Steinberg & Cavaliere, LLP

Attorneys

Jeffrey G. Steinberg (Partner). Born December 22, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, New York; 1978, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1986, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York; 1988, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: Cornell University (B.S., 1973); Fordham University (J.D., 1976). Member, Fordham Law Review, 1974-1976. Author: "Promissory Estoppel as a Means of Defeating the Statute of Frauds," 44 Fordham L. Rev. 114 (1975); "Determining the Scope of an Attorney's Responsibilities: Before, During and After His/Her Engagement," BR Liability Update, January/February 1999; "Look Before You Leap: Risks of Changing Professional Liability Insurers," BR Liability Update, July/August 2001; "It (Sometimes) Takes Two to Tango: Possible Multiple Notification Requirements Under Professional Liability Insurance Policies," BR Liability Update, Spring 2002. CLE lecturer: "Lawyers E&O Insurance Coverage Seminar," American Bar Association (Tort, Trial and Insurance Practice Section), Chicago 2002; "Essential E&O Coverage Issues," Professional Liability Underwriting Society, Philadelphia 2003; "An Annotated Legal Malpractice Insurance Policy," American Bar Association (Standing Committee on Lawyers' Professional Liability), Miami 2004; "Recent Developments in Professional Liability Insurance Coverage," Professional Liability ExecuSummit, New York 2004; "Know Your Malpractice Policy," Nassau County Bar Association, New York 2004; "Professional Liability Insurance Coverage Issues," New York State Bar Association (Torts, Insurance and Compensation Law Section), New York 2005; "Risk Management for Attorneys: Insurance Considerations," New York State Bar Association (Committee on Association Insurance Programs), New York 2006 and 2007; "Legal Malpractice Litigation and Risk Management: Professional Liability Insurance Coverage Issues," New York State Bar Association (Torts, Insurance and Compensation Law Section), New York 2007; "Risk Management for the Solo and Small Firm: Insurance Considerations," New York State Bar Association (Committee on Association Insurance Programs), New York 2008; "Anatomy of a Legal Malpractice Action: Identifying and Responding to Professional Liability Claims," New York State Bar Association (Torts, Insurance and Compensation Law Section),  New York 2009; "Fraud Against Lawyers in the Internet Age: Loss Prevention and Coverage Implications," American Bar Association (Standing Committee on Lawyers' Professional Liability), Miami 2009; "Protecting Your Practice: Risk Management for Solo/Small Firms," New York State Bar Association (Committee on Law Practice Management), New York 2009 and 2010; "Sowing the Seeds of a Successful Small Law Practice and Making it Bloom," New York City Bar Association (Law Practice Management Symposium), New York 2010; and "Legal Malpractice 2011: Identifying and Responding to Professional Liability Claims" (Torts, Insurance and Compensation Law Section), New York 2011.

Kevin F. Cavaliere (Partner). Born April 7, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, New York; 1985, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1988, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 2001, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York; 2002, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second District. Education: Manhattan College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1980); St. John's University (J.D., 1983). Publications Editor, St. John's Law Review, 1982-1983. Author: "Protection of Proprietary Rights in Computer Programs," 57 St. John's L. Rev. 92 (1983); "Must an Insurer Disclose Reserve Information to Insureds and Other Carriers?," Professional Liability Underwriting Society Journal, April 2004.

Steven A. Coploff (Counsel). Born June 6, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, New York, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court; 1990, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York; 1992, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 2001, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.S., 1971); Columbia University (J.D., 1974). Member, Columbia University Law Review, 1972-1974. Author: "Where There's a Will, There's a Way Out: Accrual of Malpractice Claims Involving Will Preparation," BR Liability Update, November/December 2000.

Ronald W. Weiner (Counsel). Born September 18, 1957; admitted to bar, 1984, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1986, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York; 2005, U.S Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: University of Vermont (B.A., 1979); State University of New York at Buffalo (J.D., 1983). Note and Comment Editor, Buffalo Law Review, 1982-1983. Co-Author, "A Settlement Offer That Can't Be Refused," BR Liability Update, March/April 2000.

Benjamin Zelermyer (Counsel). Born September 30, 1942; admitted to bar, 1971, New York; 1972, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1974, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1976, U.S. Supreme Court; 1983, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1991, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: Williams College and Syracuse University (A.B., 1964); New York University (J.D., cum laude, 1970). Order of the Coif. Member, Criminal Justice Act Panel: U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1974-1981; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 1982-1983; Member, Mediation Panel: U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1997—. Practice Areas: General Civil Trial Practice; General Civil Appellate Practice; Bankruptcy.

Barry S. Gold (Counsel). Born December 25, 1953; admitted to bar, 1985, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.  Education: State University of New York at Binghamton (B.S., phi beta kappa, 1974); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1984).  Member, Brooklyn Law Review, 1982-1983.

Robert P. Pagano (Counsel). Born October 5, 1958; admitted to bar, 1992, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.  Education: Fordham University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1986); Pace University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1991).  Member, Pace Law Review, 1990-1991.

James F. Creighton (Associate). Born May 29, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 1998, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York. Education: State University of New York at Albany (B.A., 1991); Touro Law Center (J.D., 1994). Co-Author, "A Settlement Offer That Can't Be Refused," BR Liability Update, March/April 2000.