Colin E Kaufman

Colin E. Kaufman concentrates in trial work and litigation, primarily commercial, tort and real estate-related. Kaufman has been in practice for forty years, all of it in litigation.

Kaufman received his law degree from Fordham University Law School. He has instructed in trial skills and advocacy for the NYS Bar Association, NYS Department of Criminal Justice Services Basic Prosecutors' Course, Bureau of Municipal Police Training School, Westchester County DA's Office,Special Prosecutor's Office and Lorman Educational Services. He has authored or coauthored three manuals for trial lawyers, Trial of a Negligence Case, Taking and Defending Effective Depositions, and Real Evidence for the Trial Practitioner.

After graduating from Trinity College, Kaufman was a military policeman in the U.S. and in Vietnam. His combat decorations during his service with the 4th Infantry Division include two Bronze Stars and two Army Commendation Medals.

After his return from Vietnam, Kaufman was a corruption investigator with the Office of the New York State Special Prosecutor. In addition to investigative work Kaufman ran the Special Prosecutorâs Intelligence Unit until leaving to become a prosecutor with the Westchester District Attorneyâs Office.

Kaufman spent nine years with the Westchester District Attorney, rising to Chief of the General Trial Bureau. During his tenure there, in addition to trials and training of trial lawyers, Kaufman participated in several thousand prosecutions.

Since leaving the District Attorney's Office, Kaufman has been engaged in the private practice of law. His litigation and trial work has covered a substantial breadth, ranging from products liability to mining disasters to international contracts. He was co-lead counsel in the first case tried to verdict in the United States under the United Nations Convention on the International Sale of Goods. He has tried over two hundred cases to verdict in state and federal courts.

National College of District Attorneys

Career Prosecutor Course (1984)

1984 - 1984

Fordham University School of Law

J.D. (1978)

1974 - 1978

Honors: AmJur Award in Ethics; Alumni Medal in Constitutional Law

Trinity College

B.A. | French Language & Literature

1964 - 1968

Honors: Tinrity Church Scholar

Partner, General Counsel

Adam Leitman Bailey, PC

2019 - Current

Partner, General Counsel

Desiderio, Kaufman & Metz, PC

2019 - Current

Partner

Adam Leitman Bailey, PC

2005 - Current

Member, Senior Litigation Attorney

Greenhill Partners, PC

1997 - 2005

Litigation, focus on negligence defense, commercial, and insurance first-party defense. Trials. Successful participation in litigation of $110,000,000 first-party claim in mine disaster case.

Trial Attorney

Harry I. Katz, PC

1994 - 1997

Personal injury litigation including negligence, product liability and medical malpractice.

Partner

Quinn & Suhr

1988 - 1993

Litigation, including commercial, international contract, franchise termination, and intellectual property, products liability defense, negligence defense and foreign national representation. Tried and won the first case taken to verdict under the United Nations Convention on the International Sale of Goods, multi-million dollar recovery for client.

Partner

Katz & Kaufman

1987 - 1988

Personal injury litigation.

ADA, Bureau Chief, General Trial Bureau

District Attorney of Westchester County

1978 - 1987

Felony trials, primarily murder; training, evaluation and supervision of trial lawyers; administrative responsibility for General Trial Bureau; personally tried over two dozen homicide cases.

Senior Special Investigator

NYS Special Prosecutor (Corruption)

1972 - 1978

Corruption investigations in the New York City criminal justice system. Ran the Intelligence Unit 1974-1978.

Sergeant

US Army Military Police

1969 - 1970

Vietnam Service, decorations include two Bronze Stars, two Army Commendation Medals.

AV rating

Martindale Hubbell

Superb

Avvo.com

Super Lawyer

Super Lawyers

Career Prosecutor Course Graduate

National College of District Attorneys

Alumni Gold Medal in Constitutional Law

Fordham University School of Law

New York State Bar Association

Member

Current

American Bar Association

Member

Current

New York

Since 1979

USDC Eastern District of New York

Since 1987

USDC Southern District of New York

Since 1987

2nd Circuit

Since 2004

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  Fees vary by type,anticipated complexity and anticipated length of litigation and range from $375/hour to $750/hour

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