Rosalind F. Kaufman

For over 35 years, Rosalind Fuchsberg Kaufman has earned significant recognition as a trial lawyer representing injured people in a variety of matters including catastrophic motor vehicle cases, medical malpractice lawsuits, premises liability lawsuits and actions based on faulty care given in nursing homes. She has also handled domestic abuse and toxic contamination cases. Roz carries on the Fuchsberg family legacy in her commitment to advancing the legal profession through education and in her active involvement in legal services organizations. She has given training seminars to young lawyers and made television appearances on legal subjects. In 2002, UJA-Federation, Trial Lawyers Section, selected her as Trial Lawyer of the Year. Roz has also been actively involved in these professional associations: Public Justice Foundation, Board of Directors Legal Services of the Hudson Valley, Board of Directors Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, Board of Governors New York State Trial Lawyers Association, Director Emeritus New York State Trial Lawyers Association, Editor-in-Chief, Bill of Particulars, 1992 – 1998 American Association of Justice Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Tort Litigation Committee, 1989 – 1992 Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Products Liability Committee, 1985 – 1988 Westchester County Women’s Bar Association, Member, Board of Directors, 1983 – 1985 Awards and Honors Honors UJA-Federation, Trial Lawyers Section, Awarded Trial Lawyer of the Year, 2002

• Senior Counsel

• Maharan v. Maharan

• New York, 1978
• U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1979
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1995
• U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York

• Public Justice Foundation (Board of Directors)
• Legal Services of the Hudson Valley (Board of Directors)
• Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center (Board of Governors)
• New York State Trial Lawyers Association (Director Emeritus)
• New York State Trial Lawyers Association, 1992 - 1998 (Editor-in-Chief, Bill of Particulars)
• American Association of Justice
• Association of the Bar of the City of New York, 1989 - 1992 (Tort Litigation Committee)
• Association of the Bar of the City of New York, 1985 - 1988 (Products Liability Committee)
• Westchester County Women's Bar Association, 1983 - 1985 (Member, Board of Directors)