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The law firm of KGG began as a family business, and Barry takes that legacy very seriously. He handles the day to day operations of the firm’s non-matrimonial litigation department, trying civil, negligence, criminal and corporate cases. Most of his time is dedicated to preparing and trying cases relating to personal injury, professional malpractice and corporate and complex commercial disputes. Barry has an “AV Preeminent” peer review rating from Martindale Hubbell with a 5.0, the highest possible score. He has also been selected as a 2010, 2011 and 2012 “Super Lawyer” in New York by Superlawyers.com. He has lectured to college students at Brandeis and Boston Universities and has taught classes to train future lawyers.. Barry has served on the board of the JCC Association of North America, which is the central agency for the Jewish Community Center Movement in the U.S. and Canada. He is also a past president of the JCC Rockland and was instrumental in the JCC’s acquisition of its new 135,000 square foot home in West Nyack. Barry previously served as an officer on the Rockland Community College Foundation Board. Barry is very active in civic and charitable organizations and has been honored by various civic groups for his service.. Barry received his undergraduate degree from Harpur College, SUNY Binghamton. During his studies at Boston University School of Law, he was honored as a Paul J. Liacos Scholar and an Edward Henessey Scholar. He graduated cum laude. Barry is admitted to practice law in the state and federal courts of New York, New Jersey and Florida, and is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court. Barry Kantrowitz is a member of the New York State and New Jersey State Trial Lawyers Associations, and the State Bar Associations of New York, New Jersey and Florida.. Within just a few years of joining the firm, Barry proved himself to be a standout young attorney. In 1988, he obtained a $9,200,000 jury verdict in connection with the death of two teenagers at a construction site accident. At the time, it made history as the largest verdict of its kind in Rockland County. In addition to representing individual claimants, Barry has represented numerous large corporate clients in complex litigation. Recently, Barry successfully defended Tyco International in a $40,000,000 claim against a fire suppression subsidiary.. Both large and small companies have looked to Barry for representation in complex matters. Two of Barry’s reported trials resulted in favorable verdicts for individual clients who took on formidable corporate defendants. In Vesco vs. North Star Steel, Barry obtained a Federal judgment in excess of $1,500,000 against a subsidiary of Cargill Incorporated, one of the largest privately held companies in the world. In Boyajian vs. C&R Realty, Barry represented a minority shareholder who received an award in excess of $600, based on oppressive conduct by the majority. In 2008, Barry obtained a jury verdict in excess of $1,000,000 for a client injured in a slip and fall case. In 2011, Barry tried a slip and fall case in Rockland County in which he achieved a verdict in excess of $800,000. There was no money offered by the insurance company prior to trial, and the client collected the verdict with interest after Barry successfully neutralized the defendant’s appeal. More of Barry’s notable personal injury recoveries are listed in the “Personal Injury Recoveries” section of this site.. You can contact Bergen County injury attorney Barry S. Kantrowitz by phone at or by filling out our online contact form.

For over a decade, KGG Partner Kate Carballo has devoted her practice to helping those who have been seriously injured due to no fault of their own. As a trial attorney licensed in New York and New Jersey, she is a passionate and strong advocate for her clients who have been treated unfairly by large institutions like the insurance companies. Kate strives to keep our communities safe from needless dangers by representing victims who suffered injuries in motor vehicle, Uber/Lyft crashes; truck and bus accident victims; those injured as a result of medical and dental malpractice; construction site accident victims; and those who were injured due to a fall down/ slip and fall that occurred on commercial or public property.. One example of Kate’s success is her representation of a 32 year old musician who was injured in a car accident. The client suffered herniated discs in his neck and back. Refusing to accept a $6,000 offer made by the insurance company, Kate went to trial and obtained a jury verdict of $795,000.. Based upon her successful trial results and proven qualifications Kate has been certified by the Supreme Court of the State of New Jersey as a Certified Civil Trial Attorney-a distinction currently held by only 2% of all attorneys in New Jersey. With an extensive background in personal injury litigation and a personalized approach in working with clients, Kate adds a new dimension to KGG’s established history and reputation for obtaining outstanding results for their clients.