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Sharon Marie Sulimowicz
Ithaca, NY Insurance Defense Attorney with 28 years of experience
Insurance Defense, Business, Employment and Real Estate
Villanova University
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Scott Michael Duquin
Ellicottville, NY Insurance Defense Attorney with 21 years of experience
Insurance Defense and Products Liability
State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law
Scott Michael Duquin focuses his practice on Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice and Civil Litigation. Prior to joining us, Scott spent the first 11 years of his career doing insurance defense. He holds an AVVO Super rating, Martindale Distinguished, and has been named a Super Lawyer in Personal Injury every year since 2013.
Scott has extensive trial and appellate experience representing individuals to multi-national corporations in automobile liability, medical malpractice, products liability, toxic tort and catastrophic personal injury matters. Scott has successfully represented several small business owners in various litigated commercial matters.
In 2016, in a highly publicized case Scott was able to...
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Alex M. Neurohr
Ellicottville, NY Insurance Defense Lawyer with 9 years of experience
Insurance Defense, Business and Real Estate
State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law
Alex M. Neurohr is an Associate Attorney currently focusing his practice in our Corporate and Business Department, handling contract formation and enforcement, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate matters regarding formation, restructuring, and dissolution.
Mr. Neurohr also assists our Real Estate Department with property-related matters, including partition actions and boundary disputes, post-closing issues, and mortgage foreclosures.
Mr. Neurohr received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a minor in Marketing from Nova Southeastern University in 2011. He went on to obtain his Juris Doctor from State University of New York at Buffalo Law School, cum laude, in 2014.
Prior to joining HoganWillig,...
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Nicholas A. Taylor
Ellicottville, NY Insurance Defense Attorney with 5 years of experience
Insurance Defense, Business and Real Estate
The Pennsylvania State University School of Law
Nicholas A. Taylor is an Associate Attorney in HoganWillig’s Corporate and Business Department, handling contract formation and enforcement, corporate matters regarding formation, restructuring, and dissolution, and issues regarding commercial leasing of property.
Prior to joining HoganWillig, Mr. Taylor practiced insurance defense litigation, representing insurance carriers, employers, and third party administrators in workers’ compensation proceedings throughout Western New York.
Mr. Taylor graduated from Penn State Law at Pennsylvania State University and is an inducted member of the Woolsack Honor Society, which recognizes academic excellence. He is admitted to practice law in New York and is a member of the New York State and...
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Justin Lance Salkin
VESTAL, NY Insurance Defense Attorney with 10 years of experience
Insurance Defense, Appeals, Arbitration & Mediation and Employment
Albany Law School
Justin Salkin has experience in all phases of litigation in medical malpractice and insurance defense matters. He handles motions, depositions, and has achieved the dismissal of cases and strong settlements for his clients. He routinely defends civil service employees at arbitration as well.
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Julia C. Evans
Syracuse, NY Insurance Defense Attorney with 2 years of experience
Insurance Defense and Business
Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University
Julia is a passionate litigator practicing in commercial litigation and general liability insurance defense. She is also a skilled advisor to individuals and businesses in the cannabis industry, advising clients on cannabis related contracts, licensing, regulations, and compliance matters.
Julia’s long-time passion for aiding the cannabis industry began by seeing how life changing cannabis was for her grandmother battling terminal cancer. Her dedication to helping people achieve their goals within the cannabis community is unrivaled. Julia understands the inherent risks with entering an industry that remains federally illegal and highly stigmatized, and hopes that through community outreach, education, and positive...
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Jessica Jean Burgasser
Buffalo, NY Insurance Defense Attorney with 21 years of experience
Insurance Defense and Products Liability
State University of New York - Buffalo
Concentrating her practice in toxic tort insurance defense, Jessica works extensively with defendants alleged to have sold "asbestos-containing components" and provides experienced legal advice to a wide range of asbestos clients. These include equipment and friction manufacturers and retailers. This work involves coordinating a team of attorneys and paralegals in managing discovery and preparing cases for trial in high volume, document intensive cases. Jessica handles all aspects of non-asbestos litigation including other product liability matters, motor vehicle accidents, premises liability, labor law injuries, coverage litigation, and dog bite claims. Jessica has tried one bench trial to a directed verdict and...
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Lauren Miller
Syracuse, NY Insurance Defense Attorney with 28 years of experience
Insurance Defense and Arbitration & Mediation
Albany Law School
Ms. Miller has practiced law since 1996. She has litigated a variety of personal injury actions, such as premises liability, dram shop actions, construction litigation, auto accidents and premises liability suits. She has also represented both employees and employers with respect to workplace disputes, including claims of retaliatory discharge and employment discrimination. She litigates in state, federal, administrative and appellate courts, and is a member of the Onondaga County Bar Association Judiciary Committee. Ms. Miller lives in DeWitt, with her husband and two children.
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Alan Joseph Bedenko
Buffalo, NY Insurance Defense Attorney with 29 years of experience
Insurance Defense
Elisabeth Haub School of Law - Pace University
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Todd Michael Schiffmacher
Buffalo, NY Insurance Defense Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Defense, Appeals and Insurance Claims
Syracuse University College of Law
Todd M. Schiffmacher concentrates his practice in the area of personal injury wherein he handles auto accident, motorcycle accident, premises liability and product liability cases. He also practices commercial and construction litigation, collections, landlord / tenant, real estate and wills / trusts. He graduated cum laude from St. John Fisher College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Political Science. He obtained his Juris Doctor from Syracuse University College of Law. He previously served as trial counsel for William K. Mattar, P.C. and was formerly associated with the law firms of Webster Szanyi, LLP and Feldman...
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Roy A. Mura
Buffalo, NY Insurance Defense Lawyer with 37 years of experience
Insurance Defense, Appeals and Insurance Claims
State University of New York - Buffalo
Groomed to be an insurance coverage attorney reading William Safire's "On Language" column in the New York Times growing up in northern New Jersey and Rockland County, New York.
Practice includes insurance coverage analysis and litigation, first-party property, fraud and arson defense work for numerous property and casualty insurers on a state-wide and regional basis.
Has successfully litigated and tried numerous insurance fraud and coverage cases for insurers through trial and appeal in New York and writes and speaks regularly for insurers and adjusters on social media/connected device data investigations and various issues relating to insurance coverage, fraud, “bad faith” and the...
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James Long
Syracuse, NY Insurance Defense Attorney with 14 years of experience
(315) 991-8000
120 East Washington Street
Suite 304
Syracuse, NY 13202
Insurance Defense, Appeals, Business and IP
New York University School of Law
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Louis Casimer Mussari
Buffalo, NY Insurance Defense Attorney with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Defense and White Collar Crime
SUNY Buffalo Law School
Experience
After nearly a decade of public service as an Assistant District Attorney in the Erie County District Attorney’s Office, Louis C. Mussari founded a small boutique firm focused Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, and Insurance Defense Litigation.
Mr. Mussari is a consummate professional in the courtroom and his background as a prosecutor makes him a formidable opponent. Louis has successfully litigated jury trials to verdict in the following areas: Homicide, Rape, Gun Possession, Burglary, Strangulation, and Driving While Intoxicated.
Education
Following graduation from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 2008 (B.A. Psychology Magna Cum Laude) Mr. Mussari attended Law School...
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Elsa Johanna Schmidt
Buffalo, NY Insurance Defense Lawyer with 17 years of experience
(716) 853-3801
Rand Building, Suite 510
14 Lafayette Square
Buffalo, NY 14203
Insurance Defense
SUNY Buffalo Law School
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Matthew Mitchell
Buffalo, NY Insurance Defense Attorney with 36 years of experience
Insurance Defense, Employment, Environmental and Insurance Claims
Vermont Law School, Vermont Law School and University of New Hampshire School of Law
With more than 30 years’ experience practicing law, Matthew E. Mitchell, Esq., Senior Counsel in the Buffalo office of Tully Rinckey PLLC, has defended individuals, municipalities, and businesses in civil cases across New York State and Massachusetts. He has represented a variety of clients, including Consolidated Edison in multi-million dollar property damage cases, AMF Bakery Systems in asbestos litigation, and Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Institute in employment matters. Matt has also defended individuals and corporations through their insurers, from auto accident personal injury claims to Superfund cost recovery actions. He has provided coverage opinions interpreting provisions of a variety of...
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Jared Richard Mack
VESTAL, NY Insurance Defense Attorney with 8 years of experience
Insurance Defense and Employment
Albany Law School
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Gilbert M. Hoffman
SYRACUSE, NY Insurance Defense Attorney with 42 years of experience
Insurance Defense and Real Estate
Syracuse University College of Law
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Mark Andrew Babilonia
Syracuse, NY Insurance Defense Attorney with 34 years of experience
Insurance Defense, Business, Employment and Products Liability
Quinnipiac University School of Law and Quinnipiac University School of Law
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Jon P. Yormick
Buffalo, NY Insurance Defense Lawyer with 34 years of experience
(866) 967-6425
2000 Liberty Building
424 Main Street
Buffalo, NY 14202
Insurance Defense, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and International
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Laurence D. Behr
Buffalo, NY Insurance Defense Lawyer
43 Court Street, Suite 600
600 Convention Towers
Buffalo, NY 14202
Insurance Defense, Appeals and Insurance Claims
State University of New York - Buffalo and State University of New York - Buffalo
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Christie Tomm Addona
Tarrytown, NY Insurance Defense Attorney with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Defense, Appeals, Environmental and Real Estate
St. John's University School of Law
Christie Tomm Addona is a Partner at Silverberg Zalantis LLC. She has extensive experience working on Litigation and Appeals, Land Use Applications, and Municipal matters. She represents clients on Article 78 Proceedings, defending and challenging administrative decisions. Additionally, Christie also counsels on Employment Law and Commercial Litigation issues.
Christie has prior experience in several Civil Litigation firms. She has worked from the beginning of lawsuits through trials and appeals for Insurance Defense, Tort, Maritime, Contract and Employment Law cases. Christie has represented a vast array of clients including individuals, large corporations, and non-profit corporations.
In 2005, Christie received...
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Joshua Brett Sandberg
Melville, NY Insurance Defense Attorney with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Defense
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
As a former defense attorney who has not only defended personal injury claims but also legal malpractice claims, I understand what to do and, more importantly, what not to do when handling a personal injury case.
Defending lawyers and law firms against legal malpractice claims, I witnessed firsthand the mistakes that can be made when handling personal injury cases. That experience gave me the tools to become an aggressive and successful personal injury attorney who pays attention to detail.
I am a Long Island native. I received my undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan in 2001 and my law degree from...
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David Haber
Garden City, NY Insurance Defense Attorney with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Defense, Business, IP and Insurance Claims
Columbia Law School
David Haber is a partner at Cobert, Haber & Haber with expertise in complex litigation.
David has represented Plaintiffs and Defendants in Federal and State Courts in a variety of matters, including commercial, personal injury, and intellectual property litigation.
David is also active in the firm’s transactional practice, representing institutional lenders in making secured loans to New York City Taxi Medallion Owners.
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William Robert Larkin
New York, NY Insurance Defense Attorney with 21 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Defense, Appeals, Arbitration & Mediation and Employment
Brooklyn Law School
Bill has 20+ years of litigation and law firm management experience. He is hardworking, efficient and detail oriented with strong leadership skills and a proven track record. He is extremely organized with a strong ability to multi-task. Bill works well in a team environment and is capable of handling complex matters and providing guidance to other team members to ensure that all matters are handled properly.
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Louis Gasparini
Brewster, NY Insurance Defense Lawyer with 21 years of experience
1441 Route 22 Suite 206
Brewster, NY 10509
Insurance Defense, Business, Products Liability and Real Estate
Albany Law School
At Lynch Schwab, we handle all legal matters in every county in New York State, and can appear throughout all of Connecticut. We provide clients with thorough, cost conscious and effective representation. All of our attorneys have previously trained at large litigation law firms, and are dedicated to providing the same services which a large firm can provide, but with the small firm personal client relationship. Our Firm handles all aspects of the legal practice, representing major insurers, municipalities, small businesses, large businesses and individuals. We also represent clients on non-litigation matters, such as real estate closings, commercial and business...
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Richard A. Fogel
ISLIP, NY Insurance Defense Attorney with 37 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Defense, Business, Environmental and Products Liability
Fordham University School of Law
I am a Litigation Attorney that concentrates my practice on Insurance Coverage, Toxic Torts, Environmental, Product Liability & Commercial Litigation. In particular, I represent landlords, small businesses such as manufacturers, distributors, retailers, waste haulers and dry cleaners, and I defend insured businesses for insurance companies. For more than two decades I have defended litigation claims involving lead paint, mold, asbestos, benzene, ink, and other toxic tort and environmental claims as well as related insurance coverage disputes and disputes between insurance companies. I routinely litigate commercial and contractual claims as well as shareholder and partnership disputes for small businesses and I...
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Colin E Kaufman
New York, NY Insurance Defense Lawyer with 45 years of experience
Insurance Defense, Business and Real Estate
Fordham University School of Law
Colin E. Kaufman concentrates in trial work and litigation, primarily commercial, tort and real estate-related. Kaufman has been in practice for forty years, all of it in litigation.
Kaufman received his law degree from Fordham University Law School. He has instructed in trial skills and advocacy for the NYS Bar Association, NYS Department of Criminal Justice Services Basic Prosecutors' Course, Bureau of Municipal Police Training School, Westchester County DA's Office,Special Prosecutor's Office and Lorman Educational Services. He has authored or coauthored three manuals for trial lawyers, Trial of a Negligence Case, Taking and Defending Effective Depositions, and Real Evidence for the...
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Andrew Matthew Lieb
Manhasset, NY Insurance Defense Attorney with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Defense, Business and Real Estate
Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University
Andrew M. Lieb is the Managing Attorney of Lieb at Law, P.C., with a practice focus on real estate and corporate litigation / compliance.
Mr. Lieb has offices in Smithtown and Manhasset, New York, and provides a wide range of legal services throughout the New York / Connecticut Metro area.
Practice areas include real estate brokerage license law, contractual litigation, fair housing and discrimination, estate disputes, residential and commercial landlord / tenant needs, business entity structuring, premises liability, ownership disputes and more.
Mr. Lieb is admitted to practice law in New York, Connecticut and Colorado as well as the Federal Courts for...
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Patrick D. Bonner Jr.
White Plains, NY Insurance Defense Lawyer with 33 years of experience
Insurance Defense, Business and Products Liability
New York Law School
Patrick D. Bonner Jr. is a founding member of Menz Bonner Komar & Koenigsberg and has been a practicing trial lawyer for over twenty-five years. His practice has focused on a wide variety of complex commercial litigation matters, including contract actions, business and financial disputes, insurance coverage disputes, insurance defense matters and product liability cases. He also represents both individual and corporate clients involved in employment litigation, reinsurance disputes, securities arbitrations, fraud cases and various other complex business disputes. Mr. Bonner has also represented companies and Boards of Directors in connection with internal investigations into alleged corporate and employee misconduct.
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Antonio Geraldo Marano
Hempstead, NY Insurance Defense Attorney with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Defense and Appeals
Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
Admitted to practice law in the States of New York, California, Florida and New Jersey.
I graduated from St. John's University with a Bachelor of Science in Marketing in 1999.
I graduated from Touro Law School in May of 2003.
I worked for an in-house insurance carrier for approximately nine years, representing defendants in primarily auto and premises personal injury actions.
Thereafter, I worked as in house counsel for MVAIC, the Motor Vehicle Accident Indemnification Corporation.
I have been operating my own freelance motion and appellate drafting business for approximately nine years, serving law firms and solo practitioners in the New York City...
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Carol M. Wickham
White Plains, NY Insurance Defense Lawyer with 45 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Defense
Golden Gate University School of Law
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Patrick W. Begos
Bronxville, NY Insurance Defense Lawyer with 36 years of experience
Insurance Defense, Appeals, Arbitration & Mediation and Bankruptcy
Columbia Law School
Patrick W. Begos is a founding member of the firm and senior partner in the Westport office. He heads the firm's trial and appellate group. Pat brings 19 years of litigation, arbitration, mediation and negotiation experience to the firm.
Prior to forming Begos Horgan & Brown, Patrick was a partner in the New York City litigation firm Molton & Meekins (1995-1998), and he was previously associated with Weil, Gotshal & Manges (1990-1995); and Lane & Mittendorf (1988-1990).
He is a current member of the Trial Tactics and the Life, Health and Disability Sections of the Defense Research Institute, and a member...
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Gary Berdeen
New York, NY Insurance Defense Attorney with 23 years of experience
(332) 255-8500
1177 Avenue of the Americas, 5th Fl.
New York, NY 10036
Insurance Defense and Insurance Claims
Syracuse University College of Law
Gary has been practicing law for over fifteen years. He began at a large law firm representing Fortune 500 companies in civil litigation and individuals in family law matters. He has since represented clients in complex matters pending in state and federal courts throughout the nation, including breach of contract, product liability, personal injury, wrongful death and insurance coverage/bad faith disputes. He also has substantial experience representing clients in family law matters, including divorce, property distribution, support and custody. After practicing with other law firms, he founded the Berdeen Law Firm to offer personalized legal services to...
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Matthew S. Lerner
Albany, NY Insurance Defense Lawyer with 24 years of experience
Insurance Defense, Appeals, Business and Insurance Claims
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Ryan P. Bailey
Albany, NY Insurance Defense Lawyer
Insurance Defense and Employment
Albany Law School
Ryan Bailey focuses on civil litigation and serious personal injury cases. Mr. Bailey recently returned to the firm after serving as an Assistant Corporation Counsel for the City of Schenectady. During his tenure with the City of Schenectady, Mr. Bailey counseled the Corporation Counsel, department heads, and the City Council on a variety of different civil matters including personal injury, breach of contract, tax assessments, and environmental law. On behalf of the City, Mr. Bailey prepared contracts, drafted ordinances, and conducted settlement negotiations. Mr. Bailey’s connection to the City of Schenectady continues as he was recently appointed to serve as...
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John Daniel Megerian
New York, NY Insurance Defense Attorney with 17 years of experience
Insurance Defense, Business, Employment and Insurance Claims
Fordham University School of Law and Elisabeth Haub School of Law - Pace University
John D. Megerian founded Megerian Law Firm, PLLC in April, 2015. Prior to opening his private practice, Mr. Megerian gained valuable experience working for two prestigious law firms, while handling cases from inception to trial. He obtained a Juris Doctorate and International Law Certificate from Pace University School of Law in 2006. He also obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Fordham University in 2003, where he was the recipient of the International GLOBE Honor Student Award. Mr. Megerian’s scope of practice is focused on Commercial and Business Litigation, Real Estate Transactions, Immigration Law, Wills...
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Janice Gail Roven
NEW YORK, NY Insurance Defense Attorney with 39 years of experience
Insurance Defense and Products Liability
Emory University School of Law
Janice Roven has been practicing law for over 30 years. She graduated cum laude from Barnard College, Columbia University with Honors in Political Science and was elected to the Dean’s List. She is one of the only female lawyers in New York with a Masters Degree in Litigation. Janice obtained her Juris Doctor at Emory University School of Law where she successfully completed the National Institute of Trial Advocacy Program. Ms. Roven received an LL.M. from Emory in the area of Litigation. She is admitted to practice law in New York, New Jersey and Georgia. Additionally, she is admitted to practice...
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Alan Robert Sacks
New York, NY Insurance Defense Lawyer with 46 years of experience
Insurance Defense, Arbitration & Mediation and Insurance Claims
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Beginning his career in insurance defense, coverage analysis and litigation, Alan soon became general counsel to a New Orleans-based insurance consulting firm, where he assisted clients with specifications for coverage, captive formation, claims handling and loss mitigation. He was instrumental in the passing of the Louisiana Oilfield Anti-Indemnity Act and for many years represented the London market in CGL, marine and contractual liability claims, largely in the context of the “oil patch”. In 2005, Alan relocated his primary residence to New York, and continues to practice there as well as in Louisiana, focusing on construction, contract, and insurance...
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Michael S. Komar
White Plains, NY Insurance Defense Attorney with 41 years of experience
Insurance Defense, Business and Securities
Cornell University
Michael S. Komar has almost twenty-five years of experience handling complex insurance coverage and commercial litigation matters. Mr. Komar's insurance coverage litigation experience has included handling dozens actions involving pollution, asbestos, silica, lead paint, toxic tort, construction defect, general liability and California Prop. 64 and 65 claims, in addition to representing insurance clients in prepackaged bankruptcy, reinsurance, broker liability and first-party property disputes. Many of the coverage actions defended by Mr. Komar involved claims not only for declaratory judgment and breach of contract, but also bad faith and unfair claim handling practices.
Mr. Komar has developed an intimate working knowledge of...
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Melissa K. Driscoll
White Plains, NY Insurance Defense Lawyer with 20 years of experience
Insurance Defense and Business
Quinnipiac University School of Law
Melissa Driscoll practices in a wide array of general and commercial litigation matters with an emphasis on insurance coverage matters. Ms. Driscoll frequently appears in both state and federal courts on behalf of clients.
Ms. Driscoll earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from the State University of New York at Geneseo in 1998 with a degree in Communications. She received her Juris Doctor from Quinnipiac University School of Law in May 2004. While in law school, Ms. Driscoll was a summer associate at the Firm and was a legal intern at the Quinnipiac University School of Law Civil Clinic where she...