Experience

Rubin Paterniti Gonzalez Rizzo Kaufman, LLP
• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Partner

  • Apr 2023 - Present


Bartlett LLP

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Partner

  • Jan 2000 - Apr 2023

  Manage a diverse caseload of high exposure, complex medical malpractice cases, representing major metropolitan hospitals, physicians and nurses in NY in all aspects of medical malpractice defense from inception through trial and appeals. Present high exposure cases before hospital and insurance claims committees for purposes of setting reserves, settlement and trial authority. Team leader with supervision of associates in preparing defense strategies in their performance of defendant depositions, motion practice and the utilization of appropriate experts. Show less



Pulvers, Pulvers, Thompson & Kutner, LLP

• Associate

  • Sep 1998 - Jan 2000

  Handled medical malpractice defense caseload of forty to fifty cases. Primary responsibilities included conducting plaintiff depositions, representing insured at depositions, appearing at all court conferences, and expert meetings. Handled medical malpractice defense caseload of forty to fifty cases. Primary responsibilities included conducting plaintiff depositions, representing insured at depositions, appearing at all court conferences, and expert meetings.



Breitner & Hoffman, P.C.

• Associate

  • Sep 1994 - Sep 1998

  Management of medical malpractice defense caseload of thirty-five to forty cases for self-insured hospitals. Analyzed cases by assessing liability, causation and damages. Conducted over one hundred plaintiff depositions. Management of medical malpractice defense caseload of thirty-five to forty cases for self-insured hospitals. Analyzed cases by assessing liability, causation and damages. Conducted over one hundred plaintiff depositions.


Honorable Joseph S. Levine
• Law Clerk

  • Sep 1993 - Sep 1994