Maria is a partner at BBC Law LLP in New York. She focuses her practice on mass tort, class action, and complex litigation in toxic tort, products liability, construction defect, and mass tort actions. She has decades of experience litigating in New York’s state and federal courts.
Maria focuses on efficient, streamlined litigation handling to minimize defense costs and provide effective guidance to her clients. She knows how to handle cases involving catastrophic injuries and damages, representing plaintiffs and defendants. She defends national and international corporations in mass tort matters involving environmental claims, product liability matters, and general liability cases against premises owners.
She has been the lead attorney representing hundreds of plaintiffs in PPA and Sulzer hip implant litigation. She represented building owners in several well-publicized and high-exposure cases in the World Trade Center Litigation involving releasing toxic substances into the environment, including mold, lead, asbestos, methanol, benzene, and other chemicals and contaminants. Maria also represents construction engineering firms in New York State Labor Law concerning catastrophic injuries.