Practice Areas

Medical Malpractice Defense

Our medical malpractice group of attorneys have decades of experience representing some of the largest hospital systems in the greater metropolitan New York area, as well as individual physicians, physician practice groups and other healthcare professionals.

General Liability

Understanding early exposure and working closely with medical experts, economists and other professionals who understand the myriad of claims brought by personal injury litigants, we take an early and proactive approach to mounting the best possible defenses and loss mitigation.

Appellate & Litigation Support

Our appellate attorneys leverage their expertise and regularly provide objective analysis and litigation strategy to primary and excess insurance carriers at the inception of a litigation.

Employment Law

We provide employers with aggressive representation in the minefield of workplace employment litigation encompassing discrimination claims, workplace harassment and hostile work environments, wrongful discharge and retaliation claims.

Municipal Liability Defense

Our team has extensive experience in litigating on behalf of municipal clients throughout Long Island and New York City in premises, general and auto liability matters, as well as complex catastrophic road design and product liability cases.

Construction Litigation Defense

Our Construction Litigation practice group is staffed with experienced litigators with decades of experience successfully representing and defending clients against a wide variety of construction claims.

Coverage Opinions & Litigation

Our coverage attorneys are experienced in providing carriers with timely, precise and technical coverage opinions (and where necessary, affirmative litigation) involving a variety of insurance, including Commercial General Liability, professional liability, Errors & Omissions, Directors and Officers claims, bad faith and primary and excess disputes.

Arbitration & Alternative Dispute Resolution

The attorneys at Rubin Paterniti Gonzalez Rizzo Kaufman LLP have vast experience representing their clients’ interests in arbitrations, as well as private and court-mandated mediations and conferences.  The firm appreciates that protracted litigation can be costly to our clients. As such, with the goal of protecting the client’s interests, where feasible we pursue cost-effective ways to bring finality to disputes by efficient and creative approaches to early resolution.