Jonathan A. Dachs

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Jonathan A. Dachs: Attorney with Shayne, Dachs, Sauer & Dachs, LLP
Attorney Awards
  • Martindale-Hubbell Peer AV Preeminent Rating
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Biography

Has achieved the "Highest Preeminent" rating in Martindale-Hubbell, signifying the highest standards of legal ability, professional conduct, ethics, reliability and diligence. Selected to 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 Super Lawyers (New York-Metro) (Appellate Practice). Designated one of "Long Island's Top Legal Eagles" (Personal Injury Law) by Long Island Pulse Magazine (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013). Joined Shayne, Dachs in 1987, after spending the initial three years after graduating NYU Law School at the distinguished New York City firm of Chadbourne & Parke. Recipient of the Outstanding Young Lawyer Award from the New York State Trial Lawyers Association in 1995. Featured Columnist, New York Law Journal, "Insurance Law," 1987-. Author, "Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Protection," 2 New Appleman New York Insurance Law (LexisNexis), Chapter 28 (and annual supplements). Contributor/Author: "Weitz on Automobile Litigation and The No-Fault Handbook" (NYSTLA), "Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Law in New York," (and periodic supplements). Author of annual review of Uninsured/Underinsured and Supplementary Uninsured Motorist Law in The New York State Bar Journal, 1993-. Editor-in-Chief, "New York Negligence Reporter," 1989-1992. Frequent lecturer on such topics as Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Insurance, Legal Writing, Civil Practice, and Appellate Practice before numerous Bar Association and professional groups. Honored Member, Premier International Who's Who Registry of Outstanding Professional (2008-2009 edition). Member, Nassau Democratic Judicial Screening Committee, 1992-1998.
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Areas of Practice (206)

  • Personal Injury
  • Medical Malpractice
  • Appellate Practice
  • Insurance Law
  • Automobile Accidents
  • Slip and Fall
  • Wrongful Death
  • Products Liability
  • Grievance Matters
  • Arbitration
  • Mediation
  • Civil Appeals
  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Class Actions
  • Construction Accidents
  • Labor Law
  • Defective Hip Implants
  • Erbs Palsy
  • Accident Insurance
  • Automobile Insurance
  • Automobile Insurance Coverage
  • Automobile Liability
  • Casualty Insurance
  • Casualty Insurance Subrogation
  • Commercial Insurance
  • Excess Coverage
  • Extra Contractual Insurance Claims
  • Fire Insurance
  • Fire Insurance Subrogation
  • First and Third Party Insurance
  • First Party Insurance
  • General Liability
  • Indemnity
  • Insurance Agents and Brokers
  • Insurance Arbitration
  • Insurance Bad Faith
  • Insurance Coverage
  • Insurance Litigation
  • Insurance Recovery
  • Life Insurance
  • No Fault Automobile Insurance
  • Personal Liability
  • Property Damage
  • Property Insurance
  • Property Insurance Coverage
  • Property Loss
  • Property Subrogation
  • Uninsured and Underinsured Motorists
  • Uninsured and Underinsured Motorists Arbitration
  • Automobile Insurance Defense
  • Automobile Liability Defense
  • Casualty Insurance Defense
  • Fire Insurance Defense
  • First and Third Party Insurance Defense
  • First Party Insurance Defense
  • General Liability Defense
  • Insurance Bad Faith Defense
  • Insurance Coverage Defense
  • Insurance Defense Subrogation
  • No Fault Auto Insurance Defense
  • Loss Recovery
  • Personal Liability Defense
  • Property Damage Defense
  • Property Insurance Defense
  • Self Insured Defense
  • Attorney Discipline
  • Attorney Fee Disputes
  • Attorney Grievances
  • Conflicts of Interest
  • Legal Ethics
  • Legal Malpractice Defense
  • Legal Professional Liability
  • Legal Negligence
  • Libel, Slander and Defamation
  • Birth Trauma
  • Chiropractors Malpractice
  • Cosmetic Surgery Malpractice
  • Dental Malpractice
  • Failure to Diagnose
  • Gynecology Malpractice
  • Medical Disciplinary Proceedings
  • Medical Liability
  • Medical Malpractice Defense
  • Medical Negligence
  • Medical-Legal Law
  • Medication Errors
  • Mental Health Professionals Malpractice
  • Nursing Liability
  • Nursing Malpractice
  • Nursing Negligence
  • Obstetric Malpractice
  • Oncology Law
  • Optometric Malpractice
  • Orthopedic Malpractice
  • Pediatric Malpractice
  • Pharmacists Liability
  • Physicians Professional Liability
  • Podiatric Malpractice
  • Psychiatric Malpractice
  • Psychology Malpractice
  • Surgeons Liability
  • Wrong Site Surgery
  • Municipal Torts
  • Negligence Defense
  • Animal Attacks
  • Aquatic Injuries
  • Automobile Accidents and Injuries
  • Automobile Negligence
  • Bicycle Accidents
  • Boating Accidents
  • Bodily Injury
  • Brain Injury
  • Bus Accidents
  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
  • Catastrophic Injury
  • Commercial Vehicle Liability
  • Cumulative Trauma
  • Dog Bites
  • Electrical Injury
  • Head Injury
  • Motor Vehicle Accidents and Injuries
  • Motorcycle Accidents
  • Pedestrian Injuries
  • Personal Injury Appeals
  • Personal Injury Arbitration
  • Personal Injury Defense
  • Personal Injury Mediation
  • Plaintiffs Personal Injury
  • Psychological Injury
  • Rental Vehicle Litigation
  • Repetitive Stress Injury
  • School Bus Accidents
  • Severe Burns
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Spinal Injury
  • Subway Accidents
  • Third Party Wrongful Death
  • TMJ Dysfunction
  • Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Transfusion Associated AIDS
  • Whiplash
  • Unintended Acceleration
  • Premises Liability
  • Inadequate Security
  • Negligent Security
  • Premises Liability Defense
  • Premises Security
  • Private Security Litigation
  • Airbag Injury
  • All Terrain Vehicle Products Liability
  • Automotive Crashworthiness
  • Automotive Design Liability
  • Automotive Products Liability
  • Automotive Restraints
  • Automotive Warranty Law
  • Bicycle Products Liability
  • Biomedical Products Liability
  • Blood Bank Liability
  • Breach of Warranty
  • Breast Implant Litigation
  • Chemical Explosions
  • Chemical Products Liability
  • Dalkon Shield Litigation
  • Diet Drug Litigation
  • Drug and Medical Device Defense
  • Drug and Medical Device Litigation
  • Drug Contamination
  • Elevator Liability
  • Engineering Products Liability
  • Environmental Products Liability
  • Escalator Liability
  • Explosions
  • Firearms Litigation
  • Flammable Fabrics
  • Food Borne Disease
  • Food Products Liability
  • Gas Explosions
  • Heart Device Litigation
  • Heavy Equipment Products Liability
  • Industrial Products Liability
  • Manufacturers Liability
  • Motorcycle Products Liability
  • Product Defects
  • Product Failure
  • Product Recall
  • Product Safety
  • Product Warning Labels
  • Products Liability Arbitration
  • Products Liability Defense
  • Products Liability Insurance Coverage
  • Products Liability Mediation
  • Products Liability Subrogation
  • Propane Products Liability
  • Recreational Products Liability
  • Recreational Vehicle Products Liability
  • Seat Belt Injury
  • Tire Defect Litigation
  • Tire/Rim Mismatch
  • Tobacco Litigation
  • Vaccine Injury
  • Vehicle Rollovers
  • Warranty Law
  • Agents and Brokers Errors and Omissions
  • Agents and Brokers Liability
  • Professional Malpractice
  • Professional Negligence
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Education & Credentials

University Attended:
Columbia College/Columbia University, B.A., 1980
Law School Attended:
New York University School of Law, J.D., 1983
Year of First Admission:
1984
Admission:
1984, New York State; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1984, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York
Memberships:
New York State Bar Association; Nassau County Bar Association (Vice Chair, Insurance Law Committee, 1993-1996; Appellate Practice Committee, 1999-2000); New York State Trial Lawyers Association (Member of Board of Directors, 2001-2006); Nassau-Suffolk Trial Lawyers Association.
Languages:
Hebrew
Birth Information:
September 7, 1958
Reported Cases:
Campbell v. Step/Lind, 143 AD2d 111 (2d Dept. 1988); Hantz v. Fishman, 155 AD2d 415 (2d Dept 1989); Valente v. Prudential, 77 NY2d 894 (1991); Dingle v. Prudential, 85 NY2d 657 (1995); Prudential v. Bacchus, 226 AD2d 304 (2d Dept. 1996); Van Vlack v. Baker, 242 AD2d 703 (2d Dept. 1997); Arabian v. Benenson, 284 AD2d 422 (2d Dept. 2001); Reyes v. Ross, 289 AD2d 554 (2d Dept. 2001); American Manufacturers v. Morgan, 296 Ad2d 491 (2d Dept. 2002); DiSimone v. Good Samaritan Hospital, 100 NY2d 632 (2003); Shell v. Firemans Fund, 17 AD3d 444 (2d Dept. 2005); Lemberger v. Congregation Yetev Lev D'Satmar, 33 AD3d 671 (2d Dept. 2006); Birnbaum v. NYRA, 57 AD3d 598 (2d Dept. 2008); Baldwin v. Garage Management, 62 AD3d 818 (2d Dept. 2009); Malik v. Charter Oak, 60 AD3d 1013 (2d Dept. 2009); Singh v. United Cerebral Palsy of New York City, Inc., 72 AD3d 272 (1st Dept. 2010); Beck v. Westchester County Health Care Corp., 72 AD3d 714 (2d Dept. 2010); Murphy v. Epstein, 72 AD3d 767 (2d Dept. 2010); Hines v. Overstock.com, Inc., 380 Fed. App'x 22 (2d Cir. 2010); Feaster v. Boulabat, 77 AD3d 440 (1st Dept. 2010); Feaster v. Boulabat, 85 AD3d 664 (1st Dept. 2011); Badalamenti v. City of New York, 78 AD3d 566 (1st Dept. 2010); Progressive v. Lamba, 79 AD3d 719 (2d Dept. 2010); Rivera v. Fenix Car Service, 81 AD3d 622 (2d Dept. 2011); How Shim Yu v. General Security Ins. Co., 95 AD3d 627 (1st Dept. 2012); King v. King, 99 AD3d 672 (2d Dept. 2012); Liberty Mutual Ins. Co. v. Rothfeld, 101 AD3d 775 (2d Dept. 2012); Daly v. Finley, 101 AD3d 931 (2d Dept. 2012); Vasquez v. C2 Development Corp., 105 AD3d 729 (2d Dept. 2013); Anzel v. Pistorino, 105 AD3d 784 (2d Dept. 2013); Brabham v. City of New York, 105 AD3d 881 (2d Dept. 2013); Guy v. Hatsis, 107 AD3d 671 (2d Dept. 2013); Lee v. Ana Development Corp., 110 AD3d 479 (1st Dept. 2013)
ISLN:
908053900

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