Harold S. Youngentob graduated from law school at the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1969, and was admitted to the bar in New York in 1970. He obtained intensive litigation experience under the guidance of Aaron J. Broder of the firm of F. Lee Bailey and Aaron J. Broder, who were in the forefront in the drive to modernize settlements and trial methods in the State of New York.   Mr. Youngentob joined Goodell, Stratton, Edmonds & Palmer in 1972. His professional experience has since been concentrated in civil litigation with an emphasis on the defense of personal injury claims. Mr. Youngentob is admitted to practice law in Kansas, Missouri and New York.   Presently Mr. Youngentob is a partner in the fields of medical and dental malpractice defense, miscellaneous employment liability, insurance coverage litigation and intellectual property litigation. In this regard, Mr. Youngentob has lectured on the subject of trial tactics, medical malpractice and related topics. He has addressed bar associations and medical societies, and has contributed to the development of concepts which have since become standard in the trial of cases.   Additionally, Mr. Youngentob has been involved in the successful pursuit of monetary damages on behalf of claimants, as reflected by the following examples: approximately $2 million in recoveries for school boards and owners of other buildings with defective roofs; a multi-million dollar settlement on behalf of a telecommunications corporation in a contractual claim against its former parent; a substantial settlement on behalf of a workman injured in a gas explosion caused by the negligence of an electrical contractor; a large settlement on behalf of an individual and class injured by reason of a Ponzi security scheme; and a large settlement for a non-profit corporation claiming to have been deprived of its intellectual property.   Mr. Youngentob is a member of the American, Kansas and Topeka Bar Associations. He is a member of the Kansas Trial Lawyers Association and The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.   He also is involved in the work of other civic and professional organizations including membership on the Civil Justice Reform Act Advisory Group for the District of Kansas, and as a mediator for the U.S. District Court, District of Kansas. He is an active member of the Board of Directors of the YMCA and served as chairman of the Board. He is active in Temple Beth Shalom as a member of its Board of Directors.   Mr. Youngentob can be contacted by e-mail at hyoungentob@goodellstrattonlaw.com.

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