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Harold A. Kurland

Ward Greenberg Heller & Reidy LLP
  • Recognized Since:
    2005
  • Recognized in:
    Commercial Litigation
    Litigation - Construction...
  • Law School:
    Cornell Law School
  • Lawyer Page:
    https://www.wardgreenberg.com/...
  • Website:
    http://www.wardgreenberg.com
  • E-mail:
    hkurland@wardgreenberg.com
  • Location:
    1800 Bausch & Lomb Place
    Rochester, NY 14604
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"Harold Kurland is very capable as a mediator and trial lawyer."
"Harold Kurland is a fine, aggressive attorney who works efficiently and thoroughly to resolve matters."

-Tim Sheehan

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Lawyer Bio

Harold, a founding member of the firm, applies his creativity, energy, and extensive experience to resolve litigation-related problems, whether as an advocate or a neutral. As a trial lawyer, he is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and an Associate of the American Board of Trial Advocates.  He has tried substantially more than 50 cases to verdict, in jurisdictions across New York State, in California (Superior Court, LA County), and in Connecticut (U.S. District Court, New Haven). He also has briefed and argued cases in the New York Court of Appeals, the First, Third, and Fourth Departments of the Appellate Division, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, the Western, Northern, and Southern Districts of New York, and the California Court of Appeals. Harold also has substantial experience serving as a neutral, having arbitrated more than 30 cases and mediated more than 200 disputes. Harold’s practice includes contract and commercial litigation, construction, and defense of medical malpractice cases, in addition to his work as a mediator and arbitrator. As an advocate, Harold always works collaboratively with his clients and puts their interests first, whether that means early case resolution or full jury trial.

From 1985 until April 2000, when he helped to establish what is now Ward Greenberg, Harold was a partner of Nixon Peabody LLP and its predecessor, which he joined right out of law school. 

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Education:

  • Cornell Law School , JD, graduated 1976
  • Dartmouth College, AB, graduated 1973

Bar Admissions:

  • New York, New York
  • District of Columbia, District of Columbia
 

Court Admissions:

  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S. Courts of Appeals, D.C., Second, and Third Circuits
  • U.S. District Courts of New York (All Districts)
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
  • U.S. District Court of Pennsylvania (Middle)
  • U.S. District Court of Texas (Northern)

Affiliations:

  • American Bar Association - Litigation Section; Construction Industry Forum
  • New York State Bar Association - Commercial and Federal Litigation Section
  • Monroe County Bar Association - Member; Former President
  • Foundation of the Monroe County Bar - President, 2017-2018
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of New York - Certified Mediator
  • International Mediation Institute - Certified Mediator
  • National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals - New York Chapter
  • New York Office of Court Administration - Advisory Committee on Civil Practice
  • American Arbitration Association - Mediator; Arbitrator, Commercial and Construction; Instructor, Commercial Arbitration
  • National Association of College and University Attorneys - Member
  • Rochester Inns of Court - Past President and Master

Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers for:

  • Litigation - Construction, Rochester, NY (2018)
 

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Construction
  • Mediation
  • Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
 

Awards:

  • American College of Trial Lawyers
  • American Board of Trial Advocates
  • American Bar Foundation
  • New York Bar Foundation
  • Recognized by Chambers USA (Upstate New York), since 2016
  • Selected to Super Lawyers®, since 2007
  • Martindale-Hubbell AV® Rating

Areas of Expertise:

  • Arbitration
  • Commercial
  • Construction
  • Hospital Malpractice
  • Mediation
  • Medical Negligence
 

Lawyer Client Comments

"Harold Kurland is very capable as a mediator and trial lawyer."

"Harold Kurland is a fine, aggressive attorney who works efficiently and thoroughly to resolve matters."

Tim Sheehan

"Harold Kurland is a knowledgeable and respected lawyer and mediator. "

Steve Cole, Rochester

"Harold Kurland is an expert in the defense of medical malpractice litigation. He is a pre-eminent trial lawyer."

Firm Details

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Ward Greenberg Heller & Reidy LLP
http://www.wardgreenberg.com
 
Headquarters
1800 Bausch & Lomb Place
Rochester, NY 14604
(585) 454.0700
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Wilmington, DE

2500 Grubb Road, Suite 240-B

Wilmington, DE 19810

United States

(302) 654.2026

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New Jersey

Mount Laurel, NJ

701 East Gate Drive, Suite 220

Mount Laurel, NJ 08054

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Philadelphia, PA

1835 Market Street, Suite 650

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