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Stuart A. Summit is a partner in the Litigation Department of Phillips Nizer LLP. A graduate of Ohio State University (B.S. Bus. Adm. 1957; J.D. 1959 summa cum laude, Order of the Coif), he was Law Secretary to Justice Charles D. Breitel (New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, 1st Department), Executive Secretary of the New York City Mayor's Committee on the Judiciary, and has served as Counsel to the New York State Commission on Judicial Nomination since its inception in 1978.
Mr. Summit is or has recently been lead counsel in a wide variety of business-related litigations and arbitrations, including cases involving computer software, will contests, property rights, marine insurance coverage and federal securities law claims. His vast courtroom experience offers an advantage in achieving productive settlements, and in leading corporate internal investigations.
He has written and lectured widely on topics involving litigation strategy and management and is the Senior Editor of Federal Litigation Guide - New York and Connecticut (Matthew Bender, 1998). He has served on many bar association committees, including ones involving the judiciary and arbitration, and is a mediator for the Supreme Court, New York County, Commercial Division.
Affiliations:
- New York State Commission on Judicial Nomination
Counsel, 1978-2007
Senior Counsel, 2007-Present
- Advisory Committee to the State and Federal Judicial Council, 2003-Present
- Law Secretary, Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department,
Associate Justice Charles D. Breitel, 1962-1963
- Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Committees on:
Judicial Selection and Tenure, 1971-1975
State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction, 1976-1978
Federal Courts, 1979-1982
Arbitration and Alternate Dispute Resolution, 1985-1989
Women in the Profession, 1990-1992
- National Council of the Ohio State University College of Law, 1971-Present
Executive Committee, 1971-1977
President, Ohio State University Law Alumni, 1979
- Federal Bar Foundation, 1994-2000 (Trustee)
- Federal Bar Council, Various Committees
- Mayor's Committee on the Judiciary, 1966-1977 (Executive Secretary)
Publications and Speaking Engagements:
- Senior Editor: Federal Litigation Guide: New York and Connecticut (Matthew Bender, 1998)
- Author: "The Witness Needs Help," Litigation, Journal of the American Bar Association, Winter, 1977
- "Conducting The Oral Deposition," Litigation, The Journal of the ABA Section of Litigation, Spring, 1975
- Co-Author: "An Innovative Approach to Resolving Disputes -- But Will it Succeed?", The National Law Journal, April 30, 1984
- "Using Rule 9(b) to Challenge Securities Fraud Actions,” The National Law Journal, December 24, 1984
- "The Insider Trading Panic - The Overlooked Element of Scienter" New York Law Journal, December 10, 1986
- Practising Law Institute
Chair: Pretrial Tactics and Techniques in Corporate Litigation, 1976-1978
The Planning and Management of Corporate Litigation, 1972-1974
Discovery Techniques, 1974
- Co-Chair: The Art of Taking and Defending Depositions in Corporate Litigation, 1980, 1981
Tactics and Strategy in Major Litigation, 1982, 1984
- Matthew Bender & Co. Continuing Legal Education
Chair: Effective Case Management in the New York State and Federal Court Systems,
November 1998
- Also, lectured annually for the Association of the Bar of the City of New York on preparation and defense of examinations before trial, 1984-1996.
Peer Review Rating:
Honors:
- Selected as a "Super Lawyer" for four consecutive years 2009 - 2012 in General Litigation in the New York Super Lawyers - Metro Editions.
Professional Memberships:
- Federal Bar Council
- National Council of the Ohio State University College of Law
- Advisory Group for the State and Federal Judicial Council
- American Bar Association
- New York State Bar Association
- Assn. of the Bar of the City of New York
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