University Attended:
SUNY at Albany, B.A., cum laude, 1989
Law School Attended:
Brooklyn Law School, J.D., 1992
Year of First Admission:
1992
Admission:
1992, Connecticut; 1993, New York; United States District Court, Eastern District of New York; United States District Court, Southern District of New York
Reported Cases:
Verdicts & Cases:Upstate AHRMNY Conference; We were honored to attend this year's Upstate AHRMNY Conference in Binghamton, NY. Partner Cynthia...; Summary Judgment Discontinuance; HPM&B... ; Congratulations to the 2026 Best Lawyers - United States; Summary Judgment Dismissal; HPM&B... ; Congratulations to the 2026 Best Lawyers - United States; Voluntary Dismissal: HPM&B recently obtained a voluntary dismissal at the conclusion of discovery for an...; Summary Judgment Dismissal; HPM&B recently obtained summary judgment dismissal on behalf of a New York City attending anesthesiologist and a major teaching Hospital. This Supreme Court, New York County case involved allegations of negligent positioning while the patient...; Summary Judgment Dismissal ...; HPMB Obtains Summary Judgment on behalf of Hospital and Emergency Room Physician on Appeal: HPMB Obtains Summary Judgment on behalf of Hospital and Emergency Room Physician on Appeal Reversing a lower court, the Appellate Division, First Department awarded summary judgment in favor of a major NY metropolitan area hospital and an...; Defense Verdict in New York County; Karen Grottalio and Ana Vizzo obtained unanimous defense verdict in a medical malpractice case involving allegations that the defendant gastroenterologist should have included lymphoma in the differential diagnosis and... Grottalio and Murphy Receive A Favorable Decision In Potential Malpractice Case; Karen T. Grottalio, with the assistance of associate Laura S. Murphy, Esq., successfully obtained a decision denying plaintiff's order to show cause why she should not be permitted to file a late notice of claim on behalf... Defense Verdict in Medical Malpractice Case; In September, 2007, Karen T. Grottalio obtained a defense verdict in a medical malpractice case on behalf of a municipal hospital involving an alleged negligent intubation while plaintiff's treating physicians were... Defense Verdict in New York County; In On January 17, 2013, Karen T. Grottalio obtained a defense verdict in New York County Supreme Court on behalf of a prominent colon and rectal surgeon who practiced at a major metropolitan medical center.Plaintiff, a... Three Cases Dismissed In Favor of HPM&B Clients; In September, HPM&B attorneys gained summary judgment dismissals in two high exposure cases that were venued in The Bronx and another summary judgment dismissal by the Appellate Division, Second Department in a Brooklyn case involving the...