Ms. Kipnis has been with McDonnell Adels & Klestzick, PLLC since 1996 managing an extensive caseload involving insurance defense, insurance coverage, insurance fraud, personal injury, no-fault and premises liability litigation. She handles all aspects of litigation from inception to trial, including intake, pleadings, motion practice, declaratory judgments, drafting detailed litigation strategies for clients, client deposition preparation, conducting depositions and examinations under oath, court conferences and oral argument of motions, arbitration hearings, mediation hearing, framed issue hearings and settlement negotiations.
Ms. Kipnis was previously associated with Rivkin Radler & Kremer where she represented large pharmaceutical companies in complex DES litigation matters as well as numerous insurance companies in a myriad of defense matters, including personal injury litigation, labor law, products liability, premises liability and property damage.
Practice Areas
General Litigation
Personal Injury Defense Litigation
Insurance Fraud Litigation
Affirmative Litigation
Insurance Coverage
No-Fault Arbitration and Litigation
Premises Liability
Products Liability
Bar Admissions
State of New York, 1987
Court Admissions
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, 1987
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 1987
Education
University of California - Hastings College of the Law, Juris Doctor, 1986
Journal Editor – COMM/ENT Law Journal
University of Michigan, BA, 1983
Honors: BA with High Distinction,
Branstrom Freshman Prize, Angell Scholar
Major: Psychology