Our Attorneys

Steven G. Fauth

Born:

 

Manhasset, New York, 1960.

Education:

 

Boston College (B.S., Accounting, magna cum laude, 1982); Duke University (J.D., 1985). Beta Gamma Sigma; Phi Alpha Delta.

Admitted:

 

New York, Massachusetts, District of Columbia, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, and the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.

Member:

 

American Bar Association. New York State Bar Association.

Reported Cases:

 
  • Badillo v. Tower Insurance Co. of N.Y., 92 N.Y. 2d 790, 689 N.Y.S. 2d 363 (Court of Appeals, 1999)
  • Saleh v. 5th Ave. Kings Fruit & Vegetables Corp., 92 A.D3d 749, 939 N.Y.S.2d 102 (2d Dep't 2012)
  • Diamond State Insurance Company a/s/o Gentry Apartments v. Utica First Insurance Company, 67 A.D. 3d 613 (1st Dep't 2009)
  • Tower Insurance Company a/s/o Natalie Soleymanzadeh v. Robert Murello, 68 A.D. 3d 977 (2nd Dep't 2009)
  • Marietta Quarless v. Allegra French Dengler, 48 A.D. 3d 438, 851 N.Y.S. 2d 620, (2nd Dep't 2008)
  • Farmbrew Realty Corp. v. Tower Insurance Co. of N.Y., 289 A.d.2d 284, 734 N.Y.S. 2d 592 (2d Dep't 2001)
  • Maldonado v. Lee, 278 A.D. 2d 206, 717 N.Y.S. 2d 258 (2d Dep't 2000)
  • Catsimatidis v. C-Town, 261 A.d.2d 682, 689 N.Y.S. 2d 205 (2d Dep't 1999)
  • Guss v. Oheka Management, 305 A.D. 2d 635, 759 N.Y.S. 2d 763 (2d Dep't 2003)
  • Tower Insurance Co. of N.Y. v. Old Northern Blvd. Restaurant, 245 A.D. 2d 421, 666 N.Y.S.2d 636 (1st Dep't 1997)

Practice Areas:

 

Insurance Defense; Insurance Coverage; Personal Injury; Subrogation; Excess and Catastrophic Case Management.

Email: Steven G. Fauth

John C. Szewczuk

Born:

 

Brooklyn, New York, 1953.

Education:

 

Fordham University (B.A. Economics, 1975); Rutgers University Graduate School (Masters in City and Regional Planning, 1979); Rutgers University Law School (J.D. 1980)

Admitted:

 

New York; United States District Court, District of New Jersey

Trial Practice
Areas:

 

In excess of 300 jury trials in New York City with 150 cases tried to verdict in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan.
Practice Areas:   Insurance Defense in areas of premises and automobile liability, including labor law and construction, liquor and Dram Shop, assault and intentional tort, negligent security, and tractor trailer and inter intra state trucking.
Other:  

Served for ten years as Assistant Corporation Counsel for the New York City Law Department, Bronx Division, handling major and high exposure trials in the Bronx.

E-mail: John C. Szewczuk

Suzanne M. Saia

Born:

 

Springfield, New Jersey, 1972.

Education:

 

Iona College (B.A., Criminal Justice, 1994); Quinnipiac University (J.D., 2000).

Admitted:

 

New York; Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.
Member:  

Professional Insurance Underwriters Associations, National Association of Professional Insurance Agents, New York State Bar Associations Trial Lawyers, Torts, Insurance and Compensation Law Sections, New York Women’s Bar Association. Annual judge for American Bar Associations’ mock trial competition.

Reported Cases:  
  • Wilner v. Allstate Ins. Co., 71 AD3d 155, 893 N.Y.S.2d 208 (2d Dep’t 2010)
  • Cosmos, Queens Ltd. v. Matthias Saechang Im Agency, 74 A.D.3d 682, 683, 904 N.Y.S.2d 386 [2010]
  • lv. denied, 15 N.Y.3d 711, 2010 WL 4116965 [2010]
Publications:  

Co-authored numerous articles in PIA Magazine - E&O Quarterly and In Your Corner
Practice Areas:  

Insurance Coverage; Subrogation; Insurance Defense; Personal Injury.
Other:  

Assistance District Attorney Bronx County; Of Counsel to Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association for New York City Police Officers.

Email: Suzanne M. Saia