Attorneys – Jeffrey Samel & Partners

Robert G. Spevack

23 July 2016

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Location: New York, New York
Phone: 800-219-2892
Fax: 800-219-2892
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Robert Spevack is a seasoned litigator with thirty years of experience in the field of personal injury, and has tried hundreds of cases to verdict in the defense of clients in matters involving Labor Law/construction, product liability, professional liability, premises liability, motor vehicle, nursing home, municipal law, and FELA. He also has an expertise in defending bar and restaurant owners against Dram Shop claims, owners of recreational facilities, and companies sued for employee assaults.

Mr. Spevack is also a respected instructor in trial advocacy and litigation techniques. Together with Jeffrey Samel and Michael Pomposello, Mr. Spevack specializes in trials of high-exposure and catastrophic injury cases.

Year Joined Firm

1988

Areas of Practice

Labor Law
Construction
Professional Liability
Motor Vehicle
FELA
Premises
Product Liability
Nursing Home
Dram Shop
Municipal Liability
Toxic Torts
Recreation

Litigation Percentage

100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Litigation Percentage

New York, 1982
U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1982
U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1982

Education

Hofstra University School of Law, Hempstead, New York
J.D. cum laude – 1981
Honors: American Jurisprudence Award for Excellence in Administrative Law

State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
B.A. magna cum laude – 1978
Major: Philosophy

Jeffrey Samel

Jeffrey Samel

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Location: New York, New York
Phone: 800-219-2892
Email: Email Me

Jeffrey Samel is the founding partner of the firm and is one of the most highly respected defense attorneys in New York State. He is regularly called upon by the firm’s clients to defend personal injury matters of the most serious nature.

After graduating from NYU Law School in 1976, Mr. Samel was appointed as an Assistant District Attorney in Queens County, where he quickly rose to become the youngest Felony Trial Chief in that office’s history. After amassing an unequaled record of convictions in homicide, robbery, rape, arson, burglary, and commercial fraud cases, he transferred to the New York City Corporation Counsel’s Office, where he excelled in the defense of wrongful death, alleged police misconduct, and a variety of other personal injury actions brought against the City of New York and its agencies.

For nearly three decades, Mr. Samel has devoted his exceptional expertise to the defense of the firm’s clients, which include insurance carriers, self-insured corporations, and municipal entities. He is a recognized expert in the fields of personal injury, municipal liability, product liability, professional liability, construction lawsuits, and insurance issues. His talents have resulted in not only the successful defense of literally hundreds of trials, but also thousands of cases that have been resolved by means of dispositive motions and favorable settlements.

Mr. Samel is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, and he regularly lectures to the bar in the Continuing Legal Education programs of various law schools, bar associations, and the National Institute of Trial Advocacy. He specializes in high-exposure catastrophic injury cases, and personally supervises the firm’s team of experienced trial attorneys.

Areas of Practice

Product Liability
Motor Vehicle
Labor Law
Construction
Professional Liability
Premises Liability
Police Action
Municipal Liability
Insurance Coverage
Subrogation
Toxic Torts

Litigation Percentage

90% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

New York, 1977
U.S. Federal Courts, 1979
U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 2005
U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 2005

Education

New York University School of Law, New York, New York
J.D. – 1976
New York University, New York, New York
B.A. magna cum laude – 1973
Honors: Phi Beta Kappa

Representative Clients

Allstate Insurance Co.
Empire Mutual Insurance Companies
Federal Express Corporation
New York City Transit Authority
New York State Liquidation Fund
Shell Oil Corporation

Classes/Seminars

National Institute for Trial Advocacy CLE Program, Fordham University Law School

Professional Associations and Memberships

American Board of Trial Advocates, Member

Past Employment Positions

Queens County District Attorney’s Office, Assistant District Attorney

New York City Law Department, Assistant Corporation Counsel

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Dorothy Samel

23 July 2016

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Partner since 1995

Location: New York, New York
Phone: 800-219-2892
Fax: 800-219-2892
Email: Email Me

Dorothy Samel has practiced law in New York for nearly thirty years, during which time she has garnered experience in the areas of premises and motor vehicle liability, municipal liability (including mass transit and school cases), nursing home, construction, insurance coverage, subrogation, and general liability.

Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Samel gained experience in criminal law with a private criminal defense firm in New York. She also worked as an Associate Attorney and subsequently Assistant Chief of the Tort Division at the New York City Housing Authority Law Department, where she supervised outside counsel, managed hundreds of files, and reviewed and approved bills submitted by outside counsel. Her experience has made her uniquely qualified to understand and respond to the needs of the firm’s clients.

Ms. Samel joined the firm as Managing Attorney in 1992, and became a partner in 1995. She has successfully handled numerous complicated negligence matters on behalf of the firm’s clients in personal injury lawsuits, and continues to serve as Managing Partner of the firm.