New York

Bob is an experienced trial attorney who aggressively represents clients in all major areas of personal injury litigation throughout the State of New York. For over 24 years he has tried cases defending hospitals, nursing homes, doctors and other health care providers, lawyers, architects, engineers and other professionals in both the state and federal courts. Bob has handled hundreds of high exposure lawsuits from inception through verdict with excellent results. He regularly represents individuals, corporations and other business entities in automobile, construction/labor law, premises liability, products liability, and asbestos and lead paint litigation. He also represents individuals who have been injured as a result of the negligence of others.

Bob is a partner in the Smith Sovik Buffalo office. He is a life-long resident of the Buffalo area and has practiced in Western New York since graduating from the University of Toledo, College of Law in 1993. He is longstanding member of the Erie County Bar Association and he been recognized as a top-rated attorney by the Upstate New York Super Lawyers every year since 2012.

Peltz and Walker has been defending health care professionals and hospitals since 1979.  We defend medical malpractice cases brought by patients and we also represent physicians, nureses, pyhsicians’ assistants and other professionals when the State of New York is investigating allegations of professional misconduct. 

The malpratice cases involve every conceivable area of medicine with the claimed damages being, usually, catastrophic.  Mr. Walker has taken over 125 verdicts in the New York State courts and the federal courts which are located in New York City.

The firm has an enormous wealth of experience in all aspects of medical malpractice defense and also in representing individuals when they are dealing with the Department of Health, Office of Professional Medical Conduct, (OPMC) and the Department of Educaton, Office of Professional Discipline, (OPD).

Our firm is a 30 lawyer litigation firm serving all of New York State.  Many of us focus our practice on medical malpractice defense.  We have an outstanding record of success in that area and welcome the opportunity to assist health care professionals of  all specialties with legal advice and representation.

Morrison Mahoney LLP is an AV-rated law firm with over 160 lawyers in offices throughout the northeast (NY, NJ, CT, RI, MA, NH).

Brian Heermance is a Senior Partner and Co Branch Leader in the New York office of Morrison Mahoney LLP. He has extensive experience in civil litigation on behalf of insurance companies and self-insureds with an emphasis on trial work and the defense of cases involving product liability, construction, medical malpractice, employment, professional liability, property damage, municipal liability, environmental, negligent security, motor vehicle tort and premises liability.

Mr Heermance is admitted to the State and Federal bars in New York, Massachusetts and the District of Columbia.

Mr Heermance is a member of the International Association of Defense Counsel, the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel, the Defense Research Institute, the Association of Defense Trial Attorneys, the Professional Liability Underwriting Society, the Professional Liability Defense Federation, the Property Loss Research Bureau, the Defense Association of New York and the New York Bar Association.

Mr Heermance and is AV rated by Martindale Hubble.

Specialties: Arson & Fraud, Commercial and Business, Construction, Environmental and Toxic Torts, Hospital & Medical Malpractice, Products Liability, Professional Liability, Property, Real Estate Agents and Brokers, Subrogation, Tort & Liability Defense, Transportation, Workers’ Compensation