http://www.abendsilber.com/articles/Abend & Silber, PLLC Newsen-usCopyright (c) 2012 Abend & Silber, PLLC. All rights reserved.info@abendsilber.cominfo@abendsilber.comSun, 20 May 2012 09:29:06 EST0Abend & Silber was proud to join with the New York State Trial Lawyers Association as we honored Morris Dees, founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center, one of the nation's leading defenders of civil rights. We thank New York's US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand for delivering an inspiring key note address.http://www.abendsilber.com/law-day-2012http://www.abendsilber.com/law-day-2012Fri, 04 May 2012 00:00:00 ESTJOSH SILBER named the New York Super Lawyers list as one of the top attorneys in New York State for 2011.http://www.abendsilber.com/josh-silber-named-new-york-super-lawyers-listhttp://www.abendsilber.com/josh-silber-named-new-york-super-lawyers-listTue, 20 Sep 2011 00:00:00 ESTRICHARD ABEND named the New York Super Lawyers Rising Star list. Richard's one of the top attorneys in New York State for 2011.http://www.abendsilber.com/richard-abend-named-2011-super-lawyers-rising-star-listhttp://www.abendsilber.com/richard-abend-named-2011-super-lawyers-rising-star-listMon, 19 Sep 2011 00:00:00 ESTA life insurer failed to pay a death benefit to our client, the beneficiary of the life insurance policy. The insurance company claimed that the policy wouldn't have been issued if they had known about what they claimed were "pre-existing" medical conditions. The life insurance company sought to have the case dismissed. The evidence we produced convinced the Court that the case should proceed to trial. The insurance carrier settled before the case proceeded to trial. http://www.abendsilber.com/articles/2010_U_S__Dist__LEXIS_13931-1-837.pdfhttp://www.abendsilber.com/articles/2010_U_S__Dist__LEXIS_13931-1-837.pdfTue, 25 Jan 2011 00:00:00 ESTAfter many years of litigation, trial attorney Richard Abend obtained a 1.5 million dollar jury verdict for our client who sustained serious personal injury in a bus accident. The defendant, New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA) had not offered any settlement prior to trial. The jury determined that the defendant NYCTA was one hundred percent at fault for the accident. http://www.abendsilber.com/15-million-dollar-verdict-for-bus-accident-victimhttp://www.abendsilber.com/15-million-dollar-verdict-for-bus-accident-victimWed, 08 Dec 2010 00:00:00 ESTRichard Abend and Josh Silber are scheduled to speak on a panel discussing jury selection techniques in personal injury and medical malpractice cases. http://www.abendsilber.com/abend--silber-jury-selection-panel-techniqueshttp://www.abendsilber.com/abend--silber-jury-selection-panel-techniquesMon, 04 Oct 2010 00:00:00 ESTRichard Abend and Josh Silber will be lecturing on the recent updates to the Rules of Professional Conduct as they apply to referral fees and fee sharing arrangements.http://www.abendsilber.com/abend--silber-speak-on-new-rules-regarding-fee-splittinghttp://www.abendsilber.com/abend--silber-speak-on-new-rules-regarding-fee-splittingSun, 06 Dec 2009 00:00:00 ESTA member since 1997, he begins a three year term on the Board of Directors.http://www.abendsilber.com/josh-silber-appointed-to-trial-lawyers-board-of-directorshttp://www.abendsilber.com/josh-silber-appointed-to-trial-lawyers-board-of-directorsWed, 15 Jul 2009 00:00:00 ESTJosh Silber and Richard H. Abend offer an engaging discourse on the typical procedures of malpractice litigation, and outline the strategies a lawyer can employ to maximize performance in court.http://www.abendsilber.com/abend--silber-join-lawlinecom-facultyhttp://www.abendsilber.com/abend--silber-join-lawlinecom-facultyTue, 26 May 2009 00:00:00 ESTPresident Obama announced his selection of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court of the United States earlier today.http://www.abendsilber.com/obama-selects-sotomayor-to-the-supreme-courthttp://www.abendsilber.com/obama-selects-sotomayor-to-the-supreme-courtTue, 26 May 2009 00:00:00 ESTOn May 12, 2009 Richard Abend and Josh Silber will celebrate Law Day by attending the annual New York State Trial Lawyers Association (NYSTLA) Law Day Dinner.http://www.abendsilber.com/articles/?article=2http://www.abendsilber.com/articles/?article=2Fri, 08 May 2009 00:00:00 ESTOn behalf of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association (NYSTLA), Richard Abend and Josh Silber will be in Albany, New York on April 27-28 visiting with several members of the New York State Assembly and New York State Senate.http://www.abendsilber.com/abend--silber-attend-nystlas-lobby-day-in-albany-nyhttp://www.abendsilber.com/abend--silber-attend-nystlas-lobby-day-in-albany-nyFri, 24 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EST