Richard W. Dawson

Office:   New York Office
Phone:   (212) 993-9343
Fax:    (212) 993-9389

Practice Areas
· Construction/Labor Law
· General Liability/Trial Practice
· Insurance Coverage

RICHARD W. DAWSON became a partner at Conway, Farrell, Curtin & Kelly, P.C. in 2002 and has been with the firm since 1999. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Mr. Dawson attended Bernard M. Baruch College in New York City and received his Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration Management in 1975. After graduation, Mr. Dawson began a twenty year career in property casualty claims working with Hartford, CNA and AIG Insurance Companies. During his tenure as Division Claims Manager for CNA, he resumed his academic pursuits, enrolling in the Evening Division at St. John’s University School of Law in 1991, and earned his law degree in 1995. Mr. Dawson was admitted to the New York State Bar as well as the United States District Court for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York in 1996. In June 2004, Mr. Dawson was admitted to appear before the U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Federal Claims, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces.

Mr. Dawson is a member of the New York State Bar Association, serving on the Executive Committee of the Torts, Insurance & Compensation Law Section; the American Bar Association; the Metropolitan Black Bar Association; the Brooklyn Bar Association; and the New York Trial Lawyers Association. At Conway Farrell, Mr. Dawson specializes in construction labor law, general liability, toxic tort and automobile litigation; educational and municipal law.

Mr. Dawson brings to the practice of law an extensive knowledge of claims procedure, insurance policy language interpretation, and the manner in which the Courts of the State of New York have addressed the rights and duties of the contracting parties.

Experience
American International Group, Analyst, 1994 - 1996

CNA Insurance, Divisional Manager, 1978 - 1994  

Education
St. John's Law, New York, New York, 1995
J.D.

Bernard M. Baruch CUNY, New York, NY, 1975
B.B.A.