Learn the essential strategies and techniques for composing effective complaints, from defendant selection to cause of action determination.
This course will teach you how to begin your document drafting using a MedMal case example. Ms. Renz will discuss how to identify and research the responsible parties, as well as how to lay out the allegations for your summons and complaint.
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Partner at Duffy & Duffy, PLLC
Dorothy Renz is a partner at Duffy & Duffy, specializing in personal injury law with a concentration in medical malpractice. Ms. Renz serves on the Associate Board of Directors of the New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers. She earned the Silver Pro Bono Service Award at St. John’s University for dedicating more than 50 hours of pro bono work during law school. Her service included assisting victims of domestic violence in obtaining temporary orders of protection. Ms. Renz graduated from Boston College in 2006 with a B.A. in Political Science and a minor in Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies. She earned her J.D. from St. John’s University School of Law in 2010. She is admitted to practice in New York.
