Valerie L. Barbic
Valerie L. Barbic, a partner of the firm, was admitted to the New York State Bar in January 1992. She is also admitted to Federal District Court in the Western and Northern Districts. Ms. Barbic has extensive experience, including trial experience, in the areas of insurance defense and Labor Law litigation. In addition, she has a broad range of experience in toxic tort defense. She has defended homeowners in lead paint cases since 1998. She has engaged in the defense of manufacturers of asbestos pipe covering, miners of asbestos, and contractors using asbestos-containing materials throughout the state of New York. In addition, she has defended HVAC contractors, manufacturers and retailers of various products in sick building and multiple chemical sensitivity actions. She is also experienced in the defense of mold claims, construction defect cases and product liability actions.
Insurance Defense Litigation
Toxic Tort Litigation
Product Liability Litigation
Worksite Injury Litigation
Environmental Litigation
Professional Malpractice
Union College (B.A., 1988; Recipient Robert Porter Patterson Scholarship)
New England School of Law (J.D., 1991)
New York State Bar Association
Monroe County Bar Association - former member of Judiciary Committee
November 2005: Basics of Civil Practice – The Trial; Direct Examination, New York State Bar Association
March 2007: How to Litigate a Products Liability Case: The Fundamentals, New York State Bar Association
June 2007: Law School for Insurance Professionals, New York State Bar Association
September 2008: Law School for Insurance Professionals, New York State Bar Association
May 2009: General Auto Liability Seminar, New York State Bar Association