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Jerrold S. Parker, (Partner), born Brooklyn, New York, February 21, 1952. Admitted to bar: 1984, New York; New Jersey; U.S. District Court, Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts of New York; U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1985, District of Columbia; 1993, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Queens College of the City University of New York (B.A., 1975); St. John’s University School of Law (J.D., 1983). Employment History: Special Agent, Criminal Investigation Division, U.S. Treasury Department, Internal Revenue Service, 1975-1983. Member: Executive Committee for Prozac Multi-District Litigation No. 907; Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee for the World Trade Center Bombing Litigation; New York State Diet Drug – Steering Committee for Fen-Phen; New York State Steering Committee for Rezulin Litigation; Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee and Discovery Subcommittee – Zyprexa Multi-District Litigation No. 1596; Nursing Home Litigation Group of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Million Dollar Advocates Forum; Association of Trial Lawyers of America Leader’s Forum; Co-Chair, Ortho Evra Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee, MDL #1742, In re Ortho Evra Products Liability Litigation; Co-Chair, Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA) Ortho Evra Litigation Group. Professional Memberships: American Bar Association; New York State Bar Association (Member, Section of Insurance, Negligence and Compensation Law); New Jersey State Bar Association; District of Columbia Bar; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; New York State Trial Lawyers Association; New York County Lawyers Association; Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association. Honors: Mr. Parker was honored on March 3, 2005 at the New York Families for Autistic Children’s Awards Ceremony with a Proclamation from the New York City Council (for outstanding service in the City and community); a Citation of Honor from the Office of the Borough President of Queens County; a Proclamation from the U.S. House of Representatives, signed by Congressman Anthony D. Weiner; and a Congressional Achievement Award (in recognition of his outstanding and invaluable service to the community) from the U.S. House of Representatives, signed by Congressman Gregory W. Meeks. Mr. Parker also received a Citation from the New York State Assembly, signed by Assemblywomen Audrey I. Pheffer, and a Proclamation from the New York State Senate, signed by State Senator Serphin R. Maltese, for his outstanding service to the community. Special Projects: Creator of SmartAdvocate, a state-of-the-art case management system for plaintiffs’ personal injury law firms. Publications/Presentations: Faculty Member, “Ortho-Evra Birth Control Patch Litigation TeleConference”, Association of Trial Lawyers of American (ATLA), February 14, 2006; Co-author, “The Ortho-Evra Birth Control Patch and Thrombotic Injuries: What Patients and Physicians Needed to Know But Were Never Told”, Mealey’s Emerging Drugs and Devices, January 19, 2006, Volume 11, Issue #2; Speaker, “Ride the Internet – Will It Carry You?”, Mass Torts Made Perfect, November 17, 2005, Las Vegas, Nevada; Speaker, “Ortho Evra Birth Control Patch: Is this the Next Mass Tort?”, Mass Torts Made Perfect, November 18, 2005, Las Vegas, Nevada. Reported Cases: Hutley v. N.Y.S. Thruway Authority, 139 Misc. 2d 268, 529 N.Y.S.2d 258 (Ct. C1. 1988); Nissenbaum v. Ferazzoli, 143 A.D.2d 823, 533 N.Y.S.2d 140 (2d Dept. 1988); Hernandez v. City of New York 156 A.D.2d 641, 549 N.Y.S.2d 139 (2d Dept. 1989); Hughes v. Jahoda, et al, 75 N.Y.2d 881, 554 N.Y.S.2d 467, 553 N.E.2d 1015 (1990); Nissenbaumv. Ferazzoli, 171 A.D.2d 654, 567 N.Y.S.2d 135 (2d Dept. 1991); Van Loon v. Moskowitz, 172 A.D.2d 569, 569 N.Y.S.2d 135 (2d Dept. 1991); Darsan v. Globe Slicing Machine Co., Inc., 200 A.D.2d 551, 606 N.Y.S.2d 317 (2d Dept. 1994); Quinones v. Long Island College Hospital, 607 N.Y.S.2d 103 (2d Dept. 1994); Pimental v. City of New York, 246 A.D.2d 467, 668 N.Y.S.2d 187 (1st Dept. 1998); Thompson v. Green Bus Lines, Inc., 280 A.D.2d 468, 721 N.Y.S.2d 70 (2d Dept. 2001); Prats v. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, 100 N.Y.2d 878, 768 N.Y.S.2d 178 (2003); Kaczynski v. United Skates of America, Inc., 4 A.D.3d 337, 770 N.Y.S.2d 888 (2d Dept. 2004); Dumbadze v. Chwatt, 7 A.D.3d 563, 775 N.Y.S.2d 889 (2d Dept. 2004); Steel v. State of New York, 307 A.D. 2d 919, 762 N.Y.S.2. 883 (2d Dept. 2003), 11 A.D.3d 673, 782 N.Y.S.2d 924 (2d Dept. 2004), and 205 WL 475211 (N.Y. Ct. Cl. 2005). Practice Areas: Mass Torts; Toxic Torts; Defective Drug Liability; Defective Medical Devices; Aviation Accidents; Explosions/Fires; Products Liability; Nursing Home Negligence; Vaccine Injury; Medical Malpractice; Automobile Accidents; General Personal Injury Negligence Litigation; Consumer Fraud; and Computerized Law Office Management Systems (Lectured NYSTLA members on how to incorporate computer based case management into their practice and how to maximize its use). Martindale-Hubbell av rating.Herbert L. Waichman, (Partner), born Ulm, Germany, October 6, 1948. Admitted to bar: 1984, New York; New Jersey; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1993, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: John Jay College of Criminal Justice of the City University of New York (B.A., 1979); St. John’s University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1983). Co-Author: “1986 Legislative Changes in New York Tort Law: An Analysis”, New York State Bar Journal, April, 1987. Lecturer: Tort Law, Continuing Legal Education Program, New York City, 1986. Lieutenant, New York City Police Department, 1969-1984. Member: Million Dollar Advocates Forum; Steering Committee for the World Trade Center Bombing Litigation; Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee and Discovery Subcommittee– Zyprexa Multi-District Litigation No. 1596; New York State Steering Committee for Rezulin Litigation and Association of Trial Lawyers of America Leader’s Forum. Professional Memberships: American Bar Association; New York State Bar Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; New York County Lawyers Association. Honors: Mr. Waichman was honored on March 3, 2005 at the New York Families for Autistic Children’s Awards Ceremony with a Proclamation from the New York City Council (for outstanding service in the City and community); a Citation of Honor from the Office of the Borough President of Queens County; a Proclamation from the U.S. House of Representatives, signed by Congressman Anthony D. Weiner; and a Congressional Achievement Award (in recognition of his outstanding and invaluable service to the community) from the U.S. House of Representatives, signed by Congressman Gregory W. Meeks. Mr. Waichman also received a Citation from the New York State Assembly, signed by Assemblywomen Audrey I. Pheffer, and a Proclamation from the New York State Senate, signed by State Senator Serphin R. Maltese, for his outstanding service to the community. Practice Areas: Mass Torts, Toxic Torts; Fen-Phen Litigation; Defective Drug Liability; Defective Medical Device Liability; Aviation Accidents; Explosions/Fires; Products Liability; Nursing Home Negligence; Vaccine Injury; Medical Malpractice; Automobile Accidents; General Personal Injury Negligence Litigation; and Consumer Fraud. Martindale-Hubbell av rating.
Andres F. Alonso, (Partner), born New York, New York, April 10, 1967. Admitted to bar: 1995, New York; 1996, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. Education: New York University (B.A. 1989); George Washington University School of Law (J.D., 1994). Reported Cases: Steel v. State of New York, 11 A.D. 3d 673, 782 N.Y.S.2d 924 (2d Dept. 2004), 205 WL 475211 (N.Y. Ct. Cl. 2005). Member: Association of Trial Lawyers of America; New York State Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Trials; Mass Torts; Toxic Torts; Defective Medical Device Liability; Aviation Accidents; Explosions/Fires; Products Liability; Automobile Accidents; Personal Injury; Nursing Home Negligence; Consumer Fraud; General Negligence Litigation.
Managing Attorneys
Fred R. Rosenthal, (Managing Attorney), born Brooklyn, New York, September 7, 1949. Admitted to bar: 1975, New York; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: State University of New York at Binghamton (B.A., 1971); Brooklyn Law School (J.D. 1974), Moot Court Honor Society. Member: New York State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Mass Torts; Toxic Torts; Fen-Phen Litigation; Defective Drug Liability; Defective Medical Device Liability; Aviation Accidents; Explosions/Fires; Products Liability; Nursing Home Negligence; Vaccine Injury; Medical Malpractice; Automobile Accidents and No-Fault Insurance Law; General Personal Injury Negligence Litigation; and Consumer Fraud.Associates
Jordan L. Chaikin, (Associate), born
Jonathan Ginsberg, (Associate), born New York, New York, October 10, 1965. Admitted to bar: 1991, New York: U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: State University of New York at Binghamton (B.A., 1987); George Washington National Law Center (J.D. 1990). Assistant District Attorney, New York County, 1990-1995. Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New York. Practice Areas: Nursing Home Negligence Litigation; Medical Malpractice, Products Liability, General Personal Injury Negligence Litigation.
James G. Kapralos, (Associate), born New York, New York, April, 12, 1966. Admitted to bar: 1994, New York; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Hofstra University (B.B.A., 1989); Hofstra University School of Law (J.D., 1993). Member: New York State Trial Lawyers Association; New York Anti-Car Theft and Fraud Association. Practice Areas: Nursing Home Negligence Litigation; Trials, Medical Malpractice; Products Liability; General Personal Injury Negligence Litigation.
Christina J. Kazepis, (Associate), born
David B. Krangle, (Associate), born Flushing, New York, January 9, 1969. Admitted to bar: 1994, New Jersey; 1995, New York; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. Education: State University of New York at Binghamton (B.A. 1991); Touro College, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center (J.D. 1994). Member: New York State Bar Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; New York State Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Mass Torts; Toxic Torts; Fen-Phen Litigation; Defective Drug Liability; Defective Medical Devices; Aviation Accidents; Explosions/Fires; Products Liability; Nursing Home Negligence; Vaccine Injury; Medical Malpractice; Automobile Accidents; General Personal Injury Negligence Litigation; and Consumer Fraud.
Ronni Robbins Kravatz, (Associate), born
Melanie H. Muhlstock: (Associate), born Bronxville, New York, January 18, 1972. Admitted to bar: 1997, New Jersey; 1997, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey; 1998, New York; 1998, U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York; 2001, U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York. Education: University of Wisconsin at Madison (B.A., 1994); Loyola University - Chicago School of Law (J.D., 1997). Member: Law and Briefing and Discovery Sub-Committees for Guidant Multi-District Litigation No.05-1708. Professional Memberships: Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA); American Bar Association (ABA); and New York State Bar Association. Professional Experience: Prior to joining Parker & Waichman, Ms. Muhlstock spent seven years representing pharmaceutical companies and manufacturers of medical devices and consumer products. While in law school, she was also an extern for the United States Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of Illinois where she tried petty offense cases and assisted in the prosecution of organized crime and narcotics felony cases. Publications: Co-author of “Liability for Off-Label Uses: Coordinating a Response with the Prescribing Physician”, which was presented at the American Conference Institute’s Drug and Medical Device Litigation Conference, December, 1998. Practice Areas: Mass Torts, Toxic Torts, Defective Drug Liability, Defective Medical Devices, Products Liability, Class Actions, Complex Litigation and General Personal Injury and Negligence Litigation.
Andrew T. Sheeley, (Associate), born Kingston, New York, April 5, 1971. Admitted to bar: 2002, Florida; 2004 New York. Education: St. John’s University (B.S., 1994); Florida Coastal School of Law (J.D., 2001). Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New York; New York State Bar Association; New York County Lawyers Association; New York State Trial Lawyers Association; Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Nursing Home Negligence Litigation; Medical Malpractice, Products Liability, General Personal Injury Negligence Litigation.
Raymond C. Silverman, (Associate), born Suffern, New York, June 4, 1974. Admitted to bar: 2000, New York; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York. Education: University of Wisconsin at Madison (B.A., 1996); Fordham University School of Law (J.D., 1999). Member: Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA); New York State Trial Lawyers Association; New York County Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Trials; Construction Accidents; Automobile Accidents; Products Liability; Medical Malpractice; Workers’ Compensation; and General Personal Injury Negligence Litigation.
Allan M. Silverstein, (Associate), born Bronx, New York, May 1, 1957. Admitted to bar: 1986, New York; 1990, New Jersey; U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; U.S. District Court, Southern, Eastern, Northern and Western Districts of New York. Education: Hunter College of the City University of New York (B.A., 1979); Touro College, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center (J.D. 1984). Guest Lecturer on Trial Advocacy, St. John’s School of Law, 1987. Member: New York State Bar and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Trials; Nursing Home Negligence; Medical Malpractice; Mass Torts; Toxic Torts; Fen-Phen Litigation; Defective Drug Liability; Defective Medical Devices; Aviation Accidents; Explosions/Fires; Products Liability; Vaccine Injury; Automobile Accidents; General Personal Injury Negligence Litigation; and Consumer Fraud.
Lauren B. Sutton, (Associate), born
Brett A. Zekowski, (Associate), born
Katie Mercer (Director – Scientific Research), born Augusta, Georgia on June 17, 1981. Education: Augusta State University, Augusta, Georgia (B.A. 2003); Armstrong Atlantic State University, Savannah, Georgia (MPH, 2005). Publications: “Beyond the Scope of Standardization: Biofilm and Acanthamoeba Contamination”, PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, March/April 2008, Volume 62, Number 2; Lead Poisoning: A Prevention Guide for Daycare Employees, City of Savannah and the U.S. Department of Health and Urban Development, 2005. Presentations: "For Whom is Alcoholics Anonymous a Success?" and "Augusta, Georgia and its Suburbs: Racial Inequality in the Public High School System," American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, August 2002. "Augusta, Georgia and its Suburbs: Racial Inequality in the Public High School System," revised, Georgia Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Savannah, GA, November 2002. "The Discredited View of Gender Roles in the Work of Dr. John Gray," Student Research and Fine Arts Conference, Augusta State University, Augusta, GA, March 2003. "For Whom is Alcoholics Anonymous a Success?" revised, Southeastern Undergraduate Sociological Symposium, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, March 2003. Certifications: Certified Health Education Specialist, The National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc., 2006; Certified Professional Coder – Apprentice American Academy of Professional Coders, 2007. Memberships: National Public Health Association; American Academy of Professional Coders.
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