Kevin T. Merriman

Kevin T. Merriman writes the insurance law Case of the Month column for IRMI.com.

Mr. Merriman is Counsel to Ward Norris Heller & Reidy LLP in Rochester, New York, where he handles a broad range of insurance law matters involving commercial general liability, commercial property, law enforcement, public officials, employment practices liability and extra-contractual liability matters throughout the state of New York. His practice includes the defense of toxic tort claims, and the representation of litigants and insurers in mass tort, multi-district, and class action litigation.

Mr. Merriman lectures and writes extensively on insurance law issues. He is a member of the Defense Research Institute, where he is active in the Insurance Law Committee and contributes regularly to its publications. He is also a member of the New York State Bar Association’s Torts, Insurance and Compensation Law Section, which presented him the Young Lawyer’s Award for outstanding contribution to the practice of insurance law in January 2002. Mr. Merriman is also an active member in the American Inns of Court, and serves several philanthropic and community service organizations.

Mr. Merriman received his JD degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1992, and his BS degree from Cornell University in 1989. He is admitted to practice in New York, and in Federal District Court for the Western and Northern Districts of New York.