Our firm handles legal matters in the following practice areas:
·Construction-Labor Law
·Products Liability
·Professional Malpractice
·Asbestos and Lead Poisoning
·Toxic Torts
·Automobile and Premises Liability
·Insurance
Defense Litigation
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Nursing Home Litigation
·Recreational Torts
·Ski Litigation
·Environmental and General Liability
·Negligence Cases
·Trucking Liability and Transportation Law
·Appellate Practice
ATTORNEY PROFILES
Christopher J. White(Partner)
Admitted to bar, 1984, New York and New Jersey. Admitted to Federal Court for
the Southern, Eastern, Northern & Western Districts of New York; District Court
of New Jersey, 1984. Education: St. John's University (B.S., Acct.,
1980); University of Dayton (J.D., 1983). Member: The Association of the
Bar of the City of New York; Young Lawyers Committee 1985-1987, Committee on
State Legislation 1988-1990; New York State Bar Association, Trial Lawyers
Section, Chairperson Evidence and Procedure 1992-1995; The Defense Research
Institute, Inc. (DRI); Defense Association of New York, Board of Governors 1995-
2000; Defense Association of New York, Golf Chairperson 1993 - 1998; American
Trial Lawyers Association; Judge-Fordham University School of Law Legal Research
& Writing Moot Court Competition; Board of Directors Hempstead Golf & Country
Club; Chairman Greens Committee Hempstead Golf & Country Club; Member of Golf
Committee Hempstead Golf & Country Club.
Joseph H. McSpedon (Partner)
Admitted to bar, 1982, New York. Admitted to Federal Court for the Southern and
Eastern Districts of New York, and U.S. Supreme Court. Education:
Manhattan College (B.S. Electrical Engineering, 1974); Fordham University Law
School (J.D., 1981). Member: American Bar Association, Tort Trial &
Insurance Section; American Trial Lawyers Association; The Defense Research
Institute, Inc., (DRI)-Construction Law and Products Liability Committee;
Defense Association of New York, Board of Governors 2006-14; Lions Club International member Bedford Village Lions 2012-current; Lecturer, New York
State Bar Association, Trial Seminar.
Michael A. Cannella (Partner)
Admitted to bar, 1992, New York. Admitted to Federal Court for the Eastern
District of New York. Education: St. John's University (B.S., Acct.,
1985); Brooklyn Law School, (J.D., Cum Laude 1992). Member: Defense
Association of New York.
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Zena Goldszer (Senior Associate)
Admitted to bar, 1991, New York. Admitted to United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 1991. Education: State University of New York At Albany (B.S. Business Administration with English Minor, 1987); Hofstra University School of Law (J.D., 1990). Member: Defense Association of New York.
Frances Norek Hatch (Senior Trial Counsel)
Admitted to bar, 1977, New York & Illinois. Education: Loyola University
of Chicago (B.A. Degree); Loyola University of Chicago (J.D., 1976). Admitted to
United States District Court, Southern & Eastern Districts of New York and
Northern District of Illinois. Admitted United States Court of Appeals, 7th
Circuit & Federal Trial Bar. Member: Defense Association of New York.
Sally Ann Monteleone (Senior trial Counsel) Admitted
to bar, 1995, New York & New Jersey. Education: St. John’s University
(B.A., English, Magna Cum laude, 1991); City University of New York School of
Law (J.D., 1994). Member: Defense Association of New York, New York State
Bar Association.
Bruce L. Steinowitz
Admitted to bar in New York 1984, Connecticut 1997, as well as the United States District Court for the Southern & Eastern Districts of New York. Hearing Officer and Mediator 2010-present, The Jansen Group and Fairclaims. Education:
B.A. Queens College of CUNY; New York Law School, J.D 1984.
Janet V. Scully
(Senior Associate) Admitted to bar in New York State 1982; United States District
Court for the Southern & and Eastern Districts of New York(1983); United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (1984); United States Claims Court(1984); United States Court of International Trade (1983) Education:
Manhattanville College (B.A., 1975); Pace University School of Law (J.D., 1980) Member: New York State Bar Association.
Irwen C. Abrams
(Senior Trial Counsel) Admitted to bar, New York & United States District Court, both Southern & Eastern Districts. Education:
St. John’s College, Sante Fe (B.A., Mathematics 1982); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 1989), National Institute of Trial Advocacy, 1995. Arbitrator, Kings County Small Claims Court.
OF COUNSEL: Sarah A. Jarosak Admitted to bar, 1984, New York and Massachusetts; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Southern and Northern Districts of New York; Education: College of the Holy Cross (B.A. History, l980); Union University, Albany Law School, (J.D. l983). Member: Albany Law Review; . Vincent C. Tenety Admitted to bar, 1982, New York; 1983, Connecticut; Education: Fordham University and Law School (B.S. 1976, J.D. 1981); Member: Suffolk County Bar Association. Village Justice, Village of Babylon, New York. . Sheila A. Moore (Associate) Admitted to bar, 1982, New York; Education: Fordham University (B.A. 1977); Fordhan Law School (J.D., 1981).
For further information please call Christopher J. White or Joseph H. McSpedon at
