Education
University of Rochester (B.A., cum laude, 1973)
George Washington University (J.D., 1976)

Professional
Member, Bar of the State of New York (1978)
Member, Bar of the United States District Court
Southern and Eastern Districts of New York (1980)
Northern and Western Districts of New York (1989)

Legal Employment History
>Gordon & Silber, P.C.
Member, 1987 - 1995
>Gordon & Silber, P.C.
Associate, 1980 - 1986

Legal Associations
Member, American Bar Association (Litigation, Tort and Insurance Practice Sections)
Member, New York State Bar Association (Trial Lawyers, Health Law Sections)
Member, New York State Medical Defense Bar Association (President, 2000-2001; Board of Directors, 1996--)

Litigation Background
MARIA ELYSE RABAR, who practices in the New York City metropolitan area, has defended medical malpractice cases for more than twenty years.

A highly-respected trial attorney, Ms. Rabar has successfully taken well over thirty cases to verdict. Her work has covered a broad range of medical areas, including birth injuries, diagnosis of cancer, and a variety of surgical procedures.

Ms. Rabar has received wide recognition for the New York Law Journal medical malpractice litigation column that she has co-authored since 1994. She also serves as a member of the Board of Directors, and is the former president, of the New York State Medical Defense Bar Association, where she is involved with legislative initiatives as well as other more practical considerations relating to medical malpractice litigation.

A former member of the firm of Gordon & Silber, P.C., Ms. Rabar has more recently been affiliated with several law firms in an ‘Of Counsel’ capacity.

Publications
Medical Malpractice Litigation column (co-author), New York Law Journal, 1994
“Analysis of the Untoward Result,” Medical Malpractice: Handling Plastic Surgery Cases, Robert L. Cucin, M.D., Shepherd’s/McGraw-Hill, 1990

Lectures Delivered
American Bar Association (Program Chair)
New York State Bar Association
New York State Trial Lawyers Association
Nassau County Bar Association
Medical Liability Mutual Insurance Company
New York University Department of Dermatology