VBP&P is pleased to welcome Adonaid Medina to the firm as Of Counsel. Ms. Medina has extensive experience in litigation, focusing on the defense of general liability, health care and other professional liability matters, as well as complex commercial disputes and municipal law. She has also briefed and argued many appeals in the State and […]
Vigorito, Barker, Patterson, Nichols and Porter, LLP is excited to announce that Gregg D. Weinstock has joined the firm as a partner in the Garden City office. Mr. Weinstock tried more than 75 cases to verdict in federal and state courts in his 27 years of experience. He has defended attorneys, law firms and legal […]
On August 9, 2016, Robert Boccio and Roseann Driscoll secured a dismissal of plaintiff’s case when their motion for summary judgment was granted in Queens County Supreme Court on behalf of a major health system’s hospital and attending. The 48-year-old plaintiff alleged that the defendants collectively failed to properly treat a right foot plantar lesion […]
Vigorito, Barker, Patterson, Nichols and Porter, LLP is proud to announce that Daniele DeZago has joined the firm as an associate in the Garden City office. Prior to joining VBP&P, Ms. DeZago was in-house counsel at one of the largest medical malpractice insurance companies in New York State where she handled the defense of many physicians […]
VBP&P is pleased to welcome Megan Lawless to the firm as Of Counsel. Ms. Lawless has a diverse legal background, having practiced commercial and products liability litigation at prominent firms in Philadelphia and New York, as well as serving as in-house counsel at a Fortune 500 telecommunications company in Washington, D.C.
VBP&P is pleased to welcome Margaret M. Crowley to the firm as Of Counsel. Ms. Crowley is a general practice attorney specializing in general liability, municipal liability, medical malpractice, wrongful death, and criminal defense. As a principal law clerk for the New York State Unified Court System, Ms. Crowley advised the court and assisted in the resolution of […]
Nassau County – On June 1st, the Nassau County Bar Association (NCBA) hosted a televised Community Blood Drive (Fios 1). The NCBA Community came together to answer the need for blood donations. Just days prior to the drive, New York State issued an emergency request in light of a shortage of blood going into the busy […]
Vigorito, Barker, Patterson, Nichols and Porter, LLP is excited to announce that Jerry Giardina has joined the firm as a partner in the Valhalla office. Mr. Giardina has tried dozens of cases to verdict during his thirty plus years of practice in complex general liability and medical malpractice defense. He is a very welcome addition to […]
Vigorito, Barker, Patterson, Nichols and Porter, LLP is very proud to announce that Leilani Rodriguez has joined the firm as an associate working out of the Valhalla office. Ms. Rodriguez is an experienced litigator and appellate attorney.
On May 23, 2016, partner Jeffrey Nichols secured a unanimous defense verdict in Nassau County Supreme Court on behalf of a board certified urologist. Mr. Nichols’ client performed surgery on the plaintiff to address pelvic organ prolapse. Plaintiffs’ counsel alleged that four subsequent surgeries were required to address ongoing issues from the use of mesh […]