On June 16, 2017, Gary W. Patterson, Jr. secured a directed verdict at the Richmond County Supreme Court on behalf of his hospital client in a matter concerning claims of a retained foreign body. Plaintiff alleged the hospital staff negligently left behind a surgical sponge during a vaginal delivery, leading to infection and emotional distress. […]
On June 7, 2017 Todd Gilbert and Jerry Giardina gave a presentation to the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (Suffolk County Chapter) at their annual symposium located at the Stonebridge Country Club in Hauppauge, New York. Mr. Giardina provided an in-depth discussion involving the practical implications of the Family Health Care Decisions Act (Public Health Law […]
Vigorito, Barker, Patterson, Nichols and Porter, LLP is proud to announce that Carolyn Rankin has joined the firm as a Partner in the Garden City office. Prior to joining VBP&P, Ms. Rankin has successfully defended insureds and insurers against truck, automobile, bus, construction, premises security and insurance claims for the last 24 years. Ms. Rankin […]
Vigorito, Barker, Patterson, Nichols and Porter, LLP is proud to announce that Nicole Wittman has joined the firm as an Associate in the Garden City office. Prior to joining VBP&P, Ms. Wittman gained experience at another firm defending hospitals, physicians and nursing homes in medical malpractice actions. She also handled all phases of litigation for major […]
Vigorito, Barker, Patterson, Nichols and Porter, LLP is proud to announce that Anna Hock has joined the firm as a Senior Litigation Counsel in the Garden City office. Prior to joining VBP&P, Ms. Hock has focused her practice on representing mental health and health care professionals, major hospital systems and community hospitals, institutional and community […]
Vigorito, Barker, Patterson, Nichols and Porter, LLP is proud to announce that Jonathan Perry has joined the firm as an Associate in the New York City office. Prior to joining VBP&P, Mr. Perry served as Legislative Counsel to a New York State Senator, where he conducted extensive research on city and state laws and regulations, […]
Vigorito, Barker, Patterson, Nichols and Porter, LLP is proud to announce that John S. Meade has joined the firm as an Associate in the Garden City office. Prior to joining VBP&P, Mr. Meade was an associate at an established regional litigation firm, practicing in the areas of general liability, premises liability, automobile liability, municipal liability […]
Vigorito, Barker, Patterson, Nichols and Porter, LLP is proud to announce that LaWanda Geter has joined the firm as an Associate in the Valhalla office. Prior to joining VBP&P, Ms. Geter clerked for the Honorable Justice Alexander W. Hunter, Jr., Appellate Term, First Department and New York State Supreme Court, Bronx County. Thereafter she became […]
Vigorito, Barker, Patterson, Nichols and Porter, LLP is proud to announce that Lauren N. Maloney has joined the firm as an Associate in the Garden City office. Lauren graduated from Northeastern University School of Law. During law school, Lauren served as a Managing Editor for the Northeastern University Law Review. Ms. Maloney is pending admission […]
Vigorito, Barker, Patterson, Nichols and Porter, LLP is proud to announce that Ralph Vincent Morales has joined the firm as a Partner in the New York City office. Prior to joining VBP&P, Mr. Morales began his legal career as a senior assistant district attorney for the Kings County District Attorney’s Office in Brooklyn, NY. Since […]