Chris 在圣约翰大学法学院获得法学博士学位, 获奖者/最佳辩护人 1992年民事审判竞赛。从圣约翰大学毕业后,克里斯在纽约皇后区担任助理地方检察官,在那里他起诉了从盗窃到杀人等各种罪行的被告。
此后,Chris 担任 Allstate Insurance Company 的法律顾问,在审判中为机动车和房屋案件辩护。由于他成功的审判判决,他被授予 1997 Allstate 全国个人服务奖.
在过去的二十年里,克里斯一直在为那些因他人疏忽而受伤的人和石棉受害者在审判中争取正义。他已经为他的客户和他们的家人追回了数百万美元。
代表性案件和值得注意的和解
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$2,900,000 NYC Taxicab Settlement
A couple were passengers in a NYC taxicab when it was struck by an emergency vehicle. Our clients both suffered serious injuries to their backs that resulted in surgeries.
$1,000,000+陪审团判决和解
我们的客户接受了左膝置换手术。术前和术后诊断为关节炎。在金斯县获得有利的责任判决后,被告以超过 $1M 的赔偿金和解。
$469,000 Settlement with the City of New York
Our client was walking and tripped over an elevated sidewalk ramp and sustained a fracture. The elevated sidewalk ramp was hidden from our client as it was covered with leaves. Discovery revealed that the City had repaired the other three sidewalk ramps at the subject intersection but failed to repair the ramp that our client tripped over.
$400,000 Settlement with the City of New York
Our client was playing basketball during gym at his NYC high school when he slipped and fell on water on the basketball court, suffering a fractured leg. The City of NY claimed that it did not have notice of the condition, but we successfully argued that the City had notice of a recurring condition of water dripping from the roof of the building above the basketball court.
$350,000 Settlement
This was reach for a client who injured her knee after jumping four feet out of a stalled elevator. Defendants disputed the circumstances, arguing she only stepped down a short distance and noting no other passengers were injured. Our client had a knee surgery but there was a significant delay in obtaining treatment for the knee and the client had surgery on the same knee 4 years before the accident.
$300,000 Bicycle Settlement
Our client was injured while riding his bike on a bike tour when the front wheel of his bike went into a railroad track opening in Nassau County and caused him to fall to the ground fracturing his hip. The Defendants’ respective motions for summary judgment alleging that the defect was open and obvious to Plaintiff and that Plaintiff had signed a waiver regarding the bike tour were denied.