Pro bono/Community Service:

• Trial Lawyers Care - 9/11 Victims and Families; DAS - Dominico American Society; The National Center for Victims of Crime

Verdicts and Settlements:

• OBSTETRICAL MALPRACTICE - Supreme Court, Kings County (2000), $56 million verdict on behalf of a baby born with spina bifida and hydrocephalus as a result of toxic exposure to prescribed medication. Largest verdict for medical malpractice in New York State, 2000. Second largest verdict in New York State, 2000. Top ten medical malpractice verdicts nationally, 2000.; PEDIATRIC NEUROSURGERY - Supreme Court, New York County (2005), $7.6 million settlement, largest in history against university hospital for hypoxic brain damage superimposed on genetic skull malformation syndrome.; DELAY IN DIAGNOSIS OF CERVICAL CANCER - Supreme Court, Queens County (2007), $30 million verdict against laboratory and gynecologist for missed diagnosis on Pap smear. Largest reported verdict involving cervical cancer, nationally.; DELAY IN DIAGNOSIS OF BREAST CANCER - Supreme Court, Kings County (2004), $5.5 million verdict for missed diagnosis on mammogram by radiologist. Second largest reported verdict for breast cancer in New York State.; EMERGENCY MEDICINE MALPRACTICE - Supreme Court, Queens County (2008), $14 million verdict (50-a calculation) for blindness as a result of negligent management of blood gases. Largest reported recovery for blindness caused by medical malpractice.; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT MALPRACTICE - Supreme Court, New York County (1998), $4 million settlement against prestigious hospital for negligent hematological management of disseminated intravascular coagulation disorder resulting in death.; INFECTIOUS DISEASE MALPRACTICE - Supreme Court, Suffolk County (2001), $2.7 million settlement during trial for loss of vision involving negligent management of infection.; PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE MALPRACTICE - Supreme Court, Bronx County (2000), $3 million verdict, affirmed, for loss of two small toes by teenager as a result of deficient pediatric management of infection.; INTERNAL MEDICINE MISDIAGNOSIS - Supreme Court, Nassau County (2009), $2.6 million settlement for missed sarcoma diagnosis as a result of medical malpractice resulting in death.; PSYCHIATRIC MALPRACTICE - Supreme Court, Kings County (1999), $2.65 million settlement for negligent overprescription of Librium causing neurological injury.; CONSTRUCTION SITE INJURIES - U.S. District Court for Eastern District, New York (2005), $6 million settlement immediately before jury selection for carpenter with spinal fusion as a result of an improperly placed ladder. Largest reported settlement on Long Island.; INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF CHILDRENSupreme Court, Bronx County (1997), $3 million settlement for failure to supervise at church day care resulting in sexual assault.; TRUCKING NEGLIGENCE - Supreme Court, Suffolk County (1995), $1 million settlement during trial for unsafe lane change resulting in RSD.; UNSAFE BUILDING & SEXUAL ASSAULT - Supreme Court, Kings County (1997), $1 million settlement during trial for unsafe window locks on fire escape resulting in rape by unknown assailant.; Supreme Court, Bronx County (2000), $1 million settlement for inadequate security patrol of outside premises of an apartment complex facilitating rape by unknown assailant.

Other Outstanding Achievements:

• APPELLATE ADVOCACY: Dowd v. City of New York, 40 A.D.3d 908 (2nd Dept., 2007); Patterson v. New York City Transit Authority, 5 A.D.3d 454 (2nd Dept., 2004); Michalowski v. D'Alessandro, 2 A.D.3d 508 (2nd Dept., 2003); Spano v. Bertocci, 299 A.D.2d 335 (2nd Dept., 2002); Quinn v. Nyack Hospital, 286 A.D.2d 675 (2nd Dept., 2001); Slutskaya v. Landau, 250 A.D.2d 594 (2nd Dept., 1998); Farrukh by Farrukh v. Board of Educ. of the City of New York, 227 A.D.2d 440 (2nd Dept., 1996); Epstein v. Eastman Kodak Co., Inc., 225 A.D.2d 516 (2nd Dept., 1996); Staines v. Nassau Queens Medical Group, 176 A.D.2d 718 (2 Dept., 1991); Ruiz v. New York City Health and Hospitals Corp., 165 A.D.2d 75 (1st Dept., 1991); Baez v. Dombroff, 142 A.D.2d 705 (2nd Dept., 1988)

Video:

• Heartbeat of the City Interview Pt 2
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