Claire Rush Named to the City & State NY 2023 Law Power 100 List
Barry McTiernan & Moore LLC is excited to announce that Partner and Senior Trial Attorney Claire Rush has been named to the City & State NY 2023 Law Power 100 List. This list recognizes the most influential legal professionals in the world of New York politics and government. The list includes high profile partners at prominent law firms who advocate for change and argue cases before our highest courts. As President of the Defense Association of New York, Ms. Rush vigorously urged Gov. Kathy Hochul's office to veto a Bill that would have radically expanded the class of persons and types of damages recoverable in wrongful death cases. She wrote op-ed pieces for newspapers and magazines and was quoted extensively in the New York Times and New York Law Journal regarding the myriad reasons why this bill would have undermined the stability of our civil justice system and denied civil defendants their due process rights. See, https://www.cityandstateny.com/power-lists/2023/03/2023-law-power-100/384008/
In recognition of her advocacy work, Ms. Rush was appointed earlier this month by the Center for Law and Public Policy, a national defense think tank, to join their State Legislation and Rules Task Force. On the State front Claire was tapped by the Supreme Court, Kings County to serve on a committee to develop a uniform discovery protocol for the handling of New York Labor Law § 200, 240 and 241(6) cases. In addition to this advocacy work Ms. Rush maintains a busy trial schedule and has obtained 8 defense verdicts in the last year.
The firm congratulates Claire on her accomplishments, appointments, and honors.