Theodore Schaer
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Member of CLM Since: 2010
Nominated By Leslie Lumpkins
CLM Committees
- Transportation
- Committee Conference
CLM Contributions
- Speaker - 2016 Claims College
- Speaker - 2017 Annual Conference
- Speaker - 2017 Claims College
- Speaker - 2017 CLM and Business Insurance Cyber Summit
- Speaker - 2018 Claims College
- Speaker - 2019 Annual Conference
- Speaker - 2019 Claims College
- Speaker - 2020 Annual Conference
- Speaker - 2020 Claims College
- Speaker - 2020 Claims College - Older
- Speaker - 2020 Cyber, Management and Professional Liability Conference
- Speaker - 2021 Annual Conference
- Speaker - 2021 Claims College
- Speaker - 2021 CLM Focus: Cyber Liability, Extra-Contractual, Insurance Coverage, Claims and Litigation Management
- Speaker - 2022 Claims College
- Speaker - 2022 CLM Focus: November
- Speaker - 2023 Annual Conference
- Speaker - 2023 Claims College
- Speaker - 2024 Claims College
- Speaker - AC Test Event Zerone
- Speaker - Emerging Claims Tech
- Speaker - Spotlight: Transportation (Philadelphia)
Articles
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Practice Areas
- Cyber Liability
- Social Media/Technology (Data Security/Privacy)
- Professional Liability
- Product Liability
Biography
Large loss and catastrophic claims require a special kind of counsel. Theodore M. Schaer is regularly hired by some of the nation’s largest insurers, third party administrators, motor carriers and businesses when they face such matters. Ted also serves as National Emergency Response Counsel for Coach USA/Megabus and holds appointments as National and Regional Counsel for several large transportation companies and third party administrators defending, personal injury suits arising from truck and bus accidents.
Under Ted’s guidance and supervision, Zarwin Baum has a uniquely experienced Catastrophic Accident Response Team (“CAT Team”) staffed 24/7, 365 days per year. Working with a team of experts and investigators, numerous carriers and self insureds rely on Ted’s expertise to direct the CAT team’s early investigation and manage large claim exposure. Ted serves as National Trial Counsel for a leading insurance company defending and coordinating the defense of liquor liability claims throughout the country. He is TIPS certified in alcohol intervention procedures for bartenders and servers. Since 1987, Ted has routinely handled a variety of retail, strict liability, professional and construction related claims.
When a matter cannot be resolved, Zarwin Baum’s impressive list of casualty defense clients rely on Ted’s expertise in the courtroom. He has tried more than 50 jury trials in a number of states and has selected an additional 40 jury panels where the case has resolved during trial. Ted is an AV rated attorney who is a Certified Trial Attorney by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. He has taught trial advocacy for the National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA) and also teaches Communications Law at Temple University.
Ted joined Zarwin Baum as a third year law student and has risen to co-chair its Property and Casualty Defense department. Ted is a graduate of The American University and Temple University School of Law where he was an assistant editor of the International Law Review. He has been named to New Jersey and Pennsylvania "Super Lawyers" in transportation each year since 2005. In 2006, Ted was named one of the Top 100 Lawyers in the State of New Jersey.
Education
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Admissions/Licenses
- Bar Admissions: PA
- Licensed Adjuster: NJ