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Fumuso, Kelly, DeVerna, Snyder, Swart & Farrell has the distinction of being one of the oldest and most successful medical malpractice and personal injury defense firms in the New York Metropolitan area. Since first being established in 1970, the firm has grown steadily throughout the years, and now comprises eight partners and sixteen associates. One of the hallmarks of the firm has been its stability, with all of our senior partners being associated with the firm between 34 and 26 years.

Fumuso, Kelly, DeVerna, Snyder, Swart & Farrell is recognized by both the bench and bar as a leader in medical malpractice defense, general liability defense, Appellate practice, and professional licensure and disciplinary defense. The firm offers a full range of legal services to insurance companies, hospitals, nursing homes, physicians, oral surgeons, dentists, podiatrists, municipalities, social service agencies, corporations and individual clients. 		scales
With offices in both Suffolk and Nassau Counties, and with attorneys residing throughout the New York Metropolitan area, the firm is engaged on a daily basis in litigation on Long Island, the five boroughs of the City of New York, Westchester County, and in both Federal and State Courts.

The trial attorneys in the firm are well recognized as amongst the most experienced and successful in New York. We regularly take verdicts in high exposure cases and have a better than 88% success rate. Additionally, we often achieve early resolution through procedural dismissal and favorable mediated settlements.

Our general liability department successfully handles a wide range of claims including: premises liability, Labor Law, property loss and subrogation, construction, products liability, assault and battery, sexual assaults, school liability, automobile liability, civil rights and insurance coverage disputes.

We have a team of specialists skilled in the field of Appellate practice. These attorneys regularly appear in the Appellate Courts of New York and the United States, and specialize in the briefing and argument of appeals in the fields of health care law, medical malpractice, general negligence, labor law and professional liability.

The partners in the firm have achieved various distinctions and honors, and frequently lecture before Bar Associations, Medical Societies, Dental Societies, Hospital and Nursing Home Seminars, Physician Seminars and Law Schools.

The firm prides itself on its reputation for being a highly structured and efficient organization. Attorneys are divided into two teams, led by individual partners, so as to ensure that each case is carefully and fully prepared. The team system approach allows for personalized case management and client relations. As such, we can provide small firm personal attention combined with large firm resources.