Top Attorney – Peter C. Kopff

Peter C. Kopff LLC, is widely regarded as one of the premier defense litigation firms in New York. The firm practices in legal matters ranging from medical malpractice to professional liability, premises liability and includes nearly all types of personal injury defense. No adversary is too big for the firm. The attorneys are passionate, experienced, and dedicated, providing clients with sound, practical legal advice. At Peter C. Kopff they have a proven track record of successfully helping clients achieve desirable results.

Peter C. Kopff, founder of the firm is a seasoned trial attorney who is comfortable going to court and fighting cases to conclusion. He is admitted to practice law in 1976. Mr. Kopff has extensive experience in the defense of medical malpractice, and personal injury cases. His courtroom experience in obstetrical, ophthalmological and surgical cases include numerous victories in brain damaged, wrongful death and other high exposure cases. He has tried numerous cases in both the federal and state courts. Mr. Kopff has been written up in The National Law Journal and in the courtroom he relies heavily on visual demonstrative evidence thorough preparation of his own witnesses and thorough cross-examination of adverse witnesses. Mr. Kopff is the 1st civil attorney to use puppets to present his case in regards to children. His secret to success has been his ability to use lots of visuals early in his career.

Mr. Kopff received his J.D. from Albany Law School, 1975 and A.B. from Princeton University, 1970. He is a member of the Nassau-Suffolk Trial Lawyers, the New York State Bar Association, Trial Lawyers Section, the American Bar Association, the Brooklyn-Manhattan Trial Counsel Association, the Defense Research Institute, the Nassau County Bar Association, International Symposia Advisory Board of the UC Davis Center for Perinatal Medicine and Law.

Peter C. Kopff, was awarded a rating of “AV Preeminent” by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest possible rating in both legal ability and ethical standards. He has received numerous awards for his outstanding skills as a successful defense attorney including The Best Lawyers in America, 2003-2013, The New York Area’s Best Lawyers, New York, 2005 and the Distinguished Alumni Award, October 1, 2004, Albany Law School, Class of 1975.

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