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<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\nDAVID PAUL HOROWITZ<\/strong> (david@dphpllc.law<\/a>) formed the Law Offices of David Paul Horowitz, PLLC, in New York City and has represented parties in personal injury, professional negligence, and commercial litigation for over thirty years. In addition to his litigation practice, David acts as a private arbitrator and mediator, as a discovery referee appointed by courts to oversee pre-trial proceedings, and has been a member of the Eastern District of New York\u2019s mediation panel since its inception and more recently a number of NYS mediation panels. He drafts legal ethics opinions, represents judges in proceedings before the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct, attorneys in disciplinary matters, and serves as a private law practice mentor. He is the author of Bender\u2019s New York Evidence<\/em>and New York Civil Disclosure<\/em> (LexisNexis), the most recent supplement to Fisch on New York Evidence<\/em>, and since 2004 has authored the column Burden of Proof<\/em> in the NYSBA Journal and since July 2023 co-authored with his partner Katryna L. Kristoferson, and commencing May, 2023 together they write the new monthly column Practical New York Practice<\/em> in The New York Law Journal<\/em>. David teaches New York Practice, Professional Responsibility, and Electronic Evidence & Discovery at Columbia Law School and together with Katryna teaches Bias And The Law at Pace Law School. He lectures statewide for the New York State Judicial Institute to judges, law secretaries, and referees, and is approved by the Office of Court Administration to conduct Part 146 Advanced Personal Injury Mediation Training, and has conducted that training for OCA and for NYCLA. He is also certified by OCA as a Part 36 Guardian, Court Evaluator, and AIP; and Part 137 Fee Dispute Arbitrator. He serves as an expert witness in legal malpractice, ethics, and legal fee dispute litigation, and is a frequent lecturer and writer on civil practice, evidence, ethics, and alternative dispute resolution issues. He serves on the Office of Court Administration\u2019s Civil Practice Advisory Committee, is active in a number of bar associations, and served as Reporter to the New York Pattern Jury Instruction (P.J.I.) Committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n David can be reached at 212-244-5600, ext. 101, or email him at david@dphpllc.law<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n