Bayport Medical Malpractice Lawyers

With more than thirty years of experience in appellate and trial-level litigation, I offer unrelenting representation of my clients' interests, working primarily with other attorneys to present the best possible written product for their clients' substantive motions and appeals. I was the primary briefing attorney for more than 11,000 plaintiffs injured while working in the rescue, recovery and clean-up following the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center and have worked on both plaintiff and defense matters as well as within the New York State court system. In addition to appeals and complex motions, I represent attorneys in the...

Albert Aquila is a top medical malpractice lawyer who has won millions of dollars on behalf of his clients since he joined Sullivan Papain Block McGrath & Cannavo as an associate in 1994.

He became a member of the firm 2002, and because of his hard work and successful results, was asked by his fellow members to lead one of the firm’s medical malpractice departments. Mr. Aquila is a proven litigation expert with a keen ability to prepare and try medical malpractice cases in all areas of medicine. His work extends to the product liability arena as well when the cases...

Mr. Ellis is an attorney licensed to practice in New Jersey and New York. He treats his clients like family and is known for three things: Results, results and results! He earns his reputation every day.

JORDAN A. ZIEGLER is a senior partner of the New York law firm of Brecher Fishman Pasternack Walsh Tilker & Ziegler, P.C. where his practice includes Workers' Compensation, Personal Injury, Social Security Disability, and Municipal Disability Retirement Pensions from the New York City and New York State and Local Retirement Systems. He serves as Chair to the law firm's Municipal Disability Retirement Pension Department. Jordan is Disability Counsel for numerous police and law enforcement associations throughout New York State, as well as for utility worker and building trade unions. He is General Counsel to the Suffolk County Police Benevolent Association Legal...

New York Patient Safety & Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Law Firm for Survivors. We work hard to make the community safer by enforcing patient safety laws and consumer rights. Our firm has achieved some of the year's Top Verdicts and Settlements on behalf of patients and their families who have been injured by the negligence and misconduct of doctors and hospitals in cases involving sexual exploitation and abuse, birth trauma, wrongful death, and defective consumer products and medication. We are a full-service law firm that focuses exclusively on representing patients and their families in cases involving sexual exploitation and abuse cases, safety...

Joshua Fogel attended Brandeis University, where he obtained a B.A. in Politics. Upon graduation, he began working at Sanocki Newman & Turret, LLP as a paralegal, and continued to do so while obtaining his J.D. at Fordham University School of Law. While at Fordham, Mr. Fogel served as Vice President of the Fordham Law Democrats, and was an active member and associate editor of the Fordham Journal of Corporate and Financial Law.
Upon graduation from Fordham, Mr. Fogel became an associate with SNT. He is actively involved in all aspects of litigation, from initial client interviews through trial and appeal. He...

Personal Injury since 1996. Specializing in representing NYC Employees, including Sanitation and FDNY EMS.

After completing my law degree at Harvard Law School in 1983, I briefly worked at a corporate law firm before deciding to dedicate my practice to representing clients who have suffered catastrophic injuries due to malpractice and negligence. I bring over 40 years of experience in managing cases from their inception through to trial. My firm, Paul B. Weitz & Associates, PC, along with its predecessors, has successfully recovered over a Billion Dollars for clients who were wrongfully injured.

Michael Kolb was born and raised in Newburgh, New York and is a graduate of Chestnut Street School, North Junior High School, Newburgh Free Academy, Cornell University and Columbia University Law School. He was admitted to the bar in 1976 and has practiced law in a variety of settings for more than 35 years. Early in his career he served as a Law Secretary to a Justice of the Appellate Division, Second Department for almost two years. At present, his practice consists primarily of representing persons injured by defective machines and other products. He also represents injured persons...

Barry S. Kantrowitz, B.A., J.D., received his undergraduate degree from Harpur College, SUNY Binghamton. During his studies at Boston University School of Law, he was honored as a Paul J. Liacos Scholar and an Edward Henessey Scholar. He graduated cum laude. Mr. Kantrowitz is admitted to practice law in the state and federal courts of New York, New Jersey and Florida, and is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court. Barry Kantrowitz is a member of the New York State and New Jersey State Trial Lawyers Associations, and the State Bar...

Ms. Harris is the founder and principal attorney of Harris Law, PLLC. She has over 25 years of legal experience, has litigated a variety of cases from inception through trial in the courts of New York, and negotiated hundreds of settlements. She is a former Partner of Heidell Pittioni Murphy & Bach, LLP (HPM&B) where she headed the firm's employment law group, and defended major medical centers in complex high-exposure medical malpractice and products liability litigation, in addition to handling risk management and regulatory matters. Ms. Harris' practice is focused on the representation of plaintiffs in employment discrimination,...

Michael Zisser graduated from Boston University, magna cum laude, with a degree in English and Philosophy in 2007. He then earned a Masters Degree in English Literature from NYU prior to attending Hofstra Law School where he graduated cum laude, was a member of the Hofstra Law Review and was President and Editor-in-Chief of the Moot Court Board. While in law school, Michael received an award for outstanding appellate advocacy and was selected by the faculty to represent the law school as student advocate in the US Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces in the case United...

I believe that each lawsuit we bring is personal.

I believe that holding defendants, that have needlessly endangered our clients, accountable for their actions makes OUR communities safer.

I believe holding defendants accountable for their actions and making them fully compensate our clients, makes OUR communities safe.

I believe that when defendants are held accountable for their actions and fully compensate our clients, they will act more responsibly in the future.

Christopher M. Seleski formerly worked in the Torts Department for New York City Transit Authority. His experience helps him look at all sides of a case and stay a step ahead of defendants. He believes strongly in an individual’s right to the civic justice system and has been described as “bleeding heart plaintiff’s lawyer.” Formerly a professional musician, Chris has performed shows all across the country and plays guitar, piano, banjo, bass, harmonica, and sings. He is a captivating performer and talented songwriter, but also a tough negotiator. For years, Chris successfully fought for his clients while managing bands, bars...

Mike Bersani is an experienced and highly respected New York State trial lawyer concentrating his practice almost entirely on personal injury claims. He is a widely published author on personal injury law. He has published numerous articles on the subject, and wrote and published the book "Understanding Your New York Personal Injury Claim", which can be ordered on his website.

Mike Bersani graduated Magna Cum Laude (top 5% of his class) from Syracuse University College of Law in 1993. He went on to a two-year clerkship with an appellate court in Rochester, NY. Since then he has devoted...

Ms. Cronauer is an attorney working with the firm’s Litigation department. She has experience in the full range of client representation including Supreme Court and Appellate oral arguments, complex motion and appellate brief production and representation of clients in mediations, arbitrations and trials.

Ms. Cronauer attended Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, Pennsylvania where she graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor of science in political science and a minor in economics. At Saint Vincent College, she played varsity tennis and was a George Washington Fellow. Following her undergraduate education, she attended Ohio Northern University College of Law from which she graduated...

Over a span of more than three decades, Chris O'Brien has emerged as a distinguished advocate, unwaveringly dedicated to championing the cause of personal injury victims in Western New York. As a founding partner of O'Brien & Ford, PC, Chris, alongside John Ford, has etched their mark by effectively settling or trying more than 40 million- or multi-million dollar cases, garnering widespread acclaim for their relentless commitment to justice. Chris is not merely a seasoned Buffalo personal injury lawyer but a nationally recognized figure and educator, generously imparting his trial skills across the United States and Canada. His significant impact is...

Michael T. Benz is an associate attorney in the firm’s litigation department; handling personal injury, medical malpractice, and criminal defense cases. His motto and practice is to prepare every case as though it will be a jury trial; and he is confident that his trial preparation is the key to getting the best result for his clients.

Mr. Benz brings vast trial experience with him to HoganWillig, having tried hundreds of cases as an Assistant Defender at the nationally recognized Defender Association of Philadelphia, before starting his own private criminal defense practice in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As a native “Buffalonian” he...

Described by his clients as an attorney of the “highest quality”, Jeff DeFrancisco, Esq. has made a career achieving top results in his field of medical malpractice and personal injury. A few examples of his many great achievements include: PARALYSIS: $10,000,000 jury verdict following a 3-week trial against 3 defense lawyers for a case where an individual became paralyzed due to medical malpractice. BRAIN INJURY: $17,500,000 in payments: $3,000,000 cash; $12,000,000 expected payout between a lump sum payment and lifetime monthly payments to an individual who sustained a brain injury; and $2,500,000 in guaranteed lifetime payments to the child of the...

Scott Michael Duquin focuses his practice on Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice and Civil Litigation. Prior to joining us, Scott spent the first 11 years of his career doing insurance defense. He holds an AVVO Super rating, Martindale Distinguished, and has been named a Super Lawyer in Personal Injury every year since 2013.

Scott has extensive trial and appellate experience representing individuals to multi-national corporations in automobile liability, medical malpractice, products liability, toxic tort and catastrophic personal injury matters. Scott has successfully represented several small business owners in various litigated commercial matters.

In 2016, in a highly publicized case Scott was able to...

I am a Personal Injury and Malpractice Attorney practicing all over New York and Pennsylvania.

I started my career as a felony prosecutor with the Chemung County DA's Office, prosecuting the most serious crimes in Chemung County. From there, I became head of the legal department for the Chemung County Department of Social Services, where I supervised an office of seven attorney and was responsible for prosecuting all child abuse, child neglect, juvenile delinquent and PINS cases occurring in Chemung County

In 2004, I joined the Ziff Law Firm, where I handle all types of personal injury cases.

Throughout my...

Mr. Johnsen is an attorney at Tiveron Law primarily focusing in the firm’s Litigation Department. While attending SUNY Buffalo Law School, Mr. Johnsen was part of the University’s Consumer Financial Advocacy Clinic and was the recipient of the CALI Excellence for the Future Awards for his work with the program. While in law school, he was a clerk at New Era Cap Co., Inc. Following law school, Mr. Johnsen has gained exposure to several areas of his litigation practice, including special education claims against school districts, employment discrimination claims, general business disputes and work in Erie County Surrogate's Court on...