Devon
Reiff
- Attorney
- Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
- Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
- Medical Malpractice
- Automobile Accidents
- Construction Accidents
- Slip, Trip and Fall Injuries
- Municipal Employee Liability
- Negligence and Wrongful Death
- Intentional Injuries
- Biography
- Education
- Bar Admissions
- Professional Associations
- Representative Cases
- Published Works
- Past Positions
Photo of attorney Devon Reiff happily embracing client
Devon is a graduate of Fordham University and Fordham Law School. He started his distinguished trial career soon after law school when he was honored by an appointment to the Manhattan Trial Unit of the Office of the Corporation Counsel, City of New York in 1981. After completing his three year stint defending the City against varied negligence law suits, he answered his calling to represent the injured by becoming exclusively a plaintiff's personal injury trial attorney.
In 1987, he joined the Firm as a Senior Partner to develop its then fledgling Negligence Department which grew from its enduring workers' compensation practice. Today, the Firm enjoys a prestigious reputation as a leading negligence trial firm as Devon, and his department's personnel, continually obtain many multi-million dollar and other excellent verdicts and settlements for the Firm's clients. Mr. Reiff devotes himself to obtaining the highest possible awards for his clients by insisting on producing the highest quality legal work from start to finish with a particular emphasis on the medical aspects of the cases.
He is a frequent lecturer in continuing legal education seminars given to practicing attorneys by various Bar associations, a faculty member of the National Institute of Trial Advocacy and authored "Reiff's Road Map to Jury Selection" for the New York State Trial Lawyers Quarterly . He is a member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, New York State Trial Lawyers Association and the Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Tort Legislation Committee member). Devon serves as an Early Neutral Evaluator for the United States District Court, Eastern District, is admitted to the United States District Court, Southern District, since 1981 and the United States Supreme Court since 1985.
- Fordham University School of Law, New York, New York
- Fordham University
- New York
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1981
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1981
- United States Supreme Court, 1985
- American Association for Justice, Member
- New York State Trial Lawyers Association, Board of Directors
- New York State Trial Lawyers Association, Executive Committee
- National Institute of Trial Advocacy, Faculty Member
- Eva Pusta v. The City of New York and Southgate Owners Corp., Supreme/NY, 0106013/05
- Suzanne DeMeo v. BCA Enterprise I, Inc. d/b/a W Café, Supreme/New York, 106271/07
- Joseph Catrama and Grace Catrama v. Denise Galante, Supreme/Richmond, 101934/05
- Janet Allen v. The City of New York and Kevin Dooley, Supreme/Bronx, 13965/06
- Judith Titen and Herbert Titen v. Iavarone Brothers of Wantagh LLC d/b/a Iavarone Bros Quality Foods Store, Supreme/Nassau, 012517/07
- Carrie Machinist v. Calabretta Family LLC, Supreme/Suffolk, 05580/08
- Brenda Ratliff and James Lasteria v. Fred Smith Plumbing and Heating Co., Inc. and Vladislav Khlevner, Supreme/Bronx, 300904/05
- Francisco Villalobos and Vicki L. Villalobos v. First National Capital Inc., Hutch Trucking Inc., Keith Hutcheson and Grant L. Hargrove, Supreme/New York, 110677/05
- William Larkin v. Kerr-McGee Corporation, Keyspan Energy and Slattery Skanska, Inc., Supreme/Kings, 38974/06
- Victoria Black and Seth Black v. The Jude Thaddeus Glen Cove Marina, Inc.,The Jude Thaddeus Glen Cove Marina I, Inc., The Judge Thaddeus Glen Cove Marina, Inc.
- Nicholas Van Remortel v. Titanic Taxi Corp., Dominique Maxis, Empire City Subway Company (Limited) and The City of New York, Supreme/New York, 113289/04
- Lynn Boccio and Ernest Gonzalez v. Meng-Yung Yang, Kuei-Ping Tang, Jean M. Bourgeois and Allways Limo, Supreme/Queens, 24708/06
- Ann Landon Stonesifer v. The City of New York, The New York City Transit Authority and The Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Supreme/New York, 101426/06
- Richard Gambino and Theresa Gambino v. The City of New York and Milton Sanchez, Supreme/Queens, 25557/03
- Nancy Lutwak and Irwin Lutwak v. The Ruppert Yorkville Towers Condominium, Yorkville Towers Associates, LLC, R Y Management Co., Inc., Sentry Contracting, Inc. and Rockledge Scaffold Corp., Supreme/New York, 122163/03
- Christopher Morici v. Sydney Fedner Associates, Inc. J.E. Levine Builders, Inc., Delta Testing Laboratories, Inc., A. Russo Wrecking, Inc. and 501 West 41st Street Associates, LLC, Supreme/New York, 108447/02
- Wendy Chan v. Chatham Towers, Inc. and Cooper Square Realty, Inc., Supreme/ New York, 100983/08
- Vincent Russo and Dawn Russo v. One Bryant Park LLC, Durst Development LLC and Tishman, Supreme/New York, 110139/08
- Edward Vecchio and Barbara Vecchio v. HRH Construction, LLC, Almar Plumbing & Heating Corporation and Edward J. Minskoff Equities, Inc., Supreme/ New York, 103608/08
- Dominick Carano and Julie Carano v. William A. Gross Construction Associates, Inc., Supreme/ Queens County, 15816/07
- John Vecchio and Kim Vecchio v. Miller Place Realty, LLC, NB Realty, LLC and Racanelli Construction Company, Inc., Supreme/ Suffolk County, 11078/05
- Racanelli Construction Company, Inc. v. Dame Contracting Corp., 250331/05
- Sarah London and Michael London v. Big Lucky Inc. d/b/a Superfine, Charles Cara and Anna Cara , Supreme/ Kings County, 17676/07
- Pedro Marrero v. Dr. Anthony S. DeSano, George L. Colvin, D.O., The Center for Alternative Medicine and New Deal, P.C., Supreme/ Queens County, 7510/07
- Daisy Dukes v. Spring Scaffolding, Supreme/ Queens County, 14142/07
- Adenharishon Jacobs-Lahache v.Vornado Realty Trust, Turner Construction Company and Bovis Lend Lease LMB, Supreme/Kings, 23305/08
- Gardenia Deadwiley and Eric Deadwiley v. Treadway Charter Bus Tour Company and MTZ Tours, Inc., Supreme/ Kings County, 23466/08
- Hayden Williams and Erna Williams v. The City of New York, New York State Dormitory Authority and Bovis Lend Lease, LMB, Inc., Supreme/Bronx, 18019/04
- Jonas Macedo v. J.D. Posillico and URS Corporation, Supreme/New York, 108316/06
- Reiff’s Road Map to Jury Selection, New York State Trial Lawyers Quarterly
- Brecher Fishman Pasternack Heller Reiff Walsh & Tilker PC, 1987 to 2007
- Manhattan Trial Unit of the Office of the Corporation Counsel, City of New York, 1981 to 1987