Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Montgomery Lee Effinger is a partner with the firm. Mr. Effinger graduated from Bucknell University (B.A., Cum laude 1985); and from Pace University School of Law (J.D., 1991).

Mr. Effinger is in charge of the firm's Motion and Appellate practice and has successfully argued numerous Appeals in both the Appellate Divisions and Court of Appeals. He is also in charge of all insurance policy/coverage issue litigation, and has authored and published may liability related articles in a variety of legal journals.

Mr. Effinger was admitted to the New York Bar in 1992; Connecticut, 1992, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Mr. Effinger is presently a member of the American Bar Association, New York Bar Association and Westchester County Bar Association.

Areas of Practice

• Appellate Practice (1st, 2nd, 3rd Departments) 40%
• Declaratory Judgement/Insurance Law 20%
• Tort, Defense & Premises/Auto Navigation Law 10%
• Labor Law; Construction and Contractor Liability 10%
• Municipal Defense 10%
• Medical Malpractice Defense 10%

Representative Cases

• Spaulding v. Mt. Vernon Hospital, 283 A.D.2d 634, 725 N.Y.S.2d 358 (2nd Department 2001)
• Discini v. Richgold Associates, 272 A.D.2d 366, 707 N.Y.S.2d 363 (2nd Department 2000)
• Morea v. Inserra Supermarkets, Inc., 276 A.D.2d 607, 714 N.Y.S.2d 907 (2nd Department 2000)
• Cafiero v. Inserra Supermarkets, Inc., 195 A.D.2d 681, 599 N.Y.S. 2d 342 (3rd Department 1993)
• Lauersdorf v. Supermarket General Corp., 239 A.D.2d 319, 657 N.Y.S.2d 732 (2nd Department 1997)
• Francisco v. 201 Saw Mill River Road Development Corp., 289 A.D.2d 374, 734 N.Y.S.2d 873 (2nd Department 2001)
• Briggs v. Allstate Insurance, 1 A.D.2d 392, 767 N.Y.S.2d 119 (2nd Department 2003)
• Jecan v. Call, 266 A.D.2d 155, 698 N.Y.S.2d 485 (1st Department 1999)
• Wisoff v. County of Westchester, 269 A.D.2d 402, 745 N.Y.S.2d 60 (2nd Department 2002)
• O'Connor v. Mahopac Central School Dist., 259 A.D.2d 530, 692 N.Y.S.2d 76 (2nd Department 1999)
• O'Hare v. City of New Rochelle, 249 A.D.2d 375, 672 N.Y.S.2d 352 (2nd Department 1998)
• Jefferson v. North Rockland Central School District, 220 A.D.2d 642, 633 N.Y.S.2d 51 (2nd Department 1995)
• Reyes v. Correctional Medical Services Co., et al., 02-0243 (2nd Circuit Court Appellate 2004)

West Practice Categories

Construction Law, Insurance Law, Motor Vehicle, Labor Law, Litigation & Appeals, Personal Injury -- Defense, Premises Liability -- Defense, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Medical Malpractice, Municipal Liability, Toxic Torts

Bar Admissions

• New York, 1992
• Connecticut, 1992
• U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1993
• U.S. Supreme Court, 2005

Education

• Pace University School of Law, White Plains, New York
  J.D.
• Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA, USA
  B.A.
  Honors: cum laude
  Major: Economics

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Published Works

• AIDS Misdiagnosis Balancing Act in Medical Malpractice Actions, New York Law Journal, August 31, 1998
• Medical Malpractice Mduba Doctrine and the Relation Back Doctrine, Westchester Bar Journal, Vol. 29, No. 2 Fall, 2002
• Premises Liability and the Owner's Duty: Adequate Security for the Enemy Within, New York State Bar Journal, January, 1998
• Maintenance Logs and Premises Liability, New York Law Journal, August 29, 1997
• Sweeping it Under the Rug: The Defendant's Burden in a "Constructive Notice" Slip-and-Fall Case, New York State Bar Journal, November, 1996
• A Piling of Inferences Still Will Not Do for Constructive Notice, Westchester Bar Journal, Vol. 22, No. 1
• Temporary Workers; Caution in an Era of Short-Term Professional Employees, The Exchange: Bronx County Bar Association Newspaper, September, 2004
• Normal Rules on Automobile Liability; Seat Belt Use in School Bus Accidents, New York State Bar Journal, June 2000
• Food Poisoning Litigation in New York, New York Law Journal, March 2, 2006
• Summary Judgment in the Era of Comparative Negligence, New York Law Journal, February 27, 2008

Address

One Barker Avenue
Suite 675
White Plains, NY 10601-1517

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(866) 219-5926 (Toll Free)

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