Jeffrey Cunningham
Associate
Jeffrey Cunningham focuses his practice on counseling and defending attorneys, accountants, and other industry professionals in a wide range of professional liability matters. With over 10 years of experience, Jeff draws on a broad background in civil litigation including commercial disputes, malpractice claims, directors and officers (D&O) liability, employment and labor law, catastrophic personal injury, premises liability, and product liability. He has extensive experience in both state and federal courts and in all phases of litigation, including conducting depositions, hearings, arbitrations, mediations, and trials.
Prior to entering private practice, Jeff was a legal intern for the Queens District Attorney’s Office, where he prosecuted misdemeanors and violations in Queens Criminal Court under the supervision of assistant district attorneys for Fordham Law’s Prosecution Clinic. He also spent time as a legal intern with the U.S. Attorney’s Office South District of New York Criminal Division.
Honors & Awards
Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating: AV Preeminent
Admissions
- Connecticut
- New York
- U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York
Education
- Fordham University School of Law, J.D., 2010
- Journal of Corporate & Financial Law: Associate Editor
- Phillips-Universität Marburg, 2005
- Fulbright Scholarship
- The Citadel, B.A., 2004
- The Brigadier: Editor-in-Chief
Professional Affiliations
- The Cardozo Society
- Connecticut Bar Association
- Fairfield County Bar Association
- New York State Bar Association
Publications & Presentations
- “COVID-19 Liability Waivers: Part of the New Workplace Normal?” (Co-Author), Fixed Ops Magazine, July 2020
- “Will COVID-19 Liability Releases Hold Up in Court?” (Co-Author), Risk Management, July 1, 2020
- “Will COVID-19 Liability Releases Hold Up? Examining the Enforceability of Exculpatory Clauses in the Context of an Evolving Pandemic” (Co-Author) GS White Paper, June 15, 2020—republished in Claims Journal June 23, 2020
- “An Intro to Legal Malpractice Claims and Related Ethical Issues,” Quimbee, May 13, 2021
- “Attorney Ethics and Legal Malpractice Claims in the ‘New Normal,’” Lawline, January 28, 2021
- “Risk Management for Lawyers: Cyber-Based Professionalism Claims and Ethical Considerations,” LexVid CLE, August 31, 2020
- “Staying on the Ethical Path: Ethics and Legal Malpractice,” Cardozo Society of Fairfield County, Stamford, CT, December 4, 2019
- “Ethical Considerations in Legal Malpractice Claims,” Lawline, New York, NY, February 24, 2019
- Contributor, “Technology, Risk, and the Law (TRL),” Timely Notice, March, 17, 2020
Recent Insights
October 16, 2020
November 4, 2019