This program provides an update on New York Civil Practice rules and decisions.  David Paul Horowitz discusses recent developments in New York civil practice, flagging problems, suggesting solutions, and focusing on best practices. Topics include statutes of limitations, jurisdiction, pleadings, disclosure, evidence, motion practice, and appeals, emphasizing the practice impacts of recent developments.

Program Topics

• Commencing the Action

• Pleadings and Motions Practice

• Disclosure

• Evidentiary and Expert Issues

• Motions for Summary Judgment

• Trial and Appellate Issues


About the Presenter

David Paul Horowitz, Esq. has litigated in New York courts for over twenty-two years as a plaintiff's personal injury attorney.  He is Of Counsel to Ressler & Ressler in New York City and specializes in complex tort claims, including products liability, legal and medical malpractice, and construction litigation, as well as general negligence cases, and has been selected annually since 2007 for inclusion in the New York Super Lawyers listing. He teaches New York Practice at Brooklyn Law School and Evidence at St. John’s Law School and, effective May 1, 2010 he is the sole author of the nine volume treatise Bender’s New York Evidence.

Total MCLE Credits 3.0
Ethics MCLE Credits 0.0