VBPNP Welcomes Arthur Yankowitz

Vigorito, Barker, Patterson, Nichols & Porter, LLP is proud to announce that Arthur Yankowitz has joined the firm as a partner in the Valhalla office.  Mr. Yankowitz has devoted his career to defending doctors and hospitals in the Metropolitan area for more than three decades. We are delighted to welcome Arthur aboard.

VBPNP PROMOTIONS!

VBPNP is very excited to announce that Graig Avino, Michael Battiste, Danielle Hansen, Thomas Jaffa and Nicole Wittman have been elected as partners in the firm! Graig joined the firm in May of 2018 with the goal of assisting  in the development of our New Jersey practice. From his start with VBPNP, Graig has demonstrated a tremendous willingness […]

Terri Bohm Joins VBPNP, LLP

Vigorito, Barker, Patterson, Nichols & Porter, LLP is proud to announce that Terri Bohm has joined the firm as an associate specializing in medical malpractice defense.  Mrs. Bohm obtained her Juris Doctorate from Fordham University School of Law and her Bachelor of Arts from the College of the Holy Cross. Prior to joining VBPNP, Terri […]

VBPNP Again Recognized by Best Companies to Work for in New York

Vigorito, Barker, Patterson, Nichols & Porter, LLP is very proud to announce that the firm was again recognized by Best Companies to Work for in New York. The annual list of the 2021 Best Companies To Work For In New York was created by the New York State Society for Human Resource Management (NYS-SHRM) and […]

Nineteen VBPNP Attorneys Recognized as Super Lawyers in 2021

VBPNP is very proud to announce that 19 of our attorneys have been recognized by the prestigious Super Lawyers®, a rating service which identifies those attorneys who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. No more than five percent of lawyers from a given state are selected. The following attorneys have […]

Tammy Trees Wins Summary Judgment Motion in Medical Malpractice Case

Tammy A. Trees secured a summary judgment dismissal in a matter venued in Suffolk County Supreme Court involving a medical malpractice lawsuit against a radiologist.  This dismissal was granted prior to any depositions having been conducted. Plaintiff’s decedent was a then 39-year-old married female with children who went to her primary medical physician with complaints […]

Nicole Salerno Wins Summary Judgment Motion in a Professional Negligence Case

Associate Nicole C. Salerno wins summary judgment dismissal of a plaintiff’s Complaint in a professional negligence matter venued in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, in Hudson County. Plaintiffs, beneficiaries of an estate, were seeking the equitable relief of unwinding two bona fide conveyances of title. She handled the matter under the supervision […]

Nicole Salerno Wins Summary Judgment Motion in Labor Law Case

Nicole C. Salerno secured a summary judgment dismissal in a matter venued in the New York County Supreme Court involving New York Labor Law governing a construction accident. The case was complicated by the fact that plaintiff’s complaint was voluntarily dismissed and the New York State Insurance Fund (“SIF”) intervened to prosecute plaintiff’s claims in […]

Adam Covitt Secures Defense Verdict

After an extensive delay due to the ongoing global pandemic, Adam Covitt, with the assistance of Vasilios Lolis, secured a defense verdict on January 14, 2021. This followed a two-week medical malpractice trial in Suffolk County Supreme Court last spring. The case was a wrongful death matter of significant exposure. The plaintiff had alleged a […]