Throughout the forty years of being in business our law firm has been dedicated to giving-back and supporting various charities and organizations within New York and Long Island. For several years now we have had a special relationship with the Ascent School for Individuals with Autism by hosting their annual Golf & Tennis [...]
Congratulations to partner Carolyn Caccese for being named Top 50 Women in New York-Metro Super Lawyers for 2019. Carolyn heads up the medical malpractice department at the firm. Her effective litigation and trial techniques are strongly admired and have resulted in the recovery of substantial outcomes for her clients. Super Lawyers is a rating [...]
We are pleased to announce that a $1.5 million dollar settlement has been obtained by partners Marvin Salenger & John Zervopoulos for a construction work-site accident case. Our 50 year old client tripped over an unguarded pipe protruding from the floor. The fall exacerbated a pre-existing knee injury, ultimately resulting in a knee replacement. [...]
The winner of Lt. Colonel Joseph J. Fenty Jr. Art scholarship funded by Salenger, Sack, Kimmel and Bavaro LLP is John Mellilo from East Northport, NY. He will participate in seven weekly sessions of Painting and Coastal Landscapes class running November 7 through December 19. John Melillo is a disabled rated Vietnam Veteran. Six months [...]
Salenger, Sack, Kimmel & Bavaro is proud to announce four of our partners Marvin Salenger, Jeffrey Kimmel, Joseph Bavaro and Carolyn Caccese were named as New York Metro Super Lawyers for 2018. These outstanding lawyers are recognized as Super Lawyers by attaining a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The criteria to [...]
We at Salenger, Sack, Kimmel & Bavaro, LLP are proud to announce the selection of Steve Gokberk to the 2018 New York Super Lawyers Rising Stars list. Only 2.5% of attorneys in New York receive this distinction, so this is quite an honor for Steve and our Firm. The Rising Stars list is compiled by Super Lawyers, [...]
Once again, Salenger, Sack, Kimmel & Bavaro is hosting its Summer Law Student Internship Program. This program has been running successfully for over 15 years. This year, we hired nine interns, all of whom aspire to careers in law. Throughout the summer, the interns work with the firm's partners and associates to gain hands-on experience by conducting legal research, attending [...]
Internet-based maps and satellite images from reliable sources like Google have long contained information that would help judges and juries better understand and evaluate legal claims. Unfortunately, efforts to admit this kind of information into evidence have been met with multiple objections and mixed results. A new bill, awaiting the Governor’s signature, would allow courts [...]
Settlement reached during mediation in the amount of $600,000 for the estate of a 29 year old woman who lost control of her bicycle when she fell while attempting to avoid construction debris left on a Brooklyn roadway by an adjoining property owner and a general contractor. After she fell to the ground she was [...]
Senior Associate Steve Gokberk obtains summary judgment in Suffolk County on the issue of liability for our 35-year-old male client following a motor vehicle accident. As a result of this accident, our client underwent four surgeries, including one shoulder surgery, two surgeries to his right knee and one surgery to his left knee. The accident occurred when the defendant attempted a left [...]
