Atty. Megan E. Yllanes
Megan E. Yllanes is Co-Chair of the General Liability Defense Practice Group and Co-Chair of KDV’s Women’s Initiative.
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Megan E. Yllanes is a Partner based in Woodbury, New York, practicing at Kaufman Dolowich LLP. Their practice focuses on contracts, employment, real estate, construction, and slip & fall. Educated at Seton Hall University J.D. cum laude (—) and Cornell University B.S. cum laude (—). Active member of Professional Memberships •New York State Bar Association •New Jersey State Bar Association. Serves clients in Woodbury, NY and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Megan E. Yllanes is Co-Chair of the General Liability Defense Practice Group and Co-Chair of KDV’s Women’s Initiative
- She concentrates her practice in the areas of construction law and general liability with an emphasis on defending property owners, developers, general contractors, construction managers, and trade/sub-contractors with respect to personal injury and property damage actions arising from construction accidents including negligence and New York Labor Law Sections 200, 240 and 241(6) claims
- Ms. Yllanes handles various other types of insurance defense cases involving high exposure automobile negligence and premises liability
- In addition, Ms. Yllanes specializes in defending vertical transportation matters arising out of elevator and escalator personal injury representing prominent and well-known companies in the greater New York Metropolitan area
- Ms. Yllanes previously served as a Judicial Law Clerk to The Honorable Ronald D. Wigler, P.J.S.C
- Publications •Questionable Design, Construction Practices likely Contributed to Surfside Condo Collapse, Construction Dive, quoted Megan Yllanes, Oct. 1, 2021 •Contractors can still be liable for failures years after project completion, Construction Dive, ft
- Megan Yllanes •How I Became Practice Group Co-Chair, Law.com, Megan Yllanes •Kaufman Dolowich & Voluck Promotes Three to Partner, Elevates Three to Counsel, From Five Offices •First and Second Departments Differ on Issue of Workers Injured While on Break or Entering/Exiting a Construction Site, New York Law Journal •Housing Market Discrimination: Analysis of impact case and its effect on builders/developers, NYREG, by Andrew Richards and Megan Yllanes News •Kaufman Dolowich & Voluck Promotes Three to Partner, Elevates Three to Counsel, From Five Offices
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Employment lawyers represent workers in wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, wage & hour disputes, and severance negotiations.
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Real estate attorneys handle home purchases, sales, commercial transactions, title disputes, and landlord-tenant matters.
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Practicing law in New York. Legal matters in New York are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Woodbury are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate New York state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in New York brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this venue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in New York courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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