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Hunter J. Shkolnik

Hunter J. Shkolnik

Partner
Location:
New York, New York
Phone:
888-335-9457
Fax:
212-689-8156
E-mail:

Our partner, Hunter J. Shkolnik concentrates his area of practice to the trial of significant personal injury cases primarily in the area of drug, medical device, automobile, heavy truck and aviation related product liability and medical malpractice actions. He is currently serving as a chairman, leader or court appointed representative on Plaintiff Steering Committees in various drug and medical device mass torts including: In re: Toyota Motor Corp. Unintended Acceleration Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation, Plaintiffs' Liason Committee, To view the Judge's appointment click here; In re: Oral Sodium Phosphate Solution- Based Products Liability Litigation 09:2066 Co-Lead Counsel; In re: Medtronic Sprint Fidelis Lead Litigation Member, Plaintiffs' Steering Committee; In re: Medtronic Implantable Cardiac Defibrillators Litigation 05:1726 Member, Plaintiffs' Steering Committee; In re: Guidant Corp Implantable Defibrillators Products Liability Litigation 05:1708, Plaintiffs' Steering Committee; In re: Nuvaring Products Liability Litigation; New Jersey Levaquin Mass Tort Litigation- Discovery Co-Chair; New Jersey Nuvaring Litigation- Liaison Counsel. He was a member of the Plaintiff's Steering Committee and a lead counsel in the N.Y. Diet Drug/Phen-Fen litigation; a member of the Plaintiff's Steering Committee and a lead counsel in the N.Y. Sulzer Inter-Op Hip and Knee Implant litigation.

Areas of Practice

  • Medical Malpractice
  • Product Liability

Litigation Percentage

  • 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

  • New York, 1986
  • New Jersey, 1985
  • U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1985
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1986
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1986

Education

  • Yeshiva University Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, New York, New York

Classes/Seminars

  • Lecturer and Written extensively in the areas of , Medical Malpractice, Medical Device, Auto Product and Drug Product Liability
  • Speaker, Breast Cancer Litigation, ATLA Breast Cancer Litigation Group Educational Seminar

Honors and Awards

  • SuperLawyer, 2008
  • SuperLawyer, 2009

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • New York State Trial Lawyers (NYSTLA), Board of Directors; Past Secretary, Assistant Treasurer and Treasurer
  • Long Island Affiliate of the NYSTLA, Past President
  • Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Past Member, Medical Malpractice Committee
  • Nassau County Bar Association, Past Vice-Chairman, Medical Legal Committee
  • American Association of Justice (AAJ), Past Vice-Chairman, Health Care Finance Litigation Group
  • American Association of Justice (AAJ) Health Orthopedic Implant Litigation Group, Past Vice-Chairman, Science Committee Director
  • American Association of Justice (AAJ), Past Chairman, Health Breast Cancer Litigation Group
  • American Association of Justice (AAJ), Co-Chair, Health Heart Device Litigation Group