Gerardo has over a decade of litigation experience and focuses his practice on all aspects of construction litigation, including New York Labor Law, construction defect, and related property damage claims.Gerardo takes pride in his strong analytical, oral advocacy, and writing skills. He excels in creatively shaping high-stakes litigation to achieve […]
Group: Personal Injury and Property Damage Liability Defense
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A Trinidadian by birth, Adrian Scantlebury joined the firm after practicing in the Caribbean for almost 20 years. While overseas, he successfully represented clients in insurance defense, personal injury, admiralty, condominium matters, property damage, commercial, and other civil matters before the Supreme and Appellate courts. Adrian had an international client […]
Alexandra joined the firm as an experienced litigator having handled the highest exposure cases for Corporation Counsel for over 10 years. As a member of the Special Litigation Unit of the New York City Law Department, Alex was responsible for handling the City’s highest catastrophic tort cases, including defending the […]
Alisa Dultz is an accomplished litigator with over 30 years of experience in both the state and appellate courts. She has been a trusted advocate for her insurance and construction clients and her formidable brief writing skills and legal acumen serve as valuable assets to trial and appellate counsel. Prior […]
Since his admission to the Bars of New York and New Jersey in 2009 and 2008 respectively, Alex has been handling high exposure commercial and insurance defense matters including construction, auto and a diverse array of premises cases. He is a Member of the New York State Academy of Trial […]
Lenore Benessere focuses on litigation, representing clients in personal injury cases involving New York Labor Law, premises liability litigation and construction accident cases. Ms. Benessere has also handled breach of contract claims and contractual indemnification matters, as well as appellate work. Ms. Benessere participates in Continuing Education Programs, lecturing on […]
Dharman Niles focuses his practice on liability insurance coverage and complex litigation matters at the trial and appellate levels. Dharman also handles much of the firm's Connecticut practice, including insurance coverage litigation and civil defense. Dharman has practiced in both New York and Connecticut, working on a variety of issues […]
Wendy Cardali is the managing partner for our Long Island office. Since 1993 she has been representing clients in all facets of casualty defense litigation. Wendy has a wide range of experience in complex product liability and construction cases, as well as in toxic tort matters. She has authored and […]
Since his admission to practice in 2002, Rob has concentrated on all forms of general litigation and medical malpractice defense, including the defense of physicians and hospitals in both state and federal courts. Rob has been involved in many complex cases, handling matters from inception through trial.
Stuart Glass has over 20 years of extensive experience in the representation of companies and individuals in high exposure cases, trials and appeals. His areas of practice include labor law, construction accidents and defects, premises liability, lead paint poisoning, medical malpractice, negligent security, products liability (manufacturers and distributors), smoke detector/fire […]
James Ricciardi has been practicing in the area of insurance coverage and defense for entirety of his career. As a former law clerk to the Honorable Daniel M. Waldman, J.S.C. (Ret.) of the Superior Court of New Jersey, he has brought to the firm an intimate knowledge of New Jersey […]
Ian concentrates his practice on the defense of all types of negligence based lawsuits in the state and federal courts of New York. Ian has extensive experience representing owners, construction managers and contractors in construction site litigation and is familiar with the complexities of the New York State Labor Law. […]
Dan focuses his trial practice on the defense of all types of negligence-based lawsuits in the state and federal courts of New York and New Jersey, and in Connecticut’s federal court. Dan has extensive experience with a wide range of case types, including automobile and trucking, complex construction accidents, premises […]
Deanna Hazen’s practice focuses on the defense of negligence-based lawsuits involving complex construction accidents, premises liability and security, and automobile and trucking accidents. Her practice involves both personal injury and property damage claims in the State of New York. Deanna has significant experience representing owners and contractors in construction site […]
Adam Stark, the firm’s Managing Partner, has successfully represented insurers in a broad range of complex insurance coverage matters in state and federal courts as well as in private arbitrations and mediations. He has handled a variety of defense cases including construction defect, environmental liability, professional liability, property and casualty […]