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New York City accident lawyer Jeff S. Korek, of Gersowitz Libo & Korek, P.C., was recently honored for his expertise in personal injury and medical malpractice law with his selection to the Best Lawyers Advisory Board- an invitation-only committee consisting of the most preeminent law firm leaders and general counsel.
On March 28, 2012, Korek attended the First Annual Best Lawyers Advisory Board Event in New York City. It was chaired by H. Rodgin Cohen, Senior Chairman of Sullivan & Cromwell, LLP, hosted by C. Allen Parker, Deputy Presiding Partner of Cravath, Swaine & Moore, LLP, and featured some of the greatest legal minds from around the world.
“It isn’t often you get the opportunity to meet with some of the most brilliant minds to discuss the legal issues not only facing our nation, but also the entire world,” Jeff Korek said of the event. “I am confident that our Best Lawyers Advisory Board will truly have a profound impact on the legal community.”
The New York auto accident attorneys at Gersowitz Libo & Korek, P.C. have been committed to the relentless pursuit of victims’ rights in New York and New Jersey for over 25 years. Focusing on personal injury, medical malpractice and product liability, the firm has won hundreds of millions of dollars for its clients. For more information on the firm, visit http://www.lawyertime.com.
Gersowitz Libo & Korek, P.C., a leader among personal injury and medical malpractice firms in the New York area, was recently published in the New York Law Journal for its praise of the Honorary Justice Manuel J. Mendez and his enlightened ruling in recognition of the rights of same-sex partners in New York in a recent personal injury trial.
The letter to the editor appeared on page 6 of the April 22, 2011 edition of the New York Law Journal.
In the case, Loiacano v. National Psychological Association for Psychoanalysis, Inc. and Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc., there was, as there typically is, a request for exclusion of non-party witnesses during the trial proceedings. Due to the unfairness of the prevailing interpretation of the law, Mr. Loiacano’s partner of 27 years would have been excluded from being present in the courtroom to support his life partner during the trial. Heterosexual spouses would not only have the right to remain in the courtroom, but also to file a derivative action against the defendants.
The Honorable Justice Mendez, in an appropriate exercise of his discretion, ruled that Mr. Loiacano’s partner would be allowed to remain in the courtroom to support him, stating, “It’s a longstanding relationship of twenty-five [plus] years, and I don’t think a quirk in the law that fails to recognize their relationship should prevent him from being next to his partner at this time.”
Edward H. Gersowitz and Jeff S. Korek, both partners of the firm, applauded the Honorable Justice Mendez, the acting Supreme Court Justice of New York County, for his willingness to look beyond the literal interpretation of an outdated law in an effort to provide an equal and just opportunity to same-sex couples.
Gersowitz Libo & Korek, P.C. has been committed to the relentless pursuit of victims’ rights in New York and New Jersey for over 25 years. Focusing on personal injury, medical malpractice and product liability, the firm has won hundreds of millions of dollars for its clients. For more information on the firm, visit http://www.lawyertime.com.