Jan Kevin Myers | Attorney

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About Jan
Jan Kevin Myers was graduated from the State University of NewYork in Albany and Syracuse University College of Law. After an early career asan associate general counsel at AMBAC Indemnity Corporation, Mr. Myers joinedthe firm in 1985 and began intensive work in the trial of civil jury cases. Hehas a proven track record handling difficult trials to verdict and specializesin those cases involving high jury verdict exposure, or where the client is theprimary target or where the venue of trial is dangerous, or the result may havecritical business implications for the client. Mr. Myers also chairs ourconstruction litigation practice and tries cases where liability is absoluteagainst the client and require not only defense of the plaintiff's claims ofserious injuries, but also enforcement of the client's rights toindemnification from responsible contractors.
Mr. Myers is a member of the American Bar Association Litigation Section andConstruction Law Forum, the New York State Bar Association, (Torts, Insurance,and Compensation Law Section and Construction and Surety Law Division), the NewYork Building Congress, the Defense Research Institute, and an allied member ofthe American Institute of Architects. He served as a member of the Committee onProfessional Discipline of the New York State Bar Association and was a memberof a select subcommittee specially authorized by the presiding justices ofappellate courts throughout the State to examine and report to the State Bar onthe standards of attorney discipline from 1991 - 2003. He is the co-author ofthe chapter entitled Site Safety in the leading text, New York Construction Law(Aspen Publishers 2003).
Admission
New York
1984
Education
State University of New York