Jeffrey M. Kimmel, a partner at the New York law firm of Salenger, Sack, Kimmel & Bavaro, LLP (SSK&B) has been named to the prestigious New York Super Lawyers list, published earlier this month in The New York Times Sunday Magazine.
A longtime Plainview resident, Kimmel, who heads the medical malpractice division of the firm, has been named to the list for the last six years. His partners at the firm, Marvin Salenger, Robert Sack and Joseph S. Bavaro join him on this distinguished 2014 roster with two firm associates, Carolyn Caccese and Benjamin Salk, named among the Rising Stars on the New York Super Lawyer list. SSK&B concentrates its practice in personal injury and medical malpractice law.
The Super Lawyer designation is awarded to the top 5 percent of outstanding attorneys in New York State who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. In addition to the announcement in The New York Times, attorney profiles are featured on www.superlawyers.com and in the New York Super Lawyers 2014 publication.
Among his other recognitions and activities within his profession, Kimmel serves on and is the former chair of the Committee on Committees, which oversees the work of more than 50 committees for the New York County Lawyers’ Association (NYCLA), one of the most influential bar associations in the country. He also served on NYCLA’s Board of Directors and, as a former chair of the organization’s Young Lawyers Section, established its highly successful Mentoring Program. Kimmel has earned the highest ranking (A-V) among attorneys by Martindale-Hubbell’s Peer Review Ratings Service and was selected as one of New York City’s “Ten Leaders in Civil Trial and Personal Injury Law.”
Kimmel is a frequent mentor and lecturer on trial preparation, trial strategy and courtroom techniques, addressing Bar Associations as well as students at local law schools, colleges and high schools. He recently volunteered as a judge for Yale University’s Invitational Mock Trial competition.
He contributed a chapter on trial preparation and strategy for Thomson Reuter’s popular “Inside the Minds” series, and was invited to be an inaugural contributor to The New York Law Journal’s “Smart Litigator.” Sought by journalists for his legal commentary and expertise, he has appeared on television as a legal analyst.
A graduate of the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Kimmel earned his J.D. from Brooklyn Law School, where he received the coveted American Jurisprudence Award two times, for Legal Writing and Appellate Advocacy, and was selected to the school’s distinguished National Moot Court Team. Admitted to the Bar in New York, New Jersey, District of Columbia and the United States Federal Courts, Kimmel is a member of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association, New York State Bar Association and the City Bar.
With offices in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Woodbury, Salenger, Sack, Kimmel & Bavaro attorneys have successfully represented victims in all types of personal injury cases including negligence, medical malpractice, accidents and defective products for more than 30 years. Well-respected among peers and clients alike, SSK&B is ranked among the top tier of Best Law Firms in America by U.S. News & World Report and was named “Best Litigation Firm on Long Island” by Long Island Business News. More information on SSK&B can be obtained at www.sskblaw.com.
Congratulations, Jeffrey on this prestigious and well-deserved honor!
