Jeffrey T. Wolber
Biography
Jeffrey T. Wolber is a Partner in our New York City office. He is experienced in medical malpractice, aging services, and general liability litigation in both trial and appellate level courts. He has successfully obtained dismissals on substantive and procedural grounds and has also resolved claims through alternative dispute resolution. He is committed to providing excellent, efficient, and effective representation to clients.
As an active member of our Coronavirus Strategic Team, Jeffrey helps clients navigate a rapidly evolving legal landscape, and he has been a leader in developing nationwide litigation strategies in response to negligence and malpractice claims involving exposure to and treatment of COVID-19.
He regularly assists with litigation across the country that involves the assertion of federal and state immunities for COVID-19 claims, including the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act) and New York’s Emergency or Disaster Treatment Protection Act (EDTPA).
Before joining HBS, Jeffrey was a litigation associate for two other firms in the New York City area, where he managed a variety of medical malpractice, dental malpractice, podiatric malpractice, and general liability cases.
Jeffrey graduated magna cum laude from New York Law School. He was a member of Law Review, a member of Moot Court Association, and a John Marshall Harlan Scholar. Before law school, he received his Bachelor of Arts from Utica University.
Credentials
Admitted
State Courts:
- New York
- Pennsylvania
U.S. District Courts:
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Education
- J.D., magna cum laude, New York Law School
- B.A., Utica University
Memberships
- New York State Bar Association
Recognition
- New York Metro Rising Star, Super Lawyers®, 2023 (Firm News Post)
- Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America, Best Lawyers®, 2024
- Appellate Practice
- Health Care Law
Publications
- Indiana’s Adams County Superior Court Dismisses Malpractice Claim for Treatment of COVID-19 under State Immunity Statute
HBS Coronavirus Litigation Blog; February 8, 2022 - Nursing Homes Challenge New York’s Profit Cap as Unconstitutional
HBS New York Legal Update; January 5, 2022 - Orange County Supreme Court Dismisses Claims of Nursing Home Negligence related to Pressure Ulcers and Fungal Dermatitis without Prejudice under the EDTPA in Crampton v. Garnet Health
HBS New York Legal Update; December 7, 2021 - NY’s First Department Rules that Attorney’s Email Signature Block is Sufficient to Create Binding Settlement Agreement in Matter of Philadelphia Ins. Indem. Co. v. Kendall
HBS New York Legal Update; July 19, 2021
- Judge Edwards of Kings County Grants Summary Judgment in Favor of Medical Malpractice Defendants in Moore v. Volokh—Holds Plaintiff’s Experts Failed to Refute Causation Arguments
HBS New York Legal Update; June 21, 2021 - Bronx County Supreme Court Rules on Applicability of New York’s EDTPA to Medical Malpractice Claim for Stroke Presentation
HBS New York Legal Update; June 9, 2021 - Bronx County Supreme Court Dismisses Medical Malpractice Claim Under the EDTPA and Executive Order 202.10 in Hampton v. City of N.Y.
HBS New York Legal Update; June 9, 2021 - Summary of the Landscape of Civil Immunity against COVID-19 Claims in New York
HBS Coronavirus Litigation Blog; April 15, 2021 - Civil Immunity for COVID-19 Claims in New York: Impact of the Repeal of the EDTPA
HBS Coronavirus Litigation Blog; April 14, 2021 - Opening a Can of Worms and Viruses: The Impact of E-Service on Email Users Everywhere
NYLS Law Review, January 2017