Brian Zorn is one of Faraci Lange’s senior trial attorneys focusing his practice on medical malpractice. Elizabeth Zorn, BSN, RN, LNCC, has been an AALNC member for more than 15 years and recently began a three-year term on its board of directors.
The AALNC is a not-for-profit membership organization dedicated to the professional enhancement and growth of registered nurses practicing in the specialty of legal nurse consulting and to advancing this nursing specialty. AALNC is the preeminent resource for professionals with an interest in the legal nurse consulting arena including novice and veteran legal nurse consultants.
Julie S. Jordan, an associate at Faraci Lange LLP, has been recognized with the Up and Coming Attorney Award from The Daily Record.
The award is given to attorneys who are active in the community, demonstrate a commitment to the community through activities or pro bono work, and who demonstrate leadership and above-average achievements in day-to-day legal assignments.
The law firm of Faraci Lange LLP (www.faraci.com) announced today that Julie S. Jordan has joined the firm as an associate.
Jordan focuses her practice on medical malpractice, complex tort and toxic tort, premises liability, products liability and automotive negligence cases. She previously practiced as an associate in the litigation department at Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP.
Jordan is a member of the American Association for Justice, the New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers, the Monroe County and New York State Bar Associations, and the Greater Rochester Association for Women Attorneys.
A cum laude graduate of Syracuse University College of Law, Jordan earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Rochester. She is a resident of Farmington, N.Y.
Two Faraci Lange attorneys (Faraci and Schwarz) were in the Top Fifty Upstate New York SuperLawyers listing for the second consecutive year. This listing is comprised of the highest rated 50 attorneys in Upstate New York which includes all specialties.
Faraci Lange is proud of the attorneys selected by their peers for this distinction.
Posted by Matthew F. Belanger, Partner, Faraci Lange
Statutes of Limitations are legally binding rules that establish time periods within which a lawsuit or claim must be filed. They are generally bright lines that once passed will forever bar even a clearly meritorious lawsuit. That said, there are certainly valid policy reasons for the imposition of time periods for the initiation of legal proceedings. The statute of limitations embodies the principles that the value of evidence diminishes over time and that parties to a dispute need closure, so fairness dictates that the person bringing the lawsuit act with speed and efficiency to preserve these principles.
Of course, fairness is a two way street: the time periods are generally crafted to give the party bringing the lawsuit sufficient time to learn they have been harmed. Indeed, in many States, the time periods do not begin to run until a person knows or reasonably should know that they have been injured. It is in this regard that the New York statute of limitations in medical malpractice cases is so unfair. More…
Posted by Stephen G. Schwarz, Managing Partner, Faraci Lange
New York Public Health Law§2801-d provides a statutory remedy to nursing home patients for injuries suffered as a result of the deprivation of certain rights or benefits granted by contract, or by applicable federal and state law. The statute mandates an award of compensatory damages of no less than twenty-five percent of the nursing facility’s daily rate for each day the patient’s injury exists. In addition, it provides for punitive damages and attorneys’ fees in appropriate circumstances.
The Rochester, New York law firm of Faraci Lange, LLP was recognized in the 2008 Upstate New York addition of Super Lawyers with five of its attorneys listed in this prestigious publication. Founders Angelo G. Faraci and Paul K. Lange were both listed in the personal injury section, while Joseph A. Regan, Brian M. Zorn and Stephen G. Schwarz were listed in the medical malpractice section. Faraci was also listed as one of the ten lawyers receiving the highest point totals (inclusive of all legal specialties) and Schwarz was listed as being in the top 50 for Upstate New York.
According to the Super Lawyers publication, only 5% of the lawyers in New York State are named to this list, which recognizes attorneys who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection is made after a rigorous process that includes peer review and nomination, as well as extensive background checks and research into each prospective candidate. More…
