About John Cagney

John D. Cagney is a partner at Kramer, Dillof, Livingston & Moore, where his practice centers on medical malpractice, wrongful death, and personal injury cases. Before attending law school, he worked for six years as a trial assistant to Thomas Moore, participating in all phases of litigation from inception through trial and settlement. He graduated from Fordham University School of Law in 2009 and from Boston College cum laude in 2002.

He is licensed in New York and New Jersey and is a member of the American Bar Association and the New York State Bar Association. He serves on the Board of Trustees at Dominican Academy in New York. He was recognized as a Super Lawyers Rising Star from 2018 to 2020 and has appeared on the Super Lawyers list since 2021.

Proven verdicts and settlements

$35.6 millionSettlement

Kramer Dillof Livingston and Moore secured a $35.6 million pre-verdict settlement, the highest in New York State history at the time, for a teenager who suffered catastrophic brain damage after Westchester Medical Center failed to treat frontal sinus fractures sustained in a scooter collision.

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Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

Fordham University School of Law
J.D., 2009
Boston College
Undergraduate, 2002

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of New York, admitted 2009
State Bar of New Jersey

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