Almost 40 years ago, Richard Gurfein made a career jump from teacher to lawyer, but he still hopes he can teach people a few things. Gurfein became president of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association in 1995 with hopes of improving the public’s image of lawyers.
Richard A. Gurfein
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$450,000 settlement after trial and a finding of punitive damages for a 40 year old professional dancer and choreographer when the orthopedist operated on the wrong knee.
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$1,200,000 settlement on behalf of a 4 year child with Erb’s Palsy.
Read more...$1,750,000 verdict on behalf of a 3 ½ year old Virginia boy who developed Erb’s Palsy because the delivering obstetrician pulled too hard on his head.
Read more...$2,750,000 settlement for a 15 year old girl diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Disease who lost her ovaries as a result of the negligence of the team administering radiation therapy.
Read more...$4,500,000 settlement structured for a 4 year old child who sustained brain damage during labor and delivery causing cerebral palsy, mental retardation and spastic quadriplegia.
Read more...Fell and broke her hip
“It is so easy for people to take advantage of the elderly. When I got hurt badly one cold rainy night on the way home from my Temple, I needed the help of a lawyer I could trust. Someone who wouldn’t pressure me into doing anything I didn’t want to do, just to make some money.
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