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Areas
of Practice
Ina represents individuals, corporations and non-profit entities
in litigation. She advises clients in a broad range of commercial
and employment matters, insurance coverage matters and in
divorce and custody disputes. Ina has acted as lead counsel
for a New York hospital in a commercial jury trial, and has
co-chaired trial teams in jury trials in New York state and
federal courts.
The
jury trials that she has handled include:
- representation
of an insurer in a premises liability case arising from
an assault of a tenant by the insured's day laborer;
- representation
of an attorney against claims for business defamation and
tortious interference with prospective economic advantage;
and
- representation
of an employee in a discrimination suit brought against
employer under Family and Medical Leave Act.
The
bench trials that Ina has handled include:
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representation of an executor of a decedent's estate against
his co-executors' claims of conversion, breach of contract
and breach of fiduciary duty; and
- representation
of a husband in divorce and custody trials.
Ina
has represented clients in mediation, including a non-profit
scientific research institution in connection with the enforcement
of a charitable pledge, and an executive search firm in a
dispute for unpaid fees. Ina has also represented clients
in arbitration, including representation of a musical theater
production company in a dispute against the venue owner for
amounts unpaid under contracts.
Ina
is extensively involved in representing insurance company
clients in coverage matters.
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Bar
Admissions
New York
U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts
of New York
U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Legal
Career
Kornstein Veisz Wexler & Pollard, LLP (1997-present)
Associate, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, LLP
(1995-1997)
Professional
Activities and Associations
Member, Committee on Law and Literature, New York
County Lawyers' Association
Member, Matrimonial Committee, New York City Bar
Association
Other Activities
Amateur musician, piano and viola.
Participant in various chamber groups, including
92nd Street Y chamber music program.
Regular
contributor, book reviews to The Lawyers' Bookshelf
column in The New York Law Journal and the New York
County Lawyers' Association Newsletter. These reviews
and other writings are collected at Bort
on Books
Education
J.D., University of Chicago Law School (1995)
B.A., cum laude, Yale College (1992)
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