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218 Griffing Avenue, Riverhead, New York 11901
Established: 1956
Practice Areas Medical Malpractice Defense Hospital Malpractice Nursing Home Litigation Health Care Liability Insurance Coverage & Defense General Defense Civil Litigation State and Federal Courts Product Liability Appellate Practice Construction Accidents Premises Liability Trial and Coverage Opinions Declaratory Judgments
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About Us Our firm was established in 1956 and is dedicated to providing quality legal representation to the policyholders of many of the largest insurance companies in the U.S. We specialize in trial & appellate practice, in both state & federal court, in the fields of general negligence, construction accidents, premises liability, products liability & medical & hospital malpractice. We also provide coverage opinions to these same insurers and prosecute and defend declaratory judgment actions on their behalf.
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Additional Locations Mineola, New York 330 Old Country Road, Suite 305 Mineola, New York 11501 Telephone: 516-739-0400Fax: 516-739-0434Toll Free: 800-437-7737 Back To Top
Insurance Clients Non-Insurance Clients Armco, Inc. Choice Hotels International County of Suffolk CVS Pharmacy, Inc. Electrolux Outdoor Products, Inc. Genway Corporation Honeywell, Inc. MiniCo, Inc. New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens Northern Tool & Equipment Company North Shore-LIJ Health Systems Richmond University Medical Center Royal-Liverpool Group The Sherwin-Williams Company State of New York, Office of the Comptroller - Division of Medical Malpractice Subaru of America, Inc. Synergy Gas Corporation Town of North Hempstead Back To Top
Personnel Information Partners John D. Kelly — (1921-2000)
John Kenneth Rode — (Retired)
Shawn P. Kelly Riverhead, NY
Practice Areas Medical Malpractice Defense Hospital Malpractice Insurance Coverage & Defense Health Care Liability Professional Malpractice Insurance Defense Civil Trial Practice Product Liability Personal Injury Admitted New York, 1978 U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1979 U.S. Supreme Court U.S. Claims Court U.S. Court of Appeals, Armed Services Additional Biographical Details: Lecturer: New York State Bar Association; Practicing Law Institute; Nassau County Bar Association; Suffolk County Bar Association; American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (AAO-HNSF) 2016-2018; Adjunct Faculty Member, Hofstra University School of Law; New York Metro Division Super Lawyers (2007-2020); Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating AV Preeminent; 2017 Lawyers of Distinction-Civil Litigation (Top 10% in USA)
Memberships: New York State, Suffolk County (Chair, Trial Lawyers Section) and Nassau County (Chair, Trial Lawyers Section, 2001-2002) Bar Associations Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers Nassau-Suffolk Trial Lawyers Association (Member and Chairperson, Board of Directors, 1985-2002) New York State Medical Defense Bar Association New York State Medical Malpractice Task Force (Subcommittee Member, 2007) National Institute of Trial Advocacy Education: University of Notre Dame, B.B.A., 1974 St. John's University School of Law, J.D., 1977 Born: 1952
George J. Wilson Riverhead, NY
Practice Areas Negligence Medical Malpractice Insurance Coverage Product Liability Admitted New York, 1985 U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, 1989 U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York, 2003 Additional Biographical Details: Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating AV Preeminent; Top Lawyers, New York Law Journal (2015); New York Metro Division Super Lawyers (2016 & 2017)
Memberships: New York State and Nassau County Bar Associations Nassau-Suffolk Trial Lawyers Association Education: Hofstra University, New College, B.A. (magna cum laude), 1979 St. John's University School of Law, J.D., 1984 Born: 1957
Loris Zeppieri Riverhead, NY
Practice Areas Negligence Medical Malpractice Insurance Coverage Product Liability Admitted Memberships: Nassau-Suffolk Trial Lawyers Association (Officer; Past President; Past Treasurer) Education: Adelphi University, B.S., 1994 St. John's University School of Law, J.D., 1997 Language: Born: 1973
Kevin E. Way Riverhead, NY
Practice Areas Medical Malpractice Insurance Defense Admitted New York, 1986 New Jersey (Inactive) U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 2004 Additional Biographical Details: Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating AV Preeminent
Memberships: New York State and Nassau County Bar Associations Nassau-Suffolk Trial Lawyers Association Education: Cathedral College of the Immaculate Conception, B.A. (cum laude), 1982 Hofstra University School of Law, J.D., 1985 Born: 1960
Edward J. Kelly IV Riverhead, NY
Years of Experience: 27
Practice Areas Litigation Trial Practice Negligence Professional Malpractice Admitted New York, 1992 California, 2000 U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, 1996 U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, 2000 Memberships: Bronx County Bar Association Nassau-Suffolk Trial Lawyers Association Association of Former Intelligence Officers Education: Duke University, B.A. Economics, 1988 Boston University, J.D., 1991 Golden Gate University School of Law, LL.M. International Law, 2000 Language: Born: 1966
Peter D. Garone Riverhead, NY
Years of Experience: 36
Practice Areas Negligence Insurance Coverage & Defense Construction Accidents Product Liability Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Admitted New York, 1982 U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, 1986 U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 2009 Memberships: Nassau County Bar Association Nassau-Suffolk Trial Lawyers Association Education: University of Pittsburgh, B.S. Psychology (cum laude), 1976 St. John's University School of Law, J.D., 1981 Born: 1954
Hilary M. Wissemann Riverhead, NY
Admitted New York, 2013 U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, 2014 Memberships: New York State and Nassau County Bar Associations American Health Lawyers Association Education: St. John's University, B.A. (cum laude), 2008 St. John's University School of Law, J.D., 2012 Born: 1986
Brian M. Dunphy Riverhead, NY
Practice Areas Negligence Medical Malpractice Defense Hospital Malpractice Health Care Liability Insurance Coverage Product Liability Trial Practice Construction Accidents Civil Trial Practice •Auto Insurance Defense Admitted New York, 2003 U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, 2010 Memberships: Nassau County Bar Association Nassau-Suffolk Trial Lawyers Association Education: Saint Anselm College, B.A., History, 1996 St. John's University School of Law, J.D., 2002 Born: 1974
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Associates Christopher M. Abiuso Anita A. Ajiboye Mahe-Noor Baig Emma E. Browning Jessica Crimi Samantha Desousa Evan B. Feuerstein Shannon Fillmore Brian P. Flynn Marili D'Emilia Gelardi Christine M. Gibbons Jerel T. Greenidge Christina M. Gutierrez Andrew D. Hallerman Louis B. Imbroto Karena K. Ioannou Mary J. Joseph Gunjan Kishore Stephen F. Kusnetz Rachel M. Mahoney Laurence G. McDonnell Patrick J. McGrath John S. Meade IV Ashley M. Pappas Christopher J. Pedraita Jennifer Prusiecki Shikha Pursnani Debra E. Ruderman Tamir Saland Steve K. F. Scott Brian L. Smith Eric P. Tosca Back To Top
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