Marc I. Kunkin

212-286-0225 ext. 404 646-362-8929 (direct)

mk@caseybarnett.com
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Mr. Kunkin received his bachelor’s degree in Marine Transportation, with a minor in International Business, from State University of New York – Maritime College in 1993.  In 1993 he also obtained a U.S. Coast Guard Unlimited Third Mate’s license.

After obtaining his law degree from Brooklyn Law School in 1996, he was admitted to the New York and New Jersey bars, as well as the Federal Courts in the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the District of New Jersey and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second and Fourth Circuits.  He is a member of the Trucking Industry Defense Association, Transportation Lawyers Association, Conference of Freight Counsel, Maritime Law Association of the United States, New York Self Storage Association, and New Jersey Self Storage Association where he serves on the Board of Directors as Secretary.

Education
  • State University of New York – Maritime College in 1993
  • Brooklyn Law School
Practice Areas

Transportation – Inland, Aviation, Maritime and Admiralty; Marine Insurance Litigation; Inland Marine Insurance Litigation; Warehousing; Self-Storage; Builders Risk; First and Third Party Insurance; and, Personal Injury Claims.

Admissions
  • New York (1997)
  • New Jersey (1997)
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of New York
  • United States District Court for the Western District of New York
  • United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Professional Affiliations
  • Trucking Industry Defense Association
  • Transportation Lawyers Association
  • Conference of Freight Counsel
  • Maritime Law Association of the United States
  • New York Self Storage Association
  • New Jersey Self Storage Association (Secretary, Board of Directors, 2019-2021 term)
Reported Cases
  • Vanguard Graphics LLC v. Total Press Sales & Service, LLC, 2020 WL 6059872 (N.D.N.Y. 2020);
  • Warren v. Steven J. Kaye Associates, 2020 WL 289650 (D.N.J. 2020);
  • Davis v. Brown, 706 Fed.Appx. 49 2017 WL 6508821 (2nd Cir. 2017);
  • Krauss v. IRIS USA, Inc., 2017 WL 5624951 (E.D. Pa. 2017);
  • Cincinnati Insurance Company v. Uncommon Carrier, Inc., 2016 WL 1117952 (D.N.J. 2016);
  • Ponce De Leon Hospitality Corp. v. Avalon Logistics, Inc., 117 F.Supp.3d 124 2015 WL 4620268 (D.P.R. 2015);
  • Davis v. Brown, 2015 WL 1475711 (E.D.N.Y. 2015);
  • Davis v. Brown, 2014 WL 4628666 (E.D.N.Y. 2014);
  • Davis v. Brown, 2013 WL 1933850 (E.D.N.Y. 2013);
  • Guru Kripa Foods, Inc. v. Inter, Inc., 2012 WL 3306520 (E.D.N.Y. 2012);
  • Xiu Zhang Yin v. Bennett, 78 A.D.3d 936 911 N.Y.S.2d 422 (N.Y. App. Div. 2010);
  • Royal Sun Alliance Ins., PLC v. National Consolidation Services LLC, 2010 WL 2483987 (D.N.J. 2010);
  • Royal Sun Alliance Ins., PLC v. National Consolidation Services LLC, 2009 WL 3048392 (D.N.J. 2009);
  • Becwood Technology Group LLC v. Hanover Ins. Group, 2009 WL 2972783 (D.MN. 2009);
  • NII Brokerage, L.L.C. v. Roadway Exp., Inc., 2008 WL 2810160, (D.N.J. 2008);
  • Con-Way Transportation Systems, Inc. v. Spencer Gifts, Inc., 2007 WL 9782664 (D.N.J. 2007);
  • U.S. Fidelity & Guar. Co. v. American Auto. Ins. Co., 2007 WL 2238532, (N.J.Super.A.D. 2007);
  • Shiuh Chu Lu v. Conlon, 5 A.D.3d 142, 772 N.Y.S.2d 508, 2004 N.Y. Slip Op. 01468 (N.Y.A.D. 1 Dep’t, 2004);
  • Mosca v. Explorer Charters, Ltd., 194 Misc.2d 360, 754 N.Y.S.2d 823, 2002 N.Y. Slip Op. 22230 (N.Y.Sup. Ct. 2002);
  • American Home Assur. Co. v. M.V. TABUK, 45 Fed.Appx. 12, 2002 WL 1902633, (2nd Cir. 2002);
  • In re Complaint of Rationis Enterprises, Inc. of Panama, 210 F.Supp.2d 421, 2002 A.M.C. 1848, (S.D.N.Y. 2002);
  • SMT Shipmanagement & Transport Ltd. v. Maritima Ordaz C.A., 2001 WL 930837, (S.D.N.Y. 2001);
  • Mediterranean Shipping Co. S.A. Geneva v. POL-Atlantic, 229 F.3d 397, 2001 A.M.C. 1, (2nd Cir. 2000);
  • In re Complaint of Rationis Enterprises, Inc. of Panama, 2000 WL 420553 (S.D.N.Y. 2000);
  • Greenidge v. Mundo Shipping Corp., 60 F.Supp.2d 10 (E.D.N.Y. 1999);
  • Classic Fashions, Inc. v. Navieras N.P.R., Inc., 71 F.Supp.2d 1241, Fed. Carr. Cas. P 84,123 (S.D.Fla. 1999);
  • Greenidge v. Mundo Shipping Corp., 41 F.Supp.2d 354 (E.D.N.Y. 1999);
  • Daewoo Intern. (America) Corp. v. Sea-Land Orient Ltd., 32 F.Supp.2d 705, 1998 A.M.C. 2718 (D.N.J. 1998).