Attorney Profiles

Ted A. Novick 
White Plains, New York
Partner
phone 914-288-9595
fax (914) 288-0850
email Email Me

Ted A. Novick's practice is almost exclusively limited to medical malpractice and personal injury cases such as wrongful death, car accidents, construction site accidents, scaffold accidents, police brutality and premises liability. Mr. Novick works closely with a medical doctor on almost all lawsuits so that he can fully understand "the medicine" to maximize a client's recovery. As a background, Mr. Novick graduated law school in 1989 and initially was a law clerk for the Honorable Michael Hartmere of the Connecticut Superior Court. In 1990, Mr. Novick joined the Office of the Westchester County Attorney where he prosecuted over one hundred child abuse and child neglect cases. In 1992, Mr. Novick was promoted to the civil litigation bureau where he spent four years and successfully tried to verdict personal injury trials on behalf of the County. After he left the County Attorney's office in 1996, Mr. Novick worked for two Park Avenue litigation law firms gaining significant experience and recognition as an attorney proficient in handling complex matters in the areas of medical malpractice, personal injury and commercial litigation. Currently, Mr. Novick handles and supervises all of the firms numerous personal injury and medical malpractice cases that are in litigation and heads the firm's personal injury/medical malpractice department. Mr. Novick has handled cases and achieved results of over a million dollars on behalf of injured clients. Mr. Novick also works on criminal matters and commercial litigation. Mr. Novick is licensed to practice in New York and Connecticut. Mr. Novick is an equity partner and a founding member of the firm.

Areas of Practice:
Personal Injury
Medical Malpractice
Wrongful Death
Slip and Fall
Trip and Fall
Construction Work Site Accidents
Bus Accidents
Negligent Roadway Design Accidents
Motor Vehicle Accidents
Elevator Accidents
Wrongful Disclosure of Patient Information by a Hospital or Its Employee
Failure to Diagnose Cancer
Foreign Objects Left After Surgery
Dental Malpractice
Negligence
Police Brutality
Commercial Litigation
Criminal Law
Bar Admissions:
New York, 1990
Connecticut, 1990
U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1994
Education:
University of Bridgeport School of Law, Bridgeport, Connecticut, 1989
J.D.


Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, 1986
B.A.
Major:  History


Representative Cases:
Grassi v. Seashore, (App. Div. 2nd 2005)
Matter of Truss v. Westchester County Health Care Corp., NYSlipOp 10433 (  2003)
Professional Associations and Memberships:
New York State Trial Association
Member


Westchester County Bar Association
Member


American Association for Justice


Past Employment Positions:
Westchester County Attorney's Office, Assistant County Attorney, 1990 - 1996


Collier, Cohen & Halpern - Park Avenue Office, 1996 - 1998


Perlmutter & Associates - Park Avenue Office, 1998 - 2000