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Born Bronx, New York. Admitted to the bar: 1984, New York, U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of New York; 2010, Florida State Courts; U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida. New York SuperLawyers ® in 2008, 2009, 2010; Martindale-Hubbell rating of “AV® Preeminent™ 5.0 out of 5”.

Education:

State University of New York at Oswego (B.S., 1979); Pace University School of Law (J.D., 1983).

Professional Memberships:

American Association for Justice

Member:

Plaintiff's Steering Committee, Ford Navistar Diesel Engine Products Liability Litigation Multi-District Litigation No. 2223

Law & Briefing, Damages and Client Relations Committees for Apple I Phone 3G and 3GS Marketing and Sales Practices Multi-District Litigation No.: 2116

Law & Pleading and Discovery Committees for Light Tobacco Marketing Litigation Sales Practices Multi-District Litigation No. 2068

Trial Team Member for Chinese Manufactured Drywall Product Liability Multi-District Litigation No. 2047

Author & Lecturer:

Hydro-Fracking Litigation, (Pace University, 2010)

Alien Tort Claims Torture Act & Victims Protection Act (Pace University, 2010)

Environmental Impact of Gas Fracking (Fordham University Law School, 2011)

Jury Selection Techniques

Deposition Strategies and Discovery

Investigating Truck Accidents and Accident Reconstruction

Current Developments in Labor Law 241(6) Litigation

Liability of Component Part manufacturers: At What Stage Do Component Parts Become Finished Products?

Cross Examining the Accident Reconstruction Expert.

Reported Cases:

Moriarity v Wallace, 61 AD 3d 1088

Johnson v Panera Bread, 59 AD 3d 1118

Diaz v Syracuse University, 41 AD 3d 1302

Perkow v Frank Winnie, 36 AD 3d 1189

Millard v Alliance Laundry Systems, 32 AD 3d 1293

Beaumont v Federal Express, 16 Ad 3d 1106

Excellus v Smyth, 784 NY 2d 284

Lakeshore v General Electric, 307 Ad 2d 781

Kolz v Rand, 2298 A.D. 2d 982

Gallagher v TDS Telecom, 294 A.D. 2d 860

Cumis v Tooke, 293 AD 2d 794

Orzel v Livesly, 292 Ad 2d 880

Husted v Vermelyea, 291 AD 2d 825

Middelton v Kenney, 286 AD 2d 957

Cummins v Central Tractor, 281 AD 2d 792

Mamorella v Derkash 276 Ad 2d 152

Shue v Red Creek School, 266 Ad 2d 899

Cook v Parish Oil 239 AD 2d 956

Tanner v Onondaga, 225 Ad 2d 1074

Koperda v Whitetown, 224 AD 2d 946

Niles v Shu Roofing 219 Ad 2d 782

Musserlli v Niagara Machine, 214 AD 2d 856

Cole v Syracuse Community Health Center, 209 AD 2d 1005

Baker v Micro-Switch, a div. of Honeywell, 197 Ad2d 933

LaFrance v State, 147 AD 2d 985

Bradt v Hamel, 144 Ad 2d 921

Professional Experience:

Former Assistant District Attorney, Bronx, New York; Prior to joining Parker Waichman, Mr. Cambs spent over 25 years representing litigants in cases involving claims of medical malpractice, product liability, motor vehicle accidents, labor and construction site injuries, fire and explosion accidents, pharmaceutical liability, etc. He has tried in excess of 125 cases to verdict.

Practice Areas:

Mass Torts

Toxic Torts

Defective Medical Devices

Pharmaceutical Liability

Personal Injury Litigation

Wrongful Death

Medical Malpractice

Product Liability