Lisa M. Robinson

Lisa Robinson is an experienced trial attorney who concentrates her practice on defending cases involving catastrophic personal injury and death. Her experience also includes defending complex premises liability, medical device, and Labor Law cases, as well as matters involving general product liability and medical and dental malpractice. She has tried multiple cases in both New York State courts and U.S. District Courts to verdict. Lisa has extensive experience defending skilled nursing facilities and assisted living facilities in professional liability claims, wrongful death malpractice claims, claims alleging violations of state and federal regulations, and common law negligence claims. She regularly represents manufacturers of industrial and consumer products in federal and state courts, and has defended clients in personal injury, property damage, and fire cases involving alleged design defects and warning claims. Lisa has also successfully defended clients in a wide variety of other liability cases, including automobile and trucking accidents and construction defect claims.

Honors & Awards

Upstate New York Super Lawyers (Product Liability), 2017-19; Rising Stars 2013-15

Publications & Events

Publications

Contributor, Goldberg Segalla’s Life Science Matters blog: read Lisa’s latest post here

Presentations

•Presenter, “Evaluating Damages - Expert Witnesses in Automobile Cases”, Auto & Truck Claims, Accidents & Litigation, Syracuse, NY, September 6, 2019
•Presenter, “Construction Law Closing Arguments at Labor Law Claims, Coverage, and Litigation” NYSBA, Syracuse, NY, December 2016
•Presenter and moderator, “Practice Pointers: Honing Your Deposition Skills” at Handling and Taking Depositions - NYSBA, Syracuse, NY, October 2016
•Presenter, “Accident Scene Investigations,” New York State Bar Association Law School for Insurance Professionals, Syracuse, NY, September 21, 2012

Webinars

•Co-Presenter, “Successful Trial Defense in Product Liability Case: Lessons Learned,” GS Product Liability Webinar, August 7, 2019

Recent Insights

New York’s Emergency Disaster Treatment Protection Act Provides Immunity for Hospitals, Nursing Homes, and Staff Related to Treatment of COVID-19 Patients

April 15, 2020

New York State Department of Health Releases Advisory Prohibiting Nursing Homes From Denying Admission Due to Coronavirus

March 27, 2020

New York Loosens Health Care Regulations, Offers Civil Liability Immunity in Response to Coronavirus

March 26, 2020

CDC Revises Number of Reported Legionellosis Cases Upward for 2018

November 19, 2019

Super Lawyers Honors Nearly Two-Thirds of Goldberg Segalla’s Upstate New York Attorneys

August 13, 2019

Judge Dismisses Suit Alleging Freezer Caused House Fire

February 19, 2019