[brief] .................................................................42  Lemelledo v.  Beneficial Mgmt. Corp. of Am., 150 N.J. 255 (1997)  ..................................................................................................................................................46  Liebling v. Garden State Indem., 337 N.J. Super. 447 (App. Div. 2001)  ......................................................................................................................23  Liptak v. Rite Aid Inc., 289 N.J. Super. 199 (App. Div. 1996)  .......................................................................................................................49  Lombardi, Walsh, Wakeman, Harrison, Amodeo & Davenport P.C. v. Am. Guarantee & Liab. Ins. Co., 85 A.D.3d 1291 (N.Y. App. Div. 2011)  ....................................................................................................................32  Longobardi v. Chubb Ins. Co. of N.J., 121 N.J. 530 (1990)  ..................................................................................................................................................36  Mass. Mut. Life Ins. Co. v. Manzo, 122 N.J. 104 (1991)  ..................................................................................................................................................36  Myska v. New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Co., 440 N.J. Super. 458 (App. Div. 2015) .....................................................................................................................46  Nardella Chong, P.A. v. Medmarc Cas.  Ins. Co., 642 F.3d 941 (11th Cir. 2011) .................................................................................................................................32 O’Brien & Wolf, L.L.P. v. Liberty Ins. Underwriters, Inc., No. 11-3748, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 109089 (D. Minn. Aug. 3, 2012) ........................................................................32 Matter of Orlando, 104 N.J. 344 (N.J. 1986) ...........................................................................................................................................32 Pierzga v. Ohio Cas. Grp. of Ins. Cos., 208 N.J. Super. 40 (App. Div. 1986) .......................................................................................................................47 Shen v. Hyundai Marine & Fire Ins. Co., Ltd., No. A-1731-20, 2022 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 630 (App. Div. Apr. 19, 2022) .........................................................41 Van Holt v. Liberty Mutual Fire Ins. Co., 163 F.3d 161 (3d Cir. 1998) .................................................................49 Veale-Middleton v. Artzberger, No. A-2912-11T4, 2013 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 1255 (App. Div. May 24, 2013).  ..............................................................................48  Statutes N.J.S.A. 56:8-2 .........................................................................................47  Other Authorities R. 1:21-6 ..................................................................................................1, 34 RPC 1.15 ....................................................................................................1, 33, 34 RPC 8.1 .......................................................................................................1 RPC 8.4 .......................................................................................................1  PRELIMINARY STATEMENT