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Address
360 West 31st Street, Suite 1506
New York, New York 10001-2727 (New York Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
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4.9
out of 5
 Free Initial Consultation (Main Office) Representing individuals who have suffered personal injuries or the death of a loved one, our firm represents construction workers (including dockbuilders, pile drivers, divers, electricians, lathers, iron workers, laborers, operating engineers and the like); maritime workers (fishermen and seamen and women, marine construction workers, longshoremen, harbor workers, blue and brown water seasmen); railroad workers asserting FELA claims; other maritime claims, such as for passengers, pleasure boaters, etc.; and general personal injury claims (including TBI (traumatic brain injury) and RSD (reflex sympathetic dystrophy) and CRPS (complex regional pain syndrome) sufferers. Statement of PracticeAdmiralty and Maritime Law, Personal Injury, Construction Labor Law, Railroad Law, Jones Act, Federal Employer Liability Act (FELA), Construction Accidents, Scaffolding Liability, Seaman's Claims, Fisherman's Accidents. Year Established: 1977
Firm Size: 8
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Free Initial Consultation
Address360 West 31st Street, Suite 1506
New York, NY 10001-2727, (New York Co.)
PhonePhone: 212-465-8840
Fax: 212-465-8849
URL: http://www.hofmannlawfirm.com
Website
http://www.lawyers.com/chklawfirm
Office HoursMonday: 08:30 AM - 07:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 07:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 07:00 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 07:00 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 07:00 PM
Saturday: By Appointment Only
Sunday: By Appointment Only
Firm/Affiliate OfficesNewark, New Jersey:
Paul T. Hofmann (Member) born Newark, New Jersey, June 12, 1953; admitted to bar, 1981, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1982, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1985, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Rutgers University (B.A., 1975); New York Law School (J.D., 1981). Author: "An Analytical Framework for Maritime Preemption Cases Involving Wrongful Death Damages - The Legacy of Miles, Yamaha, Amtrak and Others, Tulane Maritime Law Journal, 23:2 (1999); "Claims Arising on Government Vessels," An analysis of the requirements and pitfalls in handling claims against government owned or operated vessels. Lectures: "Comparative American and Scottish Civil Procedure," University of Glasgow, School of Law; "Use of Professional and Regulatory Standards to Prove Liability in Maritime Personal Injury Cases," The Association of Trial Lawyers of America Annual Convention Lecture and Paper; "Application of State Law to Prove Liability for a Maritime Casualty," 2001 ATLA Educational Program. Member: New Jersey State Bar Association; New York Trial Lawyers Association; New Jersey Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Chairman, Admiralty Section, 1996-1997); New Jersey Association of Rail Passengers (Legal Advisor). Reported Cases: Coppinger v. Metro-North Commuter Railroad, 861 F.2d 33 (2d Cir. 1988); Alvarez-Rodriquez v. Bermuda Star Lines, 898 F.2d 312 (2d Cir. 1990); Deisler v. McCormack Aggregates Co., 54 F.3rd 1074 (3rd Cir. 1995); Eriksen v. Long Island Lighting Co., 653 N.Y.S. 2d 670 (2d Dept. 1997); Guenther v. Sedco, Inc., 866 F.Supp. 786 (S.D.N.Y. 1994); Cammon v. City of New York, 95 N.Y.2d 583 (2001); Brogan v. Sandy Hook Pilots Assn., 213 F.Supp.2d 432 (D.N.J. 2002); Eckert v. United States, 232 F.Supp.2d 1312 (S.D.Fl. 2002); Bolanos v. Norwegian Cruise Lines, 2002 U.S. Dist.Lexis 22791 (S.D.N.Y. 2002); Olsen v. James Miller Marine Service, Inc., 300 A.D. 2d 76, 750 N.Y.S. 2d 757 (1st Dept. 2002). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Admiralty and Maritime Law; Personal Injury; Construction Law; Railroad Law.Email: Paul T. Hofmann
——————————Elizabeth B. Starkey (Associate) born 1935; admitted to bar, 1977, New York; New York District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. Education: L'Institut d'Etudes Politiques, University of Paris; Loretto Heights College (B.A., cum laude, history, 1973); Fordham University (J.D., 1976). Member: New York County Bar Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Admiralty and Maritime Law; Social Security Disability; Personal Injury; Administrative Law; Employment Discrimination.Email: Elizabeth B. Starkey
Timothy F. Schweitzer (Associate) born 1963; admitted to bar, 2000, New York; 2002, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 2004, New Jersey. Education: Hofstra University (B.B.A., Finance, 1986); Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center (J.D., 1999). Member: Dock Builders Local 1456, New York District Council of Carpenters; United Brotherhood of Carpenters. Member: New York State Bar Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Maritime Law; Construction Law; Personal Injury.Email: Timothy F. Schweitzer
Dario A. Chinigo (Associate) born Rome, Italy, February 4, 1971; admitted to bar, 1995, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1996, New York; 2005, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Fordham University (B.A., Political Science, 1992); New York Law School (J.D., 1995). Member: American Bar Association; New York County Lawyers Association; New York State Trial Lawyers Association; Columbian Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Languages: Italian, Spanish and English. Practice Areas: Maritime Law; Personal Injury; Labor Law.Email: Dario A. Chinigo
Lawrence A. Arcell (Associate) born Hartford, Connecticut, March 3, 1952; admitted to bar, 1981, Louisiana and U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Utah; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits. Education: Tulane University of Louisiana (B.A., 1974; J.D., 1980). Speaker: "Multiple Injuries - A Claimant's Prospective," Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act Seminar, Loyola University School of Law, 1990; "Status Under the Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act," Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act Seminar, Loyola University School of Law, 1991; "The American's with Disabilities Act - A Claimant's Prospective," Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act Seminar, Loyola University School of Law, 1992; "Update on Admiralty," Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association Seminars, 1991, 1992; "Taking the Gamble Out of Injury Claims Aboard Gambling Vessels," Law Seminar, Adams County Bar Association, Natchez, Mississippi, 1993; "Vessel Status Under the Jones Act," Maritime Law Section, Association of Trial Lawyers of American Convention, Chicago, Ill., 1994; "Employee Status on Gambling Vessels," Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act Seminar, Loyola School of Law, 1995; "Multiple Injuries under the Longshore and Harbors Workers Compensation Act," Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act Seminar, Loyola School of Law, 1996; "Handling the Recreational Boating Case and What to Do with a Limitation of Liability Defense," Maritime Law Section, Association of Trial Lawyers of American Convention, San Diego, Cal., 1997; "Personal Injuries Settlements in Louisiana, Handling Subrogations/Reimbursements, Liens & Privileges," National Business Institute, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1999; "Vocational Rehabilitation in the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act," Loyola School of Law and United States Department of Labor, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2000; "Assisting in Mediation and Settlement in Admiralty Cases," Louisiana Personal Injury Practice for Paralegals, Metairie, Louisiana, 2000; "Update on Admiralty," Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association Seminar, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2000; "Examination and Cross-examination of Expert Witnesses," Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act Seminar, Loyola School of Law, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2001; "Uninsured Motorists Insurance," Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association Seminar, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2001. Editorial Advisory Board Member, The American Mariner, Loyola University School of Law, New Orleans, Louisiana; Private Sector Advisor, U.S. Delegation, International Maritime Organization (IMO) Legal Committee, Athens Convention Relating to Carrige of Passengers and their Luggage by Sea and Joint IMO/ILO Ad Hoc Expert Working Group on Liability and Compensation regarding Claims for Death, Personal Injury and Abandonment of Seafarers, 2001. Member: Louisiana State Bar Association (Member, Special Committee on Insurance 1983-1996); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Admiralty Law Section, 1981; Immediate Past Chair, 2001-2002; Chair, 2000-2001; First Vice Chair, 1999-2000; Second Vice Chair, 1998-1999; Secretary/Treasurer, 1997-1998); Maritime Law Association of the United States (Proctor Member); Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1988-1997; Executive Committee, 1992-1993, Maritime Law Section; Amicus Curie Committee, 1992-1993; 1997; ); Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association. Languages: Cajun. Practice Areas: Admiralty; Personal Injury; Legal Malpractice; Commercial Litigation; Construction Accidents; Railroad Accidents and Injuries.Email: Lawrence A. Arcell
James G. Fitzsimons (Associate) born Manchester, England, June 8, 1952; admitted to bar, 1980, New York; 1982, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Hofstra University (B.A., 1974); Syracuse University (J.D., 1979). Summer Intern, U.S. Attorney's Office. Honors Program, US SDNY, Summer, 1977 and 1978. Member: New York State Bar Association; New York State Trial Lawyers Association; American Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Construction Accident Litigation; General Liability Litigation; Maritime Personal Injury Litigation; FELA Litigation.Email: James G. Fitzsimons
OF COUNSELGeorge J. Cappiello, Jr. (Of Counsel) born 1943; admitted to bar, 1970, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Manhattan College (B.A., 1967); Villanova University (J.D., 1970). Practice Areas: Admiralty and Maritime Law; Personal Injury; Construction Law.Email: George J. Cappiello, Jr.
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