Michael J. Devereaux, Esq.
Michael J. Devereaux is a partner of the Firm. Mr. Devereaux is one of the Preeminent Attorneys in America. He has been a Preeminent Attorney in America since 1998 and continues to be so recognized. Mr. Devereaux is also recognized by the number one attorney rating service in the world as having the very highest skill and ethical rating awarded to attorneys. Mr. Devereaux litigated and tried complex, national, multi-district litigation involving corporations, securities law and professionals, including lawyers, accountants, physicians, directors and officers, psychiatrists and others. Mr. Devereaux represented and continues to represent Fortune 500 companies.
Mr. Devereaux received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Hofstra University and his Juris Doctorate from St. John’s University School of Law where he was a Finalist in the prestigious Rev. Tinnelly Best Oralist Moot Court Competition. He was a finalist or semi-finalist in all the competitions that he entered. He argued before the late Jerome Prince. He won the honor of representing St. John’s University School of Law in the prestigious National Moot Court Law Competition. He was an Associate Justice of Moot Court, Vice-Chair of the Client Counseling Board, and received a Certificate of Appreciation from the Lawyer’s Fund for Client Protection.
Mr. Devereaux is a member of the American Bar Association; New York State Bar Association, (Member, Commercial and Federal Litigation Section Committee on Professional Liability, The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; New York County Lawyer’s Association, (member, Environmental Law Committee, 1989); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; New York State Trial Lawyers Association; Professional Liability Underwriting Society.
Contact information:
Michael J. Devereaux, Esq.
DEVEREAUX LAW GROUP
39 Broadway, Suite 910
New York, New York 10006
(212) 785-5959 (T)
(212) 785-4487 (F)
mdevereaux@devlegal.com
Sampling of Mr. Devereaux’s cases:
| 2/9/16 | Devereaux v. William Ryan, et al,, Supreme Court, New York County Index No. 113736/10 (successful lawsuit for the recovery of fees and costs due and owing) | |
| 6/22/15 | Cherry v. Belton, Civil Court, Bronx County Index No. 005102/2015 (CPLR 3211 motion to dismiss granted) | |
| 6/9/15 | Euro-built Constr Corp v. CNY, Supreme Court, New York County Index No. 162694/2014 (order to show cause for, among other relief, to vacate default and for leave to answer, granted) | |
| 5/14/15 | Bilgin v. Aandhal, Supreme Court, Kings County Index No. 506063/2014 (motion for summary judgment dismissal of all claims granted in dog-bite case) | |
| 5/4/15 | Lombardi v. Roche, Supreme Court, Kings County Index No. 108234/2014 (recovered full amount allegedly defrauded after action commenced, including filing of lis pendens) | |
| 3/15 | Kingston v. Goldberg, United States District Court For The Eastern District Of New York, CV 15-1418 (Weinstein, J) (dog custody case: commenced federal action against ex-boyfriend who had initially sued ex-girlfriend for custody in Supreme Court, Queens County – federal action resulted in ex-boyfriend discontinuing his action with prejudice and generally releasing any and all rights) | |
| 3/15 | Kingston v. Goldberg, Supreme Court, Kings County Index no.: 502905/15(dog custody case: commenced Supreme Court, Kings County action against ex-boyfriend who had initially sued ex-girlfriend for custody in Supreme Court, Queens County – Supreme Court, Kings County action resulting in ex-boyfriend discontinuing his action with prejudice and generally releasing any and all rights) |
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| 3/15 | Goldberg v. Kingston, Supreme Court, Queens County Index no.: 521/15 (dog custody case: removed ex-boyfriend’s Supreme Court, Queens County dog custody action to United States District Court For The Eastern District Of New York resulting in ex-boyfriend discontinuing his action with prejudice and generally releasing any and all rights) | |
| 6/14 | Kitrosser v. FINRA, et al., Supreme Court, New York County Index No. 650972/14 (Petition to confirm FINRA Award granting expungement and other relief granted) | |
| 6/14 | Gutierrez v. Berlin, et al., Supreme Court, New York County Index No. 154878/13 (Decree and Order [The Honorable Manuel J. Mendez, JSC] denying CPLR 3211(a) motion to dismiss.) | |
| 5/14 | Gutierrez v. Berlin, et al.,Supreme Court, New York County Index No. 154878/13 (Decree and Order [The Honorable Manuel J. Mendez, JSC] granted denying 22 NYCRR § 216.1 motion to seal) | |
| 1/14 | William Crain, et al., v. The Town Board of East Hampton, et al., Supreme Court, Suffolk County Index Nos.: 33431/13, 33432/13 (TRO granted enjoining massive deer kill or cull) | |
| 1/14 | Estate of Irwin M. Berlin, Surrogate’s Court, NY County File No.: 2012-2355 (SCPA § 2105 petition granted for reverse discovery, delivery of property) | |
| 1/14 | Makena McKain v. Law Offices of Randy Carmel, Civil Court Index No. CV-011224-13/NY (obtained dismissal of professional legal malpractice case based on motion to dismiss) | |
| 11/13 | Berlin v. Kitrosser, et al., FINRA Case No. 12-03630 (FINRA granted award of expungement after submission of pleadings and motion and after mandated Hearing and oral arguments) | |
| 10/13 | Berlin, as Executrix v. Carole Kitrosser d/b/a Kitrosser Wealth Mgt.; and NEXT, FINRA Case No. 12-03630 (dismissal obtained during pendency of motion to dismiss/summary judgment and motion to strike) | |
| 6/13 | Tufo v. Pomponio, et al., Supreme Court, NY County Index Nos. 110604/11, 650247/12, 650471/12 (great resolution of corporate shareholders dispute by obtaining settlement at $6.59 million) | |
| 9/12 | City of New York v. Oblath, | |
| ECB Summons No.: 0178976546 (“Battery Park Area where the dog [McLovin] owned by Respondent [Dan OBlath] was unleashed, was an area where such unleashing… was permissible”) (Robert Straniere, ALJ) (Hearing 09/18/12) | ||
| 7/12 | Tufo v. Pomponio et al., | |
| Supreme Court, New York County Index Nos.: 110604/11, 650247/12, 650471/12 (causes of action for corporate commission law dissolution, breach of shareholders’ agreement, reformation all survive CPLR 3211(a) pre-answer motion to dismiss (Charles E. Ramos, JSC) | ||
| 3/12 | Healy v. O’Hanlon, | |
| Supreme Court, Kings County Index No.: 21646/11 (successfully obtained appellate stay on Court Order ordering visitation of dog) | ||
| 12/11 | Tufo v. Pomponio et al., | |
| Supreme Court, New York County Index No.: 110604/11 (motion to quash subpoena granted, including attorneys’ fees and costs of $8,085.00) (Charles E. Ramos, JSC) | ||
| 10/11 | Tufo v. Pomponio et al., | |
| Supreme Court, New York County Index No.: 110604/11 (Order to Show Cause for injunctive relief [TRO] granted reinstating salary of $20,000.00 per week, benefits and perks) (Charles E. Ramos, JSC) | ||
| 9/11 | Healy v. O’Hanlon, | |
| Supreme Court, Kings County, Index No.: 21646/11 (successfully obtained TRO restraining defendants from attempting to take possession of dog) | ||
| 1/11 | Auriemma v. Biltmore Theatre, | |
| 82 A.D.3d 1, 917 N.Y.S.2d 130, 2011 N.Y. Slip Op. 00439, 2011 WL 240404 (1st Dept Jan. 27, 2011) (granted summary judgment against subcontractors and their respective primary and excess insurance carriers for defense to be provided to our clients and denied summary judgment against hold-harmless clause running in favor of clients; granting summary judgment to plaintiff under scaffold law does not equate to negligence finding against our clients therefore clients still entitled to indemnity in absence of jury finding of negligence) (cited in 19 A.L.R.4th 107) | ||
| 9/10 | Officer v. 450 Park Ave., | |
| Supreme Court, New York County Index No.: 150415/07 (jury returned defense verdict for client) | ||
| 3/10 | Booth v. Sweet Construction Corp., | |
| Supreme Court, New York County Index No. 108653/06 (jury returned defense verdict for our client Construction Manager at same time awarding $2.1 million against co-defendant; sympathetic plaintiff with a left knee injury requiring above the knee amputation) | ||
| 3/10 | Karl Bauerlein, et. al. v. The Salvation Army, et. al., | |
| 74 A.D.3d 851, 905 N.Y.S.2d 251 (2d Dept 2010) (summary judgment dismissing strict products liability against manufacturer, including defective design and manufacture, negligence and breach of warranty causes of action) | ||
| 3/10 | Sinkaus v. Regional Scaffolding, | |
| 71 A.D.3d 478, 898 N.Y.S.2d 107 (1st Dept 2010) (summary judgment for Construction Manager and subcontractor affirmed on appeal; denied motion for leave to serve supplemental bill of particulars; attacked adversary’s expert as incompetent based on testimony three (3) years after alleged accident) | ||
| 8/09 | Bonaparte v. Target Stores, | |
| Supreme Court, Bronx County Index No.: 3241/04 (obtained full indemnity and defense at trial by plaintiff and third-party defendants that we successfully impled into the case) | ||
| 4/09 | Officer v. 450 Park, | |
| Supreme Court, New York County Index No. 150415/07 (summary judgment granted dismissing slip and fall case;; reversed on reargument; went to trial in July 2010, with jury returning a defense verdict in favor of our client) | ||
| 3/09 | Lachs v. Best Buy, | |
| Supreme Court, New York County Index No.: 106035/06 (case settled at trial before The Honorable Paul Wooten, JSC; settled by co-defendant with payment of client’s attorneys’ fees and expenses) | ||
| 1/09 | Leonti v. New York City Health & Hosp. Corp., Supreme Court, Kings County Index No.: 29724/05 (settled at trial by plaintiff and co-defendants, without any contribution by clients) | |
| 11/08 | Sinkhaus v. Regional Scaffolding, et. al., Supreme Court, Kings County Index No. 112064/04 (motion for summary judgment granted dismissing plaintiff’s slip and fall on a ramp, alleging Labor Law liability) | |
| 9/08 | Malmon v. East 54th St., | |
| Supreme Court, New York County Index No.: 106213/05 (summary judgment granted ordering Hartford to pay defense fees and indemnity totaling $641,658.31) | ||
| 9/08 | Darius Kociecki v. EOP-Midtown, | |
| Supreme Court, Kings County Index No. 30296/05 (motion for summary judgment granted dismissing slip and fall case as against client but denied against other defendants) | ||
| 9/08 | Slavit v. Sweet Construction, | |
| Supreme Court, New York County Index No. 107831/05 (motion granted against subcontractor requiring subcontractor to defend and indemnify general contractor pursuant to contractual hold-harmless) | ||
| 8/08 | Maher v. Roosevelt Island Operating Corp., | |
| Supreme Court, New York County Index No. 104463/07 (motion to dismiss granted to strike late notice of claim and denying cross-motion for leave to file it nunc pro tunc and dismissal based on time bar of the applicable statute of limitations) | ||
| 7/08 | Arrisicato v. Sweet Construction, | |
| Supreme Court, New York County Index No. 115255/04 (impleading of contractor involved in accident to GC’s employee led to successful resolution of claims against GC by owner and owner’s agents for defense and indemnity and successful no-pay resolution of plaintiff’s lawsuit against GC) | ||
| 6/08 | Antzoulis v. 40 East 14 Realty, | |
| Supreme Court, New York County Index No. 110711/04 (motion for summary judgment granted compelling subcontractor to defend and indemnify, applying the Court of Appeals’ Flores v. Lamer East Side decision, 4 NY3d 363 (2005)) | ||
| 5/08 | Huaraya v. Lettire Construction Corp., | |
| Supreme Court Kings County Index No. 45586/07 (Labor Law § 240, 241 (6), and 200 personal injury action successfully tendered after third-party declaratory judgment impleader action) | ||
| 5/08 | McLean v. NSP Enterprises, Inc., | |
| Supreme Court, Richmond County Index No.: 11891/04 (subcontractor’s cross-motion granted for defense and indemnity, including recoupment of attorneys’ fees and costs) | ||
| 5/08 | Reid v. Marco Martelli Associates, | |
| Supreme Court, Kings County Index No.: 38951/04 (Labor Law § 240 personal injury lawsuit and successfully tendered defense and indemnity to subcontractor or subcontractor’s primary CGL insurer, including recoupment of legal fees and costs) | ||
| 2/08 | McLean v. NSP Enterprises, Inc., | |
| Supreme Court, Richmond County Index No.: 11891/04 (Labor Law § 240, 241 (6), 200: cross-motion for CPLR 3212 summary judgment granted dismissing complaint and all cross-claims against subcontractor) | ||
| 6/07 | Con Edison v. York Hunter Construction, LLC, | |
| Supreme Court, New York County Index No.: 400019/07 (summary judgment granting defense fees and costs from subcontractors’ primary CGL insurer, including choice-of-counsel under the “Goldfarb rule”) | ||
| 1/07 | Ljubo v. Sweet Construction, | |
| Supreme Court, Queens County Index No.: 23659/03 (case successfully marked off Trial Calendar based on incontrovertible evidence of plaintiff’s flatly contradictory statements causing plaintiff’s attorney to withdraw as counsel) | ||
| 5/06 | Davis v. Lucas Motion Sports, | |
| Supreme Court, Nassau County Index No. 16539/03 (Roy S. Mahon, J.S.C)(product liability personal injury action settled after jury selection) | ||
| 5/05 | Greer v. Mockingbird Station Station Partners Greer v. Simpson Texas Finacing LLP, | |
| United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Div., No. Civ. A. 302CV234K (Kinkeade, J)(2004)(negotiated resolution of class action alleging civil rights ADA violations resulting in de minimis contribution) | ||
| 1/05 | Nova v. Jerome Cluster 3, LLC, | |
| Supreme Court, New York County Index No.: 18178/03 (motion for summary judgment for defense and indemnity granted, stipulation for reimbursement of defense fees and costs) | ||
| 11/04 | Becovic v. Scorcia & Diana Associates, Inc., | |
| 12 AD3d 388, 783 NYS2d 831 (2d Dept 2004) (denial of plaintiff’s Labor Law §240, 241(b) and 200 summary judgment motion affirmed on appeal; dismissal of appeal by subcontractor’s primary CGL insurer from decision ordering them to step-in to defend and indemnify GC and pay defense costs) | ||
| 10/04 | Premier Lincoln – Mercury, Inc.,v. Alsol Enterprises, Ltd., | |
| 11 AD3d 523, 783 NYS2d 614 (2d Dept 2004) (dismissal of plaintiffs’ summary judgment affirmed on appeal) | ||
| 9/04 | Doris v. Brinker Restaurant Corp., | |
| Supreme Court Suffolk County Index No. 14855/03 (fourth-party declaratory judgment impleader results in successful tender of defense/indemnity with recoupment) | ||
| 9/04 | Fuller-Mosley v. Union Theological Seminary, | |
| 10 AD3d 529, 782 NYS2d 16 (1st Dept 2004) (successfully obtained reversal of summary judgment granted to co-defendants and third-party defendants, chandelier architect, owner, designer, manufacturer for contribution and indemnity) | ||
| 4/04 | Precise Court Reporting, Inc. v. Karten., | |
| 6 AD3d 412, 775 NYS2d 339 (2d Dept 2004) (preclusion order in defamation action affirmed on appeal to extent particulars not supplied by discovery) | ||
| 2/04 | Holley v. Sweet Construction, | |
| Supreme Court, New York County Index No. 120559/03 (labor law action successfully tendered defense and indemnity to subcontractor primary CGL insurer, obtained recoupment) | ||
| 7/03 | Becovic v. Scorcia & Diana, | |
| Supreme Court, Kings County Index No. 31234/01 (successfully opposed plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment on Labor Law § 240(1) cause of action and obtained declaratory judgment requiring subcontractor’s insurer to defend general contractor) | ||
| 1/03 | Grogan v. Lexington Avenue, | |
| Supreme Court, Kings County Index No.: 32103/01 (successfully defended and compelled tender acceptance by subcontractor to defend/indemnify without reservation of rights and obtained recoupment) | ||
| 7/02 | Arnold v. Siegel, | |
| 296 AD2d 363, 745 NYS2d 431 (2d Dept 2002) (podiatric malpractice case) | ||
| 1/02 | Estevez v. Reckson Operating Partnership, | |
| Supreme Court, Queens County Index No.: 18096/01 (obtained pre-answer stipulation of discontinuance of wrongful termination/security premises case based on extensive discussions of the merits) | ||
| 11/01 | People v. Latanya Carreras, | |
| Criminal Court, Bronx County Dkt No.: 99X043042 (successful trial resulting in acquittal on all charges, including assault, battery, harassment, etc. [first criminal trial]) | ||
| 10/01 | Vann v. Marion Scott Realty, | |
| Supreme Court, New York County Index No.: 103726/01 (successful tender of insured’s elevator accident defense and indemnity to subcontractor elevator company and its insurer) | ||
| 9/01 | Ben-Dak v. Sazer, | |
| 286 AD2d 615, 730 NYS2d 224 (1st Dept 2001) (affirmance of Supreme Court’s denial of plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment against attorney) | ||
| 5/01 | Mosley v. Scorcia & Diana Associates, P.C., | |
| Supreme Court, New York County Index No.: 105149/00 (Lorraine Miller, J.) (introduced negligent design theory making parties other than insured the target; motion to strike pleadings pending due to aggressively defending case over a few months period wherein third-party impleader action against five other entities had been successfully commenced before PC Order entered-into) | ||
| 4/01 | Veras v. Hunts Point Terminal Produce, | |
| Supreme Court, Bronx County Index No.: 20796/00 (pro-active negotiations with plaintiff’s attorney led to amended complaint naming Hunts Point’s tenants setting-up opportunity for pre-discovery tender of insured’s slip and fall defense and indemnification) | ||
| 3/01 | Ben-Dak v. Sazer, | |
| Supreme Court, New York County Index No.: 605751/99 (Marilyn Shafer, J.) (obtained stay of legal malpractice action by CPLR 2201 and 3103 motion pending resolution of U.S. Attorney’s Grand Jury subpoenaed investigation) | ||
| 1/01 | Hosey v. Scorcia & Diana Associates, Inc., | |
| Supreme Court, New York County Index No.: 127273/99 (Robert Lippman, J.)(successful pre-answer CPLR 3211(a) motion dismissing all Labor Law causes of action) | ||
| 12/00 | Corrigan v. MEB Electric, | |
| Supreme Court, New York County Index No.: 121759/93 (Emily Goodman, J.) (Labor Law § 240(1), successful trial on damages) | ||
| 12/00 | Kwang v. Hunts Point Terminal Produce Coop Associates, | |
| Supreme Court, Queens County Index No.: 12387/00 (successful pre-answer tender of insured’s slip and fall defense and indemnification) | ||
| 10/00 | Liriano v. Scorcia & Diana Associates, Inc., | |
| Supreme Court, Bronx County Index No.: 18438/99 (Anne E. Targum, J.) (successfully defended and tendered defense and indemnity in construction liability case) | ||
| 5/00 | Rodriquez v. Community Resource Center, | |
| Supreme Court, Bronx County Index No.: 27236/99 (Anne E. Targum, J.) (pre-answer CPLR 3211 (a) motion to dismiss negligent hiring/employment law case) | ||
| 3/00 | Brooks v. Highbridge Community Life Center, Inc., | |
| Supreme Court, Bronx County Index No.: 26624/99 (successful defense resolution based on impending pre-answer CPLR 3211(a) motion to dismiss security premises case) | ||
| 12/99 | Dunn v. Woodstock Owners Corp., | |
| Supreme Court, New York County Index No.: 100280/95 (Jane Solomon, J.) (civil rights discrimination and other claims against co-op board and managing agents successfully defended and subject to summary judgment dismissal) | ||
| 12/99 | Hutt v. Kanterman, Taub & Breitner, | |
| Supreme Court, New York County Index No.: 600829/98 (Sheila Abdus-Salaam, J.) (successfully defended wrongful termination/discrimination employment law case) | ||
| 12/99 | Rinaolo v. Werbel McMillin & Carnelutti, Supreme Court, New York County Index No.: 128869/93 (Sheila Adbus-Salaam, J.) (order to show cause to strike legal malpractice complaint resulting in favorable defendants’ settlement) | |
| 11/9 | Sean Michael Edward Design, Inc. v. Pyramid Designs, | |
| SDNY No. 98 Civ. 3700 (Nov., 9 1999) 1999 WL 1018072 N.Y.L.J., Nov. 29, 1999 at 6, col. 1 and at 31, col. 5 (SDNY) (Barbara S. Jones, J.) (non-party attorney lacks standing to bring Rule 11) | ||
| 10/99 | Zirkind v. Zirkind, | |
| 199 F.3d 1999 (2d Cir. 1999) (affirmed order dismissing plaintiff’s complaint against psychologist and denying motions for orders adjudging defendants in contempt) | ||
| 6/98 | Harmonic Textiles Co., Inc. v. Stephen I. Soble & Co., | |
| Supreme New York Index No.: 600513/95 (Paula Omansky, J.)(aggressive defense led to successful resolution within policy limits of accountant defalcation malpractice action where provable damages were at least twice in excess of policy limits) | ||
| 4/98 | Keating v. Graubard Mollen, | |
| Supreme New York Index No.: 11220/95 (Lorraine Miller, J.) (summary judgment dismissing all but one cause of action in attorney malpractice action; remanded to civil court; favorable settlement) | ||
| 4/98 | Double Rink v. Nationwide, | |
| Supreme Suffolk Index No.: 27200/97 (Melvyn Tanenbaum, J.) (dismissal of declaratory judgment action seeking insurance coverage) | ||
| 12/97 | Nardone v. Flanagan, Hall, | |
| 245 AD2d 554, 666 NYS2d 735 (2d Dept 1997) (summary judgment dismissing action granted in attorney malpractice action; reversed on appeal; motion to dismiss amended complaint granted) | ||
| 11/97 | Estate of Anthony J. Castanza, | |
| Surrogate’s Court Richmond County No.: P-379/94 (Charles J. D’Arrigo, J.) (prosecuted petition and obtained multimillion dollar settlement for widow) | ||
| 3/97 | O’Hara v. Bayliner, | |
| 89 N.Y.2d 636, 679 N.E.2d 1049, 657 NYS2d 596 (1997), cert. den., 522 U.S. 822, 118 S.Ct. 78, 139 L.Ed 2d 37 (1997), reversing, 224 AD2d 353, 638 NYS2d 311 (1st Dept 1996) (federal maritime law applied) | ||
| 2/97 | Chalom v. Liparelli, | |
| 236 AD2d 354, 653 NYS2d 641 and 236 AD2d 354, 653 NYS2d 331 (affirming partial summary judgment on accountant malpractice liability and summary judgment dismissing action on damages) (Robert Roberto, J. June 28, 1994) | ||
| 10/96 | Costa v. David Frankel Realty Inc., | |
| N.Y.L.J., Oct. 23, 1996 at 33, col. 6 (Supreme Court, New York County) (Sherry Klein-Heitler, J.) (case of first impression holding roommate law provided cause of action) | ||
| 5/96 | Stettner v. Bendet, | |
| 227 AD2d 202, 642 NYS2d 253 (1st Dept 1996) (legal malpractice action stayed pending underlying medical malpractice action against former plastic surgeon Mark Dombroff) | ||
| 2/96 | Herbert Post v. Sidney Bitterman, Inc., | |
| 219 AD2d 214, 639 NYS3d 329 (1st Dept 1996) (assisted with respect to appeal leading to reversal of $15,000,000 judgment against accountant firm and remand) | ||
| 9/95 | Stark v. Greenberg, Dauber & Epstein, | |
| 219 AD2d 571, 631 NYS2d 349 (1st Dept 1995) (denial of severance of third-party action; favorable settlement in attorney malpractice action) | ||
| 9/95 | Ackerman v. Price Waterhouse, | |
| 156 Misc 2d 865, 591 NYS2d 936 (Supreme Court, New York County, 1992), aff’d, 198 AD2d 1, 604 NYS2d 721 (1st Dept 1993), leave to appeal granted by, 200 AD2d 951, 608 NYS2d 318 (1994), motion to amend denied by, 85 NY2d 836, 624 NYS2d 364 (N.Y. 1995); also see, 216 AD2d 123, 629 NYS2d 5 (1st Dept 1995); and 252 AD2d 179, 683 NYS2d 179 (1st Dept 1998) (accountant malpractice action resulting in successful discontinuance of claims against third-party accountant) | ||
| 9/9 | Benjamin Schwartzberg v. Alen R. Beerman, | |
| Supreme Court, Kings County Index Nos.: 33408/90, 28533/90 (Gerald S. Held, J.) (jury trial) (favorable settlement during trial of attorney malpractice action) | ||
| 7/93 | Fly Shuebruk Gaguine Boros and Braun v. Lynn L. Landy, | |
| Supreme Court, New York County Index No.: 24153/85 (Angela Mazzarelli, J.) (jury trial) (favorable defense settlement during trial of attorney malpractice action) | ||
| 12/92 | Schwartz v. Michaels, Not Reported in F. Supp, | |
| 1992 WL 382394 (SDNY December 3, 1992) (professional malpractice against attorneys including real estate securities action) | ||
| 7/92 | Schwartz v. Michaels, Not Reported on F. Supp, | |
| 1992 WL 184527 (SDNY July 23, 1992) (professional malpractice against attorneys: obtained dismissal of fraud causes of action) | ||
| 2/92 | Herbert Blum, v. William H. Warden, Sr., | |
| Supreme Court, New York County Index No.: 6382/86 (Leland DeGrasse, J.) (jury trial) (defense verdict in accountants malpractice action) | ||
| 6/91 | Ramos v. Patrician Equities Corp., | |
| 765 FSupp 1196 (SDNY 1991) (RICO and securities fraud action dismissed) | ||
| 3/91 | Philip Geraci v. Bauman, Greene & Kunkis, P.C., | |
| 171 AD2d 454, 567 NYS2d 36 (1st Dept 1991) (collateral estoppel applied in legal malpractice action, resulting in dismissal) | ||
| 1/90 | The Vermeer Owners, Inc. v. Gerald Guterman, | |
| Supreme Court, New York County Index No.: 16876/83(Martin Evans, J.) (trial) (case of first impression holding that no private right of action existed under Martin Act) |