Cook, Kurtz & Murphy, P.C.
Best's Recommended Insurance Attorneys - General Defense
- Telephone: 845-331-0702
- Fax: 845-331-1003
- E-Mail: law@cookfirm.com
- Website: www.cookfirm.com
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 3939, Kingston, NY 12402
Established: 1905
Practice Areas
- Business Transactions
- Civil Litigation
- Construction Accidents
- Motor Vehicle
- Municipal Law
- Personal Injury
- Premises Liability
- Product Liability
- Professional Liability
- Public Entities
- Real Estate
- Sexual Harassment
- State and Federal Courts
- Title Insurance
- Federal Civil Rights
About Us
Our firm is exceptionally experienced in trial law and approximately 80% of our practice involves civil trial work throughout the Hudson Valley and upstate New York. Our central location and familiarity with the local venues has permitted us to provide legal services to our clients throughout the Hudson Valley and New York State with a keen personal knowledge of local juries and adversaries, enabling us to obtain prompt resolution of legal matters.
Client Information
Insurance Clients
- Allstate Insurance Company
- Assurant Solutions
- Assurant Specialty Property
- CCMSI
- The Cincinnati Insurance Companies
- Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc.
- Markel Insurance Company
- Network Adjusters, Inc.
- New York Municipal Insurance Reciprocal
- New York Mutual Underwriters
- Sterling Insurance Company
- Tokio Marine HCC - Public Risk Group
- Trident Insurance
- Ulster County Insurance Department
Non-Insurance Clients
- Central Hudson Gas and Electric Corp.
- City of Kingston
Personnel Information
Retired
Robert D. Cook
Kingston, NY
Admitted
- New York, 1978
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1994
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, 2012
Memberships:
- New York State and Ulster County Bar Associations
- Defense Research Institute
Education:
- College of the Holy Cross, B.A., 1974
- Albany Law School of Union University, J.D., 1977
Born: 1952
Firm Members
Eric M. Kurtz
Kingston, NY
Admitted
- New York, 1986
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1999
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 2012
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2015
Memberships:
- New York State and Ulster County Bar Associations
- Defense Research Institute
Education:
- State University of New York at Albany, B.A. (cum laude), 1982
- University at Buffalo Law School, J.D., 1985
Born: 1960
Thomas A. Murphy
Kingston, NY
Admitted
- New York, 1987
Memberships:
- New York State and Ulster County Bar Associations
Education:
- Siena College, B.A. (cum laude), 1982
- Gonzaga University School of Law, J.D., 1986
Born: 1960
Michael T. Cook
Kingston, NY
Admitted
- New York, 1999
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York, 2004
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 2010
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 2017
Memberships:
- New York State and Ulster County Bar Associations
- Defense Research Institute
Education:
- St. Bonaventure University, B.A., 1995
- Albany Law School of Union University, J.D., 1998
Born: 1971
Associate Attorney
John C. Burns
Kingston, NY
Admitted
- New York, 2018
- U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of New York, 2021
Memberships:
- American, New York State and Ulster County Bar Associations
Education:
- Hartwick College, B.A., Political Science and History (magna cum laude), 2014
- State University of New York at Buffalo Law School, J.D., 2017
Born: 1992
Service Areas
Albany, New York, USA 55 miles
Newburgh, New York, USA 39 miles
Poughkeepsie, New York, USA 21 miles
White Plains, New York, USA 88 miles
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