Background
Kopff, Peter C. was born on May 1, 1948 in Brooklyn, New York, United States.
Kopff, Peter C. was born on May 1, 1948 in Brooklyn, New York, United States.
Princeton University (Bachelor of Arts, 1970). Albany Law School (Juris Doctor, 1975).
Worked at Kopff, Nardelli & Dopf Limited Liability Partnership (New York, New York) specializing in Insurance Defense, Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Products Liability, Construction and Environmental Litigation. Litigation in all Courts. Admitted to the bar, 1976, New York and United States.
District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New New York
1978, United States. District Court, Northern District of New New York 1983, United States. Supreme Court.
1989, United States. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.
Author: "Defendant"s Checklist for Pre-trial Deposition of Claimant in Medical Malpractice Litigation," New York Bar Association, Trial Lawyers Section, seminar publication, June 1983. "The Deposition of the Plaintiff," Medical Malpractice: Strategic and Practical Principles, Chapter 9, 1986.
"Prevention and Management of Medical Malpractice Crisis, Steps the Individual Surgeon Should Take to Avoid or Successfully Defend a Malpractice Lawsuit," Modern Vascular Surgery Volume Four, Chapter 32, Volume 4, 1991. "New Medical Malpractice Legislation," New York Law Journal, Litigation Special Section, February 14, 1995.
"Principles of Behavior of Physicians In Matters Medical-Legal," Dermatopathology: Practical and Conceptual, Volume 2, Num.
2, April/June, 1996. Lecturer: "Medical Malpractice Panels," Nassau Academy of Law Seminar, January, 1988. "Motions Directed to the Pleadings," New York State Bar Association Seminar, October, 1988.
"Use of Visual Evidence," Keeping Pace: A Guide for the Up-To-Date Litigator, New York State Bar Association, March 26, 1993.
"Advanced Trial Practice," Inaugural Speaker, Albany Law School Alumnus-in-Residence Program, April 7, 1993. "Cross Examination of Expert Witness," Seminar Faculty, New York State Bar Association Program, Medical Malpractice Program, December 1, 1994. "Defending the Obstetrical Medical Malpractice Case," Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Lenox Hill Hospital, September 20, 1995.
"The Art of Trial Advocacy: Examining the Expert Witness," Faculty/Presenter, Albany Law School Continuing Legal Education, October 13, 1995.
"Cross Examination of the Medical Expert Witness," Faculty, New York State Bar Association Program, Medical Malpractice Litigation Lecture, October 25, 1996. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New New York
Nassau County, New York State (Member, Trial Lawyers Section) and American Bar Associations. Brooklyn-Manhattan Trial Counsel Association.
Defense Research Institute.
American Board of Trial Advocates. New York State Medical Defense Bar Association (Founding Member and Treasurer). The law firm of Kopff, Nardelli & Dopf Limited Liability Partnership was formed in February, 1982.
Our practice is centered around the defense of professional liability, personal injury, and wrongful death actions.
The members and associates have attained a recognized expertise in defending general liability, construction liability, products liability, toxic tort and environmental liability, vehicular accident liability, property damage liability, professional liability actions including medical, legal, accountant, architectural, and engineering malpractice claims, and insurance coverage and inter-insurance carrier disputes.
Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New New York Nassau County, New York State (Member, Trial Lawyers Section) and American Bar Associations. Brooklyn-Manhattan Trial Counsel Association.
Defense Research Institute.
American Board of Trial Advocates. New York State Medical Defense Bar Association (Founding Member and Treasurer).
