Fullerton Beck LLP in White Plains, New York, and Red Bank, New Jersey, recently welcomed five attorneys who formerly were with AmLaw 200 law firm Wilson Elser.
They include Wayne Rabinowitz, Glen Feinberg,Richard Mermelstein, Alison O”™Dwyer and Dena Operman, who collectively have practiced law for more than 160 years, primarily in medical malpractice and health care, general and premises liability, employment and municipal law.
“We are thrilled to have such accomplished litigators and trial attorneys join the firm,” said Eileen Fullerton, Fullerton Beck managing partner. “Not only do they extend our bench strength across multiple key practices, but they also bolster our trial capabilities”¦.”
Rabinowitz”™s practice encompasses medical malpractice, premises liability, construction site accidents, municipal liability, motor vehicle accidents, employment claims and many other areas involving allegations of negligence or intentional conduct.
Feinberg focuses on the defense of educational, childcare, health care and religious institutions in general liability, employment and malpractice claims.
Mermelstein focuses his practice on medical and health care malpractice defense and represents nursing homes, hospitals and health care professionals, including physicians, nurses, dentists, psychiatrists, chiropractors, and physical and occupational therapists.
O”™Dwyer, a lawyer and registered nurse, focuses her practice on defending hospitals and health care professionals in high-exposure medical malpractice claims. Her experience in the medical field enables her to swiftly and accurately analyze medical malpractice claims to determine her litigation strategy.
Operman focuses her practice on representing New York hospitals and physicians in complex medical malpractice cases and defending nursing homes in negligence claims.
“What attracted us most to Fullerton Beck was the opportunity to join a young, dynamic firm, which will enable us to focus singularly on our clients and cases,” said Mermelstein.
