Attorney Profiles
Standing from Left to Right:Alex Maldonado, Christina D’Amico, Concetta Zinerco, Cindy Gillman, Michael Reagan, Anthony Pagliuca, Alex Huenke, Howard Brandwein, Leonard Cascone, David Kluepfel, Andrew Lauri, Rendon Sangalang, Gina Wischhusen, Ajay Bhavnani, Jennifer Oliveri, Gary Austin Manso, Joseph Potenza
Seated from Left to Right: Elsa Reyes, Yasmin Mitchell, Mati Latif, Kuilam Sanchez, Olympia Rubino, Lauren Lucchese, Kimberly von Arx, Rochelle Jellig, Maria Zouros
Partner
Phone (516) 747-1990
Fax (516) 747-1992
Email lcascone@cklaw.com
Founding Partner, Leonard M. Cascone, is an accomplished trial attorney who concentrates in the areas of liability defense and has extensive experience with construction accidents, wrongful death claims, toxic torts, harassment and discrimination claims, professional liability, products liability and high-exposure motor vehicle accidents. He is admitted to practice in New York and the United States District Court for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.
Mr. Cascone lectures on labor law, liquor liability and premises liability for the New York State Bar Association. He has also lectured at the annual convention of the Buffalo Claims Association. Mr. Cascone is a member of the New York State, Nassau County and Suffolk County Bar Associations as well as the Nassau-Suffolk Trial Lawyers Association. Mr. Cascone also serves as Village Prosecutor for the Incorporated Village of Malverne and is a member of the Defense Research Institute.
Mr. Cascone received his undergraduate degree from St. John’s University in 1991 where he graduated Summa Cum Laude with a 4.0 average and was Valedictorian of his class. Mr. Cascone earned his Juris Doctorate degree from St. John’s School of Law in 1994.
David F. Kluepfel
Partner
Phone (516) 747-1990
Fax (516) 747-1992
Email dkluepfel@cklaw.com
Founding Partner, David F. Kluepfel, is the Managing Partner of the firm. He is a seasoned trial attorney who concentrates in the areas of liability defense, contractual indemnification and insurance coverage litigation, municipal liability, professional liability and commercial disputes. Mr. Kluepfel is admitted to practice law in New York and the United States District Court for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.
Mr. Kluepfel conducts client seminars on substantive and procedural issues in the area of negligence defense and insurance law. He has served as an Education Day Speaker for the Buffalo Claims Association. He is a member of the New York State, Nassau County and Suffolk County Bar Associations as well as the Nassau-Suffolk Trial Lawyers Association. Mr. Kluepfel is an appointed member of the Insurance and Negligence Defense Counsel Subcommittee of the Suffolk County Bar Association. He is also a member of The Defense Association of New York, Inc. and the Defense Research Institute.
Mr. Kluepfel graduated from Ithaca College in 1990 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management. Mr. Kluepfel earned his Juris Doctorate degree from Hofstra University School of Law in 1995.
Olympia Rubino
Partner
Phone (516) 747-1990
Fax (516) 747-1992
Email orubino@cklaw.com
Ms. Rubino has substantial experience defending all types of negligence and liability claims, including premises liability, municipal liability, construction accidents, elevator accidents, medical malpractice and motor vehicle accidents. She also handles insurance coverage disputes and regularly defends and prosecutes declaratory judgment actions. Ms. Rubino has an impressive track record in all stages of litigation, including trials and appeals.
As a testament to her skill in the field of trial advocacy, Ms. Rubino has given numerous lectures and demonstrations to law students at Hofstra University School of Law for the Advanced Trail Advocacy course. She is also a member of the New York State Bar Association.
Ms. Rubino graduated from Hofstra University in 1996 with a Bachelors of Art in English and Philosophy. She earned her Juris Doctorate degree from Hofstra University School of Law in 1999 with honors. She is admitted to practice in New York and the United States District Court for the Southern and Eastern Districts.
Andrew M. Lauri
Partner
Phone (516) 747-1990
Fax (516) 747-1992
Email alauri@cklaw.com
Mr. Lauri comes to the firm with a broad range of experience and has litigated and tried complex tort and commercial matters in the state and federal courts of New York. He specializes in construction/labor law, insurance coverage, products liability, toxic torts, commercial premises, property damage/subrogation and commercial litigation.
In law school, Mr. Lauri was a Notes and Comments Editor for the St. John’s Journal of Legal Commentary where he co-authored a note entitled, “Like Father Like Son? The Constitutionality of New York’s New Son of Sam Law.” He also served as the President of the Environmental and Energy Law Club and was the recipient of two American Jurisprudence Awards.
Mr. Lauri is admitted to practice in the state courts of New York and the United States District Court, for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. He is a member of the New York State and Nassau County Bar Associations.
Mr. Lauri earned his B.A. at Hofstra University in 1989. He earned his Juris Doctorate from St. John’s School of Law in 1994.
Ajay Bhavnani
Associate
Phone (516) 747-1990
Fax (516) 747-1992
Email: abhavnani@cklaw.com
Mr. Bhavnani comes to Cascone & Kluepfel with experience in many areas of personal injury defense. He regularly handles cases involving motor vehicle accidents, premises liability and construction-site accidents.
Mr. Bhavnani received his undergraduate degree from the University of Rochester in 1997, where he was on the Dean’s List. In 2000, he received his Juris Doctorate from DePaul University, College of Law where he earned a CALI award for academic excellence.
Mr. Bhavnani is admitted to practice law in New York and Illinois.
Howard R. Brandwein
Associate
Phone (516) 747-1990
Fax (516) 747-1992
Email: hbrandwein@cklaw.com
Mr. Brandwein comes to the firm with over 14 years of experience in the area of insurance defense practice. He honed his litigation and trial skills as a senior/managing counsel for both The Travelers Insurance Company and Tri-State Consumer Insurance Company. He is an experienced trial attorney who concentrates his practice in all areas of liability defense, including automobile accidents, construction accidents, premises cases and insurance coverage litigation. Mr. Brandwein is also highly experienced and proficient in the areas of no-fault, property damage, subrogation and UM/SUM claims. Mr. Brandwein has an impressive track record in all stages of litigation, including motions, trials, arbitrations and appellate practice.
Mr. Brandwein is admitted to practice law in New York State and the United States District Court for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. He graduated from the University of Massachusetts in 1990 with a major in legal studies and a minor in history. He earned his Juris Doctorate from Brooklyn Law School in 1993.
Mr. Brandwein is a member of the New York State Bar Association and New York State Trial Lawyers Association.
Gary Austin Manso
Associate
Phone (516) 747-1990
Fax (516) 747-1992
Email: gmanso@cklaw.com
Mr. Manso comes to the firm with almost 30 years experience in the defense of personal injury cases. He has litigated these cases along with related insurance coverage declaratory judgment actions from inception through trial and appeal in the state and federal courts in New York. He specializes in construction accident litigation under New York’s Labor Law and has lectured for continuing education credit on this topic. He has extensive experience in commercial and residential premises liability actions, trucking and automobile accident actions, municipal liability actions, declaratory judgment actions, elevator liability and products liability actions.
Mr. Manso is admitted to practice law in the state courts of New York and the United States District Court for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. He is a member of the New York State and Nassau County Bar Associations.
Mr. Manso earned his Juris Doctorate from St. John’s University School of Law in 1976, where he was on the Dean’s List every semester. He was an associate editor on the St. John’s Law Review.
Prior to law school Mr. Manso served six years in the United States Army as an Infantry officer and helicopter gunship pilot. He was awarded numerous decorations, including the Distinguished Flying Cross, during his service in Vietnam. He attained the rank of Captain and served as a training company commander for two years.
Anthony J. Pagliuca
Associate
Phone (516) 747-1990
Fax (516) 747-1992
Email: apagliuca@cklaw.com
Mr. Pagliuca has extensive experience in the field of insurance/negligence defense. He specializes in cases involving high exposure motor vehicle accidents, commercial and residential premises and construction accidents. He also handles workers’ compensation matters, UM/SUM claims and no-fault litigation.
Mr. Pagliuca is admitted to practice law in the state of New York. Mr. Pagliuca received his undergraduate degree in Business Management from St. John’s University in 1991, and his Juris Doctorate from St. John’s University School of Law in 1996.
Joseph A. Potenza
Associate
Phone (516) 747-1990
Fax (516) 747-1992
Email jpotenza@cklaw.com
Mr. Potenza practices exclusively in the area of insurance defense. He concentrates in the areas of motor vehicle accidents, premises liability, construction-site accidents and No-Fault. Mr. Potenza is admitted to practice law in the State of New York.
Mr. Potenza graduated from the State University of New York at Binghamton in 1996. He earned his Juris Doctorate degree from St. John's University School of Law in 2004.
Michael T. Reagan
Associate
Phone (516) 747-1990
Fax (516) 747-1992
Email mreagan@cklaw.com
Mr. Reagan brings to the firm an expertise in written and oral advocacy. As the head of our appellate advocacy department, Mr. Reagan specializes in all areas of negligence and liability defense, including premises, auto and municipal liability, products liability, New York’s Labor Law, and New York’s Insurance law. Mr. Reagan has prepared and argued hundreds of appeals before the various Appellate Divisions in New York, as well as the New York State Court of Appeals. He has distinguished himself as a prominent appellate specialist with an impressive track record. In fact, a number of Mr. Reagan’s successes have been published in the New York Law Journal’s “Decisions of Interest” column.
Mr. Reagan earned his Juris Doctorate from Fordham School of Law in 1999, and is admitted to practice in all New York State Courts, as well as the United States District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.
Rendon P. Sangalang
Associate
Phone (516) 747-1990
Fax (516) 747-1992
Email rsangalang@cklaw.com
Mr. Sangalang specializes in the defense of negligence claims involving motor vehicles accidents, residential and commercial premises, and construction-site accidents. He also handles uninsured and underinsured motorist arbitrations.
Mr. Sangalang is admitted to practice law in the State of New York and the United States District Court for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. He is also member of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines.
Mr. Sangalang earned his undergraduate degree in 1996 with honors. In 2001, he obtained his law degree from San Beda College of Law, one of the top law schools in Manila, Philippines.
Kimberly von Arx
Associate
Phone (516) 747-1990
Fax (516) 747-1992
Email kvonarx@cklaw.com
Mrs. von Arx comes to Cascone & Kluepfel, LLP with diverse experience in the areas of insurance coverage disputes, insurance defense and estate proceedings. Mrs. von Arx also specializes in defending multiple-party litigation with an emphasis on Labor Law claims stemming from construction accidents. Mrs. von Arx is admitted to practice in New York, and the United States District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.
Mrs. von Arx graduated from James Madison University in 2000. She is a 2003 graduate of the University of Maryland School of Law, where she was Articles Editor of Margins: Maryland's Law Journal on Race, Religion, Gender & Class. Upon graduation from law school, Mrs. von Arx was awarded The Public Service Award for engaging in service and legal work that significantly advanced the public interest.
Gina Marie Wischhusen
Associate
Phone (516) 747-1990
Fax (516) 747-1992
Email Gwischhusen@cklaw.com
Ms. Wischhusen practices in the area of negligence defense and primarily handles automobile and premises cases. As an intern at the New York State Office of the Attorney General, Ms. Wischhusen was exposed to various aspects of civil law ranging from breach of contract claims to first amendment retaliation cases. She also served as a Judicial Intern in the Commercial Division of the Nassau County Supreme Court as well as the Nassau County Legal Aid Society. Prior to Law School, Ms. Wischhusen worked at North Shore University Hospital.
Ms. Wischhusen graduated from Hofstra University in 2002. She also received a Post – Baccalaureate Pre-Med Certificate from Hofstra University in 2004. She earned her Juris Doctorate degree from Touro Law School in 2008 with Honors. She is admitted to practice in New York, and awaiting admission in Washington, D.C.
Maria Zouros
Associate
Phone (516) 747-1990
Fax (516) 747-1992
Ms. Zouros comes to the firm with over 14 year of experience in personal injury defense. She has extensive experience in all aspects of liability defense, including commercial and residential premises liability, automobile litigation, construction accidents, products liability and pharmacy negligence actions. Ms. Zouros has represented numerous national retailers, property management companies, contractors municipalities and self-insured clients.
Ms. Zouros is admitted to practice law in the state courts of New York and the United States District Court, for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. She is a member of the Nassau County Bar Association.
Ms. Zouros earned her undergraduate degree from Hofstra University , graduating summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, in 1992. She earned her Juris Doctorate degree from Hofstra University School of Law in 1995.
Alex Huenke
Associate
Phone (516) 747-1990
Fax (516) 747-1992
Mr. Huenke concentrates his practice in the areas of motor vehicle accidents, premises liability, construction-site accidents and No-Fault. Mr. Huenke also has experience in the areas of commercial litigation and insurance coverage. Mr. Huenke is admitted to practice in New York, and the United States District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.
Mr. Huenke graduated from the Pennsylvania State University in 2003. He earned his Juris Doctorate degree from Hofstra University School of Law in 2008. Prior to attending law school, Mr. Huenke worked in the Commercial Lines Division of a major Long Island insurance brokerage.
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