Chris focuses his practice on general negligence, labor law, premises liability, legal malpractice, property damage, construction defect, business litigation and automobile/trucking liability. He has worked with both carriers and companies in drafting effective leases, construction contracts and service agreements to assist in indemnification issues and insurance procurement problems.
Chris has tried many cases to verdict, written and argued numerous appeals, and participated in many mediations and arbitrations.
Practices
Representative Experience
- Obtained summary judgment in a case wherein our insured driver client was involved in a three-vehicle collision, and Plaintiff was their rear-seat passenger and sustained injures; the Supreme Court agreed with our attorney’s argument that our defendant could not be found negligent as a matter of law, and ruled in favor of our client.
- Granted Motion to Dismiss after Plaintiff claimed our insured driver client struck their vehicle while driving on a New Jersey expressway, and Plaintiff refused to voluntarily discontinue the action brought in the State of New York; the Supreme Court agreed with our defense that jurisdiction in New York was improper, and ruled in favor of our defendant.
- Prevailed on appeal following Plaintiff’s claim that their vehicle was struck by our insured driver client’s vehicle while stopped at a red light, and alleged that our client left the accident scene; the Appellate Division agreed with our attorney that our client was not involved in the collision and granted appeal in favor of our client, dismissing the case.
Representative Matters
- European Granite and Marble v. McNaughton, 102 A.D.3d 732, 958 N.Y.S. 2d 715 (2nd Dept., 2013)
- Venuto v. RCS Electronic Equipment Corporation, 5 A.D. 3d 672, 774 N.Y.S. 2d 729 (2nd Dept., 2004)
- Kamerman v. Kolt, 210 A.D. 2d 454, 621 N.Y.S. 2d 97 (2nd Dept., 1994)
- Festa v. Waskawic, 181 A.D. 2d 758, 581 N.Y.S. 2d 251 (2nd Dept., 1992)
Education
- Albany Law School, JD, 1987
- State University of New York at Geneseo, BA, History, 1984
Admissions
- New York
- United States District Courts: Southern District of New York, Eastern District of New York
Languages
- English