Experience

The Coppola Firm

• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Special Counsel

  • Apr 2022 - Present

  Jessica M. DeMichiel, Esq. concentrates her practice in the areas of corporate law specific to the healthcare industry, defense of complex medical, dental, and other professional malpractice and long-term care negligence cases, labor and employment law, and federal and New York State regulatory compliance and disciplinary actions against healthcare entities and professionals.She has experience handling many different types of matters involving corporate entities and licensed professionals with the New York State Department of Health, Office of Mental Health, Office of People with Developmental Disabilities, Office of Medical Professional Conduct, and Office of Professions.Jessica was named an Upstate New York Super Lawyer Rising Star from 2014-2021. She is an adjunct instructor for the SUNY Buffalo Law School Advocacy Institute Mock Trial Program. She also regularly lectures on issues impacting the healthcare industry.



Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan LLP

• United States
• Law Practice
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Partner

  • Oct 2018 - Dec 2021

  Jessica DeMichiel is a Partner at Kaufman, Borgeest & Ryan, LLP. She concentrates her practice in the areas of healthcare law, defense of complex medical, dental and other professional malpractice, long-term care negligence, class action defense, Federal and New York State statutory and regulatory violations and compliance against healthcare entities, healthcare practitioners and other business entities, Federal and New York State government agency investigations, disciplinary proceedings and professional licensing involving healthcare entities, health care practitioners and other business entities, premises liability including elevator, automobile and slip and fall accidents, employment practices litigation and commercial litigation. Jessica has experience defending sub-acute rehabilitation and long-term care facilities against multiple, concurrent government agency investigations resulting from great bodily harm or death of patients; class-action civil lawsuits against sub-acute rehabilitation and long-term care facilities in New York State and high-profile, high-stakes civil lawsuits involving Federal and New York State regulatory violations, enforcement/disciplinary proceedings and criminal convictions against licensed professionals and corporate entities by the New York State Department of Health, New York State Attorney General’s Office, Office of Medical Professional Conduct, Office of Professions and criminal courts in New York State.Jessica was named an Upstate New York Super Lawyer Rising Star in the area of Personal Injury Medical Malpractice Defense from 2014-2018. She is an adjunct instructor for the SUNY Buffalo Law School Advocacy Institute Advanced Mock Trial Program, an adjunct professor for the beginner trial technique course at SUNY Buffalo Law School and a mentor through the SUNY Buffalo Law School Mentoring Program. She regularly lectures to healthcare practitioners and entities on issues impacting the healthcare industry.



Caitlin Robin & Associates

• Managing Attorney - Buffalo Office

  • Jan 2016 - Oct 2018

  Jessica DeMichiel is the Managing Attorney of the Buffalo office of Caitlin Robin & Associates, PLLC, a certified NYS Women-Owned Business Enterprise.She concentrates her practice in in the following subject areas of law: defense of complex medical, dental and other professional malpractice; long-term care negligence; class action defense; Federal and New York State statutory and regulatory violations and compliance against healthcare entities, healthcare practitioners and other business entities; Federal and New York State government agency investigations, enforcement and disciplinary actions against healthcare entities, health care practitioners and other business entities; wrongful death; general negligence; premises liability in civil litigation, including elevator, automobile and slip and fall accidents; and commercial litigation. Her experience includes defending a class-action civil lawsuit against three sub-acute rehabilitation and skilled nursing facilities in New York State and numerous high-profile, high-stakes civil lawsuits involving negative findings, disciplinary actions, and criminal convictions by the New York State Department of Health, New York State Attorney General’s Office, Office of Medical Professional Conduct, Office of Professions and local town, village and city criminal courts in New York State.She was named an Upstate New York Super Lawyer Rising Star in the area of Personal Injury Medical Malpractice Defense from 2014-2017. She is an instructor for the SUNY Buffalo Law School Advanced Mock Trial Program through the Advocacy Institute, an adjunct professor for the beginner trial technique course at SUNY Buffalo Law School, and a mentor through the SUNY Buffalo Law School Mentoring Program. She is a member of the AHLA, Judicial Ratings Committee of WBASNY, Bar Association of Erie County, NYSBA and ABA. She also regularly lectures to healthcare practitioners and entities on litigation issues impacting the healthcare industry.



Barclay Damon LLP

• United States
• Law Practice
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Associate Attorney

  • Jun 2015 - Jan 2016

  As an associate attorney, Jessica practiced within the healthcare and human services practice group at a prominent full service, super-regional law firm with 275 attorneys located across New York and the Northeast. She provided counsel to a wide variety of healthcare providers ranging from individual practitioners to intricate healthcare networks involved in Federal and New York State government investigations and administrative, criminal and civil litigation, hearings and appeals. Representative Experience:Co-chaired one of only two nursing home negligence and violation of Article 28 Public Health Law cases to go to trial and obtain a defense verdict.Provided counsel to healthcare providers in litigation involving 500 pre-suit and in-suit cases across the State of New York and numerous other states against 20+ individual and corporate defendants by infants and their guardians asserting claims of dental malpractice, lack of informed consent, battery and punitive damages discovery and trial.Speaking/Publications:“Defending Against Multiple Governmental Investigations and a Civil Lawsuit: How To Avoid A Three Ring Circus," Healthcare Financial Managers Association WNY Chapter, Long Term Care Institute, October 28, 2015.“Recent Litigation Trends in LTC: Nursing Homes Are Not the Only Target," New York State Health Facilities Association, New York State Center for Assisted Living and Leading Age, September 24, 2015.“Group Homes Serving Individuals with Developmental Disabilities Score Huge Appellate Victory While Assisted Living and Other Facilities Are Exposed to Greater Liability,” Legal Alert, Barclay Damon LLP, June 15, 2015. “ILF vs. ALF vs. SNF—Managing the Transitions on the Slippery Slope of Aging Services,” DRI Nursing Home and Assisted Living Litigation, September 20, 2013.



Damon Morey

• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Attorney/Law Clerk/Summer Associate

  • May 2010 - Jun 2015

  As an associate attorney, Jessica practiced within the litigation department specializing in the defense of complex medical malpractice, long-term care negligence and public health law violations (skilled nursing, assisted living and independent living facilities as well as home care agencies, residential treatment facilities and group/community homes), dental malpractice, insurance coverage, and general negligence litigation with an emphasis on premises liability. As an associate attorney, Jessica practiced within the litigation department specializing in the defense of complex medical malpractice, long-term care negligence and public health law violations (skilled nursing, assisted living and independent living facilities as well as home care agencies, residential treatment facilities and group/community homes), dental malpractice, insurance coverage, and general negligence litigation with an emphasis on premises liability.



Hagelin Spencer LLC

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Law Clerk

  • May 2009 - May 2010

  As a law clerk, Jessica provided legal support to attorneys specializing in litigation practice in the area of automobile liability, premises liability, insurance coverage, malpractice liability, appellate practice and arbitration. As a law clerk, Jessica provided legal support to attorneys specializing in litigation practice in the area of automobile liability, premises liability, insurance coverage, malpractice liability, appellate practice and arbitration.