Tara K. Curcillo
EducationJ.D., St. John's University School of Law, 1992;
New York International Law Review Student Editorial Board Member;
Scholarship Recipient for outstanding performance in Moot Court Competition (Top 6/150 competitors);
Associate Justice, Moot Court Executive Board;
Recipient of American Jurisprudence Award for Excellence in Legal Writing;
Criminal and Civil Trial Institute Competition – Honorable Mention.
B.A., James Madison University, magna cum laude, 1988;
Class Vice President;
Sigma Phi Lambda and Sigma Tau
Delta Academic Honor Societies
ProfessionalMember, Bar of the State of New York, 1993
Member, Bar of the State of New Jersey, 1993
Member, Bar of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, 1993
Member, Bar of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 1993
Member, Bar of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, 1993
Legal Employment History>DOPF, P.C.
Member, June 2012 - Present>Kopff, Nardelli & Dopf
Member, January 2000 - May 2012>Kopff, Nardelli & Dopf
Associate, September 1992 - January 2000>Kopff, Nardelli & Dopf
Legal Intern, June 1991 - April 1992>Mordente & Golfinopolous
Legal Intern, June 1990 - August 1990>Law Offices of William H. Harrison
Paralegal, January 1989 - May 1989Legal AssociationsMember, New York State Bar Association
Member, New York County Lawyers' Association
Member, New York Women's Bar Association
Member, American Bar Association
Litigation BackgroundMs. Curcillo focuses on all phases of litigation up to and including trial. She has also handled multiple mediations and arbitrations. In addition to complex medical malpractice cases, Ms. Curcillo litigates cases involving construction accident liability, general negligence claims and toxic tort claims.