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Robert Cristiano defends against medical malpractice claims with a concentration in long-term care and nursing home claims in state and federal courts. During his career, Robert has successfully litigated cases and appeals throughout New York as an attorney at a well-known medical malpractice plaintiff’s firm and as a partner at a respected Long Island law firm.
While at St. John’s University School of Law, Robert volunteered at the Elder Law Clinic. He served as an intern at the New York State Supreme Court Appellate Division, First Judicial Department, and for the Honorable Leonard D. Wexler of the Eastern District of New York.
Areas of Focus
Long-Term Care & Nursing Home Facilities
Robert takes a deep interest in understanding how each facility operates and how they document care in order to properly defend an action by identifying crucial details. He has more than 18 years of experience as a plaintiff’s attorney and can offer analysis from both a defense and plaintiff perspective.
- St. John's University School of Law (J.D., 2003)
- Editor, American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review
- Boston College (B.A. History, 2000)
- New York
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
- New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers
- Federal Bar Association
- Nassau County Bar Association
- Selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers®, 2021