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Client-Recommended Attorneys, Adjusters and Experts
Best's Insurance Professional Resources
Client-Recommended Attorneys, Adjusters and Experts


Best's Recommended Insurance Attorneys - General Defense

29 Broadway, 27th Floor, New York, New York 10006

Established: 2000

Practice Areas

  • Insurance Defense
  • Product Liability
  • Construction Litigation
  • Employer Liability
  • Premises Liability
  • Negligence
  • Coverage Issues
  • Environmental Coverage
  • Subrogation
  • Professional Liability
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Railroad Litigation
  • Trusts and Estates
  • Probate Litigation

About Us

FRENCH & CASEY, LLP is a progressive, full-service law firm comprised of talented and effective professionals who are dedicated to serving their client's legal needs. Based in the Financial District in lower Manhattan, FRENCH & CASEY, LLP is well respected throughout the New York City metropolitan area. We have successfully represented our clients in a wide range of legal matters, including complex litigation, transactional planning, and sensitive negotiations. Our clients range from large corporations and international insurance companies to small businesses, contractors, and individual entrepreneurs.

FRENCH & CASEY, LLP approaches every case with a focus on prompt, professional service. We always seek to employ the most cost effective resolution strategy, including the coordinated and aggressive use of dispositive motion practice, to resolve a lawsuit. However, we understand that some matters cannot be amicably resolved, and our attorneys enjoy a proven track record of success at trial in both state and federal courts.

The partners, associates and professional staff at FRENCH & CASEY, LLP are committed to providing our clients with unique and proactive resolution strategies. We provide detailed and timely responses to all inquiries making it easy for clients to stay apprised of the status of their matters. Put simply, we strive to take the agitation out of litigation.

We are proud that both New York City and New York State have officially certified French & Casey, LLP as a Women Business Enterprise ("WBE").

Additional Locations

  • Douglaston, New York
  • 42-24 235th Street
  • Douglaston, New York 11363
    • Telephone: 718-428-5292
    • Fax: 718-352-5706

Client Information

Insurance Clients

Non-Insurance Clients

  • The Ameris Corporation
  • Breeze National, Inc.
  • Dormitory Authority State of New York
  • Gretchen Bellinger Inc
  • Modell's Sporting Goods
  • Morganti Group, Inc.
  • Navillus Construction Inc.
  • New York & Atlantic Railway
  • Procter & Gamble Company
  • Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation
  • Safway Atlantic Hoisting & Scaffolding Solutions
  • The Salvation Army
  • S&E Bridge & Scaffold LLC

Personnel Information

Partners


Moira E. Casey

New York, NY

Admitted
  • New York, 1984
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, 1988
Memberships:
  • New York State Bar Association
Education:
  • University of Vermont, B.A., 1979
  • The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, J.D., 1983
Law Review:
Production Editor, Catholic University Law Review (1981-1983)

Born: 1957

Joseph A. French

New York, NY

Admitted
  • New York, 1984
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, 1988
Additional Biographical Details:

Special Master, New York County Supreme Court (1989-Present)

Memberships:
  • New York State and Queens County Bar Associations
  • New York County Lawyers Association
Education:
  • The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, B.A. (with highest honors), 1979
  • The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, J.D., 1983
Law Review:
Catholic University Law Review (1982-1983)

Born: 1956

Beth Rex

New York, NY

Years of Experience: 30

Admitted
  • New York, 1988
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1993
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, 1997
Memberships:
  • New York State Bar Association
  • Defense Research Institute
Education:
  • C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University, B.A. (cum laude), 1979
  • St. John's University School of Law, J.D., 1987

Susan A. Romano

New York, NY

Admitted
  • New York, 1997
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, 1998
Memberships:
  • New York State Bar Association
Education:
  • Villanova University, B.A. (with honors), 1993
  • Albany Law School of Union University, J.D., 1996

Born: 1971

Lance E. Benowitz

New York, NY

Admitted
  • California, 1995
  • New York, 1996
Memberships:
  • American and New York State Bar Associations
Education:
  • Franklin & Marshall College, B.A., 1991
  • University of Southern California School of Law, J.D., 1994

Born: 1970

Counsel


Andre A. Brochetelli

New York, NY

Admitted
  • New York, 2001
Memberships:
  • New York State Bar Association
  • Claims and Litigation Management Alliance
Education:
  • State University of New York at Stony Brook, B.A. Political Science, 1996
  • Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, J.D., 2000

Sean O. Edwards

New York, NY

Admitted
  • New York, 2001
Memberships:
  • New York State Bar Association
  • New York County Lawyers Association
Education:
  • Cornell University, B.S., 1996
  • Northwestern University School of Law, J.D., 1999

Born: 1974

Elizabeth K. Kimundi

New York, NY

Admitted
  • New York, 2010
Memberships:
  • The Metropolitan Black Bar Association
Education:
  • University of Pune, B.S.L. (with highest honors), 1998
  • University of Pune, LL.B. (with highest honors), 2000
  • New York University School of Law, LL.M., 2003

Barry Meade

New York, NY

Admitted
  • New Jersey, 1997
  • New York, 1998
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, 1997
  • U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
Memberships:
  • New York State Bar Association
Education:
  • St. John's University, B.S., 1987
  • St. John's University School of Law, J.D., 1997

Born: 1953

Associates


Ardinez A. Domgjoni

New York, NY

Admitted
  • New Jersey, 2017
  • New York, 2019
Education:
  • Fordham University, B.A. (Dean's List), 2013
  • Rutgers University School of Law, J.D., 2017
Language:
  • Albanian

Born: 1991

Scott J. Laird

New York, NY

Admitted
  • New York, 2011
Education:
  • Hofstra University, B.A., 2007
  • Syracuse University College of Law, J.D., 2010

Margaret N. McGannon

New York, NY

Admitted
  • Vermont, 2017
  • New York, 2018
Education:
  • Duke University, B.A., 2010
  • Arizona State University, M.Ed., 2012
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law, J.D., 2016
Clerkship:
Law Clerk to Hon. J. Douglas McCullough, North Carolina Court of Appeals

Maria E. Stamatelatos

New York, NY

Admitted
  • New York, 2018
Memberships:
  • New York State and Queens County Women's Bar Associations
  • Hellenic Lawyer's Association
Education:
  • Fordham University, B.A., 2014
  • St. John's University School of Law, J.D., 2018
Language:
  • Greek

Born: 1992

Sarah A. Trepel

New York, NY

Admitted
  • New York, 2015
Education:
  • New York University, B.A. (magna cum laude), 2010
  • Tulane University Law School, J.D., 2014
Law Review:
Managing Editor, Tulane Journal of International and Comparative Law
Language:
  • German

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