MEMBERS OF FIRM
Frank J. Cafaro (Member) born New York, New York, November 23, 1934; admitted to bar, 1963, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Lehigh University (B.A., 1956); Fordham University (LL.B., 1962). Phi Alpha Theta. Member of Panel, American Arbitration Association. Member: Suffolk County (Member Committees on: Judiciary, 1982-1984; Supreme Court) and New York State (Member, Executive Committee, I.N.C.L. Section); Nassau-Suffolk Trial Lawyers Association (Director, 1974; Treasurer, 1977; Vice Chairman, 1980-1981; Chairman, 1982-1983). Fellow: American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys; American College of Trial Lawyers.Email: Frank J. Cafaro
Philip J. Catapano (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, February 8, 1945; admitted to bar, 1972, Arizona; 1973, New York and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York. Education: Union University (B.A., 1966); St. John's University (J.D., 1971). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards. Member: Nassau County and New York State Bar Associations; State Bar of Arizona; Nassau-Suffolk Trial Lawyers Association (Director, 1979).Email: Philip J. Catapano
Donald S. Neumann, Jr. (Member) born Huntington, New York, May 19, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, Massachusetts; 1974, New York; 1975, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 2007, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Colby College (B.A., 1969); Northeastern University (J.D., 1972). Member: Nassau County, New York State Bar Associations; Nassau-Suffolk Trial Lawyers Association. (Managing Partner). Languages: French.Email: Donald S. Neumann, Jr.
Michael A. Baranowicz (Member) born Queens Village, New York, October 1, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Virginia; 1978, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: St. John's University (B.A., 1974); College of William & Mary (J.D., 1977). Member: Nassau County and American Bar Associations; Nassau-Suffolk Trial Lawyers Association.
James Michael Murphy (Member) born New York, New York, September 16, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, New York, Florida and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: State University of New York at Oswego (B.A., cum laude, 1979); West London Institute, London, England; Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., cum laude, 1982). Member: Justinian Society; Albany Law School of Union University Law Review, 1981-1982. Member: New York State Bar Association; The Florida Bar.Email: James Michael Murphy
Christopher T. Cafaro (Member) born Nassau, Long Island, August 8, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, New York and U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York; 1991, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. Education: University of Hartford; College of the Holy Cross (B.A., 1985); Syracuse University College of Law (J.D., 1988). Member of Moot Court Board. Law Clerk, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of New York, 1987-1988. Member: Broome County and New York State (Member, Trial Section) Bar Associations.Email: Christopher T. Cafaro
Jeffrey D. Present (Member) born Whitestone, New York, May 8, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Queens College of the City University of New York (B.A., 1984); Pace University School of Law (J.D., 1987). Phi Alpha Theta. Member: New York State Bar Association.Email: Jeffrey D. Present
Claudia C. Glacken (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, November 3, 1946; admitted to bar, 1979, New York; 1985, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York. Education: Kings County Hospital Center School of Nursing (Diploma, 1968); Hofstra University (B.A., 1974); St. John's University (J.D., 1978). Phi Beta Kappa.Email: Claudia C. Glacken
Michael J. Boranian (Member) born Flushing, New York, April 27, 1960; admitted to bar, 1989, New Jersey and New York. Education: Queens College of the City University of New York (B.A., 1983); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 1988). Member: St. Agnes Catholic Youth Organization; Holy Cross Alumni Association. Member: Nassau County and American Bar Associations.
ASSOCIATES
Bruce A. Cook (Associate) born Brooklyn, New York, October 23, 1948; admitted to bar, 1976, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: University of North Carolina (B.S., 1971); Ohio Northern University (J.D., 1974). Phi Alpha Delta.Email: Bruce A. Cook
Joan E. Resnik (Associate) born Brooklyn, New York, March 11, 1940; admitted to bar, 1987, New York and New Jersey; 1988, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Adelphi College (A.B., cum laude, 1960); Adelphi University (M.B.A., 1983); Touro-Fuchsberg Law Center (J.D., 1987). Member: Suffolk County, New York State and American Bar Associations.Email: Joan E. Resnik
Susan H. Dempsey (Associate) born Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, June 20, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, New York; 1982, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1984, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York; 1985, Pennsylvania. Education: Bucknell University (B.A., cum laude, 1975); Hofstra University School of Law (J.D., 1979). Member: Rockland County and New York State Bar Associations; New York State Trial Lawyers Association.Email: Susan H. Dempsey
Camille L. Hansen (Associate) born Glen Cove, New York, May 4, 1954; admitted to bar, 1988, New York. Education: St. Francis Hospital School of Nursing (Diploma, 1975); State University of New York (B.S., 1981); St. Louis University (J.D., cum laude, 1986). Registered Nurse, New York, 1975.Email: Camille L. Hansen
Arthur R. Simuro (Associate) admitted to bar, 1987, New York; 1989, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. Education: Hofstra University (B.A., cum laude, 1983; J.D., 1986). Member: Nassau County and New York State Bar Associations.Email: Arthur R. Simuro
Michael R. Adams (Associate) born Glen Lyon, Pennsylvania, May 11, 1951; admitted to bar, 1978, Maryland; 1983, New York; 1986, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Syracuse University (B.A., American Studies, magna cum laude, 1973); University of Baltimore Law School (J.D., 1978). Phi Beta Kappa.Email: Michael R. Adams
John W. Persons (Associate) born Fitchburg, Massachusetts, December 6, 1953; admitted to bar, 1981, New York and U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York; 1985, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York. Education: University of Connecticut (B.A., magna cum laude, 1975; M.A., 1977); Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., 1980). Member: Suffolk County and New York State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Premises Liability; Municipal Liability; Products Liability; Medical Malpractice.Email: John W. Persons
Hugh J. Larkin (Associate) born New York, N.Y., November 1, 1962; admitted to bar, 1996, New York; 1997, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York. Education: Fordham University (B.A., Philosophy, 1984); St. John's University (J.D., 1995). Member: Suffolk County Bar Association.
Matthew K. Arad (Associate) born Rochester, New York, March 24, 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, New York. Education: State University of New York at Binghamton (B.A., 2003); Hofstra University (J.D., 2006).Email: Matthew K. Arad
Rawle R. Briggs (Associate) born 1959; admitted to bar, 1999, New York and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. Education: City University of New York, BA Program (B.A., summa cum laude, 1992); St. John's University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1998).Email: Rawle R. Briggs
Evan M. LaPenna (Associate) born Plainview, New York, November 7, 1980; admitted to bar, 2007, New York. Education: Hofstra University (B.A., Psychology, 2002); University of La Verne (J.D., 2006).Email: Evan M. LaPenna
Michael K. Chin (Associate) admitted to bar, 1994, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: St. John's University (B.A., 1990); Hofstra University School of Law (J.D., 1993).Email: Michael K. Chin
Gaetana Liantonio-McBride (Associate) admitted to bar, 1989, New York; 1993, U.S. District Court, District of New York. Education: State University of New York at Albany (B.A., 1985); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 1988).Email: Gaetana Liantonio-McBride
OF COUNSEL
John Kenneth Rode (Of Counsel) born Brooklyn, New York, May 29, 1935; admitted to bar, 1961, New York and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York; 1979, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Georgetown University (B.S.S., 1957); St. John's University School of Law (J.D., 1960). Arbitrator, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York. Member: Nassau County (Chair, Trial Lawyers Section, 1984-1985), Suffolk County (Chair, Supreme Court Committee, 1980-1981; 1984-1985; Chair, Trial Lawyers Section, 1984-1985), New York State (Chair, Insurance, Negligence and Compensation Law Section, 1988-1989; Member, Executive Committee, 1978-1991) and American Bar Associations; American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys; Society of Medical Jurisprudence; Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel; American Judicature Society; Defense Research Institute; American Inns of Court. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. (Also Member, Kelly, Rode & Kelly, LLP, Mineola, New York). Practice Areas: General Insurance Defense; Medical and Hospital Law; Civil Trial Practice; Appellate Practice; Health and Hospital Law; Insurance Coverage Law; Products Liability; Professional Malpractice; Personal Injury.Email: John Kenneth Rode