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Luke M. Pittoni
99 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10016
ph: 212 471-4600
fx: 212 490-8966
email: lpittoni@hpmb.com
Areas of Practice
Medical Liability & Risk Management
Products Liability and Mass Tort
Professional Liability
Education
Fordham University School of Law: JD: 1971
Holy Cross: BA: 1967
Bar Admissions
1. New York
2. Connecticut
3. Supreme Court of the United States
4. United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
5. United States District Court, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of New York and District of Connecticut
Luke M. Pittoni is the senior partner of HPM&B, and was one of the founding partners of the firm. Mr. Pittoni
concentrates his practice in the defense of medical malpractice and medical product cases. Mr. Pittoni has tried multiple complex, high exposure cases in New York, Connecticut and Federal Courts.
Mr. Pittoni has written numerous publications dealing with medical malpractice litigation, as well as publications dealing with the use of technology in the courtroom. Mr. Pittoni was also a former editor of Product Liability Law and Strategy. Mr. Pittoni has lectured across the country on various topics relating to health care law and trial advocacy.
Mr. Pittoni is a member of the following organizations:
American Bar Association
American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys
American Society of Law and Medicine
American Board of Trial Advocates - Secretary Elect of the New York Chapter
Association for Hospital Risk Management of New York, Inc.
Connecticut Bar Association
Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association
Defense Research Institute
International Association of Defense Counsel
New York State Bar Association
He is the Founder and Former President - New York State Medical Defense Bar Association; Member of the Faculty of the Practicing Law Institute and the Law Journal Seminars - Press
Mr. Pittoni was listed in The Best Lawyers in America and Who's Who in American Law and was voted as one of the top 20 Medical Malpractice Defense Lawyers in America in a poll of plaintiffs' and defense lawyers by Medical Economics
He was listed in New York Magazine as one of The Best Lawyers in New York
Highlights:
Verdicts
Defense Verdict in Supreme Court, Kings County
Luke M. Pittoni successfully defended the chief of perinatology at a major New York medical center in a brain-damaged infant case, achieving a favorable jury verdict in Brooklyn on May 10, 2004. ... [full]
Publications:
January 1, 2000: Medical Malpractice in New York
Luke M. Pittoni, Marc E. Hyman and Daniel S. Ratner, Obtaining the Expert Witness for the Defendant published in Medical Malpractice in New York - 2000 Supplement, New York Sate Bar Association.
Announcements:
HPM&B proudly joins the St. Baldrick's Foundation in a shaving event
On March 16, 2009, we will again celebrate St. Patrick’s Day by shaving our heads to raise money to cure childhood cancer through an event called St. Baldrick’s. We ask you to support us in this worthy activity. This year’s brave shavees are:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR TO MAKE A DONATION ON OUR BEHALF
Please contact our Marketing Coordinator, Jacqueline Ramirez at (212) 471-4662 or via e-mail at jramirez@hpmb.com
Luke M. Pittoni will Co-Chair and speak at the 7th Annual Advanced Forum on Preventing, Managing and Defending Claims of Obstetric Malpractice
Luke M. Pittoni, Co-Chair of the American Conference Institute, will also lecture at the 7th Annual Advanced Forum on Preventing, Managing and Defending Claims of Obstetric Malpractice on June 22 and 24, 2009 in Philadelphia, PA.
Mr. Pittoni will analyze the latest trends in Obstetric Malpractice Claims and What’s Coming Down the Pike.
Luke M. Pittoni spoke at the the 7th Annual Advanced Forum on Preventing, Managing and Defending Claims of Obstetric Malpractice
Luke M. Pittoni, Co-Chair of the American Conference Institute, lectured at the 7th Annual Advanced Forum on Preventing, Managing and Defending Claims of Obstetric Malpractice on June 17 and 18, 2008 in Boston, MA.
Luke M. Pittoni spoke at the 6th Annual Advanced National Forum on Preventing, Managing & Defending Claims of Obstetric Malpractice
Luke M. Pittoni spoke at the American Conference Institute's 6th Annual Advanced National Forum on Preventing, Managing & Defending Claims of Obstetric Malpractice which took place at the Park Hyatt in Philadelphia, PA on Tuesday, June 19 and Wednesday, June 20, 2007. Mr. Pittoni spoke on shoulder dystocia and the significance of same in obstetrical malpractice claims. He provided comprehensive information on predicting and managing this condition, an understanding of the complications shoulder dystocia does - and doesn't - cause, and practical advice for defending these difficult cases.
HPM&B RAISES $30,000 FOR CHILDRENS' CANCER RESEARCH
On March 16, 2007, four members of Heidell, Pittoni, Murphy & Bach, LLP (HPM&B) celebrated St. Baldrick’s Day in style. Luke M. Pittoni, Senior Partner, Daniel S. Ratner, Managing Partner, John H. Bone, Associate, and Nikolai Paxson, IT Administrator, shaved their heads to raise money and awareness for childhood cancer in honor of 10--year-old Jack McGuire. Through bets and pledges from friends, family, and clients who dared them to go bald, they collectively raised over $30,000 for the cause. Live on the set of Fox TV’s “The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet,” Mr. Pittoni and Mr. Bone had their hair shorn by barber Pino Lanzetta, whose shop is located at 99 Park Avenue in the lobby of the firm’s building. The event continued at the offices of HPM&B, where Mr. Ratner and Mr. Paxson had their heads shaven. The first St. Baldrick’s event was held in 1999 at Jim Brady’s Pub in Manhattan to benefit childhood cancer research and to improve the long-term quality of life for survivors. The St. Baldrick’s Foundation’s mission is to fund cures which assure each child a long and healthy life. Since its inception, events have taken place in 10 countries and 42 U.S. states, raising over $22 million and shaving more than 26,000 heads. This was the firm’s second year participating in a St. Baldrick’s charity event. Jack McGuire lost his battle with Leukemia on Thursday, March 29, 2007. Jack touched our lives and we are deeply saddened by his loss.
HPM&B Raises $25,000 For Children's Cancer Research
On March 17, 2006, partners Luke M. Pittoni and Daniel S. Ratner, senior associate Matthew Sconziano and mailroom supervisor Lundell Wilson celebrated "St. Baldrick's Day" by having their heads shaved in return for donations to the St. Baldricks Foundation. The foundation's mission is to raise awareness and funds to Conquer Kids’ Cancer by shaving heads on St. Baldrick's Day. To date, HPM&B has raised more than $25,000 for this worthy cause. For more information about St. Baldrick's or to make a donation, click on the link below.
Six HPM&B Partners Named "America's Best Lawyers"
HPM&B Partners Charles L. Bach, Jr., Elizabeth Cornacchio, Robin Dolsky, Rosary A. Morelli and Luke M. Pittoni have been selected by their peers to be included in the 2007 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® in the specialties of Medical Malpractice Law, Products Liability and Personal Injury Litigation. This highest of professional accolades was based on 1.6 million confidential evaluations by the top attorneys in the country. We are especially proud that three female partners of HPM&B are amongst the most highly respected lawyers in their fields.
Pittoni and Bach Named Two of America's Best Lawyers
Senior partners Luke M. Pittoni and Charles L. Bach, Jr. have been named two of "The Best Lawyers in America." They are featured in the August 1, 2005 issue of New York magazine based on their "proven track record in helping a broad range of clients -- from Fortune 500 corporations to drug and medical device manufacturers, hospitals, physicians and insurance companies -- achieve positive results" both in and out of the courtroom.
Luke Pittoni Lectures at Obstetric Malpractice Conference
Luke Pittoni presented a lecture entitled "Fetal Asphyxia: A Medico-Legal Guide" during the Reducing the Risk of Obstetric Malpractice Conference in San Francisco on November 20-21, 2003. The presentation covered issues relevant to fetal asphyxia, such as definition and diagnosis, prediction of such an event during labor, newborn assessment and cranial imaging of fetal asphyxia, patterns of asphyxia, and the differences between asphyxia occurring before, during, or after labor and delivery.
Speeches:
Luke Pittoni, New ACOG Perinatal Medicine Guidelines, presented at the Defense Research Institute's Medical Liability and Health Care Law 2003 Seminar in San Francisco, March 2003.
March 17, 2003
San Francisco, CA
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