Frank Torres

Frank Torres is a trial attorney at Duffy & Duffy with close to 40 years of legal experience, where he handles medical malpractice, nursing home litigation and general liability law. Before joining Duffy & Duffy, he was the first lawyer to make partner at Evans, Orr, Pacelli, Norton & Laffan in almost 30 years. He left the firm in 1995 to open his own firm, and eventually joined Levine & Grossman, where he practiced for 10 years.

Passionate about ensuring justice for victims of malpractice, Mr. Torres has served as a moot Court judge at his alma mater, Columbia University School of Law. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Brooklyn Prep Alumni Association, for his former high school that provides scholarships to disadvantaged high school children, making it possible for them to receive a Jesuit education in one of several high schools in the New York metropolitan area. Frank, fluent in Spanish, is the firm’s first bilingual lawyer.

Practice Areas

• Medical Malpractice
• Nursing Home Litigation
• General Liability

Education

• J.D., Columbia University School of Law (C. Bainbridge Smith Scholarship)
• St. Francis College (summa cum laude)

Professional and Civic Associations

• Puerto Rican Bar Association (Board Member, four years)
• Dominican Bar Association
• Hispanic National Bar Association
• Long Island Hispanic Bar Association (past President)
• New York State Bar Association
• New York State Trial Lawyers Association
• Nassau County, Brooklyn and Bronx County Bar Associations
• Brooklyn Prep Alumni Association (Board of Directors)

Honors

• Top Attorney in New York, 2014
• Super Lawyers, 2014 and 2015
• Top Latino Lawyer, 2018
• Latino Lawyer of the Year, Long Island Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and Latino Lawyers Association of Queens County