Howard S. Shafer
Top rated Personal Injury attorney in New York, New York
Practice Areas:
Personal Injury,
Construction Litigation,
Employment & Labor,
Insurance Coverage,
Insurance Defense,
Wage & Hour Laws,
Personal Injury - Defense
Education Qualification:
Brooklyn Law School
Practice Areas:
Personal injury,
Construction litigation,
Employment & labor,
Insurance coverage,
Insurance defense,
Wage & hour laws,
Personal injury - defense
125 Maiden Lane, 16th FloorNew York, New York, 10038
First Admitted: 1989, New York
Professional Webpage: https://shaferpartners.com/howard-s-shafer/
Bar/Professional Activity:
- U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 2006
- Executive Committee Member, New York State Bar Association Corporate Counsel Section , 2023
- Vice-Chair, Englewood New Jersey Planning Board, 2023
- President, Your House Counsel (R) - The National Consortium of Highly Regarded Insurance and Corporate Liability Defense Law Firms, 2023
- Member, Labor and Employment Section, New York State Bar Association
- Vice-President, Planning, The Jewish Lawyers Guild, 2023
- Arbitrator, New York City Civil Court; Economic Development Corporation, Englewood, NJ (Past); Zoning Board of Adjustment, Englewood, NJ (Past)
- New Jersey, 2006
- Member, Torts, Insurance & Compensation Law section, New York State Bar Association
- Past New York State Chair, Claims and Litigation Management Alliance
- U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts, 1990
- Vice-President – Financial and Treasurer, Jewish Lawyers Guild
- Professional Liability Underwriting Society
- Past Chair, New York State Bar Association Corporate Counsel Section , 2020
- Past Chair, Corporate Counsel Section, NYSBA, 2013
- New York, 1989
Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):
- Alagna v. Marsh & McLennan Companies, 263 A.D.2d 430 (1st Dep't, 1999)
- Anderson v. Abodeen, 29 A.D.3d 431 (1st Dep't, 2006)
- Murray v. Morelli, P.C., 208 A.D.2d 604 (2nd Dep't, 1994)
- Martinez v. City of New York, 299 A.D.2d 526 (2nd Dep't, 2002)
- Finch v. Pers, 842 F. Supp 78 (S.D.N.Y. 1994)
- Schecter, v. 210 E. 90th St. Owners, Inc., 271 A.D.2d 224 (1st Dep't, 2000)
- Walton v Mercy College, 93 A.D.3d 460 (1st Dep't, 2012)
Representative Clients:
- Metro-North Commuter Railroad, 2020
- Long Island Railroad, 2023
- New York Liquidation Bureau, 2023
- New York City Transit Authority, 2023
- Metropolitan Transportation Authority, 2023
Honors/Awards:
- New York Super Lawyer, 2006-present
- Selected for the Corporate Counsel Edition, 2009-present
- AV Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
Educational Background:
- Brooklyn Law School, J.D., 1989
- Rutgers, B.A., Labor Studies, 1986
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- Chaired the Third Corporate Counsel Institute, co-sponsored by the Corporate Counsel Section and the Committee on Continuing Legal Education of the New York State Bar Association in New York City
- A Refresher on New York Dram Shop Liability, NYSBA Torts, Insurance & Compensation Law Section Journal, Spring 2008, Vol 37, No. 1
- Amendments to the N.Y. CPLR on Motion Practice, New York Law Journal, August 15, 2007, Inside Magazine (publication of the Corporate Counsel Section of the NY State Bar Association), Fall, 2006.
- Highlights From The First Corporate Counsel Institute, Inside Magazine (publication of the Corporate Counsel Section of the NY State Bar Association), Winter, 2005
- Removal In Federal Diversity Jurisdiction Cases And Subsequent Occurring Events – The Amount in Controversy, The Defendant, September 1997
- Without Prejudice Dismissal Does Not Guarantee Extension, New York Law Journal, May 15, 1996
Industry Groups:
- Claims And Litigation Management Alliance
- Corporate Counsel Section NYSBA
- New York State Bar Association
- Professional Liability Underwriting Society
- Torts Insurance And Compensation Law Section NYSBA
- Your House Counsel (R)
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