Mr. Ruffo joined the partnership in August 2016 after spending 24 years litigating the most significant Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Mass Tort, and Wrongful Death cases at Dankner, Milstein, & Ruffo P.C, and Sullivan & Liapakis P.C.
Mr. Ruffo’s extraordinary results speak for themselves. He started trying cases within weeks after his admission. He was initially focused on product liability litigation where he litigated substantial matters against:
Toyota
Ford
GM
Dow Corning
And many other major manufacturers
He then added medical malpractice to his expertise by learning medicine literally word by word.
Mr. Ruffo recalls, “The time came when our practice started to take on many substantial matters of medical malpractice. I volunteered to handle those cases and had to learn how to read a medical record on a case-by-case basis. This was before GOOGLE so all I had was a medical dictionary. Over time I was able to understand the records, in some cases better than the doctors involved in the case”
Accordingly, Ed went on to obtain numerous medical damage awards including a $12 million settlement for injuries sustained by a child at birth, a $12 million settlement for injuries sustained by an adult after surgery, and a $9 million settlement for injuries sustained by a child following poor emergency care.
Current Work, Inspiration and Personal Life
Mr. Ruffo currently litigates cases at the state and federal levels in New York and New Jersey. He is admitted to practice within New York, New Jersey, the United States District Court for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, as well as the District of New Jersey. Mr. Ruffo also achieved admittance to practice before the United States Supreme Court in 2010.
Mr. Ruffo was inspired to become an Attorney in order to help people who otherwise might be unable to have their day in court and obtain justice. Mr. Ruffo describes his sworn commitment to his clients as: “I will do everything possible to win their case and to obtain the highest measure of compensation allowed by the law. That’s why they chose me or at least the reason they should have chosen me for representation”.
Mr. Ruffo currently resides in Westchester County, NY with his wife Lauren, daughter Victoria, and son Harrison. He is an active member of the local school foundation, community giving fund, and a proud supporter of his local first responders.