Christopher L. Sallay
PartnerDownload VCard
Phone: 212-943-1090
Fax: 212-425-7513
80 Pine Street
New York, New York 10005
Education
J.D., Brooklyn Law School, 1996
The Moot Court Honor Society - National Trial Advocacy Team
CALI Excellence for the Future Award for Trial Advocacy
Samuel Witte Prize for Literature and the Law
B.S., Stevens Institute of Technology, 1991
Jurisdictions admitted to practice
New Jersey, 1996New York, 1997
U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 1996
U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, 1997
Christopher L. Sallay
Mr. Sallay has extensive experience in high profile personal injury cases in the areas of medical malpractice, automobile accidents, construction accidents, municipal liability and products liability. Mr. Sallay is responsible for all aspects of litigation, from the initial meeting of clients through the ultimate resolution of the case and has tried cases in both New York and New Jersey. He is admitted to the Bar of New York and the Bar of New Jersey in addition to the Federal Courts of both states, and has practiced extensively in those Courts. Mr. Sallay has exceptional skills in the taking of depositions and has traveled throughout the country deposing necessary parties and witnesses. His skills in questioning medical professionals and confronting them with verifiable medical facts and principles has led to the swift and favorable resolution of multiple malpractice claims. His background and training in computerized legal research has proven to be an invaluable aid in the preparation of motions and appellate briefs for submission to the Appellate Divisions and the Court of Appeals. Mr. Sallay works closely with Anthony Gair who both share the fervent belief that hard work is the hallmark of a great attorney and is the only way to truly represent the interests of a client. It is this conviction and attention to detail that has led to the significant resolutions of cases which involved difficult or unique legal questions.
Mr. Sallay is a lecturer for the New York State Bar Association and has given lectures in the areas of Automobile Litigation: Update and Strategies, Practical Skills - Basic Tort and Insurance Law Practice and Labor Law- Construction Accident Claims. He has also lectured on Constitutional Law challenges as they relate to Automobile Insurance Legislation as well as Ethical Considerations Concerning Automobile Litigation. In addition to lecturing, he has authored course material for the New York State Bar Association including course material on Evaluating Damages related to Automobile Accident Claims and Selecting the Right Experts. He graduated near the top of his class from Brooklyn Law School where he was a member of the prestigious Moot Court Honor Society - National Trial Advocacy Team. While in law school, his writing and advocacy skills were recognized with the Samuel Witte Prize for Literature and the Law and the CALI Excellence for the Future Award for Trial Advocacy. He continues to be a member of several professional organizations including the New York State Bar Association and the New York State Trial Lawyers Association. He also is an active member of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York and served as the Secretary for the Tort Litigation Committee for several years.
PROFESSIONAL & BAR ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIPS
Association of the Bar of the City of New York
Secretary, Tort Litigation Committee, 2004-2007
New York State Bar Association
New York State Trial Lawyers Association
PUBLICATIONS
Co-Author with Anthony H. Gair and Howard S. Hershenhorn: "Recalcitrant Worker and Sole Proximate Cause-The Current State of Labor Law Section 240", New York State Bar Association, Trial Lawyers Section Digest, Fall 2008
Author, Sample Fact Pattern, "Construction Site Accidents: The Trial of a Labor Law Case", New York State Bar Association, Trial Lawyers Section, Fall 2008
Co-Author with Howard S. Hershenhorn: "Auto Insurance: Uninsured, Underinsured and Accident Litigation", Lorman Education Services, Spring 2008
Co-Author with Anthony H. Gair and Howard S. Hershenhorn: "Recalcitrant Worker and Sole Proximate Cause-The Current State of Labor Law Section 240", New York State Bar Association, Trial Lawyers Section Digest, Fall 2007
Author, Sample Fact Pattern, "Construction Site Accidents: The Trial of a Labor Law Case", New York State Bar Association, Trial Lawyers Section, Fall 2007
Co-Author with Howard S. Hershenhorn: "Auto Insurance: Uninsured, Underinsured and Accident Litigation", Lorman Education Services, Spring 2007
Author, "Evaluating Damages Related to Automobile Accident Claims and Selecting the Right Experts", New York State Bar Association, Automobile Litigation: Update and Strategies, Spring 2006
LECTURES
Lecturer: "Auto Claims and Trials: Winning, Defending and Understanding Coverage", Lorman Education Services, Spring 2008
Lecturer: "Auto Insurance: Uninsured, Underinsured and Accident Litigation", Lorman Education Services, Spring 2007
Lecturer: "Automobile Litigation: Update and Strategies", New York State Bar Association, Spring 2006
Lecturer: "Basic Tort and Insurance Law Practice - Labor Law and Construction Accident Claims", New York State Bar Association, Spring 2003
CASES OF NOTE
$8,000,000 settlement on behalf of an 18-year old boy in a medical malpractice lawsuit where a physician prescribed the medication Depakote without monitoring the boy’s liver functions despite the known effects of Depakote on the liver. As a result of the failure to monitor the liver functions, the plaintiff sustained complete liver failure requiring a liver transplant and a hepatic encephalopathy resulting in brain damage.
$7,000,000 settlement for a 68 year old man who was struck by a Town of Parsipanny bus that turned into him while he was crossing the street. The Judge stated that he believes this was the highest settlement ever in any case he has handled in the last 20 years in Morris County N.J.
$6,000,000 settlement in Bergen County, New Jersey in a combination motor vehicle accident/medical malpractice case for a 61 year old woman who sustained a herniated disc as a passenger in a motor vehicle accident. She subsequently underwent a neurosurgical procedure to remove the herniated disc during which the surgeon slipped and lacerated the dura of her spinal cord.
$6,000,000 settlement for the family of a Westchester County man who was killed when a drunk driver struck a stopped Police car resulting in an explosion and fire.
$4,997,986.55 settlement on behalf of a Manhattan resident who sustained brain damage when a chain-link security fence fell off the roof of a five-story building and struck him on the head while he was walking down the street.
$3,975,000 settlement on behalf of a construction worker injured pursuant to the New York State Labor Law when he fell off of a slippery dump truck ladder and was impaled on vertical rebar left uncapped at a construction site.
$3,000,000 settlement in Morris County, New Jersey, as a result of medical malpractice during labor and delivery causing an infant to sustain cerebral palsy. The $3,000,000 represented the full extent of the insurance proceeds available.
$2,975,000 settlement for the wrongful death of a construction worker who was killed when a 3000-pound concrete wall panel fell on him when the hoist securing the wall panel broke because it was insufficient to support the weight.
$2,750,000 settlement in a medical malpractice action on behalf of an elderly Queens woman whose doctors failed to properly provide anticoagulation therapy following a hip surgery which resulted in an ischemic stroke leaving her partially paralyzed and unable to speak.
$2,500,000 settlement on behalf of a sheet-metal worker who sustained a crushed pelvis when the unsecured arm of a sign that was being hoisted became dislodged and struck him.
$2,450,000 settlement for the family of a Westchester County man who died as a result of a medical group's malpractice in failing to timely diagnosis and treat his heart condition which led to a fatal heart attack.
$1,850,000 settlement on behalf of a New Jersey man injured as a result of medical practice and a defective product during an angiogram.
$1,500,000 settlement for a woman who sustained serious injuries to her hand in Suffolk County when her vehicle was rear-ended by an asphalt truck whose brakes failed due to the company's failure to maintain them properly.
$1,200,000 settlement on behalf of a Staten Island motorcyclist who sustained serious foot injuries when he was struck by a vehicle making an unsafe left-hand turn.
A verdict of $1,073,295 in the Brooklyn Supreme Court on behalf of a 38-year old construction worker who fell face-first from a defective ladder and sustained a fractured jaw and seven lost teeth.
$1,000,000 settlement for the wrongful death of a 26-year single man with no dependents who was killed in the State Island Ferry crash.
Disclaimer: Please be advised that the results achieved in any given case depend upon the exact facts and circumstances of that case. Gair, Gair, Conason, Steigman, Mackauf, Bloom & Rubinowitz cannot guarantee a specific result in any legal matter. Any testimonial or case result listed on this site is based on an actual legal case and represents the results achieved in that particular case, and does not constitute a guarantee, warranty or prediction of the outcome of any other legal matter.