Biography
Jamie is a Partner in the firm’s General Litigation, Construction, and Municipal and Government Practice Groups. She has over fifteen years of experience in defending large construction companies, various local municipalities, and national retailers in civil litigation matters in the State Courts of the State of New York and the federal court system. Jamie has handled high exposure cases dealing with catastrophic injuries, complex contractual agreements, and insurance coverage issues.
Jamie has been named as a New York Metro Super Lawyer since 2022 and was a Rising Star from 2015-2021. Jamie was named as Top Women NY Metro Super Lawyers in 2022-2024 and Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch in 2025. Jamie’s background includes working as in-house counsel for a major insurance company and interning at the U.S Attorney’s Office.
During her free time, Jamie loves spending time with her husband and three children. She enjoys traveling and spending time outdoors.
Education
Hofstra, J.D., 2010, cum laude
SUNY Buffalo 2007, B.S., summa cum laude
Honors
Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch, 2024-2025, Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants
New York Metro Super Lawyers, 2022-2026
Top Women Attorneys in the New York Metro Area, 2022-2024
Rising Star in New York Metro Super Lawyers 2015-2021
Hofstra Law School, Dean’s Honor Scholarship
Hofstra Law School, Dean’s List 2007-2010
Representative Matters
King v. Village of Patchogue, et al., Index Number 610064/15
In an action against a local municipality, plaintiff claimed she tripped and fell over a tree well that was installed by the municipality several years before the accident. Jamie successfully obtained summary judgment by arguing that the municipality did not create the condition. Specifically, it was argued that any height differential between the tree well and the sidewalk was the result of soil settling, which was a natural, evolving condition.
Municipal Cases
Jamie has achieved dismissals of a number of actions brought against municipal entities and incorporated villages on Long Island. Specifically, in several personal injury cases, Jamie has been successful in arguing that the subject personal injury accidents occurred outside of the municipality’s jurisdiction, that the municipality did not have prior written notice of the alleged defective condition, and that the municipalities did not create the defect that plaintiffs alleged caused their accidents.
Persaud v. St. Joseph’s Medical Center, et al., Index Number 2263/13
Jamie succeeded in convincing the court that there were triable issues of fact under Labor Law 240(1) and 241(6) in an action in which plaintiff fell from a height while performing HVAC work.
Mechanical Force Case
In a personal injury action venued in Bronx County, plaintiff alleged serious injury as a result of his leg becoming pinned against the side of a building while he was working on a suspended scaffold. Jamie was successful in obtaining partial summary judgment dismissing plaintiff’s Labor Law 240(1) claim by arguing that the plaintiff’s injuries were caused by a mechanical force and not from the application of the force of gravity.
Publications
Co-Author, “Plaintiff’s Bankruptcy History is Important”, September 2016
Co-Author, “Use of Social Media Against Personal Injury Defendants”, August 2015
Author, “Compulsory Licenses: The Dangers Behind the Current Practice”, 2009