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Licenses

Licensed in New York for 29 years

State: New York

Acquired: 1996

Currently Registered

No misconduct found

Licensed in Illinois for 30 years

State: Illinois

Acquired: 1995

Active and Authorized to Practice Law

No misconduct found

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Location

Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker

120 North La Salle Street 26th Floor, Chicago, IL, 60602

Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edleman & Dicker LLP

55 W Monroe St Ste 3800, Chicago, IL, 60603-5016

Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker, LLP

161 N Clark St Ste 4500, Chicago, IL, 60601-3313

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Experience

Associations

Appellate Lawyers Association

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New York County Lawyers' Association

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New York State Bar Association

Member

Defense Research Institute

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Education

1995

Loyola University of Chicago School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

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University of Notre Dame

MA - Masters

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Indiana University

BA - Bachelor of Arts

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Publications

2007

Unknown Negligence and the Americans With Disabilities Act: Plaintiffs' Use of ADA Violations as Evidence of Negligence in Premises Liability Actions

2007

Unknown CM Seeks US Supreme Court Determination in Product Liability Actions

2007

Unknown CM Report of Recent Decisions

2005

Unknown Second Department Reversal - Same Sex Domestic Partner May not Pursue Wrongful Death Claim as a Spouse

2005

Unknown New York Court Appeals Dismisses "Second Hand Asbestos" Claim

2005

Unknown Spotlight on Appellate Victories

2005

Unknown New York's Highest Court Narrows Previous Ruling - Mother May Not Recover Emotional Damages When Medical Malpractice During Pregnancy Causes Child to be Born with Disabilities

2004

Unknown New York Casuality Update: Appellate Division Allows "Second Hand Asbestos" Case to Proceed

2004

Unknown New York Taxi-Cab Law Does Not Obviate Insurer's Right To Receive Notice of Suit

2004

Unknown New York's Highest Court Enlarges Malpractice Liability-Mother May Recover Emotional Damages When Medical Malpractice Causes Miscarriage Or Stillbirth

2003

Unknown Court of Appeals Examines Absolute Liability and Labor Law $240(1)

2003

Unknown Second Department Allows Plaintiff Born With Birth Defects to Bring Fraud Claim Against Her Mother's Employer

2003

Unknown Third Department Examines Open and Obvious Defense

2003

Unknown Parents of Child Born With Cystic Fibrosis May Sue Doctors Who Performed In-Vitro Fertilization for Negligence and Malpractice

2003

Unknown Same-Sex Domestic Partner May Pursue Wrongful Death Claim as a Spouse

2003

Unknown Salvaging Parts from Building About to be Demolished Constitutes "Alteration" Under Labor Law 240(1)

2003

Unknown Court of Appeals Decides - Surveillance Tapes Must Be Disclosed Before Depositions

2003

Unknown New York's Disclaimer-of-Coverage Statute and Bodily Injury Claims from Mold Exposure: is Mold Exposure an "Accident?"

2002

Unknown September 11 Update

2002

Unknown New York Court of Appeals Reverses: Nurses Have Duty to Protect Hospital Patients From Harm by Third Parties

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