Admitted: 1978, New York; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Law School: Western New England College, J.D.
Member: Suffolk County Bar Association; New York State Association of Trial Lawyers of America; American Association for Justice.
Biography: Assistant District Attorney, Suffolk County, concentrating on the prosecution of serious felony cases, 1978-1983. Partner, Russo, Fox & Karl, Hauppauge, NY, handling personal injury and medical malpractice cases before starting his new firm in 2005.
Cases: Flaherty v. Fromberg, 46 A.D.3d 743, 849 N.Y.S. 2d 882 (2nd Dept. 2007); Worcester Ins. Co. v. Bettenhauser, 95 N.Y.2d 185, 712 N.Y.S.2d 433 (Ct. of Appeals, 2000); Rodgers v. 72nd Street Associates. 269 A.D.2d 258, 703 N.Y.S.2d 456 (1st Dept., 2000); Nigro v. City of New York, 269 A.D.2d 234, 702 N.Y.S.2d 815 (1st Dept. 2000); Nigro v. General Acc. Ins. Co. of New York, 239 A.D.2d 474, 658 N.Y.S.2d 963 (2nd Dept. 1997).