* W Russell Corker
Long Island Personal Injury Attorneys and Medical Malpractice Lawyers
Experienced and Accomplished Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, and Insurance Attorneys
Now in its sixth decade of serving clients on Long Island and in the New York Metropolitan Area
Based in Mineola, New York, the law firm of Shayne, Dachs, Corker, Sauer & Dachs, LLP was established in 1955, making it one of the oldest and most venerable firms in the state. During the ensuing 55 years, the firm and its individual partners have fought for the rights of injured clients in Nassau and Suffolk counties, the five boroughs of New York City (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx, and Staten Island), and Westchester and Rockland counties. We work aggressively, tenaciously, skillfully, and successfully, obtaining for clients the greatest possible measure of justice, compensation, and peace of mind. Our practice covers nearly all aspects of injury and negligence law, most notably the following:
* Personal injury law
* Medical malpractice law
* Insurance law
In addition, the firm's unparalleled Appeals Department has a success rate that far exceeds the norm.
W Russell Corker
114 Old Country Rd #410
Mineola NY 11501-4410
Tel: 516 747-1100
Fax: 516 747-1185
E-mail: rcorker@shaynedachs.com
* Board Certified Medical Professional Liability Specialist, American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys
Practice areas:
* Medical malpractice
* Personal injury
* Trial practice
* Professional liability
* Uninsured/underinsured motorists coverage
* Arbitration and mediation
Russ Corker is regarded as one of the leading medical malpractice and personal injury trial attorneys in Long Island and Southern New York. With his rare intellectual depth, he understands the medical processes that are usually the province of the most specialized physicians. After graduating from Boston University School of Law in 1974, he was Assistant District Attorney of Nassau County, and then practiced in a firm that represented doctors and hospitals in medical malpractice lawsuits. In 1980, he joined Shayne, Dachs and became the principal trial attorney representing plaintiffs in medical malpractice, personal injury, labor law, and products liability cases.
Mr. Corker has built a solid reputation for thoroughness, creativity, professional integrity, and consistent courtroom success. He has recently been voted as one of the Ten Leaders of Civil Trial Law, one of the Top Ten Trial Attorneys on Long Island, and has been designated a "Super Lawyer", one of the top five percent of attorneys in the New York Metro area.
He is Board Certified in Medical Professional Liability by the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys, and is a member of numerous legal organizations, including the following:
* American Bar Association
* American College of Legal Medicine
* New York State Bar Association
* New York State Trial Lawyers Association
* American Board of Trial Advocates
* Nassau-Suffolk Trial Lawyers Association, former President
* Nassau County Bar Association
- Medical Jurisprudence Committee, former chair
- Grievance Committee, chair
- Supreme Court Committee, chair
- Judicial Screening and Nominating Committees, member
Mr. Corker received the Nassau County Bar Association's "President's Award" in 2005. He is a frequent lecturer at various programs on topics related to medicine, medical malpractice, trauma, trial practice, and personal injury litigation for the Nassau County Bar Association Academy of Law, the New York State Bar Association, the New York State Trial Lawyers Association, the Practicing Law Institute, the New School for Social Research, the Hofstra University School of Law, Molloy College of Nursing, St. John's University College of Law, and the State University of New York at Stonybrook School of Medicine. He has also published articles on medical and hospital liability, medicine and the law, and trial practice, as well as chapters on demonstrative evidence in the 21st century in two recently published books, The Plaintiff's Personal Injury Action in New York State and Medical Malpractice in New York, Third Edition.
Mr. Corker is AV® Rated by Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review RatingsSM, the highest rating for legal ability and ethics.
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