Criminal Law

• Criminal Defense
  Our litigators participate in many industry and legal organizations to stay abreast of developments and changes that affect our clients, including the American Bar Association, Defense Association of New York, Defense Research Institute, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the New York State Bar Association. Moreover, they are frequent speakers and published authors on a vast variety of litigation-related subjects.
• Wrongful Death
  He possesses a wealth of experience in litigation, primarily in commercial litigation, insurance coverage, defense of civil liability actions, and the frequent and interesting intersections of these practice areas. In commercial litigation he focuses primarily on technology, real estate, indemnity, and insurance procurement obligations, but he also addresses a broad array of contractual disputes and by prosecuting breach of contract actions he has recovered millions of dollars in property damages. In insurance coverage disputes he is called upon frequently to write or respond to defense tender, disclaimer of coverage, and reservation of rights letters and to assess, prosecute, and/or defend against claims concerning the scope of coverage, priority of coverage, and obligations amongst and between multiple domestic and London Market primary and excess insurers, mutual insureds, and Cumis counsel and on behalf of a surety he has the distinction of having obtained an order in quia timet. In civil liability actions Mr. Keane defends against catastrophic personal injury, wrongful death, and substantial property damages claims, including claims for billions of dollars in damages alleged as a result of the September 11th Terrorists Attacks. He represents manufacturers, distributors, retailers and their corporate successors in products liability actions based upon food borne illnesses and allegedly defective machinery, municipalities in claims of alleged civil rights and statutory violations, employers in employment practice and discrimination matters, and businesses and individuals alleged to be liable for violations of Article 10 of the New York State Labor Law ( 200, 241[6], and 240), toxic and environmental torts, and alleged defective conditions on property they own or lease.
• Fraud

Business and Corporate Law

• Business Disputes
  Quirk and Bakalor’s attorneys work with clients to resolve business disputes which present significant challenges both in terms of day-to-day operations and long-range business plans. The clients we represent span a multitude of industries, including aviation, construction, financial services, health care, insurance, manufacturing, product design and development, real estate, technology, trucking and transportation.
• Intellectual Property
• Unfair Competition
• Antitrust

Employment Law

• Wrongful Termination
• Employment Discrimination
  The Appellate Division affirmed dismissal of an employment discrimination complaint for failure of plaintiff to comply with the statutory requirements for seeking judicial review of a New York State Division of Human Rights determination.
• Employment Litigation
  Mr. Keane represents Fortune 500, mid-sized, and small businesses, insurers, entrepreneurs, individuals, and municipalities in civil actions and arbitration proceedings in catastrophic injury, high value property damage, insurance coverage, commercial, real estate, and employment litigation.

Property Law

• Premises Liability
  The attorneys in this practice area frequently team up with the attorneys who practice in the firm’s Commercial, Insurance and Products Liability practice areas in complicated aviation cases involving coverage, products liability and premises liability claims. While the attorneys in the Aviation practice area bring industry-specific knowledge, skills and experience to clients, the overall breadth and depth of Quirk and Bakalor enable the firm to add immeasurable value to all matters. Our attorneys participate in key aviation industry groups such as the International Aviation Women’s Association and lecture extensively on related topics before legal and claims groups of airline carriers. Our attorneys are also actively involved with the American Bar Association’s Aviation section conducting seminars and contributing to aviation practice manuals.
• Construction Litigation
• Property Damage
  Quirk and Bakalor’s Aviation Group is a recognized leader in the practice of aviation law with more than 30 years of experience. Attorneys in this practice area represent various sectors of the aviation industry including major airlines, manufacturers, insurers and industry groups in domestic and international matters related to areas such as regulation, compliance, safety, federal preemption, insurance, crashes and mass disaster, property damage, negligence and commercial disputes. This experience coupled with the collaborative multi-disciplinary team approach we take in serving clients’ needs translates into strength and results.

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  The attorneys in this Practice Area are actively engaged in handling complex insurance coverage disputes that involve a broad spectrum of policies, including property and casualty, health and disability, construction, aviation, auto and trucking, fidelity, excess and umbrella, directors and officers liability, professional liability and general commercial liability. We have substantial experience in responding to issues that arise when defending claims involving mass aviation disaster, products liability, intellectual property, construction, premises liability, catastrophic personal injury, toxic tort and professional liability.
• Medical Malpractice

Finance Law

• Bankruptcy