Printable FormatRosevelie Marquez Morales
Member
Ms. Marquez Morales is a member of the firm. She practices in the Mass Torts and Industry-Wide Litigation and Insurance Litigation and Product Liability Defense Practice Groups and serves on the Medical and Life Sciences Industry Team. She focuses her practice primarily in the areas of mass tort litigation, products liability defense, health care litigation and medical malpractice defense, as well as premises liability and general liability defense. Ms. Marquez Morales also represents insurance companies in commercial, personal injury and liability claims.
Her representative trial verdicts/dismissals include:
- New York State Supreme Court, Kings County (June 2011): Obtained discontinuance of personal injury action against landlord and property management company on the basis that plaintiff was unable to establish general and specific causation for injuries which were allegedly caused by exposure to mold in plaintiff's apartment.
- New York State Supreme Court, Queens County: Obtained discontinuance of personal injury action against landlord and property management company on the basis that plaintiff was unable to establish general and specific causation for injuries which were allegedly caused by exposure to mold in plaintiff's apartment.
- New York State Supreme Court, Nassau County: Obtained defense verdict in medical malpractice action against surgeon for alleged improper performance of surgery resulting in nerve damage.
- New York State Supreme Court, Suffolk County: Obtained defense verdict in medical malpractice action against surgeon for alleged failure and delay in diagnosing breast cancer.
- New York State Supreme Court, Suffolk County: Obtained discontinuance of medical malpractice action against radiologist for claims of improper interpretation of radiology films, resulting in alleged delay in diagnosing breast cancer.
Professional & Community Activities
Ms. Marquez Morales is President of the Puerto Rican Bar Association ("PRBA"). She previously served the PRBA on the Board of Directors, as Chair of the Women’s Committee, Recording Secretary, and Chair of the Young Lawyers Committee. Ms. Marquez Morales testified on behalf of the PRBA before the New York City Council in support of their resolution endorsing the nomination of the Honorable Sonia Sotomayor as Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.
Ms. Marquez Morales is also an active member of DRI where she serves as Chair of DRI’s Diversity Seminar, as Vice Chair of Diversity Publications, and served as Vice Chair of DRI's 2010 Diversity Seminar’s Corporate Expo. She serves as co-chair of the Harris Beach Diversity Council. During her spare time she serves as a Smalls Claims Arbitrator in New York City. She is also a Barnard Alumni Admissions Representative where she interviews potential students. Ms. Marquez Morales is also a member of the New York State Bar Association, the Hispanic National Bar Association, the Minority Corporate Counsel Association, and the Claims & Litigation Management Alliance.
She is a 2010 recipient of the Puerto Rican Bar Association Young Lawyers Award, recipient of the 2011 Fordham LALSA Andrew A. Rivera Alumni Achievement Award, and honored by El Diario as part of its 2011 Mujeres Destacadas “Distinguished Latinas.”
Ms. Marquez Morales has authored numerous articles, including:
- “The Quest for Electronic Information: Practical Tips for Taking or Defending the Deposition of an IT Consultant,” DRI: The Whisper, Vol. 6 Issue 6 (June 25, 2010).
- “What Insurance Carriers Need to Know About the New Medicare Reporting Requirements,” Harris Beach Legal Alert, February 2009.
- “New York State Trial Court Dismisses Infant’s Mold Personal Injury Suit on the Basis of Absence of Causation,” Harris Beach Legal Alert, December 2009.
- “Winning with Cross-Examination: Effective Cross of Plaintiff’s Medical Expert,” For The Defense, October 2007.
- “Low Level Exposure and Changes in Lead Legislation,” For The Defense, April 2007.
- “Tips for Second Seating a Trial,” The Whisper, DRI: Young Lawyer Committee Newsletter, and “Strictly Speaking,” DRI: Product Liability Committee Newsletter, January 2007.
- “The New Lead Paint Law of New York,” Mealey's Lead Reporter, March 2006, and Mealey’s Lead Litigation Conference Handbook, December 2005.
Ms. Marquez Morales was co-founder of Mujeres, the first Latina-founded organization at Barnard College. She is a member of the Barnard Professional Business Women and a Barnard College Alumnae Association Representative.
2010 Puerto Rican Bar Association Young Lawyers Award
2011 Fordham LALSA Andrew A. Rivera Alumni Achievement Award
Honored by El Diario as part of its 2011 Mujeres Destacadas “Distinguished Latinas”
June 7, 2012 - June 8, 2012 /
