Jeff actively defends lawyers and acts as outside General Counsel to small and mid-sized law firms across the United States, while also serving as this firm’s General Counsel. Jeff defends industry professionals in a wide range of professional liability, ethics and professional disciplinary matters. With an emphasis on simple systems of risk management, Jeff brings a holistic approach of protecting our clients before problems occur.
Jeff has an audience of over 30,000 followers on LinkedIn and other social media platforms. He produces a weekly newsletter on ethics and malpractice, a monthly law firm risk management newsletter and daily blog, Point One: A Bite of Ethics a Day Keeps Legal Malpractice Claims Away, as well as the world’s only ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct-based meme page, The Model-Rule-Meme-A-Day. A life-long learner and teacher, Jeff presents dozens of Continuing Legal Education courses per year on varying topics of law firm risk management and ethics.
A graduate of The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, Jeff prepared for his legal practice serving as a Cadet Second Lieutenant/Platoon Leader, the First Battalion Honor Court Representative, and the Editor-in-Chief of The Brigadier newspaper.
Jeff is a Fulbright Scholar, and nurtured his love of travel and languages during his Fulbright fellowship in Germany. He also traveled extensively before and after school, relying on his fluency in German, Yiddish, and Hebrew and studying the law across Europe and in Israel.
At Fordham Law, Jeff was an Associate Editor of the Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law and earned the Archibald R. Murray Public Service Award magna cum laude for pro bono work. He also gained valuable early litigation experience as a legal intern with the Queens District Attorney’s Office and the US Attorney’s Office Southern District of New York Criminal Division.
Jeff has 15 years of large firm experience and defends professional liability cases on behalf of lawyers, law firms, and a myriad of other professionals. He also serves as outside General Counsel to numerous small and mid-sized law firms.
Admissions
- Connecticut
- New York
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
- United States District Court for the District of Connecticut
Education
- Fordham University School of Law, J.D.
- The Citadel, B.A.
- Philipps-Universität Marburg, Fulbright Scholar
Honors & Recognition
- New York Metro Super Lawyers - Professional Liability: Defense (2023 and 2024)
- New York Metro Super Lawyers Rising Star - Professional Liability: Defense (2014-2021)
- Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ - AV Preeminent®
Professional & Civic
- New York City Bar Association
- The Cardozo Society
- Professional Liability Defense Federation
- American Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists
Publications
- COVID-19 Liability Waivers: Part of the New Workplace Normal?
- Co-Author, Fixed Ops Magazine (July 2020)
- Will COVID-19 Liability Releases Hold Up in Court?
- Co-Author, Risk Management (July 1, 2020)
- The Ethics of Accepting Advanced Legal Fees in Crypto
- Law360 (Dec 19, 2023)
