Background
L'Abbate, Donald R. was born on December 29, 1944 in New York, New York, United States.
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Donald R. L'Abbate
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Manhattan College (Bachelor of Science, 1966). Fordham University (Juris Doctor, 1969).
Career
Worked at L'Abbate, Balkan, Colavita & Contini, L.L.P. (Garden City, NY) specializing in Professional Liability Defense, General Insurance Practice, Negligence Law, Civil Litigation, Product Liability, Toxic Torts, Coverage Analysis and Investigations. Admitted to the bar, 1970, New York. 1971, United States. District Court, Southern District of New York.
1978, United States. Supreme Court. Author: "Who's in Charge," The Forum, Volume 11, 1976. "Rights and Responsibilities of the Design Professional Contractor and Owner," Hamline University, 1980.
Lecturer, Construction Litigation, Hamline University, 1977-1980. Member: American Bar Association (Member: Committee on Professional Officers & Director's Liability Law, 1974-1975. Tort and Insurance Practice Law Section).
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. New York State Trial Lawyers Association. Defense Research Institute.
The firm was formed in October of 1981 by Donald R. L'Abbate and Kenneth J. Balkan to offer high quality legal services to those involved in the professional liability field. Drawing on the extensive experience of its principals in insurance law and in the defense of professional liability litigation, the firm began offering services to individual professionals, professional liability insurance carriers and insurance companies on a local and nationwide basis.
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Membership
Member: American Bar Association (Member: Committee on Professional Officers & Director's Liability Law, 1974-1975. Tort and Insurance Practice Law Section). The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
New York State Trial Lawyers Association. Defense Research Institute.
