Charles W. Kreines was graduated from New York University cum laude and Fordham University School of Law and then launched his career as trial counsel for The Hertz Corporation. A partner in the firm since 1991, Mr. Kreines concentrates in trial practice, including cable communication industry litigation, premises liability, automobile litigation, and construction accident cases.

He has tried high-exposure matters with superlative results. In a construction accident case he tried recently in Brooklyn, he represented the sole defendant in a catastrophic injury case to a verdict that was a fraction of the plaintiff's settlement demand. In an extraordinary case in Brooklyn, he achieved a defense verdict at trial involving a plaintiff who shattered his spine, lingered for a few years and died, allegedly due to the negligence of a cable installer who was said to have accidentally pushed him off a roof while he was showing him the cable connection. A member of that small group of lawyers who understood and exploited New York's anti-subrogation doctrine from its inception, he has obtained large scale risk transfers and legal fee recoveries. He is a member of the Defense Research Institute and the New York State and Brooklyn Bar Associations.

• Trial Practice
• Cable Communication Industry Litigation
• Premises Liability
• Automobile Litigation
• Construction Accident Cases

Communications & Media Law, Construction Law, Motor Vehicle, Litigation & Appeals, Premises Liability -- Defense, Premises Liability -- Plaintiff

New York, 1984
U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1984
U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1984

Defense Research Institute (Member)
New York State Bar Association (Member)
Brooklyn Bar Association (Member)

The Hertz Corporation, Trial Counsel

Fordham University School of Law, New York, New York
New York University
Honors: cum laude