Atty. Ralph Peter Desanto
Ralph Peter Desanto is a lawyer practicing class actions, mass torts, and aggregated litigation, insurance and reinsurance. Ralph received a degree from Fordham, and has been licensed for 39 years.
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Ralph Peter Desanto is a Counsel based in New York, New York, practicing at O'Melveny & Myers LLP. They have 39+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1987. Their practice focuses on class action, product liability, and insurance. Admitted to practice in New York (1987), U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York (1987), and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit (1999). Educated at Fordham University School of Law (JD, 1986) and Fordham St. John'S University B.A. (—). Serands clients in New York, NY and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Ralph Peter Desanto is a lawyer practicing class actions, mass torts, and aggregated litigation, insurance and reinsurance
- Ralph received a degree from Fordham, and has been licensed for 39 years
- Ralph practices at O'Melveny & Myers LLP in New York, NY
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Insurance attorneys for coverage disputes, bad faith claims, denied claims, and policy disputes.
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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 New York 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 andnue, 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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