Brilliant Legal – the Smart Choice
As a small firm, we are able to offer personal, individualized service that the larger firms cannot match. Your case will be more than just a number or a name on a file, and you will never be transferred to a nameless staff member who does not know you or your case. Our clients, both individual and corporate, get to know each of our staff members on a first name basis, allowing us to meet your individual needs.
We take pride in knowing the details of each and every case. Our clients can easily contact us via telephone and e-mail, and they can be confident that they will receive a prompt response, with the peace of mind that comes from knowing that we are always ready to help.
Meet Our Attorneys
Robyn M. Brilliant, Esq.
Robyn M. Brilliant, Esq. has managed her own law firm since 1993. Her law practice focuses on complex civil litigation, which includes personal injury, wrongful death, no-fault coverage and insurance coverage. She represents clients in courts and arbitrations throughout New York, lectures nationally regarding the issues related to the practice of no-fault law, and has published articles concerning no-fault insurance issues (thus becoming a well-known authority in the field).
Education
Hofstra Law School (J.D. 1990)
University Center at Albany (B.A. 1987)
Admitted to Practice
New York (January 1991)
United States District Court, Southern District of New York (October 1992)
United States District Court, Eastern District of New York (October 1992)
Desirée Ortiz, Esq.
Desirée Ortiz, Esq. is an associate at Robyn M. Brilliant, P.C. where she focuses on personal injury, wrongful death, no-fault coverage and insurance coverage. Prior to attending law school, Desirée worked as a Legal Assistant at the firm. Desirée received a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a minor in Biology from the University of New York at Albany in 2006 and her Juris Doctor from Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center in 2017.
While obtaining her law degree, she externed as a Red Hook Peacemaker for the Center for Court Innovation and interned with the Disaster Relief Clinic at Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center. She was awarded Dean’s List recognition.
Fluent in Spanish
Education
Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center (J.D. 2017)
University at Albany (B.A. 2006)
Admitted to Practice
New York (April 2018)
Tori Buttrum, Esq.
Tori Buttrum, Esq. is an associate at Robyn M. Brilliant, P.C. where she focuses on personal injury, wrongful death, no-fault coverage and insurance coverage. She received her Bachelor of Arts in History from Boston University in 2014 and her Juris Doctor from Pepperdine School of Law in 2018, graduating with a Certificate in Dispute Resolution from the Straus Institute. Tori received the CALI Award in both Evidence Law and Public International Law.
While obtaining her law degree, Tori externed for the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office in the Juvenile and Major Crimes divisions. She was also an Associate Editor for the Pepperdine Journal of Business Entrepreneurship and the Law.
Education
Pepperdine School of Law (J.D. 2018)
Boston University (B.A. 2014)
Admitted to Practice
New York (July 2019)
