Joseph Varvaro is the Managing Attorney of Chubb's Westchester House Counsel firm Varvaro, Cotter, Bender & Walthall . Previously, Mr. Varvaro was a Senior Trial Attorney with Chubb's Long Island House Counsel firm Perez, Varvaro & Cariello. Prior to joining Chubb, he was an associate with Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker, a trial attorney with Hartford's House Counsel firm Langan & Levy, and an associate with Kennedy & Casey.
Mr. Varvaro has tried dozens of cases and has written and argued thirty-nine [39] appeals. Mr. Varvaro has handled many types of complex and high exposure cases in the areas of products liability, premises liability, automobile liability, Labor Law liability, medical and dental malpractice, defamation, excessive force, contract disputes, title disputes, discrimination, whistleblower, and sexual harassment.
EDUCATION
Law:
Fordham University School of Law (J.D. 1986)
Undergraduate:
Bernard M. Baruch College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1983)
BAR ADMISSIONS
States:
New York State Bar, 1987
District Courts:
U.S. District Court for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, 1987
Appellate Courts:
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 2002
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
New York State Bar Association
ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
Mr. Varvaro has lectured at Continuing Legal Education courses provided by the New York State Bar Association and Chubb House Counsel, and he has taught dozens of courses provided by Chubb's House Counsel firms for Chubb's agents, claims representatives, underwriters and insureds.
