Background
Balkan, Kenneth J. was born on October 18, 1948 in New York City. Son of Robert and Leona (Brenner) Balkan.
Balkan, Kenneth J. was born on October 18, 1948 in New York City. Son of Robert and Leona (Brenner) Balkan.
Fairleigh Dickinson University (Bachelor of Arts, 1969). St. John's University (Juris Doctor, 1972).
Utica Mut. Ins. Company v. Mishkin & Barclay, Inc., 198 A.D.2d 500, 604 N.Y.S.2d 175 (N.Y.A.D. 1993); Cenzoprano v. Vanderbaan, 95 A.D.2d 767, 463 N.Y.S.2d 246 (N.Y.A.D. 1983); Andersen v. Long Island Railroad, 88 A.D.2d 328, 453 N.Y.s.2d 203 (N.Y.A.D. 1982); Fleming v. Long Island Railroad, 88 A.D.2d 328, 453 N.Y.S.2d 381 (Member, N.Y.A.D. 1982); Chaneyfield v. City of New York, 525 F.2d 1333, 1975-1976 O.S.H.D. (CCH) P 20,173 (2nd Cir., N.Y. 1975).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, 1973, New York. 1974, United States. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.
1975, United States. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. 1978, United States. Supreme Court. Member, St. John's Law Review, 1971-1972.
Author: "Legal Malpractice and Professional Liability Insurance," New York State Bar Journal, Volume 52, October 1980, Volume 52, No. 7, November 1980, reprinted INCL Journal, June, 1981. "Legal Malpractice Overview," INCL Journal June, 1981.
Lecturer, Malpractice Prevention, Spring, 1980 and Professional Liability, Fall, 1981, New York State Bar Association for Continuing Legal Education Programs and Forum Evenings for New York County Lawyers Association, November, 1980 and New York Women's Bar Association, January, 1981 on Legal Malpractice. Arbitrator, Nassau County Arbitration Program, 1980. Listed in Who's Who in American Law (Seventh, Eighth and Ninth Editions, 1992-1997).
Early Neutral Evaluator, United States. District Court, Eastern District of New York. Member: Nassau County (Member, Committees on Professional Ethics and Insurance Law.
Panel Member, Conciliation Committee), New York State (Member, Sections on: Insurance, Negligence and Compensation Law. Trial Lawyers; General Practice. Committee on Professional Discipline, 1993) and American (Member, Sections on: Tort and Insurance Practice Law.
Litigation; Subcommittees for National Reporter Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith Litigation. Member, Professional Officer's and Director's Liability Law Committee, 1979-1993. Member, Construction Industry Forum) Bar Associations.
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.
Arbitrator Nassau County Arbitration Program, since 1980. Member Defense Research Institute. Member American Bar Association (tort and insurance practice law and litigation subcommittee, national reporter insurance coverage, professional officer and directors law committee, construction industry committee), New York State Bar Association (former member committee professional discipline, member insurance negligence and compensation law committee, trial lawyers committee), Nassau County Bar Association (committees ethics, insurance law, fee conciliation).
Married Berta Hochman, August 16, 1970. Children: Richard, Lauren, Adam.
