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Address
250 South Clinton Street, Suite 600
Syracuse, New York 13202-1252 (Onondaga Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
4.5
out of 5
(Main Office) Smith, Sovik, Kendrick & Sugnet was founded over 60 years ago. The firm is a well-established group of trial attorneys concentrating in the defense of civil litigation matters including products liability, medical and professional malpractice, construction claims, insurance-related and toxic tort litigation, transportation-related and motor-carrier claims. The firm is known for its aggressive but efficient handling of cases and is a founding member of the American Law Firm Association (ALFA). Statement of PracticeGeneral Practice before all State and Federal Courts, Trial and Appellate Practice, Bankruptcy, Corporation, Probate, Insurance, Labor and Employment, Municipal, Negligence, Product Liability, Real Estate, Medical and Professional Malpractice, Workers Compensation. Firm Size: 22
Firm Affiliations AMERICAN LAW FIRM ASSOCIATION (ALFA) Representative Clients:General: Autozone, Inc.
Darden Restaurants
Dollar General
Daewoo Heavy Industries America
Genuine Parts
Golub Corporation
Ground Round, Inc.
Grove Worldwide
HMC Corporation
Johnson Controls, Inc.
Laidlaw, Inc.
NYS Dental Society
Old Dominion Freight Lines
Oshkosh Truck Corp.
Price Chopper Foods
Red Apple Group
Roehl Transport
Rite Aid Corporation
Stevens Transport
Swift Transportation
SYSCO Foods
Taco Bell Corporation
Truckers Express, Inc.
United Refining Company of Pennsylvania
United National Group
UPS
Werner Enterprises
Yellow Freight Sytems, Inc.
Insurance: Academic Health Professionals
Admiral Insurance Co.
Allianz Insurance Co.
Allstate Insurance Co.
American International Companies
Cambridge Integrated
CNA Healthpro
CNA Insurance
Connecticut Valley Claims Service
ECS Claims Administration
Erie Insurance Group
Essex Insurance Co.
Hertz Claim Management
Indian Harbor Insurance Co.
Investors Insurance
Kemper Insurance Company
Liberty Mutual Group
KFC Risk Management
McLarens Toplis, N.A.
Medical Liability Mutual Insurance Co.
Metlife Auto & Home
National Chiropractic
National Grange Mutual
Nationwide Insurance Company
Nautilus Insurance Company
Princeton Insurance Co.
Professional Risk Management
Scottsdale Insurance Company
Transportation Claims, Inc.
The Travelers Companies
Vermont Mutual Insurance
Zurich American Insurance Co. Municipal: Town of Skaneateles
Planning and Zoning Board of Appeals
City of Syracuse.
Address250 South Clinton Street, Suite 600
Syracuse, NY 13202-1252, (Onondaga Co.)
PhonePhone: 315-474-2911
Fax: 315-474-6015
Website
http://www.smithsovik.com
Laurence F. Sovik (Member) born Syracuse, New York, 1932; admitted to bar, 1957, New York. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., cum laude, 1954); Syracuse University (LL.B., 1957). Phi Delta Phi. Listed, Best Lawyers in America, 1981. Member: Onondaga County, New York State (Member, Trial Lawyers Section Committee, 1979) and American Bar Associations; Medical Defense Lawyers Association. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Professional Malpractice; Products Liability.Email: Laurence F. Sovik
James D. Lantier (Member) born Queens, New York, 1947; admitted to bar, 1975, New York. Education: Boston College (B.A., cum laude, 1969); Syracuse University (J.D., 1973). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Onondaga County and New York State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Professional Malpractice; Products Liability.Email: James D. Lantier
Michael P. Ringwood (Member) born Auburn, New York, 1953; admitted to bar, 1980, New York. Education: Marquette University (B.A., 1975); Syracuse University (J.D., 1979). Phi Sigma Alpha. Member, Order of the Barristers. Listed in: Best Lawyers in America, 2005. Assistant District Attorney, Onondaga County, 1980-1984. Member: Onondaga County (Member, Judiciary Committee) and New York State Bar Associations; Onondaga County Womens Bar Association; Defense Research Institute; American Board of Trial Attorneys. Practice Areas: Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Professional Malpractice; Products Liability; Fraternity and Sorority Liability.Email: Michael P. Ringwood
Kevin E. Hulslander (Member) born Baldwinsville, New York, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Massachusetts; 1987, New York. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., cum laude, with distinction in Government, 1982); Boston University School of Law (J.D., 1986). Member: Onondaga County, New York State and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; International Association of Defense Counsel; Transportation Lawyers Association; Transportation Industry Defense Association. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Professional Malpractice; Products Liability; Commercial Litigation; Transportation; Appellate Practice.Email: Kevin E. Hulslander
Eric G. Johnson (Member) born Utica, New York, April 12, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, New York; 1989, U.S. District Court, Northern and Western Districts of New York. Education: Colgate University (B.A., cum laude, 1983); College of William and Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law (J.D., 1986). Member: Onondaga County, New York State (Member, Trial Lawyers, Torts, Insurance and Compensation Law Sections) and American (Member, Litigation, Torts and Insurance Practice Sections) Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Litigation; Professional Malpractice; Products Liability; Medical Malpractice Defense.Email: Eric G. Johnson
Steven Ward Williams (Member) born North Tonawanda, New York, 1963; admitted to bar, 1990, California; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces; 1994, New York; 1995, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 2004, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York. Education: State University of New York College at Cortland (B.A., 1986); California Western School of Law (J.D., 1990). Recipient, Navy Commendation Medal, 1994 and 1995. Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps, active duty, 1990-1995. Member: Onondaga County, New York State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California. [USNR, JAGC]. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Product Liability; Professional Malpractice; Labor and Employment; Personal Injury.Email: Steven Ward Williams
James W. Cunningham (Member) born Syracuse, New York, 1968; admitted to bar, 1995, New York. Education: LeMoyne College (B.S., 1990); Syracuse University College of Law (J.D., 1994). Member: Onondaga County, New York State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Product Liability; Medical Malpractice; Premises Liability; Transportation; Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect.Email: James W. Cunningham
Robert P. Cahalan (Member) born Plattsburg, New York, 1968; admitted to bar, 1996, New York and U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 2001, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York. Education: St. Lawrence University (B.A., 1990); Syracuse University (J.D., 1995). Member: Onondaga County and New York State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Toxic Torts; Asbestos Defense; Restaurant Law; Professional Malpractice; Construction Litigation; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Trial Practice; Appellate Practice; Workers Compensation.Email: Robert P. Cahalan
Patrick B. Sardino (Member) born Syracuse, New York, September 24, 1968; admitted to bar, 1992, New York; 1993, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York; 2001, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York. Education: Syracuse University (B.S., 1988; J.D., cum laude, 1991). Councilor-at-Large, City of Syracuse, 1997-1998. Member: Onondaga County and New York State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Professional Malpractice; Municipal Law; Trusts and Estates; Litigation.Email: Patrick B. Sardino
Brandon R. King (Member) born Rochester, New York, June 30, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, New York. Education: State University of New York at Oswego (B.A., 1992); Albany Law School of Union College (J.D., 1995). Practice Areas: Litigation; Negligence; Insurance.Email: Brandon R. King
Edward J. Smith, III (Member) born Syracuse, New York, 1964; admitted to bar, 1991, New York and U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern, Southern and Western Districts of New York. Education: St. Lawrence University (B.A., 1986); Boston University (J.D., 1990). Recipient, American Jurisprudence award, Product Liability. Member: Onondaga County and New York State Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; New York State Trial Lawyers Association; Upstate Trial Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers; National Propane Gas Association; American Indoor Air Quality Control. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Products Liability; Propane Products Liability; Labor and Employment Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Toxic Torts; Transportation; Environmental Litigation.Email: Edward J. Smith, III
Gabrielle Mardany Hope (Member) born Schenectady, New York, March, 27, 1961; admitted to bar, 2000, New York. Education: Albany College of Pharmacy (B.S., Pharmacy, 1984); Syracuse University (J.D., 1999). Registered Pharmacist, New York, 1984. Member, Executive Board, Syracuse University Alumni Association. Member: Onondaga County and New York State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Labor Law; Employment Law; Civil Rights; Discrimination; Professional Malpractice; Appellate Practice.Email: Gabrielle Mardany Hope
Kristin L. Norfleet (Member)
ASSOCIATESDaniel R. Ryan (Associate)
Kelly Christine Murray (Associate)
Kristen M. Benson (Associate)
Suzanne K. Lehman (Associate)
David A. D'Agostino (Associate)
Jose E. Perez (Associate)
Michelle M. Westerman (Associate)
Ann Magnarelli Alexander (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, New York. Education: State University of New York at Geneseo (B.A., 2001); Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University (M.P.A., 2006); Syracuse University College of Law (J.D., 2006). Member: Onondaga County and New York State Bar Associations; Central New York Women's Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Employment Litigation; Civil Litigation; Appellate Practice.
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