News & Events

HPM&B is monitoring the rapidly changing federal and state rules and regulations affecting your practice in light of the Novel Coronavirus. Some significant changes have already been announced with regard to regulations that pertain to telehealth, HIPAA as well as monitoring of employees for symptoms of COVID 19.    Following are key provisions pertaining to ...

Dear Clients, Colleagues and Friends:   Here is an update about HPM&B’s ongoing efforts to protect the health and safety of its employees,  friends, and colleagues outside the firm, while continuing to protect its clients’ interests, during this challenging time.   Starting Monday, March 16, 2020, and for the next two weeks, our firm, including the New ...

On Thursday, May 2, 2019, Charles Bach was invited to Grand Rounds at New York Hospital Downtown.  Mr. Bach spoke to the obstetrical department on the issues of preventing malpractice claims and prevailing in malpractice litigation.

HPM&B is pleased to announce our new partners, Brendan Alt from our Westchester office, Emmet Donnelly, Doreen Dufficy and Hayley Newman from our New York office, Jeannine Foran from our Connecticut office and Adam Kaufman from our Long Island office. Additionally, we are pleased to announce Jennifer Plotkin from our New York office has been promoted to Of Counsel.

HPM&B Partners Nancy Marini and Matthew Sconziano, Counsel Jeannine Foran and Associate Keith Blumenstock attended the Annual Griffin Hospital Gala. The event honored Alan Mathog, Chairman of the Breaking New Ground Capital Campaign that funded the development of Griffin’s Center for Cancer Care. Mr. Mathog was presented with the 2018 Presidents Award at the Gala. ...

Daryl Paxson was elected as a member of the Board of Directors of the Eye Bank for Sight Restoration at the June 2018 meeting. Also known as the Eye-Bank of New York, it is the world’s first eye bank. Established in New York City in 1944, it is a private, not-for-profit organization dedicated to restoring sight through ...

The New York State Bar Association Trial Lawyers Section will be hosting their Summer Meeting for 2018 at Hyatt Place Mystic, 224 Greenmanville Avenue in Mystic, Connecticut. The event will take place from August 2nd through August 5th. HPM&B Partner Robert Gibson, Esq. will speak on social media as it relates to screening clients, adverse parties and recent ...

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our senior partner Bruce F. Gilpatrick, Esq. on February 4, 2018 at the age of 61.   Bruce graduated Summa Cum Laude from Bernard M. Baruch College C.U.N.Y. in 1977 with a degree in political science and Fordham Law School in 1980 with a ...

We are excited to announce that Nancy Marini, a senior associate in the Bridgeport office, has been promoted to Partner effective January 1, 2018.   Nancy is a 2005 graduate of Albany Law School and a 2002 Magna Cum Laude graduate of Sacred Heart University.  She has worked with our Bridgeport partners for most of ...

Chuck Bach has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America(c) as the New York City Lawyer of the Year in the area of Medical Malpractice – Defense. The Best Lawyers in America(c) is the oldest lawyer-rating publication in the United States. Best Lawyers names a single lawyer in each practice area in each metropolitan area ...