Richard Montana is a Partner in the New York office of Manning Kass. He is a member of the Insurance Coverage / Bad Faith team.

Mr. Montana received his Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania. He received his Juris Doctor from New York Law School, cum laude, where he was the Chief Articles Editor for the New York Law School Journal of Human Rights.

Before joining the firm, Mr. Montana worked as a Partner in an insurance defense firm in New York City, where he concentrated his practice in the areas of insurance coverage litigation, first- and third-party bad faith litigation, and insurance fraud law, which included examinations under oath, first-party and third-party fraudulent bodily injury claims, auto theft, arson, life and health insurance fraud, staged accidents, and theft losses. He is actively involved in the insurance community, speaking before national and international organizations concerning insurance fraud issues, including the International Association of Special Investigations Units and the New Jersey Special Investigators Association. He has also trained insurance claims and investigative personnel with respect to insurance fraud.

Prior to joining private practice, Mr. Montana was the Deputy Executive Director and Acting Executive Director of the Civilian Complaint Review Board of the City of New York.

Mr. Montana is admitted to the New York State Bar, the United States Eastern District of New York, and the United States Southern District of New York. His publications include "The Best Interests of the Child and the Constitutional Rights of Cult Member Parents: Resolution of a Conflict,” in the New York Law School Journal of Human Rights.