Irwin Miller began his legal career as an Assistant District Attorney with the Bronx District Attorney's Office, where he participated in criminal trials, he prepared and argued appeals in the Appellate Division, First and Second Departments, and he presented cases to the Grand Jury.
Thereafter, in 1981, Mr. Miller made the transition to Civil Practice and he has worked in the Insurance Defense field over the last forty years; he has successfully tried automobile and transportation defense cases, general liability, and premises liability, Labor Law cases, and products liability cases in both State and Federal Court. Mr. Miller has been the supervising partner in handling defense cases on behalf of Allstate Insurance Company, with whom he has maintained a twenty five year relationship.
Mr. Miller has also defended cases involving the Hertz Corporation, American Transit Insurance Company, National Freight Inc., Mendon Leasing Corp., and a variety of insurance carriers and self-insured defendants. Mr. Miller's meticulous case preparation and his interaction with experts in the field of orthopedics, neurology, radiology, neuropsychology, and diagnostic radiology, as well as biomechanical experts, has resulted in numerous defense verdicts at trial, his negotiation of favorable settlements and winning summary judgments on behalf of his firm's clients.
AREAS OF PRACTICE:
Civil Tort Liability
Premises litigation
Construction litigation
Auto Liability
Appellate Practice
ADMISSIONS:
New York, 1978
EDNY, 1979
SDNY, 1979
Supreme Court of the United States of America, 1982
