Chris earned his juris doctor degree from St. John’s University School of Law where was the Winner/Best Advocate of the 1992 Civil Trial Competition. After graduating from St. John’s, Chris worked as an Assistant District Attorney in Queens County, New York where he prosecuted defendants at trial of crimes ranging from theft to homicide.
Thereafter, Chris worked as Staff Counsel for the Allstate Insurance Company where he defended motor vehicle and premise cases at trial. As a result of his successful trial verdicts, he was awarded the 1997 Allstate National Individual Service Award.
For over the past twenty years, Chris has been fighting for justice at trial for those inured through the negligence of others and asbestos victims. He has recovered millions of dollars for his clients and their families.
Bar Admissions
New York
United States District Court, Eastern District of New York
United States District Court, Southern District of New York
Education
- St. John’s University School of Law. J.D.
- Long Island University/C.W. Post, B.A., magna cum laude
Awards and Honors
Representative Cases and Settlements of Note
*Results May Vary Depending On Your Particular Facts and Legal Circumstances*
$2,900,000 NYC Taxicab Settlement
A couple were passengers in a NYC taxicab when it was struck by an emergency vehicle. Our clients both suffered serious injuries to their backs that resulted in surgeries.
$1,000,000+ Jury Verdict Settlement
Our client suffered a left knee replacement. The pre and post operative diagnosis was arthritis. After obtaining a favorable liability verdict in Kings county, the defendants settled for over $1M.
$469,000 Settlement with the City of New York
Our client was walking and tripped over an elevated sidewalk ramp and sustained a fracture. The elevated sidewalk ramp was hidden from our client as it was covered with leaves. Discovery revealed that the City had repaired the other three sidewalk ramps at the subject intersection but failed to repair the ramp that our client tripped over.
$400,000 Settlement with the City of New York
Our client was playing basketball during gym at his NYC high school when he slipped and fell on water on the basketball court, suffering a fractured leg. The City of NY claimed that it did not have notice of the condition, but we successfully argued that the City had notice of a recurring condition of water dripping from the roof of the building above the basketball court.
$350,000 Settlement
This was reach for a client who injured her knee after jumping four feet out of a stalled elevator. Defendants disputed the circumstances, arguing she only stepped down a short distance and noting no other passengers were injured. Our client had a knee surgery but there was a significant delay in obtaining treatment for the knee and the client had surgery on the same knee 4 years before the accident.
$300,000 Bicycle Settlement
Our client was injured while riding his bike on a bike tour when the front wheel of his bike went into a railroad track opening in Nassau County and caused him to fall to the ground fracturing his hip. The Defendants’ respective motions for summary judgment alleging that the defect was open and obvious to Plaintiff and that Plaintiff had signed a waiver regarding the bike tour were denied.
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