Practice Areas - Medical Malpractice
- Construction
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- Products Liability
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| University | Georgetown University, B.A., 1987 |
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| Law School | Brooklyn Law School, J.D., magna cum laude, 1990 |
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| Admitted | 1990, New York; 1992, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York; 2002, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York |
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| Memberships | Brooklyn and New York State Bar Associations; New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers (President, 2007-2008); Columbian Lawyers Association; New York State Trial Lawyers Association; Bay Ridge Lawyers Association (President, 2001-2002); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. |
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| Born | Brooklyn, New York, October 19, 1965 |
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| Biography | Recipient, Rose & Philip Hoffer Torts Award. Listed, Best Lawyers in New Year. Author: "Opposing Summary Judgment Motions in Medical Malpractice Cases," "Bill of Particulars," 1991; "Use of Criminal Convictions and Prior Bad Acts to Attack Credibility," 1994; "CPLR 3407 Expedited Discovery for Terminally Ill Plaintiffs," 2001. Medical Malpractice Panelist, Queens County, 1990-1991. Program Chair, New York State Trial Lawyers Association: "Conferencing a Case," 1991; "Pre-Action Discovery," 1993; "Trial Tips from the Masters," 1993; "Pre-Trial Conference-Do's and Don'ts For Young Lawyers", 1993; "Pleadings Discovery and Beyond", 1994. Lecturer: "Motions Addressed to Pleadings and Discovery Issues," 1994; Program Chair and Lecturer: "How to Conduct Depositions," 1995; "Depositions," 1998; "Trial Practice Workshop," 2003; "Civil Practice and Personal Injury Law: Municipal Liability and Settlement Techniques," Bay Ridge Lawyers Association, Winter Seminar, February, 2001; "Presenting a Claim to the Victim Compensation Fund," Trial Lawyers Care Training Session for ATLA's Weekend with the Stars, 12/2002; "Updates in Medical Malpractice Law," New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers Precedents and Statutes Program, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007. |
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| Reported Cases | Estate of Mariana Naimo v. County of Suffolk, NYLJ (1992); Bartolo v. Monaco 202 AD2d 535, 609 N.Y.S.2d 275; Matarrese, et al v. New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation 247 A.D.2d 475 668 N.Y.S.2d 686 (2d Dept. 1998); Olsen v. Burns, 699 N.Y.S.2d 731; Ojo v. Flores, NYLJ (1999); Peterson v. Stratford, 253 A.D. 2d 744, 677 N.Y.S.2d 492 (2d Dept 1998); Reape v. City of New York 228 A.D. 2d 659, 645 N.Y.S. 2d 686 (2d Dept. 1996); Lewis v. Sood 222 A.D. 2d 659, 636 N.Y.S. 2d 651 (2 Dept. 1995); Marun v. Colebun, 291 A.D. 2d340; 739 N.Y.S. 2d 22 (1st Dept. 2002); Cooper v. St. Vincent's Hospital, 290 A.D.2d 358, 736 N.Y.S.2d 41 (1st Dept. 2002); Chiaro v. D'Angelo, 2004 N.Y. App. Div. Lexis 7285 (2d Dept. 2004). |
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| ISLN | 908922961 |
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