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LOUISE FASANO NAMED PARTNER

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024 – It is with great pride that we announce that Louise has been chosen to be a Partner of our firm.

She has impressed each of us with her passion for excellence, her consistent work ethic and her attention to detail. She is constantly thinking of how best to aggressively defend a case because she cares. …

ANOTHER DEFENSE VERDICT FOR LAURA ALTO!

AUGUST 25, 2024 – In this Supreme Court, Nassau County pedestrian knockdown case, involving multiple surgeries, we represented a 22 year old woman who struck plaintiff on a crosswalk on Sunrise Highway. Both parties claimed that the traffic signals were in their favor. Our client maintained that despite her attentiveness, plaintiff did not appear in her path until she was 15 feet away. …

JACK’S RUN/WALK FOR AUTISM AWARENESS – 9.21.24

AUGUST 6, 2024 – Our firm is pleased to again sponsor Jack’s Run/Walk for Autism Awareness. We celebrate the 18th year of this family-friendly 5K event, this year on September 21s   in Eisenhower Park. All funds raised support  the autism community of NSSA, an organization that provides much-needed services to the metropolitan area  with its  talented array of  skilled educators. …

MAJOR MALICIOUS PROSECUTION WIN FOR FORMER DA AND STAFF

JUNE 12, 2024 – In an extremely hard fought and fully litigated  malicious prosecution Federal action brought on behalf of a successful criminal defense attorney by a Biglaw firm, MSSSV won a complete dismissal of all claims on summary judgment(the Court’s 201 page decision is attached hereto)

Partner Maurizio Savoiardo and Sr. …

DEFENSE VERDICT FOR LAURA ALTO

APRIL 19, 2024 – Senior counsel Laura Alto persuaded a Nassau County jury to find against a homeowner’s guest who sustained serious injuries in our client’s home due to a highly unusual and arguably extremely defective open landing design. So too, she did this without expert support.

Plaintiff, a guest at our clients’ home, stopped on a landing between floors on her way out, to talk to the client. …

APPELLATE WIN FOR BRONX CHURCH

NOVEMBER 16, 2023 – Andrew Kaufman recently obtained a unanimous reversal in the Appellate Division for Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, after the trial court denied its pre-deposition motion for summary judgment. The plaintiff slipped and fell on an alleged waxy floor condition in the portion of the church leased to her employer, which ran a pre-school. …

SUPERLAWYERS: MSSSV AGAIN PLACES 6 PARTNERS ON PRESTIGIOUS LIST

OCTOBER 27, 2023 – All name partners of MSSSV, plus preeminent trial lawyer Larry Wasserman and the superb tort defense talents of Andrew Kaufman were named Super Lawyers.

For Steve Verveniotis, this is his 10th year on the list as an outstanding insurance coverage lawyer.

In addition, Michael Miranda was recognized for employment; and Ondine Slone and Rich Sklarin for tort defense. …