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A partner of Barton Barton & Plotkin, Mr. Giuffra specializes in the trial of personal injury and medical malpractice actions. Having successfully tried numerous cases to verdict throughout New York in both State and Federal Courts, Mr. Giuffra has obtained many verdicts and settlements in excess of $1 million for his clients, including his most recent verdict, $21 million for three children who suffered lead poisoning due to the presence of lead-based paint in their apartment. This was one of the largest verdicts in the United States that year. During his career, Mr. Giuffra has handled cases involving product liability (including motor vehicle crashworthiness), medical malpractice, toxic torts, civil rights, admiralty, pharmaceutical mass tort litigation and general negligence.
Mr. Giuffra was recognized as one of the top lawyers in the New York Metropolitan Area in the New York Times edition of SuperLawyers for personal injury and medical malpractice litigation. In recognition of Mr. Giuffra's achievements as a trial attorney, he was appointed to and serves on the Board of Directors of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association. His successes have resulted in his appointment to the Highest Panel of the Legal Referral Service of the New York City Bar Association. He was also appointed to and serves on the Medical Malpractice Committee of The New York City Bar Association. In addition, Mr. Giuffra is an expert legal commentator and has appeared on "Primetime Justice" and "Court T.V. Live" regarding product liability actions. He also figured prominently in the Dutch documentary entitled "Equal Justice" regarding U.S. personal injury litigation.
Education
St. John’s University School of Law, J.D., 1994
Boston College, A.B., 1991, Departmental Honors in History
Bar and Court Admissions
District of Connecticut, 1998
Eastern District of New York, 1995
Southern District of New York, 1995
State of New York, 1995
U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 1995
U.S. Court of International Trade, 1995
U.S. Tax Court, 1995
District of New Jersey, 1994
State of New Jersey, 1994
Professional Affiliations
New York State Trial Lawyers Association – Board of Directors
American Bar Association
Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Member Committee on Medical Malpractice
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Maritime Law Association of the United States
New York State Bar Association: Member - Committee on Labor and Employment Law, 1995-present
Awards and Honors
New York Metro SuperLawyer
Rated “Excellent” by AVVO Attorney Rating Service
Best Advocate: St. John’s University School of Law Civil Trial Institute, 1993
Phi Delta Phi, 1993
Phi Alpha Theta: National History Honor Society, 1990
A few of Mr. Giuffra’s Recent Cases include:
- $21 Million verdict for three children who suffered lead poisoning due to the presence of lead - based paint in their Bronx apartment
- $2.5 Million settlement for the failure to diagnose breast cancer which metastasized and eventually led to a woman’s untimely and premature death
- $2.26 Million labor law verdict in Supreme Court, Bronx County in a lawsuit for a construction worker who fell from a scaffold and suffered a broken right leg and right elbow with surgery
- $2.032 Million labor law verdict for a man who fell at a construction site
- $2 Million verdict for a man left unsupervised in a nursing home, resulting to his exposure to freezing temperatures and leading to wrongful death
- $2 Million settlement for a labor law action after a man’s right tibia was cut through by a saw at an unsafe worksite
- $1.975 Million settlement for two children who sustained lead poisoning in a city apartment
- $1.74 Million verdict for traumatic amputation of two fingers as a result of a defective snow blower
- $1.6 Million labor law settlement for a man who fell from a ladder at a dangerous construction site
- $1.5 Million settlement for a doctor’s failure to timely diagnose lung cancer in a woman
- $1.26 Million verdict for a pedestrian involved in a motor vehicle accident, leaving him with a serious brain injury
- $1.08 Million verdict for failure to diagnose an I.V. infiltration of an infant
- $1 Million settlement for the lead poisoning of an infant
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PERSONAL INJURY
"My zealous attitude toward each case I try allows me to build a partnership with my clients. People who endure such suffering need to be compensated, and forming an alliance creates an effective team to fight for this compensation."
