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    • James R. Duffy
    • Michael E. Duffy
    • Mary Ellen Duffy
    • James LiCalzi
    • James Wilkens
    • David S. Pollack
    • Edward G. Bithorn
    • Michael J. Regan
    • Mary D. Tierney
    • Michael A. Santo
    • Sean M. Duffy
    • Brian C. Lockhart
    • Frank Torres
    • Mary Rita Wallace
    • Dorothy Miller
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    • Press Articles
      • Long Island Pulse: Top Legal Eagles – Duffy & Duffy — September 1, 2010
      • Physician’s Money Digest: How to Blow the Whistle on Impaired Colleagues – August 23, 2010
      • Queens Courier: No Need to Get Defensive – July 22, 2010
      • Newsday: LI People on the Move – June 28, 2010
      • Mineloa American: Life’s WORC Announces Two New Board Members – June 23, 2010
      • New York Law Journal: News in Brief – March 17, 2010
      • Queens Courier: Victim of Medical Malpractice? How to Know and What to Ask For – January 28, 2010
      • Newsday.com: Santa Comes Early to Needy Nassau Families — December 20, 2009
      • Queens Business: Curing Medical Malpractice Starts with Patient Safety – November 2009
      • Brooklyn Daily Eagle: Brooklyn-Born Attorney Rises to Success in the Courts – September 24, 2009
      • Newsday: North Hills Doctor a Believer in Medical Tort Reform – October 17, 2009
      • Crain’s Health Pulse: Med Mal Justified, Say Lawyers – August 10, 2009
      • New York Daily News: Verdict Taps Montefiore for $19.2M – July 29, 2009
      • New York Post: Botch Costs Hosp $19M – July 21, 2009
    • Press Releases
      • Duffy & Duffy Partner Named to Life’s WORC Board of Directors – July 1, 2010
      • Duffy & Duffy Secures Place on “New York’s Top Verdicts of 2009” — April 28, 2010
      • Duffy & Duffy Recognizes National Patient Safety Week – March 30, 2010
      • Duffy & Duffy Continues Steady Growth with Addition of Two Seasoned Medical Malpractice Attorneys – March 15, 2010
      • Duffy & Duffy Litigators Ranked Best Lawyers in America for 2010 – August 24, 2009
      • Duffy & Duffy Secures $3.1 Million Verdict in Nassau Supreme Court – November 19, 2009
      • Duffy & Duffy Secures $19.2 Million Verdict in Paraplegia Case – July 20, 2009
      • Duffy & Duffy, Medical Malpractice Firm, Continues Growth with Addition of David S. Pollack – February 19, 2009
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• LI People on the Move – Newsday
• Life’s WORC Announces Two New Board Members – Mineloa American
• News in Brief – New York Law Journal
• Verdict Taps Montefiore for $19.2M
• Botch Costs Hosp $19M
• Delay in Diagnosis
• Brooklyn-Born Attorney Rises to Success in the Courts
• Equipment Misuse
• LI Law Firm Wins $20 Million Med Mal Verdict
• Failure to Adhere to Proper Standards
• Mismanaged Care
• Med Mal Justified, Say Lawyers
• Failure to Investigate
• Failure to Act
• Inappropriate Response
• North Hills Doctor a Believer in Medical Tort Reform
• Misreading
• Motor Vehicle Crash
• Santa Comes Early to Needy Nassau Families
• Prenatal Negligence
• Two Verdicts, One Week
• $1.7 Million Verdict
• $2.2 Million and $1.3 Million Verdicts
• $6.6 Million Settlement
• $7.3 Million Settlement
• $19.2 Million Verdict
• $25 Million Verdict
• $109 Million Verdict
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