Best's Recommended Insurance Attorneys
General Defense
Congdon Flaherty O'Callaghan Reid Donlon Travis & Fishlinger
- Telephone: 516-542-5900
- Fax: 516-542-5912
- E-Mail: Cschnepp@cfolegal.com
- Website: www.cfolegal.com
Established: 1975
Practice Areas
- Insurance Defense
- Subrogation
Client Information
Insurance Clients
- AmTrust North America
- California Casualty Management Company
- Century Insurance Group
- Chubb Services Corporation
- Crawford & Company
- Kemper Insurance Company
- Liberty Mutual Insurance Company
- The Main Street America Group
- MetLife Auto & Home
- National General Insurance Company
- New York Central Mutual Fire Insurance Company
- New York Municipal Insurance Reciprocal
- New York Schools Insurance Reciprocal
- New York State Insurance Department, Liquidation Bureau
- Peerless Insurance Company
- Sedgwick CMS
- State Insurance Fund of New York
- Western World Insurance Group
- The Wright Insurance Companies
Non-Insurance Clients
- Interstate Brands Company
- New York City Housing Authority
Personnel Information
Founder
Alan E. Congdon — (1932-1989)
Partners
Lawrence H. Reid, Jr. — (1946-2015)
Michael S. Congdon — (Retired)
Edward J. Donlon — (Retired)
James J. Leyden, Jr. — (Retired)
Laura A. Endrizzi
Uniondale, NY
Admitted
- New York, 1987
- U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, 1997
- U.S. Supreme Court
Education:
- Fordham University, B.A., 1984
- St. John's University School of Law, J.D., 1987
Born: 1962
Thomas M. Evans
Uniondale, NY
Admitted
- New York, 1988
Memberships:
- New York State and Nassau County Bar Associations
Education:
- St. John's University, B.A., 1985
- St. John's University School of Law, J.D., 1988
Born: 1964
William J. Fishlinger
Uniondale, NY
Admitted
- New York, 1988
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
Memberships:
- American, New York State and Nassau County Bar Associations
- Defense Research Institute
Education:
- University of Maryland, B.A., 1971
- St. John's University School of Law, J.D., 1987
Born: 1944
John P. Flaherty
Uniondale, NY
Admitted
- Hawaii, 1972
- New York, 1973
- U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Second and Ninth Circuits
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Military Appeals
Memberships:
- Hawaii State, Nassau County and Suffolk County Bar Associations
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America
- Nassau-Suffolk Trial Lawyers Association
Education:
- Hofstra University, B.A. (cum laude), 1969
- Fordham Law School, J.D., 1972
- Columbia University Law Masters Program
Law Review:
Fordham Law Review
Born: 1948
Christine Gasser
Uniondale, NY
Admitted
- New York, 1988
- U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Memberships:
- American Bar Association
Education:
- Fordham University, B.A. (magna cum laude), 1974
- Fordham University, M.S., 1978
- St. John's University School of Law, J.D. (cum laude), 1987
Law Review:
Editor, St. John's Law Review
Born: 1953
Jane M. O'Callaghan
Uniondale, NY
Admitted
- Connecticut, 1994
- New York, 1995
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
Memberships:
- American, New York State and Nassau County Bar Associations
Education:
- Regis College, B.A., 1988
- St. John's University School of Law, J.D., 1994
Born: 1966
Paula Pavlides
Uniondale, NY
Admitted
- New York, 1996
- New Jersey
- U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York
Memberships:
- Queens County Bar Association
Education:
- Loyola College, B.A., 1992
- St. John's University School of Law, J.D., 1995
Born: 1970
Charles M. Schnepp, Jr.
Uniondale, NY
Admitted
- New York, 1984
- U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York, 1989
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Memberships:
- New York State and Suffolk County Bar Associations
- Defense Research Institute
Education:
- Dowling College, B.B.A., 1973
- St. John's University School of Law, J.D., 1983
Born: 1951
Francis X. Schroeder
Uniondale, NY
Admitted
- New York, 1990
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, 1995
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 2006
Memberships:
- Nassau County Bar Association
- Nassau-Suffolk Trial Lawyers Association
Education:
- Villanova University, B.S., 1981
- Villanova University School of Law, J.D., 1989
Born: 1959
Kathy A. Schulze-Leyden
Uniondale, NY
Admitted
- Missouri, 1989
- New York, 1990
Additional Biographical Details:
Registered Nurse, New York State
Memberships:
- American Bar Association
Education:
- Adelphi University, B.S.N., 1982
- University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, J.D., 1989
Born: 1960
Francis A. Travis
Uniondale, NY
Admitted
- New York, 1980
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York
- U.S. Court of Military Appeals
Memberships:
- New York State and Nassau Bar Associations
- Nassau-Suffolk Trial Lawyers Association
- New York State Trial Lawyers Association
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Education:
- Boston College, B.A., 1969
- Vermont Law School, J.D., 1979
Law Review:
Editor, Vermont Law Review
Born: 1947
Associates
Robert T. Krause — (Retired)
Thomas J. Cicillini
Uniondale, NY
Years of Experience: 4
Admitted
- New York, 2014
Education:
- Hofstra University School of Law, J.D., 2013
Born: 1987
Avis Spencer Decaire
Uniondale, NY
Admitted
- New York, 2000
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York
Memberships:
- New York State Bar Association
Education:
- Siena College, B.A., 1996
- Albany Law School of Union University, J.D., 1999
Born: 1974
James V. Derenze
Uniondale, NY
Admitted
- New York, 1988
Education:
- Adelphi University, B.A., 1982
- Hofstra University School of Law, J.D., 1988
Born: 1959
Kathleen D. Foley
Uniondale, NY
Admitted
- Connecticut, 1992
- New York, 1993
- U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 1994
Memberships:
- New York State and Nassau County Bar Associations
Education:
- Hofstra University, B.A., 1985
- St. John's University School of Law, J.D., 1992
Law Review:
Editor, St. John's Law Review
Born: 1963
Joseph S. Holotka
Uniondale, NY
Years of Experience: 33
Admitted
- New York, 1984
Education:
- Western New England College School of Law, J.D., 1982
Language:
- Spanish
Born: 1956
Heather J. Mondelli
Uniondale, NY
Admitted
- Connecticut, 2001
- New York
- U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, 2004
Memberships:
- New York State and Nassau County Bar Associations
- American Trial Lawyers Association
Education:
- Boston College, B.A., 1997
- Santa Clara University School of Law, J.D., 2000
Born: 1975
Thomas J. Nemia
Uniondale, NY
Years of Experience: 30
Admitted
- New Jersey, 1989
- Connecticut
- New York, 1990
Education:
- New York University, B.A., 1984
- Creighton University School of Law, J.D., 1987
Born: 1962
Lynne B. Prommersberger
Uniondale, NY
Admitted
- New York, 1992
- U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York
Memberships:
- American, New York State and Nassau County Bar Associations
Education:
- New York Institute of Technology, B.S., 1978
- Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, J.D., 1991
Born: 1956
Jason L. Pullman
Uniondale, NY
Years of Experience: 7
Admitted
- New York, 2010
Education:
- Roger Williams University School of Law, J.D., 2010
Born: 1985
Michael T. Reagan
Uniondale, NY
Admitted
- New York, 1999
Education:
- State University of New York at Stony Brook, B.A. Political Science, 1997
- Fordham Law School, J.D., 1999
Born: 1966
Of Counsel
Richard M. O'Callaghan — (Retired)
Warren J. Finnell
Uniondale, NY
Admitted
- New York, 1958
Memberships:
- New York State and Nassau County Bar Associations
Education:
- Harvard College, B.A., 1952
- Harvard Law School, J.D., 1955
Born: 1930
Richard J. Nicolello
Uniondale, NY
Admitted
- New York, 1986
- U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, 1987
Memberships:
- New York State and Nassau County Bar Associations
- Columbian Lawyers Association
- New York State Association of School Attorneys
- Education Law Committee of Nassau Bar
- Nassau County Legislature
Education:
- St. John's University, B.A. (magna cum laude), 1982
- Fordham Law School, J.D., 1985
Born: 1960
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