Robert J. Reilly

Practice Areas

• Medical Malpractice
• Dental Malpractice

Education

• Hofstra University School of Law, J.D. (1997)
• New York University, M.A.
• Union College, B.A. 

Bar Admissions

• New York (1999)

Court Admissions

• U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York

ROBERT J. REILLY joined MDAFP in 2019 with twenty years experience in insurance defense litigation, devoting more than fifteen years of his practice to medical and dental malpractice, representing the interests of physicians, nurses, dentists and helathcare facilities throughout the New York metropolitan area.  With his expertise in pre-trial litigation, medical research and dispositive motion execution, Mr. Reilly has been able to obtain outright dismissals and has significantly circumscribed liability and damages claims in complex medical malpractice actions.  Mr. Reilly began his legal career in the public sector as a law clerk to the Hon. Daniel Lamont, a now retired judge of the New York State Court of Claims and as an Administrative Hearing Officer for a major New York suburban school district, presiding over appellate petitions pursuant to the NYS Education Law.  Prior to law school, Mr. Reilly taught high school history while attending New York University, where he continued his graduate studies toward a doctorate in medieval history after receiving a Masters of Arts in European History under the supervision of Norman F. Cantor, one of the eminent scholars of the European Middle Ages.  

PRIOR EXPERIENCE

• Gordon & Silber, P.C.
• Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Formato, Ferrara, Wolf & Carone, LLP
• Bennett, Ayervais & Bertrand, P.C.

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

• Wyrick v. Lenzo, Supreme Court, New York County - precluded plaintiff's expert orthopedic surgeon in compound hand injury case which resulted in a defense verdict through motion in limine.  
• N.M. v. Churba, Supreme Court, Kings County - settled multi-million dollar infant medical malpractice claim well within pediatrician's primary policy limits involving an alleged failure by the pediatrician to diagnose autism in a child with pre-existing developmental delays due to long term exposure to lead paint through Frye motion practice.
• Holt v. Goldmark, Supreme Court, Westchester County - obtained complete pre-trial dismissal of plaintiff's $5 million demand involving claims that plaintiff's post-operative cardiac arrest was caused by his orthopedic surgeons alleged failure to obtain an appropriate pre-operative medical clearance.