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| | Location: 250 South Clinton Street, Suite 600, Syracuse, New York 13202-1252, (Onondaga Co.) | | |
(Main Office)
| Smith, Sovik, Kendrick & Sugnet, P.C. practices in the following areas of law:
General 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 Profile:
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). | | Firm Size: 22 | 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. | | 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 | | ASSOCIATES | | Daniel R. Ryan (Associate) | | Kristin L. Norfleet (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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