Senior Partner at the firm Edelman & Edelman, P.C.
Areas of Practice
Medical Malpractice; Negligence; Product Liability; Personal Injury; Construction Law
Admitted
1978, New York, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1988, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York and U.S. Claims Court
Law School
Brooklyn Law School, J.D., 1977
College
New York University, B.A., cum laude, 1974
Membership
Association of The Bar of The City of New York (Member: Tort Litigation Committee, 1988-1991; Judiciary Committee, BBA-Delegate, 1990); Brooklyn (Member: Judiciary Committee, 1990; Supreme Court Committee-Civil Matters, Chairman, 1988-1990), New York County (Member, Supreme Court Committee, 1990) and New York State Bar Associations; New York State Trial Lawyers Association (Director, Class of 1993; Member: Executive Committee, 1990-1991; Medical Malpractice Committee, 1988; Editor, Bill of Particulars, 1990-1991; Delegate, ATLA, 1992; President New York State Trial Lawyers Association 2003-2004; American Trial Lawyers Association (Governor, 1992).
Biography
Assistant Adjunct Professor, Brooklyn Law School. Lecturer: "How to Prepare for Cross-Examination of Defendant and his Expert," New York State Trial Lawyers Institute, June 8, 1988; "The New Legislation, the Problems are Just Beginning," Brooklyn Bar Association, August 4, 1988; "Maximizing Recovery under the Burden of the New Malpractice Legislation Requiring Periodic Payment of Judgments," New York State Trial Lawyers Association, September 27, 1989; "Selected Topics & New Developments In Tort Law, 1990," Brooklyn Bar Association and Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department, October, 1, 15, 22 & 29, November 5, 1990; "Orthopedic and Neurological Injuries: Understanding the Anatomy and Presenting the Case," New York State Trial Lawyers Association, February 2, 1991; "Product Identification and Market Share Liability," The Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Chicago, Illinois, May 16-17, 1991; "Market Share Liability and Alternative Liability: Theories in Future Pharmaceutical Litigation," The American Trial Lawyers Association, Washington, D.C., October 16-18, 1991; "The Anatomy of a Trial for a Young Lawyer," New York State Trial Lawyers Institute, November 12, 19 & 26, 1991; "Conferencing a Case: The Do's and Don'ts," New York State Trial Lawyers Institute, July 1, 1994; "The How To's of a Trial," New York State Trial Lawyers Institute, June 30, 1996; "Evidence," New York State Trial Lawyers Institute, September 1999; "Trial Preparation Secrets," New York State Trial Lawyers Institute, January 14, 2000; "Legislation & Lobbying," New York State Trial Lawyers Institute, May 2003; "Demonstrative Evidence," New York State Trial Lawyers Institute, November 11, 2004; "Use of Demonstrative Evidence in the Courtroom," New York State Trial Lawyers Institute, August 2006. Co-Chair, Alliance for Consumer Rights, 1993.
Born
Queens, New York, February 28, 1951
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