Defendants personal injury firm. Client Contact-Widely recommended to represent physicians in malpractice actions, risk management matters and complaints before the Office of Professional Medical Conduct (OPMC).- Evaluated and coordinated defense strategy with major insurance carriers.Case Management -Litigated cardiology, ophthalmology, orthopedic, neurology, surgery cases.-Litigated psychiatric malpractice cases: suicide, adverse reaction to medication, undetected medical conditions, violation of civil or constitutional rights, boundary violations.-Litigated general liability cases: construction, municipal, premises,automobile,recreational.Depositions, Motions, Appeals-Defended or conducted hundreds of depositions of lay and expert witnesses.-Wrote briefs and argued appeals on substantive and procedural grounds. -Won a landmark appeal limiting the scope of a psychiatrists' malpractice liability.Risk Management and OPMC-Guided physicians with appropriate HIPAA standards to respond to medical record requests.-Guided physicians with appropriate legal standards in sensitive areas, such as when patient information must be imparted to authorities where there is potential danger to third persons.-Defended physicians before OPMC in claims involving inadequate/altered medical records, breech of confidentiality, inappropriate prescription of medication.-Prevented future lawsuits, license suspension or revocation in every claim.

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Plaintiff's personal injury firm-Client intake, drafting pleadings, motion practice, pre-calendar and pre-trial conferences, depositions, settlement negotiations.

-Assigned to the Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor, Criminal Court Bureau and Early Case Assessment Bureau. -Tried misdemeanor and felony cases.-Presented numerous cases to the Grand Jury -Conducted arraignments, evidentiary/suppression hearings and plea negotiations.-Drafted trial memoranda and motions