Kenneth Fox

Partner

Ken Fox is a partner in the Philadelphia office of Lewis Brisbois and a member of the Medical Malpractice and Long-Term Care Practices.

Mr. Fox represents physicians, healthcare providers, hospitals, and related facilities in all aspects of liability litigation, including trials, mediation/arbitration, dispositive and other significant motions, appeals, and OPMC licensing matters. Mr. Fox’s practice also includes claims administration and advising on risk management issues in healthcare, general liability, employment, and Directors and Officers matters. He serves as Counsel for a major healthcare provider’s National Insurance Program.

Mr. Fox has given presentations and CLE lectures on subjects including Basic Concepts in Representing Municipal Defendants in Civil Litigation, Practical Issues Concerning the Failure to Procure Extended Reporting Coverage in Medical Malpractice Actions, and Analyzing Damages in Catastrophic Injury Cases. Mr. Fox has been a repeat guest speaker at Kings County Hospital Center National Healthcare Risk Management Week, lectured at NYU Langone Medical Center on medico-legal issues, and has been quoted in the book “A Financial Prescription for Doctors and Dentists—Strategies for Achieving Your Personal and Career Goals”. 

He recently was a panelist on the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management’s webinar addressing the risk management implications of the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization which overturned Roe v. Wade.

He has been recognized by his peers having been named to Super Lawyers and the International Advisory Experts Group.

Published Opinions

  • RICHARD J. SINSKI, JR., RESPONDENT-APPELLANT, v. WARREN KAHN, ETC., ET…
    • 276 A.D.2d 618 (N.Y. App. Div. 2000)
    • 715 N.Y.S.2d 320
  • Hazell v Hoffman 2004 NY Slip Op 50954(U) 
  • Atkinson v. Buch, 17 A.D.3d 222 (N.Y. App. Div. 2005)
    • 793 N.Y.S.2d 39
  • Bunea v. Cahaly, 37 A.D.3d 389 (N.Y. App. Div. 2007)
    • 2007 N.Y. Slip Op. 1061
    • 829 N.Y.S.2d 638
  • Scibelli v. Herman, 49 A.D.3d 627 (N.Y. App. Div. 2008)
    • 2008 N.Y. Slip Op. 2135
    • 856 N.Y.S.2d 126

Publications

Documents Protected from Discovery in Nursing Home Cases, AHRMNY Risk Management Journal, RMJ 2022, Volume II

Pro Bono & Philanthropy

Member Board of Directors - Bucks County Admirals Special Needs Hockey Club

Professional Presentations

  • Beyond the Politics: The Risk Management Implications of Dobbs, ASHRM Webinar Panelist, March 22, 2023
  • Faculty Member MedConnect Conference, Strategy for the Management of Claims and Lawsuits, November, 2022 
  • Protecting Patients & Healthcare Workers, Latte with a Lawyer Podcast, Episode 30, June 7, 2022
  • Guest Lecturer on Malpractice Litigation , Kings County Hospital Center National Healthcare Risk Management Week Seminar, June, 2010 
  • Guest Lecturer on Malpractice Litigation , Kings County Hospital Center National Healthcare Risk Management Week Seminar, June, 2009
  • Medico-Legal Issues in a Neurologically Impaired Infant Case, NYU Medical Center Department of OBGYN Grand Rounds, April 8, 2009
  • Analyzing Damages in Catastrophic Injury Cases, Co-Presentation with EPS Settlement Group, April 30, 2008
  • Practical Issues Concerning the Failure to Procure Extended Reporting Insurance Coverage in Actions For Medical and Dental Malpractice, April 17, 2007
  • Basic Concepts in Representing Municipal Defendants, July, 2006

Admissions

  • State Bar Admissions
    • New York
  • United States District Courts
    • United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
    • United States District Court for the Southern District of New York

Associations

  • The Association for Healthcare Risk Management of New York, Publications Committee
  • New York State Medical Malpractice Defense Bar
  • American Bar Association

Awards & Honors

  • Super Lawyers - New York Metro List 
  • International Advisory Experts Group

Education

Tufts University

Bachelor of Arts, English, 1993

Hofstra University, Maurice A. Dean School of Law

Juris Doctor, 1996

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