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Raphael J. Berman
99 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10016
ph: (212) 471-4606
fx: (212) 883-7902
email: rberman@hpmb.com
Areas of Practice
Medical Liability & Risk Management
Professional Liability
Commercial Litigation and General Liability
Education
Brooklyn Law School: JD: 1989
SUNY at Albany: BA: 1982
Bar Admissions
1. New York - Appellate Division, Second Department
2. United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
3. United States District Court, Southern District
Partner Raphael J. Berman, joined the firm in 1995. Mr. Berman is an experienced trial attorney, who is also experienced in appellate litigation, having written appellate briefs and argued cases at both state and federal appellate levels. In addition, Mr. Berman counsels clients on risk management, liability analysis, and quality assurance matters to assist in the development of defensive strategies for current lawsuits, and to avoid future litigation.
As a former Assistant District Attorney in the Investigation Bureau of the Bronx County District Attorney's office, Mr. Berman is also experienced in the internal investigation and prosecution of white collar criminal offenses, including fraud, embezzlement and forgery involving both small and large business entities.
Highlights:
Verdicts
Defense Verdict Received in New York County Medical Malpractice Action
On February 20, 2008, Raphael J. Berman obtained a defense verdict on behalf of an obstetrical group charged with failing to bring the plaintiff in for an examination and sonogram to rule out retained products of conception following a postpartum bleeding episode. [full]
Daniel Ratner and Raphael Berman Prevail On Appeal In Podiatry Case
After having two toes amputated because of peripheral vascular disease, plaintiff sued HPM&B's client, a podiatrist, for malpractice on a theory that. ... [full]
Defense Verdict in Queens County Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Action
Raphael J. Berman recently obtained a defense verdict in a wrongful death action in Queens County Supreme Court on behalf of a cardiologist who was requested to render a consultation on a patient who had a longstanding history of severe rheumatoid arthritis. The patient had been admitted with sinus tachycardia and bilateral leg edema. ... [full]
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