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PARTNERS
  Jeffrey M. Feldman
Jeff attended Ithaca College where he received a Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry in 1974. He then went on to Syracuse University Law School where he graduated with honors in 1977.

He was admitted to the New York State Bar in 1978 and started his career as the Confidential Law Clerk to the Hon. Robert C. Williams, Justice of the Supreme Court. In 1980 he entered private practice as a litigator in the New York State and Federal Courts.

In 1986, he and Paul Kleidman founded the firm of Feldman & Kleidman (today known as Feldman, Kleidman & Coffey). He is a member of the New York State Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the Dutchess County Bar Association, the New York State Trial Lawyers Association, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America and the New York Medical Defense Bar Association. Jeff also servers on the Advisory Board for 4th Wall Productions

Jeff is active in many community organizations (is a past President of both the Jewish Community Center of Dutchess County and of the LaGrange Soccer Club). He is also a member of the Town of LaGrange Recreation Committee and Treasurer of Hospice Foundation, Inc. He resides with his wife and three children in the Town of LaGrange.

     
  Paul S. Kleidman
April 21, 1956 to July 28, 2006
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  Richard J. Coffey
Richard attended St. Thomas Aquinas College where he received a Bachelor's Degree in 1978. He then went on to St. John's University Law School where he graduated in 1983.

He was admitted to the New York State Bar in 1984 and started his career as a litigator with a large personal injury law firm in the Hudson Valley, where he tried numerous cases to successful conclusion for accident victims.

In 1989, he joined Feldman, Kleidman & Coffey as the partner in charge of the personal injury litigation for the firm.

He is a member of the New York State Bar Association, the New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers and the New York State Trial Lawyers Association.

Richard resides with his wife and two children in Ulster County.

     
  Robert F. Rich
Bob attended the State University of New York at Albany where he received a Bachelor's Degree in 1984. He then went on to Albany Law School where he graduated in 1987. He was admitted to the New York State Bar in 1988 and the Connecticut State Bar in 1988. He started his career as the Confidential Law Clerk to the Hon. Robert C. Williams, Justice of the Supreme Court. In 1990, he joined the firm of Feldman & Kleidman (today known as Feldman, Kleidman & Coffey) as a litigator in the New York State Courts and as Appellate Counsel in the Appellate Division of the New York State Supreme Court.

He is a member of the New York State Bar Association, the Dutchess County Bar Association, the New York State Trial Lawyers Association and the New York Medical Defense Bar Association. Bob is the Secretary for the Board of Directors for the Kingston Regional Health Care System Board.

Bob has served as Secretary to the Board of Directors of the Kingston Regional Healthcare System, and served on the Kingston Hospital Board of Directors and the Foxhall Ambulatory Surgical Center Board of Trustees. He serves on the New Paltz Central School District Foundation Board and on the Board of Trustees and Finance Committee of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of The Catskills.

He resides with his wife and two children in Ulster County.

     
  Robert R. Sappe
Bob attended Pace University in Westchester County where he received a Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice in 1982 (with honors). He then went on to Pace University Law School where he graduated with honors in 1985. He was admitted to the New York State Bar in 1986 and started his career with the New York State Organized Crime Task Force.

He then entered private practice in the Hudson Valley as a litigator in the New York State and Federal Courts. In 1995, he joined the firm of Feldman, Kleidman & Coffey as a litigation attorney.

He is a member of the American Bar Association, the Dutchess County Bar Association and the New York Medical Defense Bar Association. Bob is a lifetime resident of Dutchess County and resides with his wife in East Fishkill.

     
  Andrew S. Regenbaum
Andrew attended Cornell University where he received a Bachelor's Degree in 1993.  He then went on to Washington University School of Law where he graduated in 1996 as a member of the Order of Barristers.

He was admitted to the New York State Bar, the Washington D.C. Bar and the New Jersey Bar in 1996.  Andrew is admitted to practice in all New York State Courts as well as the Federal District Courts of the Northern and Southern Districts of New York, and the District Court of New Jersey.  He is also admitted to practice before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court.  He started his career in private practice in the Washington D.C. area handling cases for accident victims.  In 1998 he joined the firm of Feldman, Kleidman & Coffey.

He is a member of the New York State Bar Association, the Orange County Bar Association and the New York Medical Defense Bar Association.

Andrew currently serves as the President of the Board of Directors of the Cornwall Sea Dragons Swim Team and resides with his wife and three children in Orange County.

     
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ASSOCIATES
  Craig Burgess
Craig attended the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida, graduating with honors in 1998. He earned his law degree from Stetson University College of Law in 2002.

Craig initially practiced law in Orlando, Florida as well as in St. Petersburg, Florida. In 2007 Craig returned to the Hudson Valley, where he grew up, to begin his career with Feldman, Kleidman & Coffey, LLP as a litigation attorney.

Craig is a member of the New York State Bar Association and the Florida Bar Association. He is admitted to practice in all New York State courts as well as the Courts of the State of Florida.

Craig resides with his wife in Dutchess County.

     
  David Zagon
Dave attended the State University of New York in Albany where he received a Bachelor's Degree in 1991. He then went on to State University of New York at Buffalo Law School where he graduated in 1995.
He was admitted to the New York State Bar in 1995 and started his career with the Rockland County District Attorney’s Office.  He was one of the initial prosecutors working on the drug task force.  In 2001 Dave transferred to the Orange County District Attorney’s Office where he was a Senior Assistant District Attorney.  In 2006 Dave left the District Attorney’s Office to begin his private practice career.  Shortly thereafter, in 2007, he joined the firm of Feldman, Kleidman & Coffey as a litigation attorney specializing in criminal defense work.

Dave resides with his wife and three children in Orange County.

     
  Jonathan Engel
Jon attended the State University of New York at New Paltz, graduating with honors in 2006.  He then went on to Pace University School of Law where he graduated with honors in 2009. 

Jon initially practiced law in Westchester County, NY.  In 2011, Jon began his career with Feldman, Kleidman, & Coffey, LLP. 

Jon is a member of the Orange County Bar Association, the New York State Bar Association, and is an associate member of the New York State United Teachers.  He is admitted to practice in all New York State courts, as well as the U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York.

Jon resides in Orange County. 

     
OF COUNSEL
  Marsha S. Weiss
Marsha attended Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts, graduating with honors in 1975. She earned her law degree from Albany Law School in 1978.

Marsha served for many years as an Assistant District Attorney in Ulster County, both as a trial and appellate advocate. She was also a partner in the litigation firm of Kerr & Weiss, practicing in the Hudson Valley for ten years before her affiliation with Feldman, Kleidman & Coffey, LLP, in 2004.
Currently, Marsha also serves as a Town Justice in the Town of Ulster.

Marsha is a member of the New York State Bar Association, Defense Research Institute, and Ulster County Bar Association. She is admitted to practice in all New York State courts as well as the United States Northern and Southern District Courts and Second Circuit Court of Appeals.

Marsha resides in Ulster County with her two daughters.

     
  J. Peter Collins
Peter attended Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio, graduating with honors in 1966. He earned his law degree from University of Cincinnati College of Law in 1969.

Peter served for many years as an officer in the Judge Advocate General’s Corps. Following his Honorable Discharge, Peter worked as an Assistant District Attorney.

Peter has spent his career in the litigation field. He was a partner in a prestigious trial firm in White Plains, New York before establishing his own personal injury practice. In 2006 Peter closed his private practice and began working with Feldman, Kleidman & Coffey, LLP.

Currently, Peter also serves as a Town Justice in the Town of Kent.
Peter is a member of the New York State Bar Association and Putnam County Bar Association. He is admitted to practice in all New York State courts as well as the United States Northern and Southern District Courts, Second Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court.
Peter resides in Putnam County with his wife.

     
  Ronald A. Ball
Ron graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a B.A. in 1972. He went on to Boston College Law School where he graduated in 1977. He then joined the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office in 1978 as an Assistant District Attorney, becoming Section Chief of a felony trial bureau.

Ron went into private practice in 1986, concentrating in the areas of medical malpractice and general liability defense.  After 24 years of practicing in the White Plains area, during which time he was a partner in a defense firm, and had formed his own firm, he joined Feldman Kleidman & Coffey in 2010, where he continues to focus in the area of medical malpractice defense.  He has represented numerous physicians and hospitals in his career.

Ron is admitted to practice law in New York and Massachusetts as well as the Southern, Eastern & Northern Federal District Courts in New York and the District of Massachusetts.  Ron is a member of the New York State and Westchester County Bar Associations.  He resides in Westchester County with his wife and son.  His daughter is a first grade teacher.   

     
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Contact Us for a Free Consultation

We can help. An attorney from our firm will review
your personal injury case, at no charge, and return
an e-mail with a discussion of whether you may have
the right to obtain compensation through the New
York State Courts.

It is important that you indicate the location of your
accident and the date of your accident. All injury
cases are taken on a contingency basis, which means
our fee is deducted from the compensation we obtain
for you.

Phone: 1.845.897.5199
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Email: Jeff@fkc-law.com