Claire F Rush

Claire F Rush

Nicoletti Spinner Ryan Gulino Pinter LLP

Claire F Rush is a partner at Nicoletti Spinner Ryan Gulino Pinter LLP where she brings over 30 years of trial and litigation experience, specializing in the defense of high exposure personal injury actions. She began her career with the MTA, trying catastrophic injury and death cases. Throughout her career, Ms. Rush has successfully defended public and private entities, and has tried more than 150 jury cases to verdict in New York State. She has been recognized as being among the top 1% of lawyers in America since 2016. Ms. Rush has received a Preeminent AV rating of 5.0 / 5.0 from Martindale- Hubbell and been identified as one of the top personal injury defense attorneys in the metro New York area by both Super Lawyer Magazine and American Legal Media. She has been recognized by the Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers, New York Times and AVENUE magazine as one of New York City's top women trial lawyers. Ms. Rush is a past president and past chairman of the Board of the Defense Association of New York (DANY), and is the vice president of the Brooklyn Women's Bar Foundation. In 2021 she founded the DANY Trial Academy, which provides hands on training in trial skills to young lawyers. Ms. Rush is an active member of the New York City Chapter of CLM, Defense Research Institute, The Defense Association of New York, New York City Chapter of the International Association of Insurance Professionals, Association of Professional Insurance Women, New York Women's Bar Association and The Catholic Lawyers Guild. She earned her B.A. degree in political science from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut in 1980 and her J.D. degree from New York Law School in 1983. Ms. Rush is admitted to practice law in New York, as well as in the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern districts of New York.

Claire F Rush's Courses

  • How to Lay a Foundation to Get Your Evidence Introduced in New York

    Litigation & Appeals

    NY Specific

    New Release!

    Credits Available
    Credit Status Total
    Connecticut CLE Approved 6 Total
    Mississippi CLE Approved 6 Total
    New Jersey CLE Approved 7.2 Total
    New York CLE Approved 7 Total
    Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
    OnDemand
    6 Pennsylvania CLE