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110 Great Oaks Boulevard
Albany, New York 12203 (Albany Co.)
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 Free Initial Consultation (Main Office) The firm of Rosenblum, Ronan, Kessler & Sarachan, L.L.P. was formed to provide quality representation to persons seriously injured by the negligence of others. By intentionally keeping its caseload limited, the firm is able to provide efficient and personalized service to its clients and devote whatever legal and financial resources that are necessary to obtain just compensation for its clients. Statement of PracticePersonal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Construction Accidents, On The Job Accidents, Defective Products, Automobile/Motorcycle Accidents, Nursing Home Accidents. Firm Size: 4
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Address110 Great Oaks Boulevard
Albany, NY 12203, (Albany Co.)
PhonePhone: 518-464-0444
Fax: 518-464-0798; 1-866-781-1975
URL: http://www.lawyers.com/rrks
Website
http://www.rrkslawfirm.com
Office HoursMonday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Sanford Rosenblum (Partner) born Troy, New York, September 16, 1937; admitted to bar, 1962, Massachusetts; 1963, New York and U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York; 1965, U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit; 1967, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Union College (A.B., 1958); University of Buffalo (J.D., 1962). Notes Editor, Buffalo Law Review, University of Buffalo, 1961-1962. Member: The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Law.Email: Sanford Rosenblum
James T. Ronan (1931-1995).
Michael W. Kessler (Partner) born Albany, New York, January 11, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, New York and U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York; 1976, U.S. Tax Court; 1979, U.S. Supreme Court; 1989 U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 1991, Pennsylvania. Education: American University (B.A., 1969); Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., 1972). Member, Albany Law Review, 1971-1972. Recipient: Lawyer's Co-op Prizes; Insurance Law, 1971; Motor Vehicle Law, 1972. Lecturer: "Persuasive Use of Demonstrative Evidence at Trial," Albany Law School, Feb. 1991; "Using Graphic Aids Effectively in Litigation," Albany Law School, March 1991; "Design, Production and Use of Visual Exhibits in Litigation," Albany Law School, Oct. 1991; "Medical Malpractice Litigation-Discovery: The Plaintiff's Perspective," New York State Bar Association, Oct. 1996, April, 1999 and April, 2003; "Legal Responsibility of Residents and Hospital Staff Physicians," Albany Law School/Albany Medical College, March, 1997; "Medical Malpractice: A View From the Plaintiff's Bar," "Grand Rounds," Albany Medical Center Hospital Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, May, 1997; "Trial Tactics: Using Exhibits to Prove Your Case," Albany Law School, November, 1997; "Evaluating and Selecting Medical Negligence Cases," Albany Law School/Albany Medical College, 1999; "Strategies for Using Evidence in Catastrophic Injury Cases," Albany Law School, March, 1999; "Advocacy, Persuasion and Exhibits," Albany Law School, May, 2000; "Discovery 2000 for Experienced Litigators-Deposition Practice," New York State Bar Association, May, 2000; Advocacy Persuasion and Exhibits, Albany School, 2000; "Decisions 2000, Medical Malpractice," New York State Trial Lawyers, November, 2000. Trial Preparation Secrets, "Plaintiff's Discovery and Trial Preparation," New York Trial Lawyers Institute/Albany Law School, Institute of Legal Studies, June 2001; "Strategies and Techniques for Defeating the Shortened Life Expectancy Defense," Brain Injury Association of New York, March 2002; Birth Trauma Litigation Group; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America, July, 2002; "Selecting, Preparing, Trying and Winning the Big Case," Capital District Trial Lawyers Association, May, 2002; Managing the Tough Issues in Personal Injury Cases, "Structured Settlements," New York State Bar Association, April, 2003; Medical & Legal Issues in Brain Injury, "Life Expectancy in Acquired Traumatic Brain Injury," North American Brain Injury Society, Amelia Island, Florida, September, 2003; "Understanding the Medical and Legal Aspects of Traumatic Brain Injury, "Innovative Techniques Using Demonstrative Evidence," Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City, New York State Brain Injury Association, October, 2003; Decisions 2003, "Medical Malpractice," New York State Trial Lawyers Association, Albany, New York, October, 2003; "Defeating the Life Expectancy Defense," Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Boston, July 2004; "Life Expectancy," North American Brain Injury Society and International Brain Injury Association Conference on Medical and Legal Issues in Brain Injury, Beaver Creek, Colorado, September, 2004; "Defeating the Shortened Life Expectancy Defense," North American Brain Injury Society, Amelia Island, Florida, Sept., 2005, "Decisions 2004, Medical Malpractice," New York State Trial Lawyers Association, Albany, NY, Oct., 2004; "Decisions 2005, Medical Malpractice," New York State Trial Lawyers Association, Albany, NY, Oct., 2005, "Update, Medical Malpractice," New York Academy of Trial Lawyers, Albany, NY, Oct., 2004; "Trial of a Highway Shoulder Case," Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Motor Vehicle Law Section, Toronto, Ca., July, 2005; "Understanding the Medical and Legal Aspects of Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Program, Innovative Techniques Using Demonstrative Evidence," New York University Medical Center, New York City, New York State Brain Injury Association, October, 2005; "Innovative Techniques Using Demonstrative Evidence to Prove Traumatic Brain Injury," ATLA, Seattle, Washington July, 2006; "Innovative Techniques Using Demonstrative Evidence to Prove Traumatic Brain Injury," ATLA, Seattle, Washington, July, 2006; "Providing Objective Evidence of Brain Injury," Conference of the Americas, North American Brain Association, Miami Beach, Fl., Sept., 2006; "Update Medical Malpractice," New York State Trial Lawyers Association, Albany, New York, Oct., 2006; "Technology in the Courtroom," Albany County Bar Association, Albany, New York, May, 2007; "Handling the TBI Case," Brain Injury Roundtable, New Jersey Trial Lawyers Association, Meadowlands, New Jersey, October, 2007; "Defeating the Shortened Life Expectancy Defense," 21st Annual Conference on Legal Issues in Brain Injury, North American Brain Injury Association, New Orleans, LA, Oct. 2008; Medical Malpractice," Decisions, New York State Trial Lawyers Institute, Albany, NY, Oct. 2008, "Protecting the Catastrophically Injured Plaintiff's Recovery: The Benefits and Risks of Structured Settlements and Their Alternatives in a Changing Economy," N.Y.S. Office of Court Administration, New York Judicial Institute, Bronx, New York, May 2009; Association of Supreme Court Justices of the State of New York, Sept., 2009, Mohonk, New York; "Decisions 2009, Medical Malpractice, NYSTLA, Oct., 2009, Albany, NY. Author: "Note: Smith v. Great American Insurance Co." Albany Law Review, Vol. 36, No. 1, pp. 230-236; Commentary to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners Model Variable Life Insurance Regulation, 1 NAIC Proceedings, 1975; "Putting Yourself in Your Clients Shoes," Trial, Jan., 1993; "Periodic Payment of Judgments in Large Personal Injury Cases Under Articles 50-A and 50-B: A Boon for Defendants of Plaintiffs? Confusion for All," Monograph 1992; "Appropriate Use of Scientific Literature at Trial in New York and Other Jurisdictions: Is "Authoritative" a Magic Word?" Albany Law Review, Vol. 61, No. 1, pp. 181-214, November, 1997; "Strategies and Techniques for Defeating the Shortened Life Expectancy Defense," Trial Lawyers Quarterly, Vol. 31, No. 4, p.50, New York State Trial Lawyers Institute, 2002, Brain Injury Association of New York; "Critical Analysis of the Life Expectancy Research from an Attorney's Perspective," Chapter in Pediatric Life Care Planning and Case Management, CRC Press, February, 2004, "Secure Damages for the Cost of Future Care," Trial, September, 2005. Guest Commentator on Personal Injury Law, Court TV, 1992, 1993. Counsel, National Association of Insurance Commissioners, 1973-1974. Member: Rensselaer County, Albany County and New York State (Member: Insurance, Negligence and Compensation Law Section; Trial Lawyers Section; House of Delegates, 3rd Judicial District, 1984-1987) Bar Associations; New York State Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Directors Capital Region Affiliate, 1988); New York Academy of Trial Lawyers (Vice President, Third Judicial District, 2009); Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association; Capital District Trial Lawyers Association; Brain Injury Association; North American Brain Injury Society; Brain Injury Association of New York State (Board of Directors, 2005); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Birth Trauma Litigation Group (Member, Board of Directors, 2000); Traumatic Brian Injury Litigation Group (Member, Executive Board, 20042008, Parliamentarian, 2008-2009); Trial Lawyers for Public Justice; National Structured Settlement Association; Diplomate of Trial Advocacy; National College of Advocacy; Best Lawyers in America, Upstate New York Superlawyers; Association of Surfing Lawyers. [Lt., U.S. Army Reserve, 1969-1972]. Reported Cases: Auer v. State of New York, 727 NYS 2d.507, (NYAD 283 AD2d.122 3d Dept., 2001). Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Law; Personal Injury; Products Liability.Email: Michael W. Kessler
George L. Sarachan (Partner) born Albany, New York, October 21, 1952; admitted to bar, 1980, New York and U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York. Education: State University of New York at Albany (B.A., 1974); Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., 1979). Lecturer, "How to Try a Slip and Fall Case, The Plaintiff's Perspective", New York State Bar Association, June, 2001. Member: Albany County and New York State Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Reported Cases: Van Amerogen vs. Donnini, 78 NY2d 881; Ross v. Curtis-Palmer Hydro-Electric Co., 81 NY2d 494. Practice Areas: Negligence; Personal Injury Law.Email: George L. Sarachan
OF COUNSELBruce A. Sutphin (Of Counsel) born Brooklyn, New York, August 15, 1948; admitted to bar, 1983, Connecticut; 1985, New York and U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York. Education: University of Connecticut (B.S., 1970; J.D., 1983). Member: Sigma Xi. Co-Author: "Reversal of Renal Vasospasm by Venous Perfusion," Transplantation Proceedings, Vol. XIII, No. 1, March 1981; "Experimental Segmental Pancreatic Allotransplantation: Efficacy of Aprotinen in Organ Preservation," Connecticut Medicine, Vol. 50, No. 11, Nov. 1986; "Duct Management of Segmental Pancreatic Allografts in Pigs," Transplantation Proceedings, Vol. XVI, No. 3, June 1984; "Effects of Different Magnesium Levels in Kidney Preservation Failure," Transplantation, Vol. 36, No. 1, July 1983; "Kidney Preservation Failure Using Combined Collins' Solution and Plasma Perfusion," Transplantation, Vol. 36, No. 1, July 1983; "Biliary Reconstruction Methods for Liver Transplantation," Transplantation Proceedings, Vol. XIII, No. 1, March 1981; "In Situ Cadaver Kidney Perfusion: Experimental and Clinical Studies," Transplantation, Vol. 32, No. 6, Dec. 1981; "Etiology of Clotting in Plasma Perfusate for Kidney Preservation," Journal of Surgical Research, Vol. 24, 1978; "Improving Methods of In Situ Hypothermic Perfusion of Cadaver Kidneys," Transplantation Proceedings, Vol. IX, No. 3, Sept. 1977. Presentations: "Histotechnology and the Law," New York State Histotechnology Society, April 25, 1999; "Legal Concerns for Histologic Technicians," New York State Histotechnology Society, April 22, 1994; "Reading and Interpreting Medical Records and Reports," Capital District Trial Lawyers, April 23, 1987; "Legal Aspects of Organ Transplantation," North American Transplantation Coordinators Meeting, San Diego, CA, July 25, 1985; "Ethical Considerations in Organ Transplantation," North American Transplantation Coordinators Meeting, San Diego, CA, July 26, 1985. Member: Society for Cryobiology, 1974-1975; American Association of Tissue Banks, 1974-1976; North American Transplant Coordinators Organization, 1975-1983; National Health Lawyers Association, 1984-1989; American Society of Law and Medicine, 1984-1989; Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society. Member: Albany County, Rensselaer County, New York State and American Bar Associations; New York State Trial Lawyers Association; American Academy of Hospital Attorneys; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Birth Trauma Litigation Group; Capital District Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury; Health Law.Email: Bruce A. Sutphin
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