VBPNP Recognized by the Prestigious Super Lawyers®

VBPNP is very proud to announce that 20 of our attorneys have been recognized by the prestigious Super Lawyers®, a rating service which identifies those attorneys who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. No more than five percent of lawyers from a given state are selected. The following attorneys have […]

Dawn Bristol Wins a Unanimous Defense Verdict

On February 17, 2022, Dawn Bristol secured a unanimous defendant’s verdict for a New York City Hospital in a premises liability case tried in Kings County Supreme Court before the Honorable Justice Larry D. Martin.  Plaintiff claimed that an enlarged expansion joint on the stairs of an entrance to the Hospital caused her to fall and […]

DEFENSE VERDICT FOR EDWARD J. AREVALO

On December 14, 2021, Edward J. Arevalo secured a unanimous defense verdict in a trial venued in Kings County, Supreme Court, before the Honorable Justice Dawn Jiminez-Salta. The case involved allegations of medical malpractice against Mr. Arevalo’s clients, a New York City based hospital and a surgeon.  In late 2011, the then 65-year-old plaintiff was […]

Ralph Vincent Morales Wins a Defense Verdict

On November 22, 2021, Ralph Morales secured a unanimous defense verdict in a trial venued in Suffolk County Supreme Court before the Honorable Joseph Santorelli that involved claims of medical malpractice against an obstetrician-gynecologist. Plaintiff claimed that the defendant doctor negligently performed a laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy upon the then-fifty-year-old plaintiff at Southside Hospital by […]

Gregg Weinstock Wins a Defense Verdict

On August 19, 2021, Gregg Weinstock obtained a defendant’s verdict for a Long Island Hospital in a premises liability in Supreme Court, Nassau County.   Plaintiff claimed she was caused to fall and suffer injury when she came into contact with a bench at the Hospital entrance.  Allegations included insufficient lighting and improper placement of the […]

VBPNP Welcomes Arthur Yankowitz

Vigorito, Barker, Patterson, Nichols & Porter, LLP is proud to announce that Arthur Yankowitz has joined the firm as a partner in the Valhalla office.  Mr. Yankowitz has devoted his career to defending doctors and hospitals in the Metropolitan area for more than three decades. We are delighted to welcome Arthur aboard.

VBPNP PROMOTIONS!

VBPNP is very excited to announce that Graig Avino, Michael Battiste, Danielle Hansen, Thomas Jaffa and Nicole Wittman have been elected as partners in the firm! Graig joined the firm in May of 2018 with the goal of assisting  in the development of our New Jersey practice. From his start with VBPNP, Graig has demonstrated a tremendous willingness […]

Terri Bohm Joins VBPNP, LLP

Vigorito, Barker, Patterson, Nichols & Porter, LLP is proud to announce that Terri Bohm has joined the firm as an associate specializing in medical malpractice defense.  Mrs. Bohm obtained her Juris Doctorate from Fordham University School of Law and her Bachelor of Arts from the College of the Holy Cross. Prior to joining VBPNP, Terri […]

VBPNP Again Recognized by Best Companies to Work for in New York

Vigorito, Barker, Patterson, Nichols & Porter, LLP is very proud to announce that the firm was again recognized by Best Companies to Work for in New York. The annual list of the 2021 Best Companies To Work For In New York was created by the New York State Society for Human Resource Management (NYS-SHRM) and […]