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Charles Kramer (attorney)Charles Kramer (1916 – March 23, 1988) was an American lawyer from New York City. He was an expert in medical malpractice law.[1] Life and familyKramer was born in Brooklyn[1] in 1916.[2] He graduated from St. John's University School of Law in 1937.[3] His son, Daniel (born c. 1952), also became a lawyer, and was later recognized for representing more compensation claims pro bono on behalf of 9/11 victims over a three-year period, than any other attorney or firm for victims who filed claims to the Victims Compensation Fund.[4] An avid art collector, Kramer donated five large collections, notably Picasso linocut prints to the Metropolitan Museum of Art; Edvard Munch's surrealist prints and self-portraits to the Tel Aviv Museum of Art; and works by M.C. Escher to the Israel Museum.[2] He died on March 23, 1988, at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Manhattan, of a heart attack, at age 72. At the time of his death he lived in Whitestone, Queens. He was survived by his wife, son, two daughters, a sister, and six grandchildren.[1] CareerHe established the Manhattan law firm[1] Kramer & Dillof, in 1950, with his former law clerk Henry Dillof.[2] Thomas A. Moore[5] joined the firm as a partner in 1978.[2] The following year, his son, Daniel joined the firm, after graduating from Kramer's alma mater,[6] and Judy Livingston joined its office staff, following her law school graduation.[7] In 1989, Stanley Tessel retired[8] from, then Kramer, Dillof, Tessel, Duffy & Moore, and Livingston became a partner, later forming Kramer, Dillof, Livingston & Moore (KDLM).[2][9] WorksKramer wrote four books on medical malpractice, the last of which he co-wrote with his son, attorney Daniel Kramer. Father and son also co-authored a monthly column in the New York Law Journal, titled Medical Malpractice.[10][1] Works include:[11]
AffiliationsKramer was a director of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association, a fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, and a member of the Inner Circle of Advocates.[1] He served as president of the Laurelton Jewish Center in Queens.[1] References
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