Rafael Vergara

Rafael Vergara's litigation practice provides him the opportunity to work on various negligence and contract actions. Presently, he focuses on representing assisted living communities, nursing homes, and disability insurers in litigation. The nature of his work is wide-ranging, and includes advocacy in lawsuits involving first-party insurance claims, ERISA, insurance rescission, products liability, and premises liability. From the commencement of an action through an appeal, Rafael’s knowledge of court procedure benefits clients.

While in law school, Rafael served as a Managing Editor of the Rutgers Law Review and as a Legal Research and Writing Teaching Associate.  After law school, and prior to embarking on a career in private practice, he was a judicial law clerk in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Special Civil Part.  Since then, he has been in private practice honing his litigation skills and delivering quality work to clients.

• Quiles v. Bradford-White Corporation, Slip Copy, 2012 WL 1355262 (N.D.N.Y.).  Represented water heater manufacturer in products liability case in which design defect claim was dismissed.
• Whippoorwill Hills Homeowners Ass’n, Inc. v. Toll at Whippoorwill, L.P., 91 A.D.3d 864, 937 N.Y.S.2d 595 (2d Dept. 2012)
• Arias v. PM Partners, 90 A.D.3d 490, 934 N.Y.S.2d 160 (1st Dept. 2011).  Represented bank in personal injury action involving fall on sidewalk.
• Utak v. Commerce Bank Inc., 930 N.Y.S.2d 575 (1st Dept. 2011). Successfully argued appeal resulting in the dismissal of a banking client named as a defendant in a false arrest and false imprisonment case.
• Flangos v. Flangos, 82 A.D.3d 1037, 919 N.Y.S.2d 181 (2d Dept. 2011).  Successfully argued appeal on behalf of an insurer, which resulted in the vacating of a judgment insofar as it directed the insurer to make certain payments.
• Keir v. Unumprovident Corp., 2010 WL 3566878 (S.D.N.Y Sept. 14, 2010)
• Carl v. Cohen, 55 A.D.3d 478, 868 N.Y.S.2d 7 (1st Dept. 2008)
• Them-Tuck Chung v. Pinto, 26 A.D.3d 428, 809 N.Y.S.2d 572 (2d Dept. 2006)