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Licensed in New York for 40 years
State: New York
Acquired: 1986
No misconduct found
Location
Rivkin Radler, LLP
926 RXR Plaza, Uniondale, NY, 11556
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Experience
Honors
2014
Construction Litigation NY Metropolitan Area, SuperLawyers
2013
Construction Litigation NY Metropolitan Area, SuperLawyers
2013
Who's Who In Women In Professional Services, Long Island Business News
2013
AV Preeminent TM rating, Martindale-Hubbell
2012
Construction Litigation NY Metropolitan Area, SuperLawyers
2011
Construction Litigation NY Metropolitan Area, SuperLawyers
2011
50 Most Influential Women In Business, Long Island Business News
2010
Business Litigation NY Metropolitan Area, SuperLawyers
2010
Who's Who In Women In Professional Services, Long Island Business News
2009
Business Litigation NY Metropolitan Area, SuperLawyers
Work Experience
2000 - Present
Partner, Rivkin Radler
1994 - 2000
Associate, Rivkin Radler
1991 - 1998
Partner, Pia E. Riverso, Esq.
1989 - 1991
Associate, Seward & Kissel
1985 - 1989
Associate, Rivkin Radler
Associations
2013 - Present
Nassau County Bar AssociationVice Chair Construction Law Committee
2007 - Present
Westchester Bar AssociationMember
1986 - Present
New York State Bar AssociationMember
2011 - 2013
Nassau County Bar AssociationChairperson - Construction Law Committee
2007 - 2008
Long Island Women's AgendaAt Large Board Member
Sample of Legal Cases
• Worldcare Intl., Inc. v. Kay, 119 A.D.3d 554 (N.Y. App. Div. 2d Dep't 2014)
Secured dismissal of federal RICO, common law tort, and fraud claims in action alleging breach of alleged employment contract
• D'Aquila v. D'Aquila, 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 28617 (E.D.N.Y. Mar. 21, 2011)
securing stay of claims for based on Colorado River abstention doctrine pending resolution of out of state divorce proceeding alleging similar claims
• Medmarc Cas. Ins. Co. v. Avent Am., Inc., 612 F.3d 607 (7th Cir. 2010)
obtaining ruling that insurer had no duty to defend thousands of BPA liability cases because claimants did not allege bodily injury or increased risk of bodily injury
• East Coast Res., LLC v. Town of Hempstead, 707 F. Supp. 2d 401
precluding plaintiff from recovering lost profits where plaintiff refused further performance and its termination of a separate contract with a third party was not reasonably foreseeable to defendant
Central Mut. Ins. Co. v. Useong Int'l, Ltd., 394 F. Supp. 2d 1043 (N.D. Ill. 2005)
obtaining summary judgment based on the “known loss doctrine” as policyholder entered into a binding agreement to settle current and future claims prior to the inception of the policy
Education
1985
St John's University School of Law
Juris Doctor
1982
Manhattan College
Bachelor Science Business Administration - Summa Cum Laude
Speaking Engagements
2013
Construction Law Committee
Practitioner's Guide to Delay Damages
2013
Changes at the School Construction Authority
Changes at the School Construction Authority and How Those Changes Will Impact Your Business
2012
Construction Law Committee
Surety Bonds and Construction Contracts
Publications
2010
Subcontractors Trade Association Newsletter
Contractors Entitled to Jury Trial in Mechanics Lien Foreclosure Cases
Languages
English