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Jeffrey Cunningham

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jecunningham@goldbergsegalla.com
914.798.5411
White Plains
Hartford

Jeffrey J. Cunningham focuses his practice on counseling and defending attorneys, accountants, and other industry professionals in a wide range of professional liability matters. With nearly 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.

Related Areas

Management and Professional LiabilityGeneral LiabilityE-DiscoveryProduct Liability

Honors & Awards

Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating: AV Preeminent

New York Metro Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2014-20

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
  • “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

38 Goldberg Segalla Attorneys Featured in 2020 New York Metro Super Lawyers

October 28, 2020

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October 16, 2020

“Will COVID-19 Liability Releases Hold Up in Court?” Risk Management

July 1, 2020

“Will COVID-19 Liability Releases Hold Up?”—Goldberg Segalla White Paper Examines the Enforceability of Pandemic-Related Exculpatory Clauses

June 15, 2020

Goldberg Segalla Welcomes Jeffrey Cunningham

November 4, 2019

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