Jeffrey M. Pincus Principal

Jeffrey M. Pincus Principal
Jeff’s practice focuses on the defense and trial of catastrophic losses in the trucking and transportation industry. He also handles matters involving high exposure construction accidents, sexual molestation, construction defect, defamation, claimed product defects as well as those matters stemming from municipal and premises liability, medical and dental malpractice, nursing home liability and vehicular negligence.
Jeff is a member of Lewis Johs’ Catastrophic Loss Response Team. He acts as advisory counsel to companies involved in the transportation industry, either directly or through their insurance carriers. Jeff is proud to have been elected as an officer of the Transportation Lawyers Association in 2022.
Jeff started his career as Assistant District Attorney where he handled all phases of criminal prosecution. From there, he joined a boutique law firm concentrating his practice in anti-fraud litigation. He considers himself privileged to have tried cases for over twenty five years.
Jeff was admitted to practice in New York in 1990. He is admitted to the United States District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. He is a member of the Defense Research Institute, the Risk and Insurance Management Society, the Transportation Lawyers Association, where he served on its Executive Committee, the Nassau County Bar Association, the Nassau Suffolk Trial Lawyer’s Association, the Former Assistant District Attorney’s Association of Nassau County, and Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce. In 2012, Jeff was selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers, which recognizes the top 5% of lawyers in the region.
Jeff has lectured to corporate clients, insurance organizations and attorneys on a variety of issues, including the presentation and cross examination of expert witnesses, the implication of the internet age on employer’s responsibilities, catastrophic loss response, preservation of evidence as well as crisis communication planning. He has also lectured to attorneys and representatives of municipalities on the access to public information. He has lectured for the Transportation Lawyers Association on numerous occasions.
In 1989, Jeff Pincus received his Juris Doctor from Hofstra University School of Law where he served as Managing Editor of Articles for the Hofstra Labor Law Journal. He was awarded his Bachelor of Arts degree, cum laude, from the State University of New York at Albany in 1986.
Practice Areas
- Litigation
- Construction & Labor Law
- Medical Malpractice Defense
- General Liability
- Vehicle Liability
- Premises Liability
- Personal Injury
- Products Liability
- Property Damage
- Nursing Home Defense
- Criminal Defense
- Transportation Law
Accomplishments
- Super Lawyers, New York Metro Area
Education
- Juris Doctor Degree – Hofstra University School of Law 1989
- Bachelor of Arts cum laude – University of New York at Albany 1986
Associations
- Nassau County Bar Association
- Nassau Suffolk Trial Lawyer’s Association
- Defense Research Institute
- Risk Insurance Management Society
- Transportation Lawyers Association
- Former Assistant District Attorney’s Association of Nassau County
- Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce
- Claims and Litigation Management Alliance
Admitted
- New York State
- United States District Court of the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York
Published
- The Transportation Lawyer