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Kristopher M. Dennis, Associate
kdennis@kbrlaw.com

Kristopher M. Dennis, is an associate attorney concentrating in the fields of legal malpractice, miscellaneous professional liability, and insurance coverage litigation. Mr. Dennis has successfully defended professionals in state and federal courts at both the trial and appellate levels. In addition to defending clients in legal malpractice and other professional liability claims, his practice also includes drafting insurance policies and representing insurers in insurance coverage matters. Mr. Dennis has represented the London Insurance Market in connection with several high profile and high exposure matters, including the New England Teamsters’ Pension Fund litigation, IPO Laddering litigation and the Lernout & Hauspie-related litigation.

Mr. Dennis is a contributing author to the course-book for the Bi-Annual New York State Bar Association’s Legal Malpractice Litigation and Risk Management Seminar (2003, 2005 and 2007), and has been a featured speaker at the New York City Bar “Bridge-the-Gap” Program on the topics, “Identifying and Responding to Professional Liability Claims” and “Loss Prevention for Lawyers and Law Firms.”

Mr. Dennis has been involved in several reported professional liability cases and has provided presentations to insurance industry clients on various professional liability topics including the “Sub-prime Mortgage Crisis,” “General Counsel Liability-LPL Claims Against Employed Lawyers,” and “Bankruptcy and Lawyer Liability.”

 

Practice Areas
Insurance Agents and Brokers
Insurance Coverage
Lawyers Professional Liability
Miscellaneous Professional Liability

Education
Brooklyn Law School, J.D., 2001
College of Staten Island, B.A. with highest honors, 1998

Bar and Court Admissions
New York
New Jersey
US District Courts - Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; District of New Jersey

Other Professional Affiliations
Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section, American Bar Association
Lawyers Professional Liability and Ethics Committee (Trial Lawyers Section), New York State Bar Association
Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS)
Defense Research Institute

Notable Cases
Peek v Scialdone, 56 A.D.3d 743 (2d Dept. 2008); Somma v Dansker & Aspromonte Assoc., 44 A.D.3d 376 (1st Dept. 2007);
Wright v Meyers & Spencer, LLP, 46 AD3d 805 (1st Dept. 2007);
Jones v Lopez, 12 Misc.3d 1184(A) (S.Ct. Bronx Co. 2006);
Demo v. Badie, 14 A.D.3d 436 (1st Dept. 2005)

 

 

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