Kaitlyn Acerbo

Kaitlyn joins the insurance defense practice group as an Associate after working at the firm for over 7 years. Prior to joining the firm as an associate, Kaitlyn worked at the firm as a Paralegal and Summer Intern. She works on matters including construction site accidents, OSHA investigations, labor law violations, premises liability, and wrongful death claims. She is currently working on the defense of matters brought under the newly enacted New York Child Victims Act. Kaitlyn has also co-authored an article titled “Sports and Recreational Activities – Game Over? Or, Let the Games Begin?” regarding assumption of the risk doctrine as applied to recreational sports and playground safety. The article was presented at the 2019 annual Torts Insurance and Compensation Meeting.

Kaitlyn earned her Bachelor’s degree from SUNY Albany in 2009. In 2020, she graduated Cum Laude with her J.D. from Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University. During her third year of law school, Kaitlyn was a Student Intern at the Pace Investor Rights Clinic, a part of John Jay Legal Services, where she represented investors of modest means in arbitrable securities disputes before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s (FINRA) Dispute Resolution. Additionally, Kaitlyn was a qualifier for the school’s National Moot Court Team and she participated in FINRA’s Securities Dispute Resolution Triathlon.