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475 Park Avenue South - 27th Floor
New York, New York 10016 (New York Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
5.0
out of 5
(Main Office) Statement of PracticeInsurance Defense, Class Action Defense, Commercial Litigation, General Litigation, Appellate Practice, Nursing Home Liability. Year Established: 1994
Firm Size: 9
Representative Clients:Verizon
Five Star Quality Care, Inc.
IntegraMed America, Inc.
New York City Housing Authority
Phipps Houses
American International Group
HRH Construction LLC
Metro NorthRailroad.
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Address475 Park Avenue South - 27th Floor
New York, NY 10016, (New York Co.)
PhonePhone: 212-447-1111
Fax: 212-447-6686
URL: http://www.lgb-law.com
Website
http://www.lgbslaw.com
Office HoursMonday: By Appointment Only
Tuesday: By Appointment Only
Wednesday: By Appointment Only
Thursday: By Appointment Only
Friday: By Appointment Only
Nancy Ledy-Gurren (Member) born New York, N.Y.; admitted to bar, 1976, New York, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second and Fifth Circuits. Education: Sarah Lawrence College (A.B., 1972); New York Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1975). Associate Editor, New York Law Forum, 1974-1975. Member, The Order of Barristers. Co-author: Note, with E. Lefkowitz: "Judgment by Your Peers? The Impeachment of Jury Verdicts and the Case of the Insane Juror," 21 N.Y.L.F. 57, 1975. Author: Comment, "The Non-Reviewability Rule and the Military: The Right of a Cadet to Marry," 20 N.Y.L.F. 189, 1974. Professor of Law, Adjunct Faculty, Legal Medicine, Psychiatry and the Law, New York Law School, 1977-1983. Professor of Law, Adjunct Faculty, Study of New York Procedural Law, Pace University School of Law, 1979-1996. Speaker: "The New IUD: Legal, Medical and Social Issues," Cornell University Symposium, 1988; "Current Strategies in IUD Use," Symposium in Denver, Colorado, 1988; Chemical Industry Labelling Conference, Washington, D.C., 1988-1989. Practice Areas: Class Action Defense; Risk Management; Appellate Practice; Health Care Liability; Commercial Litigation; Nursing Home Litigation.
Deborah Bass (Member) admitted to bar, 1982, New York; 1986, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: State University of New York at Albany (B.A., magna cum laude, 1978); Hofstra University (J.D., with distinction, 1981). Assistant Corporation Counsel, 1981-1985. Member: New York State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Commercial Litigation; Appellate Practice.Email: Deborah Bass
Daniel E. Siff (Managing Partner) born New York, N.Y., December 7, 1939; admitted to bar, 1965, New York. Education: Columbia University (B.S., 1962); New York Law School (LL.B., 1965). Member: Departmental Disciplinary Committee, First Judicial Department; Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Past President, Board of Directors, Goddard Riverside Community Center. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; New York State Bar Association; Federal Bar Council. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; General Liability Defense; Nursing Home Litigation.Email: Daniel E. Siff
Gerald Neal Swartz (Member) born Cambridge, Massachusetts, September 18, 1948; admitted to bar, 1976, New York; U.S. District Court, Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts of New York; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (B.S., in Mechanical Engineering, 1970); Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., cum laude, 1975). Member, Justinian Law Society. Member, Albany Law Review, 1974-1975. Lecturer, Legal Research and Writing, Albany Law School, 1974-1975. Intern, U.S. Department of Justice, 1974. Confidential Clerk, New York State Court of Appeals, 1975-1978. Bower & Gardner, 1978-1994, Partner, 1984-1994. Design Engineer, General Electric Co., 1970-1972. Member: American (Member, Torts and Insurance Practice Section) and New York State Bar Associations; The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; Westchester County Bar Association; New York State Trial Lawyers Association; Society of Automotive Engineers (Associate Member). (Also practicing individually, Gerald Neal Swartz, Law Offices). Practice Areas: Products Liability; Construction Law; Negligence; Trial Practice; Civil Litigation.Email: Gerald Neal Swartz
——————————Elissa L. Shechter (Associate) born Brooklyn, New York, October 20, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, New York. Education: Brandeis University (B.A., cum laude, 1994); Fordham University School of Law (J.D., 1997). Member, Urban Law Journal, Fordham University School of Law, 1995-1996. Member: New York State Bar Association; New York County Lawyers' Association. Practice Areas: General Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Appellate Practice; Class Action Defense; Products Liability.Email: Elissa L. Shechter
Keela White (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, New York; 2006, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York. Education: John Jay College of Criminal Justice (B.A., magna cum laude, 1999); Fordham University (J.D., 2003). Special Agencies: New York City Assistant Corporation Counsel. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Medical Malpractice; Premises Liability.Email: Keela White
Edward J. Gorman (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, New York; 2009, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York. Education: State University of New York College at Geneseo (B.A., 1998); Catholic University of America (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; General Liability Defense; Commercial Litigation.Email: Edward J. Gorman
Lynette Vitanza (Associate) admitted to bar, 1996, New York. Education: Lehman College (B.S., Nursing, magna cum laude, 1988); Seton Hall University (J.D., 1994). Adjunct Assistant Professor of Health Sciences, Lehman College 1996-2006; Adjunct Assistant professor of Nursing, Long Island University School of Nursing. Practice Areas: Health Care; Continuing Care Retirement Communities; Nursing Home Liability; Medical Malpractice.Email: Lynette Vitanza
SENIOR COUNSELRonald M. Cherry (Senior Counsel) born Brooklyn, New York, April 24, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, Maryland; U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: State University of New York (B.A., Political Science, cum laude, 1978); University of Maryland (J.D., 1981). Adjunct Professor, University of Baltimore School of Law. Member: Monumental City (President, 2000-2001; Chair, Judicial Selection Committee, 2000), Baltimore County, Howard County, Maryland State (Chair, Special Committee on Minorities in the Legal Profession, 1995-1996), National and American (Vice Chair, Civil Procedure and Evidence Committee, Tort and Insurance Practice Section, 1997-1998) Bar Associations. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Litigator (First-Chaired over 200 Trials); Employment Law; Discrimination Claims; Personal Injury Defense; Products Liability Law; Commercial Litigation.
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