About Brendan J. Alt

Brendan J. Alt is a partner in HPM & B’s White Plains, New York office. Brendan’s practice focuses on the representation of major teaching hospitals and individual physicians in medical malpractice actions. Brendan is involved in all stages of litigation from inception through trial. He lectures on the defense of medical negligence lawsuits at hospitals as part of their continuing medical education programs. Brendan is also actively involved in the management of the Firm and serves as a member of the Firm’s Finance Committee.

Prior to attending law school, Brendan worked for Bristol-Myers Squibb as an international tax accountant, where he received the Presidential Award for his work on two major divestitures. He went on to graduate from Pace University Law School on a merit scholarship. During law school, Brendan represented Pace University School of Law in the 2012 National Trial Competition and won the New York State Bar Association’s awards for Best Overall Advocate and Best Summation through the preliminary rounds.

Brendan is a member of the New York State Bar Association and the American Bar Association. He has been repeatedly selected for inclusion in New York Super Lawyers Rising Stars, Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, and Top Attorneys Outstanding Young Lawyers .

Selected for Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch 2024

 

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Areas of Law

  • Civil Rights
  • Appellate Practice
  • Other 4
    • Medical Liability Defense
    • General Liability & Commercial Litigation
    • Healthcare & Risk Management
    • Products Liability & Mass Tort

Practice Details

  • Firm Information
    Position
    Partner
    Firm Name
    Heidell, Pittoni, Murphy & Bach, LLP
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Verdicts & Cases:Case Dismissal
    Case Dismissal
    Case Discontinuance
    HPM&B... Summary Judgement Granted on Reargument
    HPM&B is proud to be named on the Best Lawyers 2025 Ones to Watch list!
    Motion to Dismiss Granted
    Best Lawyers ...
    Motion to Dismiss Granted: HPM&B was recently granted dismissal of claims brought by a plaintiff-wife
    plaintiff-daughter for medical malpractice, negligent infliction of emotional distress,
    intentional infliction of emotional distress against a major healthcare...
    Case Dismissal: HPM&B recently obtained dismissal of all claims on behalf of an attending internist
    a major hospital system in New York. This medical malpractice action was venued in Supreme Court, Rockl
    County
    involved allegations that the...
    Summary Judgment Granted
    HPM&B recently obtained summary judgment dismissal for our client, a renowned NYC hospital system, in a wrongful death case. Plaintiff alleged that the hospital's emergency room staff failed to diagnose
    treat pulmonary emboli during four...
    Unanimous Defense Verdict
    HPM&B recently obtained a unanimous defense verdict on behalf of an attending cardiologist
    a major Hospital network in...
    Summary Judgment Victory
    HPM&B won summary judgment dismissal for a pediatrician in a high-exposure brain damaged baby case venued in Supreme Court, Richmond County. Plaintiff claimed that the defendants failed to timely diagnose
    treat cytomegalovirus...
    2024 Super Lawyers Rising Stars...
    2024 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch
    2024 Best Laywers & 2024 Best Laywers: Ones to Watch
    Summary Judgment Dismissal
    HPM&B recently won a summary judgment motion on behalf of a...
    Successful Trial Result
    HPM&B recently defended an interventional...
    Summary Judgment Dismissal
    HPM&B successfully obtained summary judgment dismissal of all claims against a prominent Westchester County teaching hospital in a brain damaged baby case. Plaintiff claimed that the defendants failed to timely diagnose fetal distress
    ...
    HPM&B Secures Early Discontinuance for Hospital in High Exposure Infant Case
    HPM&B successfully defended a Rockl
    County hospital in a brain damaged baby case. Plaintiff claimed that the co-defendant attending obstetrician
    the labor
    delivery nurse negligently failed to properly interpret the fetal heart rate...
    Arbitration Victory
    Brendan J. Alt, Esq. recently prevailed at an arbitration involving the apportionment of liability in a medical malpractice case on behalf of a major teaching hospital in Westchester County. This wrongful death case involved an alleged failure...Summary Judgment Affirmed
    The Appellate Division, Second Department recently affirmed the lower court's decision granting summary judgment dismissal on behalf of a prominent teaching hospital in the Hudson Valley. The case involved an alleged failure to...
    Summary Judgment Victories
    In 2019, Brendan J. Alt, Esq. obtained complete dismissals of four cases for a prominent New York City teaching hospital including three motions for summary judgment in medical malpractice actions
    one motion to dismiss under FRCP 12(b)(6) in...
    Defense Verdict in New York County
    HPM&B recently obtained a unanimous defense verdict on behalf of an orthopedic surgeon in a medical malpractice action. This was a complex orthopedic surgery case involving a 12-year-old girl who suffered severe cartilage damage as a...
    Defense Verdict in New York County
    Robert B. Gibson, assisted by associate Brendan J. Alt, successfully defended two general surgeons
    their private surgical group...
    Defense Verdict on Behalf of Private Surgical Group
    Robert B. Gibson, assisted by associate Brendan J. Alt, successfully defended two vascular surgeons
    their private surgical group in a malpractice case in which the plaintiff alleged that following the placement of an...

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    2013, New York
    United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    United States District Court, Eastern District of New York
    United States District Court, Southern District of New York
  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    Pace University School of Law
    Class of 2012
    J.D.
    cum laude
    Other Education
    The College of William and Mary
    Class of 2007
    B.B.A.
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Attorneys FAQs

  • What year was this attorney first admitted to the bar?
    Brendan J. Alt was admitted in 2013 to the State of New York.
  • Is this attorney admitted to practice in any U.S. Federal Courts?
    Brendan J. Alt is admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York and United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
  • How many attorneys are in this law firm?
    Heidell, Pittoni, Murphy & Bach, LLP has 83 attorneys at this location.
  • What law school did this attorney attend?
    Brendan J. Alt attended Pace University School of Law.
  • Is this attorney listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers?
    Brendan J. Alt is listed in the Insurance Defense and Medical Malpractice section of the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers.