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Colin E. Kaufman
Attorney at Law
Colin E. Kaufman concentrates in trial work and litigation, primarily
commercial, tort and real estate-related. Kaufman has been in practice
for thirty years, all of it in litigation.
Kaufman received his undergraduate degree from Trinity College and his
law degree from Fordham University Law School. He has instructed in
trial preparation and trial advocacy for the New York State Department
of Criminal Justice Services Basic Prosecutors' Course, Bureau of
Municipal Police Training School, Westchester County District
Attorney’s Office, New York State Special Prosecutor's Office and
Lorman Educational Services. He has authored or coauthored three
manuals for trial lawyers, The New York State Bar Association, Trial of
a Negligence Case in New York, Taking and Defending Effective
Depositions, and Real Evidence for the Trial Practitioner.
After graduating from Trinity College, Kaufman was a military policeman
in the U.S. and in Vietnam. His combat decorations during his service
with the 4th Infantry Division include two Bronze Stars and two Army
Commendation Medals.
After his return from Vietnam, Kaufman was a corruption investigator
with the Office of the New York State Special Prosecutor. In addition
to investigative work Kaufman ran the Special Prosecutor’s Intelligence
Unit until leaving to become a prosecutor with the Westchester District
Attorney’s Office.
Kaufman spent nine years with the Westchester District Attorney, rising
to Chief of the General Trial Bureau. During his tenure there, in
addition to trials and training of trial lawyers, Kaufman participated
in several thousand prosecutions.
Since leaving the District Attorney’s Office, Kaufman has been engaged
in the private practice of law. His litigation and trial work has
covered a substantial breadth, ranging from products liability to
mining disasters to international contracts. He was co-lead counsel in
the first case tried to verdict in the United States under the United
Nations Convention on the International Sale of Goods. He has tried
over two hundred cases to verdict in state and federal courts.
Mr. Kaufman’s reported appellate cases include: Yang v. Chin, 42 A.D.
3d 320, 839 N.Y.S. 2d 90 (1st Dept. 2007); Garay v. National Grange
Mutual Insurance Co., 117 Fed. Appx. 785 (2d Cir. 2004); Murphy v.
Sawmill Construction Corp., 17 A.D.3d 422, 792 N.Y.S. 2d 616 (2d Dept.
2005); Poughkeepsie Chevrolet, Inc. v. Jeff Weaver’s 96 Hour Super
Sale, Inc., 8 A.D. 3d 575, 779 N.Y.S. 2d 512 (2d Dept. 2004) Mulhern v.
Chai Management, 309 A.D. 2d 995, 765 N.Y.S. 2d 694 (3d Dept. 2003);
Marquise Collection, Inc. v. M.A.S. Textiles Corp., 239 A.D.2d 470, 657
N.Y.S.2d 207 (2d Dept.1997); and Cippolone v. City of White Plains, 181
A.D. 2d 887, 581 N.Y.S. 2d 421 (2d Dept. 1992).
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“ "He encouraged my husband and I through the entire proceeding, he also had ample confidence of winning the case. We are very grateful to Mr. Kaufman, Adam Bailey and his staff."” Mr. and Mrs. Chin, Multi-Family dwellings property owners
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