Accomplishments

Jessica Klotz Announced as New Chair for the Women Lawyers Section of Primerus

Published May 8, 2020 |

Lewis Johs Avallone Aviles is proud to announce that attorney, Jessica Klotz has been named Chair of the Women Lawyers Section (WLS) of International Society of Primerus Law Firms. The WLS provides female attorneys with a network devoted to promoting the interests of women within the organization. Outside of her work with the Women Lawyers Section, Ms…. read more

Partner Dan McCally Successfully Obtains Summary Judgment on Liability In Favor of School Bus Company

Published May 4, 2020 |

Partner Dan McCally quickly moved for summary judgment on liability in a negligence action against a school bus company and contracting local school district for injuries sustained by an infant plaintiff while riding as a passenger on the school bus.  On March 6, 2020, Honorable Paul J. Baisley, Jr issued a Short Form Order granting… read more

Hon. John M. Czygier Jr. Panelist at Estate Planning Conference

Published March 11, 2020 |

Former Judge of the Surrogate’s Court of Suffolk County and Lewis Johs’ Senior Counsel, Hon. John M. Czygier, Jr. was chosen to sit on the panel of The Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn’s Annual Estate Planning Conference held on Saturday, March 7th, 2020 at The Immaculate Conception Center in Douglaston, N.Y. Judge Czygier took part… read more

Associate Stephen J. Maloney, Jr. Named as LIBN 40 Under 40 Recipient

Published February 12, 2020 |

Lewis Johs’ associate Stephen Maloney was named one of Long Island’s 2020 “40 Under 40” by Long Island Business News (LIBN). LIBN has been honoring outstanding members of the business community on Long Island who are 40 or under since 1998. These future leaders of Long Island have already begun to distinguish themselves in business,… read more

Joseph Charchalis Successfully Obtains Summary Judgment

Published January 17, 2020 |

Joseph Charchalis was successful in obtaining summary judgment for a snow removal contractor in Supreme Court, Westchester County.  The plaintiff was injured when she fell on “black ice” walking back to her car from inside a mall.  The Court agreed with Joseph’s arguments that the snow removal contractor did not owe the plaintiff a duty… read more

Partner Stacey Gorny Elected President Of Moxxie Mentoring Foundation

Published January 9, 2020 |

We are proud to announce that partner Stacey Gorny has been named President of Moxxie Mentoring Foundation.  Stacey first became a mentor for the Moxxie Mentoring Foundation in 2015 in order to give back to the community through professional and generational mentoring.  She was a mentor through the foundation’s Jr. Moxxie program which pairs female… read more

Annemarie Jones Secures Summary Judgment

Published January 9, 2020 |

Annemarie Jones obtained summary judgment dismissing all federal claims in a Section 1983 malicious prosecution case. Plaintiff alleged the District Attorney’s Office maliciously prosecuted him for his alleged practice of fraudulent billing. Plaintiff was acquitted of all criminal charges following a jury trial. He thereafter filed the Section 1983 case against the County and the… read more

Mark R. Aledort Obtains Summary Judgment

Published January 2, 2020 |

Mark R. Aledort was successful in obtaining summary judgment for a demolition contractor in Supreme Court, Suffolk County.  The plaintiff fell on a defective sidewalk which had been excavated for the project and the plaintiff claimed someone had removed warning tape around the sidewalk and our client did not provide affidavits from all employees that… read more

Joseph O’Connor Admitted Into the Bar Association

Published December 24, 2019 |

On Wednesday, December 11th, 2019 Joseph O’Connor appeared at the Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department of New York to be sworn in as a member of the bar. He was accompanied by his mother and father for this momentous event. Joseph also had the opportunity to meet a panel of appellate judges including the presiding… read more

Ross Ruggiero Obtains Dismissal On a SCWA Motion

Published December 23, 2019 |

Ross Ruggiero was recently successful on arguing to the Supreme Court that Claimant-Petitioner’s Motion for leave to serve a late Notice of Claim on a local government entity should be denied. Petitioner’s counsel argued that the local government entity had actual knowledge of the “essential facts” constituting the claim within 90 days of its accrual… read more