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Morelli Ratner PC


950 Third Avenue, 11th Floor New York, New York 10022View Map

Practice Areas:

Employment Discrimination, Professional Sexual Misconduct, Railroad Accidents and Injuries, Railroad Crossing Accidents, Railroad Liability, Amusement Park Liability, Hotel Liability, Hotel Security, Marina Liability, Restaurant Liability Torts, Mass Torts, Professional Malpractice, Professional Negligence, Civil Liability, International Torts, Tort Liability, Toxic Torts, Lead Poisoning, Toxic Exposure, Ortho Evra Litigation, Paxil Litigation, Truck Accidents, Trucking Liability, Elevator Liability, Engineering Products Liability, Escalator Liability, Explosions, Firemans Products Liability, Flammable Fabrics, Heavy Equipment Products Liability, Manufacturers Liability, Motorcycle Products Liability, Product Defects, Product Warning Safety Labels, Propane Products Liability, Recreational Vehicle Products Liability, Architects and Engineers Liability, Architects and Engineers Malpractice, Design Professionals Malpractice, Funeral Directors Liability.

Firm Profile:

Morelli Ratner PC is a law firm established to further the rights of victims of discrimination, medical negligence, defective products and drugs, police brutality, false arrest, false imprisonment, wrongful death, and general negligence.

The firm strives to maximize the monetary recoveries of victims of discrimination and our severely injured clients and their families who have suffered due to defective products, negligent hospitals, dangerous job sites or negligence involving doctors, automobiles or airplanes.

Firm Size: 30

Languages:

Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese.

Benedict P. Morelli (Senior Partner) born 1947; admitted to bar, 1977, New York. Education: Bernard M. Baruch College of the City University of New York; New York Law School. Cited in Best Lawyers in America, 1997 —. Past President, New York State Trial Lawyers Association. Member: New York State Trial Lawyers Association (Past President); New York State Bar Association (Director Emeritus); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Sustaining Member); American Board of Trial Advocates (Advocate). Practice Areas: Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Drug and Medical Device Litigation; Mass Torts; Toxic Torts; Product Defects; Employment Discrimination; Employment Class Actions; Sexual Harassment; Harassment; Title VII Discrimination; Sex Discrimination; Complex Litigation; Construction Accidents; Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury; Airplane Crash Litigation; Appellate Practice; Civil Appeals; Construction Products Liability; Automotive Products Liability; Civil Litigation; Catastrophic Injury; Libel and Slander; Medical Negligence; Obstetric Malpractice; Orthopedic Malpractice; Pediatric Malpractice; Psychiatric Malpractice; Psychology Malpractice; Surgeons Liability; Psychological Injury; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Brain Injury; Head Injury; Severe Burns; Spinal Injury; Wrongful Death; Premises Liability; Negligent Security; Products Liability; All Terrain Vehicle Products Liability; Automotive Crashworthiness; Automotive Design Liability; Automotive Restraints; Blood Bank Liability; Chemical Products Liability; Diet Drug Litigation; Elevator Liability; Escalator Liability; Explosions; Product Warning Safety Labels; Propane Products Liability; Recreational Vehicle Products Liability; Architects and Engineers Liability; Funeral Directors Liability; Professional Malpractice; Professional Sexual Misconduct; Railroad Liability; Amusement Park Liability; Hotel Liability; Marina Liability; Restaurant Liability; Torts; Civil Liability; Intentional Torts; Tort Liability; Lead Poisoning; Toxic Exposure; Dram Shop Liability; Aquatic Injuries; Bicycle Products Liability; Age Discrimination in Employment; Fair Labor Standards; National Origin Discrimination; Negligent Hiring; Retaliatory Discharge; Whistleblower Litigation; Wage and Hour Law.

David S. Ratner (Partner) born New York, N.Y., July 14, 1947; admitted to bar, 1974, New York; U.S. District Court, Southern, Eastern, Western and Northern Districts of New York; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Cornell University (B.S., 1968); Fordham University (J.D., 1973). Professor, Trial Practice, Fordham University Law School, School of Continuing Legal Education. Lecturer, Sexual Harassment Litigation, Employment Discrimination Litigation, Alternate Dispute Resolution and Pharmaceutical Litigation. Dean, New York State Trial Lawyers Institute. Editor-in-Chief, Bill of Particulars, New York State Trial Lawyers Association Magazine. Member: Plaintiffs' Steering Committee, New York Bextra/Celebrex Consolidated Litigation; Plaintiffs' Steering Committee, Re Nu with Moisture Loc Multi-District Litigation. Member: New York State and American Bar Associations; American Trial Lawyers Association; New York State Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Directors; Executive Committee); National Employment Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Employment Discrimination; Personal Injury; Mass Torts; Airplane Crash Litigation; Dram Shop Liability; Sex Discrimination; Construction Accidents; Construction Labor Law; Construction Products Liability; Automotive Products Liability; Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Libel and Slander; Medical Negligence; Obstetric Malpractice; Orthopedic Malpractice; Pediatric Malpractice; Psychiatric Malpractice; Psychology Malpractice; Surgeons Liability; Medical Malpractice; Psychological Injury; Accidents; Aquatic Injuries; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Automobile Negligence; Bodily Injury; Brain Injury; Catastrophic Injury; Head Injury; Motor Vehicle Accidents and Injuries; Motorcycle Accidents; Severe Burns; Slip and Fall; Spinal Injury; Third Party Wrongful Death; Wrongful Death; Premises Liability; Negligent Security; Premises Security; Products Liability; All Terrain Vehicle Products Liability; Automotive Crashworthiness; Automotive Design Liability; Automotive Restraints; Bicycle Products Liability; Blood Bank Liability; Chemical Products Liability; Diet Drug Litigation; Drug and Medical Device Defense; Elevator Liability; Engineering Products Liability; Environmental Products Liability; Escalator Liability; Explosions; Firearms Products Liability; Flammable Fabrics; Heavy Equipment Products Liability; Manufacturers Liability; Motorcycle Products Liability; Product Defects; Product Warning Labels; Propane Products Liability; Recreational Vehicle Products Liability; Architects and Engineers Liability; Architects and Engineers Malpractice; Design Professionals Malpractice; Funeral Directors Liability; Professional Malpractice; Professional Negligence; Professional Sexual Misconduct; Railroad Accidents and Injuries; Railroad Crossing Accidents; Railroad Liability; Amusement Park Liability; Hotel Liability; Hotel Security; Marina Liability; Restaurant Liability; Torts; Civil Liability; Intentional Torts; Tort Liability; Toxic Torts; Lead Poisoning; Toxic Exposure; Truck Accidents; Trucking Liability.

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Martha M. McBrayer (Associate) born St. Louis, Missouri, May 10, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, Maryland; 1990, Oregon; 1993, California; 1997, New York; U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Yale University (B.A., cum laude, 1985); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1988). Law Clerk to Hon. John T. Copenhaver, Jr., U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia, 1988-1989. Member: New York State Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Employment Discrimination; Personal Injury; Appellate Practice; Civil Rights.

Steven C. November (Associate) born Brooklyn, New York; admitted to bar, 1991, New Jersey and New York; U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1993, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Vassar College (A.B., 1982); Hofstra University (M.S.Ed., 1985; J.D., 1990). Phi Alpha Delta. Recipient, Citation of Excellence, Real Property, Hofstra School of Law. Author: "Groundwater Protection and Open Space Preservation: The New Land Bank and Land Acquisition Programs," Hofstra Property Law Journal, Spring 1989; "Leading and Impeaching the Hostile or Adverse Witness," NY LJ, January 10, 1992. Member, Executive Committee, Nassau County Democratic Committee; Democratic Zoneleader, Merrick 2005. Member: New York State Trial Lawyers Association; Nassau County Bar Association; New York State and American Bar Associations. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; General Litigation.

Thomas P. O'Malley (Associate) admitted to bar, 1993, New York and New Jersey. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1987); St. Johns University School of Law (J.D., 1992). Former Assistant District Attorney, Kings County, 1992-1997. Civil Law Trial Attorney on behalf of the plaintiff, 1997—. Member: New York State Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Products Liability; Construction Accidents; Labor Law; Medical Malpractice.

Arthur L. Salmon III (Associate) born New York, N.Y., November 1, 1955; admitted to bar, 1984, New York; 1992, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Brooklyn College of the City University of New York (B.A., 1978); Syracuse University College of Law (J.D., 1981). Member: New York State and National Bar Associations; New York State Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Civil Litigation; Criminal Law; Medical Malpractice; Products Liability; Construction Law; Labor Law.

Jennie L. Shatynski (Associate) born Irvington, New Jersey, October 6, 1960; admitted to bar, 1997, New Jersey, New York and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Wagner College (B.S.N., 1982); Seton Hall University (M.S.N., 1986; J.D., cum laude, 1997). Faculty Member, National Business Institute. Member: New York State Bar Association; New York State Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Products Liability.

Michele Stone (Associate) born Cincinnati, Ohio, 1962; admitted to bar, 1986, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1989, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: University of Cincinnati (B.A., cum laude); University of Dayton (J.D.); Christie's Auction House (Masters in Art Marketing and Modern Art). Former Assistant Corporation Counsel for the City of New York. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Premises Liability; Personal Injury.

Steven M. Gershowitz (Associate) born Queens, New York, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, New York. Education: Colgate University (B.A., 1990); Fordham University School of Law (J.D., 1993). Former Assistant District Attorney, Bronx County, 1994-1999. Practice Areas: General Liability; Medical Malpractice; Wrongful Death; Construction Accidents; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Criminal Law; Personal Injury; Catastrophic Injury.

Sarah Bernett (Associate) born May 5, 1976; admitted to bar, 2004, New York and Massachusetts. Education: Amherst College (B.A., magna cum laude, 2000); Cornell Law School (J.D., 2003). Managing Editor, Cornell Law Review, 2002-2003.

Scott Kreppein (Associate) (Admission pending). Education: St. John's University (B.A., with honors, 2003); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., with honors, 2006). Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Commercial Litigation; Contracts; Contract Litigation; Age Discrimination in Employment; Employment Discrimination; Harassment; Sexual Harassment; Personal Injury; Plaintiffs Personal Injury; Products Liability; Vaccine Injury; Drug and Medical Device Litigation; Mass Torts; Torts; Civil Appeals.

Mark Marino (Associate) admitted to bar, Illinois, 2001; New York, 2004. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.S., magna cum laude, 1998); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Member: New York City Bar Association. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Accidents; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Automobile Negligence; Bicycle Accidents; Bodily Injury; Brain Injury; Catastrophic Injury; Head Injury; Motor Vehicle Accidents and Injuries; Pedestrian Injuries; Plaintiffs Personal Injury; Slip and Fall; Spinal Injury; Subway Accidents; Wrongful Death; Negligence; Premises Liability; Products Liability; Elevator Liability; Vaccine Injury; Torts; Civil Liability; Commercial Litigation; Commercial Law; Mass Torts.

Nicole Gurkin (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, New York; 2003, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York; 2005, U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 1998); New York Law School (J.D., 2001). Member: New York State Trial Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice.

Victoria Maniatis (Associate) admitted to bar, 1994, New York and New Jersey. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.A., 1990); Hofstra University School of Law (J.D., 1993). Adjunct Faculty Member, Hofstra University School of Law Trial Advocacy. Member: New York State Trial Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Drug and Medical Device Litigation; Toxic Torts; Aviation and Aerospace; Aviation Accidents; Personal Injury.

OF COUNSEL

Rory I. Lancman (Of Counsel) born New York, New York, March 1, 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Queens College of the City University of New York (B.A., 1991); Columbia Law School (J.D., 1995). Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. Author: "Committee on the State Constitution: Delegate Selection Issues," Queens Bar Bulletin, Feb. 1997; "Protecting Speech From Private Abridgement: Introducing the Tort of Suppression," 25 SW.U.L.Rev. 223 (1996); Member, Community Planning Board, Queens, New York. Chairman, Community Advisory Board, Queens Hospital Center, 1995-1998. Chair, Appellate Practice. Member: New York State Trial Lawyers Association (Board Member); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Queens County Bar Association. [Army National Guard, Infantry, 1988-1992 (1st Lt.)]. Reported Cases: Taylor v. A.C.S., Inc., 306 A.D.2d 202, 762 N.Y.S.2d 73 (1st Dep't 2003); Gregg v. New York State Dept. of Taxation & Finance, 1999 WL 225534 (S.D.N.Y. 1999). Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Civil Appeals; Securities Litigation; Employment Litigation; Class Actions; Products Liability.

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