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FKB’s Neil Kornfeld presented a risk management lecture to attending physicians and residents for a large healthcare provider.  The talk focused on theories of malpractice, defenses, documentation, properly obtaining informed consent and malpractice trials.

FKB’s A. Michael Furman and Rachel Aghassi present CLEs at the NYSBA Legal Malpractice Symposium on March 24th. The CLEs will provide information on defending legal malpractice actions, while educating participants on exposure. This CLE will be held on March 24, 2023. Learn more here, https://nysba.org/events/legal-malpractice-2023/.

FKB’s Mike Furman will speak at Columbia University Irving Medical Center’s Diversity in Clinical Trials Training Program on March 29, 2023.  Mike will be a panelist alongside noted cancer survivor/patient advocates   Desiree Walker (www.desireewalker.com) and Karen Peterson (www.karensclub.org).  Mike, who is also a long term cancer survivor and patient advocate, serves on the Columbia University […]

FKB’s Andrew R. Jones and Christopher D. Skoczen succeeded in dismissing an action alleging breach of fiduciary duty, legal malpractice and constructive trust, which sought to leverage a lawsuit against FKB’s client to contest an eviction proceeding.  The Supreme Court, Orange County held that Plaintiff had failed to state a valid claim for any cause […]

FKB’s John Gizunterman successfully obtained summary judgment and dismissal of plaintiff’s medical malpractice action against FKB client, a prominent internal medicine/pulmonary care physician practicing in the state of New York. This action involved allegations concerning failure to prevent skin breakdown resulting in multiple pressure ulcers, infection, gangrene, sepsis, dehydration, malnutrition, pain and suffering, and death. FKB […]

On May 18, 2023, FKB’s Andrew R. Jones will speak on Attorney Wellbeing and Legal Malpractice issues at the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC)’s Professional Liability Roundtable at Cornell University, New York, NY. As part of a full day’s programming, Andrew will co-present with Regional Director/Claims Attorney, Joyvan Malbon-Griffin, of Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance, […]

FKB’s Andrew Jones, Rachel Aghassi, and Spencer Richards delivered a CLE webcast entitled “Understanding Your Ethical Obligations: Tips to Prevent Lawyers Professional Liability (LPL) And Cyber Liability Claims” for the Federal Bar Association and  myLawCLE. The CLE provides participants with tips to preventing LPL claims including proper conflict checks and managing client’s expectations. Participants will also learn about cyber […]

FKB’s Tracy S. Katz obtains a discontinuance of a medical malpractice action upon service of a motion for summary judgment. The case involved claims that defendants failed to prevent, diagnose and treat the patient’s ankle ulcers leading to infection, sepsis, the need for an above the knee amputation, multiorgan failure and wrongful death.   FKB represented […]

Spencer A. Richards, based in the Firm’s New York City office, is a member of FKB’s legal malpractice and insurance broker liability practice. Spencer has taken the lead role in many successful outcomes over the past several years, both at the trial and appellate level on complex matters, including cyber security liability defense, Judiciary Law […]

We are proud to announce that twelve FKB attorneys were selected as super lawyers in the 2022 New York Super Lawyers Magazine. A. Michael Furman, Neil S. Kornfeld, Patrick J. Brennan, Andrew R. Jones,  Andrew S. Kowlowitz, Rachel Aghassi,  Benjamin Oxenberg, and Shari Sckolnick have been named 2022 New York Metro Super Lawyers.  Aaron M. Barham, Spencer A. Richards, David Gorelick, Salvatore Lapetina and Irina […]