Background
Damashek, Philip M. was born on May 18, 1940 in New York, New York, United States.
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Philip M. Damashek
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University of Miami (Bachelor of Business Administration, 1964).
Career
Worked at Schneider, Kleinick, Weitz, Damashek & Shoot (New York, New York) specializing in Tort Law, Plaintiff"s Trial Practice, Personal Injury, Malpractice Law. Admitted to the bar, 1969, New New York 1977, United States. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New New York
Recipient: Lawyer of the Year, Institute of Jewish Humanities, 1990.
Wiedemann Wysocki Citation of Excellence. Lawyer of the Year, Trial Lawyer Section, United Jewish Appeal Federation, 1993.
Listed in: Who"s Who in Finance and Industry. Who"s Who in American Law.
Who"s Who in the East.
Trustee, New York Law School, 1996. Legislative Appointment: Member of the Committee to Review Audio-Visual Coverage of Court Proceedings, 1993-1994. Appointment by the Chief Administrator of the Courts of the State of New York to Committee on Standards and Goals, 1993.
Legislative Appointment: Governor"s Judicial Screening Panel-Designated to 2nd Judicial Department.
Executive Appointments: Governor"s New York State Judicial Screening Committee, 1997. Governor"s Advisory Board of the New York-Israel Economic Development Partnership, 1997.
Court Appointments: Advisory Committee for Differentiated Case Management (Distinguished Conduct Medal) Project, Kings County, 1996. Task Force on Reducing Litigation Cost and Delay, First Judicial District, 1996.
Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Medical Malpractice Mediation Pilot Project, 1994-1996).
Westchester County, White Plains, New York State (Member, Committees on: Court Administration, 1987. Judicial Administration, 1990) and American Bar Associations. American Judicature Society (Member, 1996).
New York State Trial Lawyers Association (Emeritus Member, Board of Directors, 1991.
Treasurer, 1986-1987. Second Vice-President, 1987-1988.
First Vice-President, 1988-1989. President-Elect, 1989-1990.
President, 1990-1991).
Association of Trial Lawyers of the City of New York (Member, Board of Directors, 1982). The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Life Member, Board of Governors, 1989-1992. Company-Chair, Standing Committee on State Relations, State Relations Committee, 1990-1992.
Member, Number-Fault Coordinating Committee, 1990-1992).
New York County Lawyers Association. Metropolitan Women"s Bar Association.
Respect for Law Alliance, Incorporated. (Director and Vice President for Government Relations, 1995).
Jewish Lawyers Guild (Member, Board of Governors, 1981).
American Board of Trial Advocates (Advocate). Life Fellow, ABOTA Foundation, 1995. Sustaining Member, Trial Lawyers for Public Justice.
Fellow, The Roscoe Pound Foundation of American Trial Lawyers Association. American Bar Foundation.
Achievements
Membership
Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Medical Malpractice Mediation Pilot Project, 1994-1996). Westchester County, White Plains, New York State (Member, Committees on: Court Administration, 1987. Judicial Administration, 1990) and American Bar Associations.
American Judicature Society (Member, 1996).
New York State Trial Lawyers Association (Emeritus Member, Board of Directors, 1991. Treasurer, 1986-1987.
Second Vice-President, 1987-1988. First Vice-President, 1988-1989.
President-Elect, 1989-1990.
President, 1990-1991). Association of Trial Lawyers of the City of New York (Member, Board of Directors, 1982). The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Life Member, Board of Governors, 1989-1992.
Company-Chair, Standing Committee on State Relations, State Relations Committee, 1990-1992.
Member, Number-Fault Coordinating Committee, 1990-1992). New York County Lawyers Association.
Metropolitan Women"s Bar Association. Respect for Law Alliance, Incorporated.
(Director and Vice President for Government Relations, 1995).
Jewish Lawyers Guild (Member, Board of Governors, 1981). American Board of Trial Advocates (Advocate). Life Fellow, ABOTA Foundation, 1995.
Sustaining Member, Trial Lawyers for Public Justice.
Fellow, The Roscoe Pound Foundation of American Trial Lawyers Association. American Bar Foundation.
Fellow, The Roscoe Pound Foundation of American Trial Lawyers Association. American Bar Foundation.
