Terrence L. Tarver Attorney

First Admitted: 2008, New York

Professional Webpage: https://tarverlawfirm.com/lawyer/About-the-Firm_cp17375.htm

Bar/Professional Activity:

Terrence L. Tarver has been a member of the Nassau Academy of Law Advisory Board from 2013 to the present, 2013
10th District Co-Representative, NYSBA Young Lawyer's Section, 2017
Terrence L. Tarver was on the Executive Board of the Transitional Alumni Board of Hofstra Law Alumni Association from 2010-2012 and was Secretary during that time, 2010
Program Chair, NYSBA Young Lawyer's Section Leadership Academy, 2018
Terrence L. Tarver has been on the Executive Committee of the New York State Bar Association's Young Lawyer's Section from 2013 to Present, 2013
Member, Theodore Roosevelt American Inn of Court, 2017
Terrence L. Tarver is the Trial Academy Sponsor Co-Chair for the New York State Bar Association's Young Lawyer's Section, 2015
Member, Strategic Planning Committee of Torts Insurance & Compensation Law Section of NYSBA, 2016
Faculty, NYSBA Trial Academy, 2017
Starting in June of 2015, Terrence L. Tarver will be a Young Lawyer's Section Delegate to the New York State Bar Association's House of Delegates, 2015
Treasurer, Nassau Academy of Law, 2016
Terrence L. Tarver has been the Chair of the Plaintiff's Roundtable Committee of the Nassau County Bar Association from 2013 to the present and was the Vice Chair in 2012
In 2015, Terrence Tarver became a Co-Chair of the NYSBA YLS's Law Student Development Committee., 2015
Terrence L. Tarver has been a member of the Executive Board of the Hofstra Law Alumni Association from 2012 to the present, where he has served as Secretary to 2015 when he was elected as Vice President., 2012
Faculty, NYSBA Advanced Trial Academy, 2017
Terrence L. Tarver is and/or has been a member of the Nassau County Bar Association, New York State Bar Association, New York State Trial Lawyers Association, American Bar Association, and Louisiana State Bar Association.
Treasurer, YLS of NYSBA, 2016
Terrence L. Tarver has been on the Executive Committee of the Torts Insurance & Compensation Section of the New York State Bar Association from 2014 to present and has been a member of the Section since 2008. In 2015, he began serving as its 10th Judicial District Representative., 2014
Fall Meeting Chair, Torts Insurance & Compensation Law Section of NYSBA, 2016
Beginning June of 2015, Terrence L. Tarver will be the Nominating Committee Chair of the Young Lawyer's Section of the New York State Bar Association, 2015
Trial Academy Co-Chair, New York State Bar Association's Trial Academy, 2018
Terrence L. Tarver was Co-Chair of the Young Lawyer's Committee of the Nassau County Bar Association from 2009-2011, 2009
Terrence L. Tarver was a member of the Recent Alumni Committee of the Hofstra Law Alumni Association from 2008-2010 and served as the Co-Chair of the Event/Networking Subcommittee during that time, 2008
Terrence L. Tarver has served as a delegate on behalf of New York to the American Bar Association's Young Lawyer's Division Assembly at the Mid-year Meetings in New Orleans in 2012 and in Chicago 2014, 2014
10th District Co-Representative, NYSBA Torts Insurance & Compensation Law Section, 2017
Terrence L. Tarver was the Program Chair of the Half-Day Annual Meeting of New York State Bar Association's Young Lawyer's Section, 2015
Secretary, Nassau Academy of Law, 2017
Terrence L. Tarver has been the Liaison of the New York State Bar Association's Young Lawyer's Section to the Torts Insurance & Compensation Section from 2014 to present.
Vice President, Hofstra Law Alumni Association, 2015
Starting in June of 2015, Terrence L. Tarver will be the Secretary of the Young Lawyer's Section of the New York Start Bar Association, 2015
Chair-Elect, Young Lawyer's Section of NYSBA, 2017
Terrence L. Tarver has been the New York State Bar Association's Young Lawyer's Section Co-District Representative for 10th Judicial District, which includes Nassau and Suffolk Counties from 2013 to the present, 2013
Terrence L. Tarver is a member of the Hofstra Law Alumni Networking Working Group, 2015

Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):

Terrence L. Tarver has resolved and/or helped resolve numerous cases for seriously injured Plaintiffs through mediation, arbitration, settlement, and/or verdicts worth millions of dollars, including the following: - A $4,000,000.00 verdict in Queens County Supreme Court before the Hon. Martin E. Ritholtz; - A $600,000.00 verdict in Nassau County Supreme Court before the Hon. Daniel Palmieri; and - A $500,000.00 settlement. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similiar outcomes.

Special Licenses/Certifications:

Admitted to practice in the USDC of the Eastern District of New York, 2009
Admitted to practice law in the State of Louisiana, 2009
Admitted to practice law in the USDC of the Northern District of New York, 2014
Admitted to practice in New York, 2008
Admittted to practice law in the USDC of the Southern District of New York, 2009

Pro bono/Community Service:

Terrence L. Tarver has been a member and Secretary of the Nassau County Courthouse Kiwanis Club from 2010 to the 2017, where he, and many others, volunteer their time to help others, and from 2017 to the present, he has been a member., 2010

Honors/Awards:

National Academy of Jurisprudence, Premier 100 Trial Attorney, 2017
In October 2013, Terrence L. Tarver was recognized by the Young Lawyer's Committee of the Nassau County Bar Association as the Young Lawyer of the Month. To read more, please see page 13 of the link below: https://www.nassaubar.org/UserFiles/NassauLawyer_October2013.pdf., Young Lawyer of the Month, Nassau Lawyer - October 2013
In 2013, Terrence L. Tarver had one of the New York Law Journal's Top Verdicts in Motor Vehicle No-Fault, NYLJ Top Verdicts Motor Vehicle No-Fault.
In 2015, The National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys recognized Terrence L. Tarver as a Top 10 Under 40 attorney in the area of Personal Injury in the State of New York, Top 10 Under 40, National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys, 2015
In 2015, Terrence L. Tarver received the Long Island South Central Division Secretarial Award as Secretary of the Nassau County Courthouse Kiwanis., Kiwanis LISCD Secretarial Award, Kiwanis LISCD, 2015
District Representative of the Year, NYSBA Torts Insurance & Compensation Law Section, 2015
$500,000.00 settlement reported, Top New York Settlements, New York Law Journal, 2016
Secretarial Award, Courthouse Kiwanis in the Long Island South Central Division, 2016
$600,000.00 verdict reported, Verdicts & Settlements, New York Law Journal, 2017
Premier 100 Trial Attorney, New York, National Academy of Jurisprudence, 2016
Kiwanis LISCD Secretarial Award., In 2013, Terrence L. Tarver received the Long Island South Central Division Secretarial Award as Secretary of the Nassau County Courthouse Kiwanis
In 2015, The National Trial Lawyers selected Terrence Tarver as Top 40 Under 40 for the State of New York., Top 40 Under 40, National Trial Lawyers, 2015
Top 10 Under 40, National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys, 2016
Top 10 Under 40 Personal Injury Attorneys in New York, National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys, 2016
Top 40 Under 40 Trial Lawyers in New York, National Trial Lawyers, 2016
Top 10 Under 40, National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys, 2017
Nation's Top One Percent, The National Association of Distinguished Counsel, 2017
In 2014, Terrence L. Tarver was recognized by the National Trial Lawyers as being one of the top trial attorneys in New York under the age of 40, National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40, 2014
In 2011, Terrence L. Tarver received a Certificate of Recognition from the Kiwanis Long Island South Central Division as Secretary of the Nassau County Courthouse Kiwanis, Kiwanis LISCD Certificate of Recognition.
In 2015, Terrence Tarver was elected to be a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation., Fellow, American Bar Foundation, 2015
Fellow, New York Bar Foundation, 2016
$4,000,000.00 verdict reported, Verdicts & Settlements, New York Law Journal, 2016
10 Best Attorneys in New York, American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys, 2017

Educational Background:

In 2003, Terrence L. Tarver received a B.S.M. from Tulane University's A.B. Freeman School of Business with majors in Legal Studies and Finance, 2003
Terrence L. Tarver was a Summer Law Clerk for the Honorable Anna Cully of the Civil Court of the State of New York from June-August, 2005
Terrence L. Tarver was a Summer Law Clerk for the Honorable Darrell Gavrin, Supreme Court of the State of New York, from June-August, 2005
In 2007, Terrence L. Tarver received his law degree from Hofstra University School of Law with a Concentration in Civil Litigation. While there, he was a member of Moot Court and the National Trial Team, 2007

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

Hofstra Law School Moot Court Competition Seminar, Judge, October, 2010
Landing Your First Job & The Nature of Your Practice as a Young Attorney, Speaker, July 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2014
In 2015, Terrence Tarver spoke on a panel at Hofstra Law School's orientation for its incoming 1L class on the basic do's and don'ts for law school, Panelist, Law School Tips, Hofstra Law School Orientation, 2015
In 2015, Terrence Tarver was a panelist for Hofstra Law School and its students wherein the topic was becoming active in local and state Bar Associations, specifically the NYSBA and the NCBA, and the benefit derived therefrom., Panelist, Professional Development & Bar Associations, Hofstra Law School, 2015
In April 2015, the Nassau Lawyer published my article discussing the Common Law Public Documents Exception to the Hearsay Rule, and in the fall, the NYSBA TICL Section published it again in the Journal. , Author, The Common Law Public Documents Exception to the Hearsay Rule, Nassau County Bar Association's Nassau Lawyer & NYSBA TICL Section's Journal, 2015
Evaluator, National Trial Competition, January, 2016
CLE Moderator, Navigating ERISA, Medicare, & Medicaid Liens In Personal Injury Cases, Nassau Academy of Law, February, 2016
Preparing For Your First Deposition, CLE Speaker, February, 2016
CLE Moderator, Recent Decisions Concerning Sections 200, 240(1), & 241(6) of the Labor Law, April, 2016
CLE Moderator, Openings & Summations, May, 2016
Young Lawyers: Have hope, work hard and take advantage of opportunities, Author, New York State Bar Association's State Bar News, Sept/Oct Edition, 2016
CLE Moderator, Louisiana v. New York: The Napoleonic Code and English Common Law, Torts, Insurance, & Compensation Law Section of the NYSBA, October, 2016
Panel Moderator, Hofstra Law School Panel For 1L Orientation Regarding Navigating Law School, Hofstra Law School, August, 2016
Attorney Litigant For Mock Oral Arguments At Trial, Professor Stefan H. Kriegar of Hofstra Law Evidence Class, Hofstra Law School, January, 2017
CLE Moderator, Litigating A Med Mal Case: Taking A Case, Medical Records, & Lining Up Experts, Nassau Academy of Law, February, 2017
CLE Speaker, Preparing For Your First Deposition, Nassau Academy of Law Bridge The Gap, March, 2017
CLE Moderator, Litigating A Med Mal Case: Commencement & Discovery, Nassau Academy of Law, March, 2017
CLE Moderator, Litigating A Med Mal Case: EBTs, Nassau Academy of Law, April, 2017
Faculty, Trial Academy, New York State Bar Association, April, 2017
This article discusses whether donations are considered collateral sources that would serve to reduce an injured Plaintiff's recovery and attempts to add clarity to what constitutes a "voluntary charitable contribution" as that term is used in CPLR 4545(b), Author, Charity Case: Is a Donation a Collateral Source?, Nassau Lawyer, 2013
CLE Moderator, Litigating A Med Mal Case: Trial, Nassau Academy of Law, May, 2017
This article highlights the extreme difficulties of demonstrating the constructive disappearance of an attorney in the Second Circuit to show extraordinary circumstances in an effort to relieve an injured Plaintiff from a final order, judgment, or proceeding under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60 (b) (6), Author, Constructive Disappearance to Show Extraordinary Circumstances Under FRCP 60 (b) (6) a Small Avenue of Hope in the Second Circuit, Nassau Lawyer, 2010
Opening Statements, CLE Materials Contributor, June, 2015
Basics of Asbestos Litigation, CLE Moderator, December, 2015
Hofstra Law School Discover Your Passion In Litigation, Speaker, November, 2014
Trial Prep, CLE Materials Contributor, November, 2014
Protecting the Silver Population: Litigating Nursing Home Abuse Cases, CLE Moderator, October, 2014
2013 In Review: Worker Compensation Decisions the PI Bar Needs to Know, CLE Moderator, May, 2014
Medicaid Liens & Planning Options: 2014 Update Current Status of the Law on Liens, CLE Moderator, February, 2014
Jury Selection & Opening Statements, Moderator, October, 2013
Hofstra Law Informational Career Fair, Speaker, March 2013, 2014
Statewide High School Mock Trial Regional Competition, Judge, February, 2012
To Report or Not To Report: To Whom, Where And How: These Are The Questions, CLE Skit Actor, February, 2011
Ethically Bring in Business & Filing Appropriate Documents, CLE Materials Contributor, November, 2010

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