Best's Recommended Insurance Attorneys - General Defense
- Telephone: 212-269-2353
- Fax: 212-269-2354
- E-Mail: info@g3law.com
- Website: www.g3law.com
Established: 2002
Practice Areas
- Automobile
- Construction Liability
- Dram Shop
- Insurance Defense
- Labor and Employment
- Municipal Liability
- Personal Injury
- Pharmaceutical
- Premises Liability
- Product Liability
- Professional Liability
- Property Damage
- Toxic Torts
- Transportation
- Trial and Appellate Practice
- Trucking
About Us
Strong insurance defense counsel can be the difference between prolonged, costly litigation and a favorable result. Located in Lower Manhattan, Giordano Glaws & Fenstermacher LLP brings decades of experience to its defense of insurance carriers and their policyholders.
Giordano Glaws & Fenstermacher LLP handles cases involving general liability coverage, personal injury, regulatory, employment and other claims. Our attorneys have the experience and track record to handle the most complex cases effectively, including cases involving Labor Law and construction accidents, product liability, premises liability, medical and pharmaceutical malpractice, municipal liability, and multi-party litigation.
Firm Highlights
Since 2002, our firm has delivered full-service trial and appellate defense counsel to clients in the state and federal courts of New York and New Jersey, seeking the most favorable and expeditious outcome for our clients. With more than 80 years of combined experience and more than 100 jury trials, our New York insurance defense litigators have earned their reputations as accomplished trial and appellate advocates and effective settlement negotiator.
How We Offer Value
GG&F is committed to providing clients with an aggressive defense by pursuing early investigation, vigorous discovery and careful retention of experts. The firm believes that success in litigation goes beyond successful outcomes - it must include cost efficiency at all phases of case handling. At GG&F the Partners personally undertake a preliminary review of every liability action. As a result of our combined experience and keen analysis, many cases can be dismissed or discontinued at the outset.
Client Information
Insurance Clients
- Ag Workers Mutual Auto Insurance Company
- Broadspire
- Cambridge Integrated Services
- CNA Insurance Company
- ESIS
- International Managers, Inc.
- Lexington Insurance Company/AIG
- Lloyd's
- NAS Insurance Group
- New York State Insurance Department, Liquidation Bureau
- St. Paul Travelers
- Sedgwick CMS
- SUA Insurance Company
- Zurich North America
Non-Insurance Clients
- Johnson & Johnson
- Kohl's Department Stores, Inc.
- Kraft Foods, Inc.
- New York City Transit Authority
- Total Safety Consulting, LLC
- Walgreen Co.
Personnel Information
Members
Louis P. Giordano
New York, NY
Admitted
- New York, 1994
- U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, 2000
Memberships:
- Brooklyn Bar Association
Education:
- State University of New York at Binghamton, B.A., 1990
- Brooklyn Law School, J.D., 1993
Charles T. Glaws
New York, NY
Admitted
- New York, 1992
- U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, 1995
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 2000
- U.S. Supreme Court
Memberships:
- Brooklyn Bar Association
- New York County Lawyers Association
Education:
- Tulane University, B.A., 1983
- Tufts University, M.A., 1985
- Brooklyn Law School, J.D., 1991
Erica W. Fenstermacher
New York, NY
Admitted
- New York, 2011
- New Jersey
- U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York
Education:
- Mount Holyoke College, B.A., 2005
- Brooklyn Law School, J.D., 2010
Jeffrey Nash
New York, NY
Admitted
- New York, 2014
- New Jersey
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
Education:
- University of Maryland, B.A., 2010
- Brooklyn Law School, J.D., 2013
Associates
Tiffany Castleman-Smith
New York, NY
Admitted
- New York, 2011
- U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York
Education:
- Wesleyan University, B.A., 2004
- Brooklyn Law School, J.D., 2010
John R. Weiss
New York, NY
Admitted
- New York, 1986
- U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York
Education:
- Johns Hopkins University, B.A., 1983
- Boston College Law School, J.D., 1986
Elyse N. Giuffra
New York, NY
Admitted
- New York, 2016
Education:
- Montclair State University, B.A., 2008
- New York Law School, J.D. (cum laude), 2015
Giordano Glaws & Fenstermacher LLP represents major corporations, insurance companies and their insureds, business enterprises and institutions throughout the five boroughs of New York and New York State.
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