Robin Gregory is a cochair of the firm’s Medical Malpractice & Health Care Practice, focusing her litigation practice on the defense of complex, high-exposure Medical Malpractice claims. During her career, Robin has achieved more than 60 civil defense verdicts through meticulous preparation and an instinctive ability to forge a personal connection with the jury. Robin leads a team of Wilson Elser attorneys in defending hospitals and health care providers. Early in her career, she was a prosecutor in the Kings County District Attorney’s Office where she began her trial work and achieved tremendous results before Brooklyn juries.

Robin represents major metropolitan hospitals and their affiliated physicians and other health care professionals in cases involving a broad range of medical and surgical disciplines, including orthopedics, cardiology, neurology, gastroenterology, obstetrics and gynecology, oncology and anesthesiology. She has a strong background in the field of organ transplantation and was the first attorney to represent the New York Organ Donor Network in consent-related cases. Robin also has experience in litigating nursing home cases, attorney liability claims and product liability matters.

In 2004, Robin was installed as a member of the prestigious American Board of Trial Advocates. In 2020, she was one of 100 New Yorkers named to Crain’s New York Business 2020 Notable Women in Law. Robin has been consistently recognized as a Super Lawyer and Best Lawyer throughout her career. Prior to her current position at Wilson Elser, Robin was vice chair of the health care division of another national law firm. Robin has lectured at the New York State Trial Lawyers Association (NYSTLA) on numerous topics relating to trial strategy and resolution of cases. She also has presented continuing medical education (CME) programs to residents, interns and other health care professionals on handling medical malpractice claims and risk management.

    Education

    • Villanova University School of Law (J.D.)
    • Syracuse University (B.S.)

    Bar Admissions

    • New York

    Professional Affiliations

    • Association of the Bar of the City of New York
    • New York American Inn of Court
    • American Board of Trial Advocates, past member
    • New York Supreme Court Tort Advisory Committee, former member

    Awards & Honors

    • Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America®, 2024-2026
    • Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® Women in Law, 2025
    • Selected for inclusion in New York Metro Super Lawyers® in the Medical Malpractice area, 2007-2015, 2017-2023, 2025
    • Selected as one of The Best Lawyers in America® in the Medical Malpractice area, 2012-2024
    • AV® Preeminent™ Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
    • Crain’s New York Business 2020 Notable Women in Law

Robin N. Gregory

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Robin Gregory is a cochair of the firm’s Medical Malpractice & Health Care Practice, focusing her litigation practice on the defense of complex, high-exposure Medical Malpractice claims. During her career, Robin has achieved more than 60 civil defense verdicts through meticulous preparation and an instinctive ability to forge a personal connection with the jury. Robin leads a team of Wilson Elser attorneys in defending hospitals and health care providers. Early in her career, she was a prosecutor in the Kings County District Attorney’s Office where she began her trial work and achieved tremendous results before Brooklyn juries.

Robin represents major metropolitan hospitals and their affiliated physicians and other health care professionals in cases involving a broad range of medical and surgical disciplines, including orthopedics, cardiology, neurology, gastroenterology, obstetrics and gynecology, oncology and anesthesiology. She has a strong background in the field of organ transplantation and was the first attorney to represent the New York Organ Donor Network in consent-related cases. Robin also has experience in litigating nursing home cases, attorney liability claims and product liability matters.

In 2004, Robin was installed as a member of the prestigious American Board of Trial Advocates. In 2020, she was one of 100 New Yorkers named to Crain’s New York Business 2020 Notable Women in Law. Robin has been consistently recognized as a Super Lawyer and Best Lawyer throughout her career. Prior to her current position at Wilson Elser, Robin was vice chair of the health care division of another national law firm. Robin has lectured at the New York State Trial Lawyers Association (NYSTLA) on numerous topics relating to trial strategy and resolution of cases. She also has presented continuing medical education (CME) programs to residents, interns and other health care professionals on handling medical malpractice claims and risk management.

Robin N. Gregory

Gregory, Humphries, and Burkova Secure Defense Verdict in Informed Consent Case

New York City partners Robin Gregory and Ashley Humphries and associate Kristyna Burkova obtained a defense verdict in a medical malpractice case after a two-week trial in Supreme Court, New York County. This case involved then 66-year-old plaintiff with a gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST), who underwent a laparoscopic wedge resection. Postoperatively, he developed an obstruction and gastroparesis. The plaintiff claimed that the surgeon failed to advise him of the complications of the surgery and that a benign lesion may have been treated with an alternative open procedure, or watchful waiting. The plaintiff also claimed permanent gastrointestinal issues, including years of vomiting and disability. The defense argued that the only accepted reasonable treatment for plaintiff’s 6 cm GIST was surgical excision and that there were no alternatives. Further, the team argued that the plaintiff was fully informed, including drawings that were made at the surgeon’s office, and that he suffered well-recognized complications of gastric surgery. The plaintiff’s demand before trial was $1.5 million. The court dismissed all claims other than informed consent. The jury found that the plaintiff was appropriately informed, and the case resulted in a defense verdict within one hour after submission to the jury for deliberation. 

Robin N. Gregory, Ashley V. Humphries and Kristyna Burkova

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