Harold L. Moroknek

Since 1988, Harold has successfully handled all aspects of litigation claims primarily in the area of general liability. He regularly defends transportation related claims, insurance fraud claims, SIU matters, construction, premises liability, motor vehicle, coverage claims, municipal, civil rights and construction related matters.

Throughout his career, Harold has focused his practice in the area of trucking and transportation representing specifically buses and paratransit transportation companies in complex and general coverage litigation. He has experience handling all types of personal injury, fatalities arising out of transportation claims, property damage as well as product liability claims.

Additionally, Harold concentrates a portion of his practice in the area of SIU/ fraud investigation, primarily dealing with evaluating both medical provider fraud and fraudulent claims on the part of clients' insureds. He also has experience dealing with insurance coverage disputes, representing numerous insurance carriers across several states for the purposes of SIU investigation, bad faith litigation and general defense litigation. Harold has taken countless Examinations Under Oath, drafted various complex coverage opinions and litigated topics of insurance fraud in various states including, but not limited to, medical provider fraud, large loss property investigation and bad faith. In particular, he has assisted in several high-value/high-profile matters regarding carrier recovery of monies paid to fraudulent medical providers.

Harold provides legal counsel to municipalities, police departments and private employers. He handles claims involving civil rights, false arrest, municipal liability, public entities, including the defense of police officers, school districts, public officials, and both private and public sector employers.

At the start of his career, Harold was a prosecutor in the state of New York. As a prosecutor he tried numerous criminal cases while he assisted in overseeing the narcotics unit, the special investigations unit and the child crimes bureau before leaving in 1992.

Harold has been honored with the request by the New York State Police Investigators Association Union to serve as critical incident counsel as well as counsel for investigators charged with disciplinary violations within the bureau.

He is frequently asked by clients and industry organizations to lecture on a variety of topics concerning bus safety and has presented several times for the Bus Industry Safety Council.

Honors & awards

AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell

Year joined

2015

Results

Concrete Company Not Responsible for Womans Slip and Fall.

General Liability
December 31, 2018

We obtained obtained summary judgment on all cross-claims in favor of our client, a regional concrete company. In this action, the plaintiff slipped and fell on dust and construction debris in New York City. Our client was performing work at an adjacent building. The plaintiff alleged the dust and debris was created by our client’s work, as well as by subcontractors who were performing work within the subject building. Deposition testimony established that our client did not produce the white powdery substance that the plaintiff claims caused her fall.

Successful Defense of School Bus Company

Automobile Liability
December 1, 2017

Obtained a defense verdict in a jury trial on behalf of a school bus transportation provider in a motor vehicle/wrongful death case. The plaintiff was operating her car when she lost control in inclement weather, crossed over the double yellow line and hit an oncoming school bus, causing significant damage and immediate death to the plaintiff. The plaintiff’s estate claimed the defendant school bus driver should have seen the vehicle coming.

Thought Leadership

Harold Moroknek Joins Marshall Dennehey in Westchester, NY

Trucking & Transportation Liability
Fraud/Special Investigation
March 20, 2015
Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin announced today that Harold L. Moroknek has joined the firm's Westchester County office as a shareholder in the Casualty Department.

On the Pulse...Culturally Speaking

Westchester
June 1, 2019
Defense Digest, Vol. 25, No. 2, June 2019by Christopher E. Dougherty, Esq. Defense Digest, Vol. 25, No. 2, June 2019. Defense Digest is prepared by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide information on recent legal developments of interest to our readers.

Classes/Seminars Taught

Liability Concerns From Security Incidents, 2018 BISC - Bus Industry Safety Council - Summer Meeting, Baltimore, MD, June 2018

What To Do When You Get the Call - A Symposium on the Investigation of Abuse Cases for Claims Examiners, Marshall Dennehey Client Seminar, October 2016

Bad Faith in the Empire State, Marshall Dennehey Insurance Fraud 360 Seminar, Lafayette Hill, PA, June 2016

Bus Safety and Post-9/11 Security on Coaches, Bus Industry Safety Council, Baltimore, MD, July 2015

Addressing Fraud in First and Third Party Claims: How to Identify, Investigate and Protect Yourself, New York State Bar Association, Lecturer at the Torts, Insurance and Compensation Law Section

How to Conduct a ‘Proper’ Examination Under Oath (EUO), Trainer for the SIU department of a nationally recognized insurance company

Trainer for members of the New York State Police Investigators Association, with focus on the issue of “Garrity” rights, appropriate investigations and insurance fraud

Trainer and Lecturer for transportation professionals associated with the Bus Industry Safety Counsel, with focus on the issue of discovery in transportation litigation