Michael W. Kessler

Bar / Professional Activity

• Chairman, Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group

Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)

• Auer v. State of New York 289 AD2d 626 (2001) , 2001

Special Licenses / Certifications

• Board Certified in Medical Malpractice Law by the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys 

Scholarly Lectures / Writings

• Addressing Life Expectancy in Personal Injury cases., Author, Defeating the Shortened “Life Expectancy” Defense, Forum: Consumer Attorneys of California, 2020
• This article addresses the inherent conflict in New York law allowing an expert in forming an opinion to rely on out of court material commonly relied upon in their profession, but simultaneously preventing that expert from testifying about the same material relied upon.  , Author, Frye & Sugden Versus New York's Rule Preventing the Direct Use of Learned Treatises at Trial: The Facts Lose, Syracuse Law Review Vol. 74, No. 1 pp. 1-22, 2024
• Review of the benefits and risks of Structured Settlements and Their Alternatives., Author, Protecting the Catastrophically Injured Personal Injury Plaintiff's Recovery: The Risks and Benefits of Structured Settlements and Their Alternatives in a Changing Economy, New York State Bar Association, 2010
• Review of the New York Medical Indemnity Fund, Author, The New York State Medical Indemnity Fund: Rewarding Tortfeasors Who Cause Birth Injuries by Rationing Care to Their Victims, Albany Law Journal of Science and Technology, 2012

• American Association For Justice
• Birth Trauma Litigation Group
• New York Academy Of Trial Lawyers
• Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group