The primary focus of the firm’s litigation practice is defending claims presented in New York, which seek damages for alleged personal injuries arising out of the use and operation of a motor vehicle and stemming from claimed personal injuries arising out of the ownership or occupancy of real property. The firm’s major clients include self-insured entities and nationally renowned insurers.
The firm’s litigation group is structured to provide its clients with fully staffed services in practice areas tailored to meet the evolving issues raised by newly presented claims. We have attorneys, paralegals and legal assistants, directly responsible for claims in large exposure personal injury claims; another group devotes its expertise to pursuing funds based upon liability claims, indemnity contracts or under the available remedies provided by Insurance Law § 5105 (loss transfer matters) in the American Arbitration Association. Additionally, the firm defends a wide range of medical provider claims under New York’s No-Fault Statute and we conduct investigation-related legal services to uncover and root out fraud-based claims. Finally, we also routinely address coverage issues, choice of law inquiries, and have been specially retained to investigate our clients’ coverage rights and, when necessary, challenge disclaimers through litigation.
The firm’s litigation group is driven by the goal of resolving claims on our clients’ terms. This is accomplished by providing a detailed analysis of each particular claim, while simultaneously pursuing strategies that incorporate our clients’ ultimate objectives, and concurrently balancing the cost of achieving them. Since the firm’s inception, it has built a reputation in the community for excellence, which is evidenced by the fact that it is classified in Martindale-Hubbell as an “AV” Firm – the highest rank given to law firms on a nation-wide basis.