David M. Pollack
Partner
New York Office
212-244-2697 Direct Telephone
212-244-5697 Facsimile
Experience
David Pollack has joined the Professional Practices Group of Donovan Hatem and is the resident partner in the firm's New York office. His expertise also extends to our Business Litigation and Insurance & Tort Litigation Groups. A former Assistant Attorney General for New York State, he was most recently a shareholder with Melito & Adolfsen PC in Manhattan.
David is a seasoned trial lawyer with an extensive national litigation and trial practice in State and Federal Courts, with a principal emphasis on tort and products liability defense, architects, engineers and other design professionals defense, insurance coverage, and commercial litigation. He also represents insurance carriers in diverse insurance coverage litigation including, but not limited to, additional insured, construction law, labor law, asbestos, other mass tort, environmental and bad faith claims. In addition to general tort defense, David has defended numerous product manufacturers and retailers in products liability litigation, as well as architectural and engineering firms in connection with professional liability claims.
Products Liability, Tort Litigation and Corporate Risk Management:
- Serves as lead regional defense counsel in multi-state product liability litigation defense programs for two major ladder and climbing products manufacturers.
- Has been directly responsible for all phases of litigation in over 400 product liability claims and lawsuits.
- Developed and implemented national product liability claims handling and defense program for leading manufacturing company that resulted in significant reduction of claims handling expenses and litigation defense costs.
- Successfully negotiated with the CPSC a product liability recall along with a favorable settlement for the company.
- Coordinated with management and in-house counsel in the development of risk management policies to facilitate claim reduction and improved claim handling and litigation management protocols to reduce related legal expenses.
- Has frequently advised and coordinated with in-house counsel on matters involving defense tenders, retail vendor agreements, insurance coverage, bankruptcy litigation issues and regulatory matters including the Consumer Product Safety Commission and Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Insurance Coverage:
- Has served as lead national coordinating insurance coverage defense counsel for major insurance company with direct responsibility for all phases of litigation including discovery, legal filings, court appearances and trials in multi-site environmental insurance coverage lawsuits nationwide.
- Led alternative dispute resolution (ADR), direct settlement negotiations, legal expense management and oversight, corporate reporting and supervision of local counsel.
- Litigation liaison to management and in-house counsel and participated closely in the formulation of corporate legal and regulatory policies and positions for consistent nationwide implementation.
Admitted to Practice
- New York State
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
Business and Professional Associations
- Defense Research Institute
- New York State Bar Association
- New York County Lawyers Association
Community Involvement
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Founder and Executive Board member of KULANU, a community organization and school providing inclusion, support, educational and advocacy services for over 350 children with developmental disabilities and their families.
Education
- New York Law School (J.D., 1980); Order of Barristers
- Johns Hopkins University (B.S., Political Science, 1976)
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