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John Ponterio
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John Ponterio

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134 West 29th Street, Suite 1001, New York, NY 10001

Civil Litigation, Legal Malpractice, Personal Injury and 2 more

About John Ponterio

John Ponterio is a graduate of New York University (B.A., 1988) and Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 1991). He is admitted to practice in New York and New Jersey.

John began his career at the law firm of Dwyer & Brennan where he handled a variety of insurance defense matters as well as claims based on ERISA. After leaving Dwyer & Brennan, John joined the in-house law offices of Kemper Insurance Company and then The Hartford where he continued to litigate cases involving Labor Law, premises liability, motor vehicle accidents, products liability and no-fault claims. In 2005, John joined with Matthew Schwartz to form the law firm of Schwartz & Ponterio, PLLC.

John practices in all areas of civil litigation with a concentration in legal malpractice and personal injury. John also handles the preparation of wills and real estate closings.

 

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March 05, 2021
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John has not yet taken my case but I only had a two day deadline to file as another law firm had done nothing with the case. By chance I got John who saved the day and I got a 120 day extension thanks to his brilliance and instructions to me as I had to file the case. I am stranded in Australia but he was always there at 8 am to speak with me to tell me how to file it and charged me a minimum fee that I thought v fair. But for John my case would have been too late to file thus lost. We are now proceeding to see if he will take my case after fully studying it. He is a lawyer of great talent with beautiful manners and kindness who handles cases much larger than mine but was right there for me. I truly hope he agrees to take my case because I had a very serious ankle injury where I could have broken my neck too as stairs I fell down were not to code and dangerous. My life has changed and had to have leg elevated for 8 months and I will never walk properly again. 🙏🏻 He takes the case.

 
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Areas of Law

  • Litigation 1
    • Civil Litigation
  • Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility 1
    • Legal Malpractice
  • Personal Injury
  • Other 1
    • Real Estate Closings

Practice Details

  • Firm Information
    Position
    Member
    Firm Name
    Schwartz & Ponterio, PLLC
  • Additional Links
    http://www.splaw.us

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1992, New York
    1993, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
    1993, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
    1992, New Jersey
    1992, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    Brooklyn Law School
    Class of 1991
    J.D.
    Other Education
    New York University
    Class of 1988
    B.A.

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    John Ponterio is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York and United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
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    Schwartz & Ponterio, PLLC has 2 attorneys at this location.
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    John Ponterio attended Brooklyn Law School.
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    Schwartz & Ponterio, PLLC was established in 2005.

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