Rikki D. Studley

Rikki D. Studley

Offices: New York, New Jersey
Senior Associate

Rikki focuses her practice on insurance defense litigation including New York Labor Law, construction litigation, premises liability, trucking liability, motor vehicle accidents, and property damage claims. She has litigated complex civil cases in both Federal and State Courts.

Rikki has defended professional liability and medical malpractice actions on behalf of hospitals, physicians, nurses, physician assistants, and medical practices. She has also represented and advised Fortune 500 companies, international corporations, banks and other financial institutions in commercial matters and transactions.

Education
Brooklyn Law School, J.D., 2014

University of Maryland - College Park, B.A., Criminology and Criminal Justice, 2011
Experience
Judicial Intern for the Honorable David I. Schmidt, Supreme Court, Kings County, Commercial Division, 2013

Judicial Intern for the Honorable Martin E. Ritholtz, Supreme Court, Queens County, 2011
Admissions
New York State Bar
New Jersey State Bar
United States District Court, District of New Jersey
United States District Court, Eastern District of New York
United States District Court, Southern District of New York
Memberships
2023-2024 Super Lawyers New York Metro Rising Stars

News Insights

November 19, 2024

Tashi Vaish Obtains A Defense Verdict On Liability In Supreme Kings

Congratulations go out to Tashi Vaish who got a unanimous defense verdict on liability earlier today in Supreme Kings on the Salway Nasser v. Tadhbir Singh and Jean R. Joseph case. The plaintiff, who did not know who caused the accident, was a passenger in the insured''s livery vehicle headed to JFK Airport. The co-defendant was also a livery driver and neither driver could be produced for either a deposition or trial.

October 15, 2024

Charles Stokes Obtains Defense Arbitration Award in Federal Coverage Case

Russo & Gould Partner Charles ("Chuck") B. Stokes, Esquire has successfully defended a claim for more than $600,000 in compensatory damages brought by the owners of an upscale Burlington County, New Jersey residence. In Walsh v. AmGuard, Plaintiffs filed suit in state court claiming that their homeowner''s carrier had failed to compensate them adequately for damages they allegedly sustained as a result of a 2019 storm. They claimed that high winds tore shingles from their roof, allowing rain to infiltrate much of the building and either damage or destroy walls, floors, doors, windows and other elements of the residence, as well as extensive personal property. They claimed that much of the damage was caused by mold, which they claimed developed during an alleged delay in investigating and adjusting the loss.

October 10, 2024

Kings County Jury Renders a Unanimous Defense Verdict on Damages

Tashi Vaish obtained a unanimous defense verdict on October 7, 2024, before Judge Richard Velasquez in the Supreme Court Kings County. Attendieu Mercilien v. Benson Amilcar et al., Index Number 519899/2018.