Charles Kramer (attorney)
Charles Kramer (1916 – March 23, 1988) was an American lawyer from New York City. He was an expert in medical malpractice law.[1]
Life and family
[edit]Kramer was born in Brooklyn[1] in 1916.[2] He graduated from St. John's University School of Law in 1937.[3]
His son, Daniel (born c. 1952), also became a lawyer, and was later recognized for representing more compensation claims pro bono on behalf of 9/11 victims over a three-year period, than any other attorney or firm for victims who filed claims to the Victims Compensation Fund.[4]
An avid art collector, Kramer donated five large collections, notably Picasso linocut prints to the Metropolitan Museum of Art; Edvard Munch's surrealist prints and self-portraits to the Tel Aviv Museum of Art; and works by M.C. Escher to the Israel Museum.[2]
He died on March 23, 1988, at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Manhattan, of a heart attack, at age 72. At the time of his death he lived in Whitestone, Queens. He was survived by his wife, son, two daughters, a sister, and six grandchildren.[1]
Career
[edit]He established the Manhattan law firm[1] Kramer & Dillof, in 1950, with his former law clerk Henry Dillof.[2] Thomas A. Moore[5] joined the firm as a partner in 1978.[2] The following year, his son, Daniel joined the firm, after graduating from Kramer's alma mater,[6] and Judy Livingston joined its office staff, following her law school graduation.[7] In 1989, Stanley Tessel retired[8] from, then Kramer, Dillof, Tessel, Duffy & Moore, and Livingston became a partner, later forming Kramer, Dillof, Livingston & Moore (KDLM).[2][9]
Works
[edit]Kramer wrote four books on medical malpractice, the last of which he co-wrote with his son, attorney Daniel Kramer. Father and son also co-authored a monthly column in the New York Law Journal, titled Medical Malpractice.[10][1]
Works include:[11]
- The Medical Aspects of Negligence Cases; Practising Law Institute; 1953
- Medical Malpractice; Practising Law Institute; 1962
- The Negligent Doctor. Medical malpractice in and out of hospitals and what can be done about it; Crown Publishers; 1968
- Evidence in Negligence Cases; Practising Law Institute; 1981
Affiliations
[edit]Kramer was a director of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association, a fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, and a member of the Inner Circle of Advocates.[1] He served as president of the Laurelton Jewish Center in Queens.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g Obituary: Charles Kramer, 72, Lawyer in Manhattan, New York Times (March 25, 1988).
- ^ a b c d e "Charles Kramer" The Inner Circle of Advocates. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
- ^ "St. John's University Alumni Quarterly" Alumni Quarterly 1979–1995. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
- ^ Chen, David W. "A Lawyer Who Just Couldn't Say No" The New York Times, June 16, 2004. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
- ^ Hoffman, Jan "PUBLIC LIVES; High Dudgeon Stalking Huge Judgments" The New York Times, June 18, 1999. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
- ^ "Military Law Review Department of the Army, Volumes 95-98; 1982, page 156. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
- ^ Cohen, Steve "What I Wish I Knew Then: Judith Livingston" New York Law Journal, Law.com, May 16, 2022. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
- ^ "TESSEL, STANLEY" The New York Times, December 18, 2015. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
- ^ "Chronicle" The New York Times, September 4, 1992. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
- ^ Higgens, P.J. (Editor) "THE PLAINTIFF'S PERSONAL INJURY ACTION IN NEW YORK STATE" New York State Bar Association; Volume One; 2014, page 696. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
- ^ "Kramer, Charles, 1915–" HathiTrust. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
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