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Attorney Michael Del Piano named 2022 Pro Bono Leader by the ABA

The American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service has recognized Lewis Johs Senior Counsel Michael Del Piano as a 2022 Pro Bono Leader for his extraordinary pro bono services through ABA Free Legal Answers, a virtual civil legal advice clinic. Through Free Legal Answers, Michael advised qualifying low-income New Yorkers on […]

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Partner Tom Dargan Serves as a Legal Panelist at the Annual IMG Conference in Michigan

On February 2-3, 2023, Partner Thomas Dargan served as a panelist in connection with a national conference hosted by IMG (“International Motorcoach Group”) for its members in Detroit, Michigan. Tom discussed several major legal issues facing the transportation industry in 2023, including technology in the courtroom and keeping motorcoach bus drivers engaged during the course […]

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Associate Caroline Hock Prevails at Framed Issue Hearing

Associate Caroline Hock obtained a permanent stay of arbitration on behalf of an insurer in a coverage dispute pending before the Supreme Court in Queens County, which centered on whether the driver of a motor vehicle was an “insured” pursuant to the uninsured/underinsured motorists section of the subject insurance policy issued to the driver’s domestic […]

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Attorney Ross Ruggiero Obtains Summary Judgment

Attorney Ross Ruggiero obtained summary judgment for his client, a landlord and property manager, in Bronx County. At the start of discovery, Ross served a Notice to Admit on the plaintiff with a photo of the accident location, which was circled for the purpose of the plaintiff identifying said location. The Notice to Admit was […]

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Lewis Johs Attorneys Featured in the SCBA’s Winter 2023 Edition of the Legal Brief

The firm received great coverage in the Suffolk County Bar Association’s Winter 2023 Edition of the Legal Brief. Attorneys Robert Yenchman and Michael Clancy are featured in the publication on pages 16 and 29. A tribute to the Hon. Robert W. Doyle, J.S.C. is also included on page 7. To read the full publication, click […]

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Senior Counsel Michael J. Del Piano Presents to International Society of Primerus Law Firms

Senior Counsel Michael J. Del Piano presented to the International Society of Primerus Law Firms on hot topics in pay equity legislation across the United States including recent pay transparency laws enacted in New York City, Westchester County, and Ithaca. Pay transparency laws are part of a national effort to achieve equal pay for equal […]

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Attorney Stephen Macho Obtains Summary Judgment

Attorney Stephen Macho successfully obtained summary judgment in a medical malpractice action. The plaintiff alleged a failure to timely diagnose laryngeal cancer against our client, an emergency room physician. The Supreme Court, Bronx County, found the emergency room treatment rendered by our client and subsequent transfer to a hospital for further work up was appropriate […]

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Lewis Johs Named to the 2023 Edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms”

Lewis Johs is proud to be named to the 2023 edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms”. This is the 12th consecutive year the firm has been ranked in Personal Injury Litigation Defense, Medical Malpractice Defense, and New York City Personal Injury Litigation Defense. Achieving a tiered ranking signals a unique combination […]

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Partner Annemarie Jones sworn in as the President-Elect of the Federal Bar Association’s EDNY Chapter; Partner Jennifer Hurley McGay sworn in as a new Board Member

On October 19, 2022, Commercial Litigation Partner Annemarie Jones was sworn in as the President-Elect of the Federal Bar Association’s EDNY Chapter. Commercial Litigation Partner Jennifer Hurley McGay was sworn in as a new board member and co-chair of the Chapter’s Membership Committee.

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Senior Counsel Michael Del Piano Prohibits New York State Department of Health from Terminating Employee for Not Receiving COVID-19 Vaccine in Arbitration Before AAA

Senior Counsel Michael J. Del Piano recently won an arbitration against the New York State Department of Health (DOH) regarding its requirement that certain employees in DOH regulated facilities (i.e., hospitals, nursing homes, etc.) receive the COVID-19 vaccination or lose their jobs. DOH sought to terminate the employee, who objected to receiving the COVID-19 vaccination […]

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