Rivkin Radler is pleased to announce that on January 26, J’Naia L. Boyd received the New York State Bar Association’s Outstanding Young Lawyer Award for 2022. The annual award honors a young lawyer in practice for less than 10 years who has rendered outstanding service to both the community and legal profession.

J’Naia is an

Cheryl Korman, Stuart Bodoff, and J’Naia Boyd obtained victory at the Appellate Division, Second Department, defeating an equitable estoppel defense to the expired statute of limitations.

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the Second Department reversed the lower court’s decision and dismissed plaintiff’s complaint against our client. The Court first concluded that

Shari Claire Lewis and J’Naia L. Boyd obtained victory in a legal malpractice case at the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, with the Court upholding the Rule 12(b)(6) dismissal of the plaintiff’s action in its entirety. The plaintiff commenced the action for legal malpractice against the defendants, alleging that they failed

Rivkin Radler’s managing partner, Evan Krinick, was recognized on the Long Island Press’ Power List for 2021. The list celebrates the region’s most influential movers and shakers. He was highlighted in the Powerlist Partners section, which includes a brief profile of his career.

Krinick was also featured in the publication’s article, “Law Leader,” where he

On May 20, 2021, Evan H. Krinick was named to the Long Island Press Power List. The annual list and corresponding event, now in its 18th year, honors Long Island’s most influential leaders who have the most impact on the lives of those in the region.

Krinick, a Plainview, NY, resident, is a partner in

Evan Krinick was interviewed on AM Best TV about his recently published compendium of 25 years’ worth of New York Court of Appeals decisions regarding insurance cases. After completing a statistical analysis of the decisions, Evan concluded that while New York is a good venue for insurers to litigate in, there is still opportunity for

Greg Miller, Nancy Del Pizzo and J’Naia Boyd overcame a motion for reconsideration of a federal magistrate judge’s report and recommendations where defendants had sought compensation from our clients in the six figures in this trademark action. Our Intellectual Property team convinced the district judge that the case is not “exceptional” under the Lanham Act,

Evan Krinick gave his forecast for the business of law in the Long Island Business News article, “Looking ahead to 2021.”

He noted:

The legal marketplace in 2021 will continue to be focused on flexibility, innovation and technology. The pandemic will continue to dictate a largely remote work environment, and will demand increased

Matt Spero and J’Naia Boyd authored articles for the December 2020 issue of the Nassau Lawyer.

Matt Spero wrote the article, “Bankruptcy Judge Alan S. Trust Appointed Chief Judge of EDNY Bankruptcy Court” on page 6.

J’Naia Boyd wrote the article, “Bankruptcy Update, United States Supreme Court” on page 9.

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Rivkin Radler LLP is proud to announce that J’Naia L. Boyd and Jeffrey P. Gorak were named Public Interest/Pro-Bono Attorney of the Year by Touro College’s Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center. They were recognized at the school’s virtual Goods & Services Auction held November 15-17, 2020.

Boyd, a Rockville Centre, NY, resident, is an associate