FKB’s Mike Furman served as Overall Planning and Faculty Chair for the New York State Bar Association’s 2017 Statewide Legal Malpractice CLE, a state-wide seminar (New York City, Westchester, Long Island, Albany and Rochester) that is conducted on a bi-annual basis and focuses on the litigation of legal malpractice actions, lawyer’s professional liability risk management […]

FKB celebrated its sixth year taking part in Cycle for Survival, on March 11, 2017, as the second largest fundraising law firm nationwide by raising over $42,500 this year for rare cancer research at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Furman Kornfeld & Brennan LLP is proud to have raised nearly $250,000 during its participation in the event, helping to support […]

FKB’s Andrew S. Kowlowitz and Stefanie A. Singer obtained pre-answer dismissal of federal RICO and mail fraud claims commenced against a prominent trusts and estates attorney in the Southern District of New York. Plaintiffs alleged a conspiracy to defraud their elderly father/uncle of his assets, including valuable real estate, and attempted to implicate FKB’s client, […]

FKB’s Stefanie A. Singer and Florence N. Lishansky were invited to speak at the University of California, Riverside, lecturing students professional fiduciaries on Risk Management and Professional Liability Insurance. As part of U.C. Riverside’s Professional Certificate in Professional Fiduciary Management, Florence and Stefanie lectured on several issues affecting professional fiduciaries, including best practices for avoiding claims and disputes, […]

Stefanie A. Singer will represent the New York County Lawyers’ Association (“NYCLA”) at the 61st Session of the Commission on the Status of Women, held at the United Nations Headquarters in Manhattan from March 13, 2017 through March 24, 2017. The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), a functional commission of the United Nations […]

FKB successfully obtained a pre-answer dismissal on a motion to dismiss from Justice Stephen A. Bucaria in the Commercial Division of the Supreme Court, Nassau County. In this matter, FKB’s client represented plaintiff-lender with respect to a mortgage and note which closed in July 2010.   After the mortgagee defaulted on the loan, the lender […]

FKB’s Andrew R. Jones and Ashley Glazewski were Guest Presenters at the University of California, Riverside, lecturing San Diego County professional fiduciaries on Risk Management and Professional Liability Insurance. As part of U.C. Riverside’s Professional Certificate in Professional Fiduciary Management, Andrew and Ashley addressed employees of San Diego County on issues affecting professional fiduciaries.  During the lecture, […]

FKB’s Andrew R. Jones’ article: “A Timely Reminder: The Three (3) Year Limitations Period for Legal Malpractice Claims is Not an Absolute Shield for Practitioners Seeking to Recover Legal Fees” was published in the recent NYSBA Winter 2016 Journal. For more information on this area of law or defending attorneys generally, please contact Andrew R. Jones.

FKB successfully obtained pre-answer dismissal on a motion to dismiss from Justice David B. Cohen in New York County Supreme Court. Plaintiff, a former television executive of several networks, was engaged in a contentious divorce with his ex-spouse, represented by FKB’s client.  Following a ten (10) day trial, the New York County Supreme Court held […]