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CurrentI am an experienced trial and appellate attorney in matters involving business litigation and defending medical malpractice, class actions, product liability, municipal liability, construction accidents, nursing home claims, hospital, dental and podiatric malpractice, trucking and motor vehicle accidents and general negligence litigation. I have handled cases in 23 counties and served as lead counsel in more than 70 jury trials resulting in a verdict with more than 90 percent of those verdicts in favor of my clients. I have served as chief trial counsel for a major hospital system in Western New York and co-lead trial counsel for leading nursing home providers in New York state. In addition, my experience includes administrative hearings before state and federal agencies, professional disciplinary matters, healthcare provider reimbursement audits and employment disputes.I also participate in alternative dispute resolution and have served as an arbitrator on multiple occasions. I received Martindale-Hubbell’s preeminent AV Peer Review Rating, was selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America in the field of Personal Injury Litigation: Defendants, and named in the upstate New York edition of New York Super Lawyers in the area of Personal Injury Defense: Medical Malpractice.I was employed by the New York State Department of Health and served as chief legislative aide to a member of the New York State Assembly.
