Ned Dunham

Background

About Ned Dunham

I am a Philadelphia lawyer and proud of it. Before taking up the practice of law, I served 14 years on active duty as a Navy pilot and shiphandler. I am an active open-ocean sailing racer. My objective is to practice law in an effective, hardnosed, cost-effective and courtly manner to achive the best outcome available for my clients. My many years of practice have shown me the importance of clear communications with both clients and adversaries. Gratuitous nastiness has no place in the practice of law. I am a member of Kleinbard's Litigation Department. I practice in the areas of insurance coverage, commercial litigation, and risk exposure management, with a specialization in cyber-risk management. Along with a business partner of the Firm, I have developed a number of proprietary, algorithm-based assessment tools which, when combined with the Firm’s business and litigation services, assist insurance and reinsurance brokers, intermediaries, and underwriters, as well as policyholders, in assessing the risks to be insured or reinsured. The family of offerings includes two recently-launched exposure management tools: Frigate for profit and nonprofit businesses, and Summa for higher education institutions. I am a firm believer in litigation avoidance in that most potential disputes can be anticipated and provided for in the contractual undertaking between parties. Failing that, mediation and arbitration often yield more satisfactory results than protracted litigation. If litigation does ensue, then the only way to proceed is with vigor and intensity. Specialties: Insurance coverage, commercial litigation, and cyber-risk exposure management.