed as a Court Ordered mediator for the Special Civil Part, and served as judicial intern to the Hon. Katharine S. Hayden, U.S.D.J., in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.  Accordingly, Mr. Mody gained significant exposure to critical concepts of insurance coverage law coupled with judicial insight from the inception of his career.  

Following this early coverage background, Mr. Mody has for nearly a decade focused his legal practice on litigation, counseling and monitoring on behalf of domestic and internationally-based insurers.  In particular, Mr. Mody represents insurance companies with respect to a broad range of coverage matters dealing with property claims, general liability coverage, excess liability claims, long-tail claims (such as asbestos, environmental and other toxic torts), construction defect, bad faith/extra-contractual claims, reinsurance matters, product liability and catastrophic loss.  He has significant litigation experience spanning all aspects from initial case assessment, discovery preparation and motions, and depositions of experts and corporate representatives, to dispositive motion practice and preparation for arbitration, trial and appeals.  He is also regularly asked to provide insurers with coverage advice, opinions and monitoring with respect to complex, multi-claimant and high-exposure claims.   

Mr. Mody is a 2008 graduate from the rigorous International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC) Trial Academy at Stanford University Law School.  He is also an active member of various international, domestic and local insurance  coverage organizations, subcommittees and societies, and a regular speaker and contributing author on emerging issues in insurance coverage law.  He is licensed to and routinely practices on behalf of insurers in the State and Federal Courts of New York and New Jersey.