John Sandercock
Attorney-at-Law
Experience
Lester Schwab Katz & Dwyer, LLP
2002-present
- Counsel to appellate, maritime, and professional liability practice
groups.
- Briefed and argued motions and appeals in premises liability, Labor
Law, professional liability, and securities fraud cases.
- Defended stevedores, surveyors, and truckers against maritime claims
in federal courts
Johnson & Higgins/Marsh, Inc.
1986-2001
- Senior underwriter, chief financial officer, and legal/compliance
officer of client marine insurer, American Steamship Owners P&I
Association, Inc.
- Designed and implemented coverage of marine liabilities for
operators of diverse coastal tonnage, including tugs,
barges, dredges, and marine spill response vessels.
- Administered complex program of excess and stop loss reinsurance
through Lloyd's and London Companies markets.
- Analyzed and established company loss reserves with assistance of
actuaries.
- Counseled company on legal and regulatory issues including surety
coverage for oil spill liabilities, solvency levels, and foreign
assets control.
Kirlin, Campbell & Keating
1977-1986
- Represented shipowners, insurers, oil companies and trading houses
in commercial arbitration and litigation in federal courts
Education
- NYU School of Law, J.D.
- Haverford College, B.A.
Bar Admissions
- New York, First Department
- U.S. District Court, S.D.N.Y.
- U.S. District Court, E.D.N.Y.
- U.S. District Court, W.D.N.Y.
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
- Supreme Court of the United States
Professional Associations
- New York City Bar Association
- New York State Bar Association
- Maritime Law Association of the United States
- Association of Average Adjusters of the United States and Canada
Some reported cases
- Lee v. Astoria Generating Co., 13 N.Y.3d 382, 2009
N.Y.
Slip Op. 08669 (2009)(LHWCA expressly preempts Labor Law ยงยง
240 and 241 in suit arising out of workplace injury on floating power
station)
- Pavlou v. City of New York, 21 A.D.3d 74, 2005
NY
Slip Op 05419 (1st Dept 2005) (rev'g order granting new trial on
the issue of proximate cause after jurors expressed remorse that their
verdict had unexpectedly deprived plaintiff of substantial recovery),
aff'd , 8 N.Y.3d 961, 2007
NY
Slip Op 03796 (2007) (holding that jury verdict was not
inconsistent and App. Div. did not abuse its discretion in reversing
order granting new trial).
- Gray v. Wackenhut Services, Inc., 446 Fed. Appx. 352 (2d
Cir. 2011)(automobile accident with barrier at West Point).
- Boyd v. N.Y.C. Housing Auth., 105 A.D.3d 542, 2013
NY Slip Op 02507 (1st Dept), lv denied, 2013
NY Slip Op 91628 (2013).
- Fuchs & Bergh, Inc. v. Lance Enterprises, Inc., 48
A.D.3d 626, 2008
NY
Slip Op 01497 (2d Dept. 2008)(reversing judgment for plaintiff
and granting new trial on damages in oil spill case).
Community Service
- Member, New York City Bar Chorus.
- Member of the Vestry, Church of the Holy Apostles, NYC.