Jeffrey Bard
Attorney Profile
Top Rated Medical Malpractice Attorney in Melville, NY
Melville, NY 11747
- Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Defense (30%),
- Construction Litigation: Business (30%),
- Personal Injury - General: Defense (20%),
- Class Action/Mass Torts: Defense (20%)
After 30 years of practing law in NY my practice is now limited to handling very high Exposure Claims including mass tort lawsuits from inception thorugh trial. I have lectured extensively to the insurance industry and to self -insured clients on all aspects of the litigation process. I am currently representing the Opera House Hotel in connection with the 2015 Outbreak of Legionnaires' Disease in the South Bronx resulting in over 30 lawsuits to date . Most recently I was selected to the Top 100 Superlawyers in Metro New York.
About Jeffrey Bard
Admitted: 1988, New York
Professional Webpage: http://www.lwrlawyer.com/attorney/jeffrey-bard/
Honors/Awards:
- Peer review rated as Preeminent from 2003-2018, AV Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- Lectured lawyers at The Association of the Bar of the City of NY on defending doctors in medical malpractice cases- 2001. Lectured lawyers at the NY State Trial Lawyers Association on defending Doctors in medical malpractice Cases- 1998. Speaker at the 14th Annual Conference on Common Orthopedic Problems in Children re: the Changing Medical/Legal Landscape-LIJ Meical Center -2001. Lectured claims professionals at Fireman's Fund Insurance Company during Webinar entiled "The Art of Negotiation " 2013. Lectured Claims professionals at Allianz Insurance Company on Negotiating High Exposure Claims ,2015.
Verdicts/Settlements:
- Defense Verdict - Vezza v Kot , Nassau Supreme 003951/95 10/27/97 Defense Verdict- Deer v . Horowitz, Suffolk Supreme 01378/95 ,2/7/00 Defense Verdict _ Marin v Beckerman, Suffolk Supreme 27559/97, 6/30/00 Defense Verdict- Neary v Schwartz, Suffolk Supreme 03726/95, 8/3/00 Defense Verdict- Smith v Freed Suffolk Supreme, 16172/99, 1/28/03 Defense Verdict-Dolinsky v Stoller, Suffolk Supreme, 21593/04, 5/22/08
Representative Clients:
- Zurich, Hartford, FFIC ,Allianz,AIG, MLMIC, PRI, Oceanus, LA Fitness, Peconic Bay Medical Center, North Shore Health System
Other Outstanding Achievements:
- Granted Summary Judgment for client Testwell, Inc. in 6 related matters : IN RE: 91 STREET CRANE COLLAPSE LITIGATION , Index No. 771000/2010 et al. Highly publicized cases that have been pending in New York Supreme Court for over 6 years., 2014
- AV Rated By Martindale-Hubbell from 2003-2018 and Listed in 2010, 2011, 2012 , 2013 ,2014,2015 and 2016 Editions of Long Island Pulse Magazine as one of "Long Island's Top Legal Eagles"
Educational Background:
- 1984 University of Massachusetts BA Cum Laude, 1987 St John's Law School JD
Industry Groups
- Business Entities
- Doctors
- Hospitals
- Insurance Carriers
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Last Updated: 4/4/2019