Current Employment Position(s)

Partner, since 1978

Year Joined Organization: 1973

Lawyer Overview

Robert A. Fitch is a graduate of Syracuse University and Syracuse University College of Law. He started with the firm in 1973 and became a partner in 1978. He has tried significant cases in the state and federal courts in New York in all areas of the firm's practice with a notable track record of defense verdicts in trucking, professional malpractice involving architects, engineers and dentists, general liability, and product liability.

In a federal death case Mr. Fitch tried on behalf of a product liability defendant involving a defective Christmas tree light cord resulting in a fire that burned down a single family home and killed its owner, the ensuing four and a half week trial -- 42 witnesses testified -- ended in a defense verdict. Most recently, he prevailed with three defense verdicts in a row in complex dental malpractice actions with significant exposure. In a death action alleging hepatitis, he was able to negotiate a voluntary dismissal based upon a detailed investigation and evidentiary showing of lack of causation. And in the realm of federal repetitive stress injury litigation, he has obtained substantive dismissals.

Mr. Fitch is a member of the Defense Research Institute, the Trucking Industry Defense Association, the Federal Bar Council, International Association of Defense Counsel and the New York State Bar Association.

Areas of practice

• Trucking
• Professional Malpractice Involving Architects, Engineers and Dentists
• General Liability
• Product Liability

West Practice Categories

Construction Law, Personal Injury -- Defense, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Products Liability Law, Dental Malpractice, Trucking

Bar Admissions

New York, 1974

Professional Associations and Memberships

Defense Research Institute (Member)
Trucking Industry Defense Associates (Member)
Federal Bar Council (Member)
International Association of Defense Counsel (Member)
New York State Bar Association (Member)

Education

Syracuse University College of Law, Syracuse, New York
Syracuse University

Address

22nd Floor
14 Wall Street
New York, NY 10005-2101

Phones

(212) 619-4350

Faxes

(212) 619-3622

Emails

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