
Matthew Gaier, partner at Kramer, Dillof, Livingston & Moore (KDLM), has been selected to Super Lawyers® each year since 2007 in the following practice areas:
- Appellate
- Personal Injury – Medical Malpractice
- Personal Injury – General


The listed case of Estate of Shane v. Podwall, et al was handled by KDLM attorney Thomas A. Moore and secured a settlement amount of $9,250,000.
This case also ranked in the following TopVerdict.com lists:
- Top 10 Medical Malpractice Settlements in the United States in 2020 – #7
- Top 10 Wrongful Death Settlements in the United States in 2020 – #5
- Top 10 Medical Malpractice Settlements in New York in 2020 – #2
- Top 10 Wrongful Death Settlements in New York in 2020 – #3
- Top 10 Personal Injury Settlements in New York in 2020 – #4





Kramer, Dillof, Livingston & Moore (KDLM) has been recognized on Expertise.com’s list of the 2021 Best Medical Malpractice Lawyers in New York City.
They evaluated 2,602 medical malpractice lawyers in New York City to provide a hand-picked list of the 22 best in the city. They chose us based on a manual review which examined more than 25 variables across the following five criteria: Reputation, Credibility, Experience, Availability, and Professionalism.
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Kramer, Dillof, Livingston & Moore has been ranked in the 2022 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” list regionally in 3 practice areas.
The 2022 edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms”; includes rankings in 75 national practice areas and 127 metropolitan-based practice areas. Their rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer review from leading attorneys in the field, and review of additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process. To be eligible for a 2022 ranking, a law firm must have at least one lawyer recognized in the 12th edition of The Best Lawyers in America® list for that particular location and specialty.




Judith Livingston, senior partner at Kramer, Dillof, Livingston & Moore, has again been selected to the Top 10 New York – Metro Super Lawyers list for 2021.







Thomas Moore, Judith Livingston, Matthew Gaier and Carmine Rubino of Kramer, Dillof, Livingston & Moore (KDLM), have been named to the 2022 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©.
Best Lawyers is universally regarded as a definitive guide to legal excellence, providing lists in over 75 countries. Lawyers on The Best Lawyers in America list are divided by geographic region and practice areas. They are reviewed by their peers on the basis of professional expertise and undergo an authentication process to make sure they are in current practice and in good standing with their local bar.





Kramer, Dillof, Livingston & Moore (KDLM) has been named among Expertise.com’s 2021 Best Car Accident Lawyers in New York.
They scored 2,077 car accident lawyers in New York, NY, then hand-picked the top 30 based on 25 variables across the following five criteria: Reputation, Credibility, Experience, Availability, and Professionalism.




Judith A. Livingston, senior partner at Kramer, Dillof, Livingston & Moore, has been selected for the Top 10: 2020 New York — Metro Super Lawyers list. She is one of just two personal injury lawyers chosen for the list.
Judy has been a partner at Kramer, Dillof, Livingston & Moore since 1989, specializing in medical malpractice and other areas of personal injury law.


Judith A. Livingston, New York personal injury lawyer, was featured in the “Top Women in the Law” edition of the New York Law Journal.
Reserved, methodical and precise, Judith Livingston has been called “A Legal Legend” by Law Dragon and named one of “The 50 most influential women lawyers in America” by New York magazine. She was the first female and youngest member, now the current Vice President, of the Inner Circle of Advocates, an invitation-only group limited to 100 of the best plaintiff lawyers in the United States who possess exceptional qualifications, are experienced and skillful in the handling of courtroom litigation, and who are respected among their peers.


Judith Livingston continues to break new ground as a New York personal injury lawyer. Reserved, methodical, and precise, she has been called a “legal legend” by Lawdragon. She has been named to every major list of top attorneys for more than two decades; and she was the youngest attorney and the first woman inducted into the Inner Circle of Advocates, a prestigious organization that honors the top 100 plaintiffs’ trial lawyers in America. She was featured in New York magazine’s “New York’s Women Leaders in the Law” as one of America’s most successful woman litigators.







Kramer, Dillof, Livingston & Moore (KDLM) has been ranked in the 2021 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” list regionally in three practice areas.
Firms included in the 2021 “Best Law Firms” list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Achieving a tiered ranking signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise.
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Kramer, Dillof, Livingston & Moore (KDLM) partners Thomas Moore, Judith Livingston, Matthew Gaier, and Carmine Rubino have been included in The Best Lawyers in America© list for over 40 years combined.


Judith Livingston, New York personal injury attorney, was included in an article by Entity Magazine titled “4 Famous Female Lawyers Changing the Face of American Law.” She was listed in great company -along with Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Kamala Harris and Sonia Sotomayor.
As a result of Judy’s hard work and determination, she has been breaking records for women in law.





Expertise.com named Kramer, Dillof, Livingston & Moore (KDLM) among the 2020 Top Car Accident Lawyers in New York.
They scored 2,073 car accident lawyers in New York, NY, on more than 25 variables across five categories and then hand-picked the top 26.



Judith Livingston has been called “A Legal Legend” by Law Dragon and named one of “The 50 most influential women lawyers in America” by New York magazine. She has been a partner at the law firm of Kramer, Dillof, Livingston & Moore since 1989.







Thomas Moore, Judith Livingston, Matthew Gaier and Carmine Rubino of Kramer, Dillof, Livingston & Moore (KDLM), have been named to the 2021 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
Lawyers who make The Best Lawyers of America list are selected based on peer review, professional expertise, and are in good standing with their local bar association.


The Trial Brief Podcast provides comprehensive information for those who practice law… or simply want to understand it. Host David Oddo invited New York-based personal injury attorney Matthew Gaier on the show for an episode called Medical Malpractice in the COVID Era to discuss the law, the complications involving COVID-19, and approaching cases in the current medical malpractice field.





Expertise.com named Kramer, Dillof, Livingston & Moore (KDLM) among the Best Medical Malpractice Lawyers in New York City for 2020.
They evaluated 2,599 medical malpractice lawyers in New York City to provide a hand-picked list of 19 of the best med-mal lawyers in the city.


Judith Livingston will be co-chairing and serving as faculty the New York State Trial Lawyers two part Series: Openings & Summations May 26 and June 1, 2020 | 12:00PM – 2:00PM. Thomas Moore is faculty for the Summations part of the series on May 26th.


Judith A. Livingston, senior partner of Kramer, Dillof, Livingston & Moore (KDLM) is one of the most successful plaintiff’s attorneys in the US. She has won 35 trials with verdicts in excess of $1 million and has negotiated hundreds of settlements that have resulted in payments to her clients of almost a half-billion dollars.



Judith Livingston and Tom Moore, partners at Kramer Dillof Livingston & Moore, were interviewed by Lawdragon in its Lawyer Limelight series. In the interview, they discuss their decision to become plaintiffs’ lawyers working on medical malpractice and personal injury cases and which cases stand out as having a profound effect on the medical industry as a whole.



Attorney Thomas Moore of Kramer, Dillof, Livingston & Moore secured the award in a case where a Canadian trucking company’s vehicle caused the death of a New Jersey father and son.







Thomas Moore and Judith Livingston have established one of the nation’s most successful law firms for victims of medical malpractice, personal injury, and wrongful death.


citybiz Shares the News: Judith Livingston Named President of the Inner Circle of Advocates.




Kramer, Dillof, Livingston & Moore Attorneys Named to 2023 Best Lawyers® List.




Judith A. Livingston Named President of the Inner Circle of Advocates.


Judith Livingston is interviewed in: “What I Wish I Knew Then” about the lessons she wishes she had learned earlier in her career.


Judith Livingston was one of fifty alumni inducted into the inaugural Alumni Hall of Fame at Hofstra University’s Maurice A. Deane School of Law on Tuesday, April 5, 2022.



Thomas A. Moore and Matthew Gaier, partners at KDLM, wrote an article titled, “Departure From Accepted Standards: Navigating the Hindsight Rule.”




Kramer, Dillof, Livingston & Moore Ranked in 2022 “Best Law Firms”.