Ep 254 | Joseph Bavaro | One of New York's Most Respected Medical Malpractice Trial Attorneys
The Lawyer Stories Podcast
Benjamin Gold
5.0 • 541 Ratings
🗓️ 18 February 2026
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
When preparation meets purpose, powerful institutions take notice.
The Lawyer Stories Podcast Episode 254 features Joseph Bavaro, Senior Partner at Salenger, Sack, Kimmel, & Bavaro, and one of New York's most respected trial attorneys in medical malpractice. We discuss Joe's story - a father who didn't finish school, a mother who worked as a court clerk, and his early days as a prosecutor in the Sex Crimes Special Victims Unit at the Staten Island DA's Office.
Today, Joe approaches complex cases from the client's perspective and prepares every matter as if it's headed to trial. Inspired by Marvin Salenger, Joe has become a cornerstone of SSKB's trial practice - known for his aggressive courtroom presence, meticulous preparation, and unwavering dedication to fighting for the little guy against powerful institutions and giving clients a true voice.
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| 0:00.0 | You are listening to the Lawyer Stories podcast with host Benny Gold. Lawyer Stories was founded |
| 0:05.9 | in July 2017 on Instagram and is an expanding global network of lawyers and law students sharing |
| 0:12.4 | their personal journeys to the noble profession of the practice of law. Join us on this podcast |
| 0:18.2 | as we dig deeper into these stories and hear from lawyers and law students from around the world in all areas of the legal profession. |
| 0:26.0 | Here at lawyer stories, we believe that every lawyer has a story. What's yours? |
| 0:34.7 | Welcome to the Lawyer Stories podcast with Benny Gold. |
| 0:38.7 | Today we're joined by Joseph Bavaro, senior partner at Salinger Sack, Kimmelin Bavarro, and one of New York's most respected trial attorneys and medical malpractice and catastrophic personal injury litigation. |
| 0:52.8 | With more than 25 years of experience, Joe has built a reputation as a fierce courtroom |
| 0:58.1 | advocate with an unwavering commitment to representing individuals and families who have been |
| 1:02.9 | seriously harmed by negligence. |
| 1:05.4 | Joe began his legal career in the district attorney's office where public service was deeply |
| 1:10.6 | rewarding, but he soon realized |
| 1:12.0 | his true calling with civil litigation, particularly medical malpractice, where he could fight for |
| 1:17.8 | the little guy, against powerful institutions. Introduced early in his career to the firm's |
| 1:23.7 | founder Marvin Salinger, Joe went on to become a cornerstone of SSKB's trial practice |
| 1:29.6 | known for his aggressive courtroom presence, meticulous preparation, and dedication to giving |
| 1:36.7 | his clients a voice. Welcome, Joe. What an intro. Thank you so much for having me. |
| 1:42.2 | That's a lot. There's a lot to break down there if we went piece by piece. |
| 1:45.4 | A lot of an interesting, too, that I'd love to hear. It sounds like it was ruined by my mom. By your mom. Well, that'd be nice. Maybe it was. You actually sent it to me earlier this afternoon. Yeah, wow. Yeah, it's a lot to break down. I'm pretty proud. |
| 2:00.7 | Hearing that, I'm pretty proud of this guy, |
| 2:03.6 | Joe Bavarro, and what he's done. Yeah, yeah. I mean, you back from Staten Island, not so bad. |
| 2:08.3 | Hey, look, you know, I want to shout out Jeff Kimmel episode 240. Great guy. We really had a good |
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