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600 Old Country Road
Garden City NY 11530
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150 Motor Pkwy Ste 401
Hauppauge NY 11788
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140 Broadway 46th flr
New York NY 10005
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337 East 149 Street
Bronx NY 10451
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111 Livingston St.
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Trial Lawyer - Joseph P. Awad
in Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens, Nassau County, and Suffolk County
Joseph P. Awad, elected President of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association (2006-2007), Governor of the American Association for Justice (2002 - present), Board Certified by the National Board of Legal Specialty, highest rating for legal and ethical standards (AV) by Martindale-Hubbell, recipient of full Academic Law scholarship and Outstanding Academic Achievement Award. Mr. Awad has an excellent record of achievement in trial and appellate advocacy on behalf of consumers in matters including medical malpractice, construction site injury, premise security, automobile accidents, municipal liability and unsafe products. His experience includes million dollar recoveries in more than forty cases, including the highest jury and appellate award in a single year.
Education:Bachelor of Arts, Outstanding Academic Achievement Award,
State University of New York at Binghamton, 1976
Juris Doctor, Albany Law School Merit Scholarship
Albany Law School of Union University, 1981
Professional Employment:Senior Partner Silberstein, Awad & Miklos, P.C. (inc. 1981)
Nationally Certified Preeminent Lawyers (Recognized for the highest level of legal ability and standards of ethics and reliability)
Professional Recognitions:Board Certified Trial Attorney by National Board of Trial Advocacy,
An American Bar Association Accredited Organization
Martindale-Hubbel Rating:AV
Areas of Practice:Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Municipal Liability, Construction Site and Work Place Injury, Premises Liability, Product Liability
Matrimonial practice
Professional Appointments:President, New York State Trial Lawyers Association, 2006-2007
President Elect, New York State Trial Lawyers Association, 2005 - 2006
President-Elect, New York State Trial Lawyers Association, 2005-2006
Vice President, New York State Trial Lawyers Association, 2004-2005
Vice President, New York State Trial Lawyers Association, 2003 - 2004
Vice President, New York State Trial Lawyers Association, 2002 - 2003
Secretary, New York State Trial Lawyers Association, 2001 - 2002
Vice-President/Secretary/Treasurer, Long Island Affiliation of New York State Trial Lawyers Association, 1999, 2000, 2001
Board of Directors, New York State Trial Lawyers Association, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
Chair, Medical Malpractice Committee, New York State Trial Lawyers, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
Board of Governors, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 2004, 2005, 2006
Chair, New York State Republican Caucus, ATLA, 2002, 2003, 2004
Co-Chair, LawPAC (The New York State Trial Lawyers Association Political Action Committee 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006)
Trustee, LawPAC, 2001, 2002
Director, Advisory Board of Directors, National Crime Victim's Bar Association, 2002, 2003, 2004
Memberships:Sustaining Member, Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Section Member: Professional Negligence, Motor Vehicle Collision, Highway, and Premises Liability Section; Office Management Section; Litigation Group Member: Birth Defect, Birth Trauma, Breast Cancer, Inadequate Security, Laparoscopy, Construction Site Accident)
Sustaining member, New York State Trial Lawyers Association
American Bar Association (Law Practice Management Section, Trial Practice Section, Family Law Section)
New York State Bar Association (Trial Lawyers Section, Family Law Section, Negligence, Insurance and Workers' Compensation Section)
Trial Lawyers for Public Justice
Roscoe Pound Foundation
The National Crime Victim Bar Association
Bronx County, Queens County and Suffolk County Bar Associations
Reported Cases:Michalowski v. D'Alessandro, 2 A.D.3d 508, 767 N.Y.S.2d 898 (2nd Dept.2003); Stokes v. New York Medical Group, 304 A.D.2d 449, 757 N.Y.S..2d 723 (1st Dept. 203); Spano v. Bertocci, 299 A.D.2d 335, 749 N.Y.S.2d 275 (2nd Dept. 2002); Mary Quinn v. Nyack Hospital, et al., 286 A.D.2d 675, 730 N.Y.S.2d 142 (2nd Dept., 2001); Lounda Foreman v. B&L Properties Company, 261 A.D.2d 301, 691 N.Y.S.2d 405 (1st Dept., 1999); Manetta v. Town of Hempstead Day Care, 669 NYS2d 901 A.D. (2nd Dept., 1998); Cordero v. City of New York, 236 A.D. 2d 577 (2nd Dept., 1997); Chaz Harrell, by his mother v. County of Nassau, 227 A.D. 2d 590 (2nd Reps, 1996); Vwade v. Misericodia Hospital, 662 N.Y.S. 2d 319 (1st Dept., 1997); Spinosa v. Weinstein D.P.M., 168 A.D. 2nd 32 (2nd Dept., 1991); Epstein v. Eastman Kodak, 225 A.D. 2nd 516 (2nd Dept., 1996); and Fiore v. Zaldo, 216 A.D. 2nd 522 (2nd Dept., 1995).
Miscellaneous Achievements:THE MILLION DOLLAR ADVOCATES FORUM AWARD and MEMBERSHIP
Recoveries of One Million Dollars or greater in over thirty-five (35) lawsuits
Sustained Largest Appellate Court Decision for Pain and Suffering, 2003
Largest Medical Malpractice Verdict in New York State, 2000
Top Ten Medical Malpractice Verdict in the United States, 2000
Lifetime Appointment, Registry of Who's Who
America's Registry of Outstanding Professionals, Lifetime Achievement Award
Lecturer:New York State Trial Lawyers, National Crime Victim Bar Association and various local bar associations
Chairperson:9/11 Victim's Compensation Fund, Long Island Continuing Education Seminar
Chairperson:Negligent Security and Supervision, New York State Trial Lawyers Institute
Recent Papers and Testimonials:"Proximate Cause in Negligent Security Cases"
"Trial of First Personal Injury Lawsuit"Written Testimony for Judicial Selection - January 8, 2007
Written Testimony for Judicial Selection - December 15, 2006
A Lasting Blueprint for Judicial Diversity - December 4, 2006
Proposed Advertising Restrictions on Attorneys
Presented:"The Use of a Paralegal in a Personal Injury Law Practice"
"Discovery Update 2004"
"Openings in a Medical Malpractice Case"
"Health Care For Minorities in New York State"
