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Contact: Firm Profile Title: Litigation is the foundation upon which the firm of Penino & Moynihan, LLP, rests. The general partners Stephen J. Penino and Patrick J. Moynihan, have actively litigated a wide range of cases in the State and Federal courts of New York City and the surrounding metropolitan area. Since the opening of the firm in White Plains in September of 1998, Penino & Moynihan, LLP have opened offices in Uniondale, NY and Stamford, CT. Penino & Moynihan, LLP has represented the insurance industry in defense of cases involving personal injury and property damage; professional errors and omissions policies; and motor vehicle accidents. The guiding principle for the firm’s success has been attention to detail. The partners believe in giving attention to the client’s directions; attention to litigation details; and attention to the ultimate goal of successful and swift claim resolution. Mr. Penino and Mr. Moynihan are hands on litigators who closely monitor all aspects of a party’s representation from pleadings through trial. It is their in depth knowledge of the facts and circumstances of each particular case that has led to numerous defense verdicts and successful summary judgment motions on behalf of insurance carriers and their insureds. Included among Penino & Moynihan, LLP’s clients are several insurance companies, insurance brokers, and real estate developers. The firm has also moved to the forefront in the defense of lead poisoning claims. As the firm continues to grow, it will look to its strengths and the broad range of experience of its founding partners, Of Counsel and associates. The firm has expanded its areas of practice into medical malpractice defense, insurance coverage analysis and claims management, areas of law with which the General Partners, Mr. Penino and Mr. Moynihan, and all other attorneys with this firm are closely familiar with. |
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Contact: Stephen J. Penino Title: Stephen J. Penino is a graduate of both Fordham University and the Fordham University School of Law and the founding partner of Penino & Moynihan, LLP. He commenced the practice of law in 1985 as an Assistant District Attorney at the Queens County District Attorney’s Office in New York City. Mr. Penino served as a Prosecutor for nearly four years in both the Rackets & Economic Crime and Homicide Bureaus, where his litigation skills were developed and honed. Subsequent to serving as a prosecutor Mr. Penino began his work in the Insurance Defense area. Initially he worked as an associate at a major Manhattan firm specializing in Medical Malpractice Defense litigation. In 1991 he relocated to the White Plains area of Westchester County where he has practiced to this day. His work in Westchester centered around Insurance Defense and Commercial litigation matters. Additionally Mr. Penino specialized in Municipal Defense arguing nearly a dozen matters before the Appellate Division Second Department, prevailing on each and creating new law at times.
In 1998 Mr. Penino was instrumental in
forming what is now the present firm.
Currently he specializes in all
aspects
of litigation concentrating on
Commercial & Insurance Defense matters
and Professional Errors & Omissions
suits. Recently he has begun
conducting
Risk Management Seminars for local
real
estate brokers. These have been met
with great enthusiasm by the local
brokers.
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Contact: Patrick J. Moynihan Title: Mr. Moynihan has been a practicing trial attorney since his graduation from law school in 1963. He is a graduate of Fordham University and the Fordham University School of Law and is admitted to practice in New York State and in various Federal jurisdictions within the state. He was appointed as an Assistant District Attorney in New York County in 1963 and served in that capacity for a period of six years, during which he successfully prosecuted major criminal defendants in the Criminal Division of State Supreme Court. Thereafter, he served, by special appointment, as a Special Assistant Attorney General of the State of New York for a period of two and one-half years before entering the private sector. Since that time he has specialized in insurance defense litigation. Before joining the firm of Penino & Moynihan, LLP, as a member, in July, 2000, Mr. Moynihan was a senior litigation partner, for approximately fifteen years, in a major insurance defense firm where he obtained numerous defense verdicts in both State and Federal Courts. He has vast experience in the insurance defense area, including but not limited to construction law, labor law, products liability and medical malpractice.
As a member of Penino & Moynihan, LLP,
Mr. Moynihan continues to specialize
in
insurance defense litigation and is
deeply involved in defending claims
involving virtually all aspects of
insurance litigation, with an emphasis
on construction law, labor law and
products liability.
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Contact: Douglas Falch Title: Douglas Falch is a graduate of Syracuse University and the Quinnipiac College School of Law. Mr. Falch joined the firm in August of 2000 and was promoted to partner in January of 2007. Mr. Falch commenced the practice of law in 1995 as an associate at a small negligence firm in Manhattan. Since he began practicing law Mr. Falch has had experience litigating both plaintiff and defense work. Subsequent to working in lower Manhattan, Mr. Falch worked as an associate at a plaintiff’s negligence firm in White Plains. In this position, he was involved in litigating matters involving premises liability, automobile accidents, labor law and medical malpractice. Prior to graduating from law school, Mr. Falch worked for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation – Division of Hazardous Waste. He is a member of the American Trial Lawyers Association, the New York State Trial Lawyers Association and the New York State Bar Association. Mr. Falch has served as New York State Bar Association continuing education lecturer and has spoken at seminar’s involving Basic Tort and Insurance Law and Labor Law.
Since Mr. Falch's joining with Penino
&
Moynihan, LLP he has been active in
all
aspects of State and Federal
litigation
with an emphasis on Insurance Defense
matters.
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Contact: Heather Q. Wallace Title: Ms. Wallace graduated in 1994 from Providence College where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science. She then attended the Washington College of Law, at American University in Washington D.C. and earned her Juris Doctorate in May 1999. At the Washington College of Law, Ms. Wallace was a Member of the Journal for Gender and the Law. Her studies included areas of commercial litigation, corporate and tax laws. While attending law school, Ms. Wallace was employed as a law clerk with a Washington D.C. law firm engaged primarily in civil litigation specializing, in securities and consumer fraud class action litigation.
Ms. Wallace has been associated with
this firm since January
2000. Her practice areas have
encompassed all aspects of civil
litigation, with an emphasis in the
areas of insurance defense matters.
In
addition, Ms. Wallace has prior
experience in antitrust, consumer
fraud
and products liability class action
litigation. Ms. Wallace has been a
Member of the New York State Bar
Association since January 2000, and
the
Connecticut State Bar Association
since
November 1999. |
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Contact: Vincent J Aceste, Esq. Title: Of Counsel Email: vjaceste@conpen.com Phone: (914) 949-6996 |
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Contact: Vinai C. Vinlander, Esq. Title: Vinai C. Vinlander is a 2003 graduate of University of Wisconsin Law School and is admitted to practice in New York and Wisconsin. He earned his Bachelor of Science, cum laude, from New York University, majoring in Information Systems and Marketing. During law school, Mr. Vinlander served as a managing editor and the Senior Administrative Editor of the Wisconsin Law Review. Mr. Vinlander also served as a judicial intern to the Honorable William A. Bablitch, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Wisconsin, the state’s highest court. Mr. Vinlander’s other experience includes serving as a prosecution intern in the Dane County District Attorney’s Office in Madison, Wisconsin, where he participated in various proceedings in the criminal courts. Mr. Vinlander also served as an intern in the Narcotics Investigation Unit of the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office, White Plains, New York. Mr. Vinlander has been an associate at the firm since February 2004. His current practice areas include premises liability and automobile accident litigation. Email: vinlanderv@conpen.com Phone: (914) 949-6996 |
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Contact: Patrick C. Carroll, Esq Title: Patrick C. Carroll earned a Liberal Arts Degree in Public Administration from St. John’s University and earned his Juris Doctor Degree from Brooklyn Law School in May of 1999. Mr. Carroll is admitted to practice law in New York, Connecticut and in the Federal Courts for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. Mr. Carroll joined the firm in February of 2005, after practicing law for five years in New York City with a small general litigation and real estate firm that specialized in zoning, survey and real estate title litigation, and business, restaurant, and environmental control board matters. Mr. Carroll has also handled plaintiff’s matters, real estate contract litigation, television signal piracy matters and represented institutional lenders and not-for- profit organizations. His practice areas have encompassed all aspects of civil litigation, with an emphasis on defense and general ‘troubleshooting’. Email: pcarroll@conpen.com Phone: (914) 949-6996 |
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Contact: Lorenzo L, Angelino, Esq Title: Email: langelino@conpen.com Phone: (914) 949-6996 |
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Contact: Richard Rowe, Jr. Title: Email: rrowe@conpen.com Phone: (914) 949-6996 |
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Contact: Steven J. Monn Title: Steven J. Monn is a graduate of Brooklyn College and the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and has been practicing law in excess of 20 years. He commenced his practice of law in 1983 as a staff attorney for the New York legal Aid Society, where he defended indigent defendants in sigfificant criminal actions during his tenure with legal Aid. He specializes in construction site litigation, premises and auto litigation and broker liability. He has counseled the Special Investigation Units of several major nationwide insurers in fraud prevention and investigation. Mr. Monn is admitted to practice law before the State and Federal Courts of New York and Connecticut. Email: smonn@conpen.com Phone: (914) 949-6996 |
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Contact: Henry Liao, Esq. Title: Henry Liao is a recent graduate of Pace Law School and is admitted to practice law before the State of New York. Email: hliao@conpen.com Phone: (914) 949-6996 |
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Contact: Daniel W. Worontzoff Title: Daniel W. Worontzoff earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in BIology/Anthropology from SUNY Albany and earned his Juris Doctor Degree from Hofstra Law School in May of 2002. Mr. Worontzoff is admitted to practice law in both New York and Connecticut and joined the firm as an associate in October of 2005, assisting in all aspects of civil litigation. Email: DWorontzoff@conpen.com Phone: (914) 949-6996 |
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