left to right seated: Thomas Moore, Carmine Rubino, Matthew Gaier standing: Judith A. Livingston, John Beatty, Thomas Principe, James Moore, Pani Vo, Diane Cooper, Robert Futterman, Yvette King, John Cagney
very seriously. This drives us to succeed in the courtroom and when seeking favorable settlements.” The firm is proud to have secured two of the three highest verdicts ever awarded in New York. In 2014, when ALM published its first Medical Malpractice Hall of Fame, KDLM was recognized for winning five of the top 25 cases on the list, more than any other firm. In addition to its strong medical malpractice focus, the firm’s attorneys recently won one of the largest personal injury verdicts in New York State history: $172 million for a 29-year-old handicapped woman who was tragically injured after New York City EMTs responded to her home and failed to perform basic emergency care. KDLM’s partners have more than 100 combined years of experience. Senior
partner Judith A. Livingston is nationally revered as a trailblazer for trial attorneys and female legal professionals. She received honorary Doctor of Law degrees from Hofstra University and Fordham University, where she was also honored with the University’s Founder’s Award. Livingston was the first woman and youngest person in the U.S. admitted to the prestigious Inner Circle of Advocates, a group of the top 100 trial attorneys. She has been profiled by legal and mainstream news outlets and was recently featured on the cover of “New York ’s Women Leaders in the Law,” which appeared in New York magazine. Thomas Moore has twice been named The National Law Journal’s Lawyer of the Year and is often regarded as one of the nation’s most successful trial
attorneys. Lawyers Weekly has called him the “Best Med-Mal Law yer in America.” Moore is also a member of the Inner Circle of Advocates, and in 2015, he received an honorary degree from Fordham and delivered the law school’s commencement address. KDLM was listed in U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” as a Tier 1 firm in New York City in Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs and Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs. Livingston and Moore were both listed in Best Lawyers in the same fields; partner Matthew Gaier received recognition for the same practice areas and also for Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs; and managing partner Carmine A. Rubino was recognized for Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs.