McCabe, Collins, McGeough, Fowler, Levine & Nogan, LLP

Best's Recommended Insurance Attorneys - General Defense

Stephen M. McCabe

Jericho, NY

Admitted

• New York, 1966
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 1989
• U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York
• U.S. Supreme Court

Memberships:

• American, New York State and Nassau County (Judiciary Committee) Bar Associations
• The Brehon Law Society
• Early Neutral Evaluator - U.S. Dsitrict Court, Eastern District of New York
• International Association of Defense Counsel
• Nassau-Suffolk Trial Lawyers Association
• Defense Research Institute
• Defense Association of New York

Education:

• Seton Hall University, B.A., 1962
• Seton Hall University School of Law, J.D., 1965

Born: 1941

Brian J. McGeough

Jericho, NY

Admitted

• New York, 1981
• U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, 1984

Memberships:

• New York State and Nassau County Bar Associations
• Nassau-Suffolk Trial Lawyers Association

Education:

• State University of New York College at Oneonta, B.A. (magna cum laude), 1976
• St. John's University School of Law, J.D., 1980

Born: 1954

David T. Fowler

Jericho, NY

Admitted

• New York, 1981
• U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York

Additional Biographical Details:

Member, Board of Education, Floral Park-Bellerose School District; President, Sewanhaka Central High School District Board of Education

Memberships:

• American, New York State and Nassau County Bar Associations
• The Brehon Society
• Nassau-Suffolk Trial Lawyers Association

Education:

• St. John's University, B.A. (cum laude), 1977
• St. John's University School of Law, J.D., 1980

Born: 1955

Patrick M. Murphy

Jericho, NY

Admitted

• New York, 1984
• Florida, 1985
• New Jersey
• U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York
• U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 1986
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 1999

Memberships:

• New York State and Nassau County (Member, Committee on Grievances) Bar Associations
• The Florida Bar
• Claims & Litigation Management Alliance

Education:

• Fordham University, B.A., 1979
• St. John's University School of Law, J.D., 1983

Born: 1957

Thomas J. Nogan

Jericho, NY

Admitted

• New York, 1986
• U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, 1988

Additional Biographical Details:

Supreme Court Mediator

Memberships:

• New York State Bar Association
• Nassau County (Grievance and Supreme Court Committees) and Suffolk County Bar Associations
• Nassau-Suffolk Trial Lawyers Association
• American Trial Lawyers Association
• New York State Trial Lawyers Association
• Defense Research Institute

Education:

• C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University, B.A., 1982
• Tulsa University School of Law
• Pace University School of Law, J.D., 1985

Born: 1960

Michael S. Levine

Jericho, NY

Admitted

• New Jersey, 1991
• New York, 1992
• U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 1991
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York

Memberships:

• New York State Bar Association
• Claims & Litigation Management Alliance
• National Retail & Restaurant Defense Association
• Trucking Industry Defense Association

Education:

• Yeshiva University, B.A., 1988
• Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, J.D., 1991

Born: 1967

Michael L. Smar

Jericho, NY

Admitted

• New York, 2001

Memberships:

• American Bar Association
• New York State Trial Lawyers Association

Education:

• Hofstra University, B.A., 1996
• Hofstra University School of Law, J.D., 2000

Born: 1973

John Joseph Connelly

Jericho, NY

Admitted

• New York, 1996
• U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York

Memberships:

• American, New York State and Brooklyn Bar Associations
• New York State Trial Lawyers Association

Education:

• New York University, B.S., 1992
• Brooklyn Law School, J.D., 1995

Born: 1970

Barry L. Manus

Jericho, NY

Admitted

• Florida, 1979
• New York, 1990
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits

Memberships:

• New York State Bar Association
• The Florida Bar

Education:

• Boston University, B.S., 1975
• Nova University Law School, J.D., 1978

Born: 1953

Tamara M. Harbold

Buffalo, NY

Admitted

• New York, 1992
• Pennsylvania, 2009
• U.S. District Court, Northern and Western Districts of New York, 1992

Memberships:

• Buffalo Claims Association
• Western New York Trial Lawyers Association

Education:

• University of Rochester, B.A., 1988
• University of Dayton School of Law, J.D., 1991

Military:

Former JAG for the NY Air National Guard/USAF, rank of Major, 1/24/94-11/30/2003

Born: 1966

Teresa Campano

Jericho, NY

Admitted

• New York, 2004
• New Jersey
• U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 2003
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, 2004

Memberships:

• New York State and Nassau County Bar Associations
• Claims & Litigation Management Alliance

Education:

• Hofstra University, B.A., 2000
• Hofstra University School of Law, J.D., 2003

Born: 1978

Mark L. Weisenreder

Jericho, NY

Admitted

• New York, 1974
• U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, 1976

Memberships:

• New York State and Nassau County Bar Associations
• Nassau-Suffolk Trial Lawyers Association

Education:

• Ithaca College, B.M., 1967
• St. John's University School of Law, J.D., 1974

Born: 1945

Mark P. Donohue

Albany, NY

Admitted

• New York, 1984
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York, 1989

Additional Biographical Details:

AV Rated, Litigation, Martindale-Hubbell; American Lawyer Media

Memberships:

• New York State Bar Association
• Capital District Trial Lawyers Association (Past President, 2007)
• District Trial Lawyers Association

Education:

• State University of New York at Albany, B.A., 1976
• Albany Law School, J.D., 1983

Thomas A. Smyth

Jericho, NY

Admitted

• New York, 1994
• Connecticut, 1995
• District of Columbia, 1996
• U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York

Memberships:

• District of Columbia Bar

Education:

• State University of New York at Stony Brook, B.A., 1979
• Hofstra University, M.B.A., 1988
• Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, J.D., 1994

Paul Catone

Albany, NY

Admitted

• New York, 1988
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York, 1989

Memberships:

• New York State Bar Association

Education:

• The University of Texas, B.A., 1983
• Albany Law School, J.D., 1987

Born: 1959

Phil Floumanhaft

Jericho, NY

Admitted

• New York, 1983
• U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York

Memberships:

• New York State and Queens Bar Associations
• Queens Supreme and Civil Court Committees and Arbitration Panel (Former Member)

Education:

• Yeshiva University, B.A., 1979
• Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, J.D., 1982

Born: 1958

Allison Henig

Jericho, NY

Admitted

• New York, 2010

Memberships:

• American, New York State and Nassau County Bar Associations
• Claims & Litigation Management Alliance

Education:

• State University of New York at Cortland, B.S. (summa cum laude), 2005
• Hofstra University School of Law, J.D., 2009

Born: 1984

James M. Hayes

Jericho, NY

Admitted

• New York, 1982
• U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, 1984
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York, 2014

Memberships:

• Nassau County Bar Association

Education:

• Manhattan College, B.S. (cum laude, Dean's List), 1975
• St. John's University School of Law, J.D., 1981

Born: 1953

Robert J. Passarelli

Jericho, NY

Admitted

• New York, 1982
• U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, 1987

Memberships:

• Suffolk County Bar Association
• New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers

Education:

• Fordham University, B.A., 1979
• Hofstra University School of Law, J.D., 1982

John E. McLoughlin

Jericho, NY

Admitted

• New York, 1988

Memberships:

• Nassau County Bar Association

Education:

• Belmont Abbey College, B.A., 1982
• Nova University Law School, J.D., 1987

Steven Levy

Jericho, NY

Admitted

• New York, 1989
• U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, 2015

Memberships:

• New York State Trial Lawyers Association

Education:

• Brooklyn College, B.A., 1977
• New York Law School, J.D., 1986

Marc J. Kaim

Albany NY

Admitted

• New York, 2008

Memberships:

• New York State and Albany Bar Associations
• Albany Trial Lawyers Association
• Defense Research Institute

Education:

• State University of New York at Plattsburgh, B.A., 2003
• New York Law School, J.D., 2007

Born: 1979

Hugh J. Larkin

Jericho, NY

Admitted

• New York, 1996

Education:

• Fordham University, B.A., 1984
• St. John's University School of Law, J.D., 1995

Born: 1962

Jonathan R. Ames

Jericho, NY

Admitted

• New York, 1992

Memberships:

• New York State Bar Association
• New York State Trial Lawyers Association

Education:

• New York University, B.A., 1984
• Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, J.D., 1991

Born: 1962

Hart Schwartz

Jericho, NY

Admitted

• New York, 2022

Memberships:

• New York State Bar Association

Education:

• Yeshiva University, B.A., 2006
• Daniels College of Business, University of Denver, M.B.A., 2012
• Syracuse University College of Law, J.D., 2021

Born: 1981