New York Accident Lawyer Blog

Leav & Steinberg, LLP welcomes their newest associate, Nicholas W. Dell'Anno, Esq., to their accomplished team of talented attorneys. During his several years of tenure as a personal injury defense attorney specializing in medical malpractice, Nicholas witnessed first-hand the tactics that insurance companies and their counsel use to devalue the claims of the often outnumbered injured claimants. Nicholas came to the epiphany that he no longer wanted to be a part of the devaluation of the multitude of human tragedies that his role as a defense attorney required from him. Now, Nicholas joins Leav & Steinberg, LLP with a zest to devote his painstaking efforts and meticulous attention to detail towards helping the injured obtain the most value from their claims as possible.

In addition to bringing an insight into the tactics of his adversaries, Nicholas proudly and honorably served as an infantryman in the United States Army for three years, which included a thirteen month deployment to the Republic of South Korea. Nicholas proudly carries the same unrelenting efforts into tireless service for his injured clients in battling his adversary defendants in his mission for justice.

Nicholas earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Nova Southeastern University prior to obtaining a Juris Doctor from Hofstra University School of Law. At Hofstra University School of Law, he also earned a concentration in civil litigation through his electing to base a majority of his classes in the area of law in which he now loves to practice.

• Fracking Opponents Push for New Legal Remedies, Thomson Reuters News & Insight

(See prior entry Fracking Contaminating New Yorkers' Water? 08.12.2011)

• Thrown for a Loss: Retired Players Sue, Claim NFL Hid Brain Damage Info, ABA Journal
  (See prior entries National Football League and Sports in New York, Part 1 02.07.2011 and National Football League and Sports in New York, Part 2 02.10.2011)
• Amid Stacks of Paper, 'E-Court' is Finally in Session, The New York Times
  (See prior entry Filing Tort Cases in the New York State Courts Electronic Filing System (NYSCEF) 06.12.2011)
• Employees' Facebook Pages are Private, Until They're Not, Entrepreneur.com/blog and Patterson v. Turner Constr. Co.
  (See prior entry Technology: Friend or Foe to New York Personal Injury Attorneys and their Clients? 01.08.2011)
• High School Coach Dies in Church Boxing Match, ABC News
• Health Concerns That Just Won't Go Away, The Economist
• Verdict Search's Top NY Verdicts of 2010, Verdict Search
• New York Man Sentenced in Tragic Philadelphia "Duck Boat" Accident, The Maritime Executive
• 87-Year Old NY Preacher Struck by Police Car, The Wall Street Journal
• Safety of Smaller, Less Experienced Curbside Bus Operators Assailed by Sen. Chuck Schumer and National Transportation Safety Board Study, NY Daily News
• Low-Cost Bus 'Wake-Up Call', The Wall Street Journal
• Recycler Cited After NY Worker Crushed to Death, The Wall Street Journal
• Keep Patients Safe to Reduce Health Costs, Timesunion.com

By Kathleen Beatty

Too often, lawyers representing clients forget that they should continue to maintain a relationship and contact with their clients long after they have closed the case. At Leav & Steinberg, LLP we always like to hear about client's progress after their case has resolved. Very often we receive letters from clients who have used the money we have recovered them, to further their education, for renovating their home so that they can accomodate changes in their life due to the injuries they sustained, or even to help family members in a time of need.

Unlike most firms in New York City, we at Leav & Steinberg, feel it is part of our ongoing obligation to make ourselves available to our clients long after the case has resolved. A client of Leav & Steinberg will always have free legal advice by one of the attorney's for any matters they call us on. If we can help them or refer them to a colleague specializing in the field they might need, we will gladly do so.

Recently, I was contacted by an old client who wanted to update me on what has been happening in his life. When I first met Mr. Michael Moses, I was a young associate at a prominent New York personal injury law firm. Mr. Moses, by first glance would scare most as he was big, muscular and due to an injury wore a patch over one eye. Yet when he spoke he was a soft spoken, easy going, caring man who would go on to become a client of my firm and ultimately a friend.

So when he advised me that he and his wife, Malisa Rivera have formed a non-for-profit community based organization called Culinary Kids/Culinary Arts Initiative I was intrigued. They are providing a place within their Queens/Far Rockaway Community in which to help teach young children, how to sustain agriculture through cooking and farming activities.

Recently, their organization was featured in the New York Daily News. It is an organization I am proud to say I have contributed to and one that is providing an important outlet for kids in Queens.

Click here to read the New York Daily News Article.