Attorneys

Professional Profile

Mr. Zaremba is a litigation associate in the firm’s Litigation Practice Group.   He focuses his practice in all areas of personal injury litigation defending insurance companies and municipal clients, negligence and tort actions.

Mr. Zaremba is admitted to practice in the State of New York and is a member of the New York State and Nassau County Bar Associations.

Mr. Zaremba graduated from Sacred Heart University, with a Bachelor of Science in 2018. Mr. Zaremba received his Juris Doctorate Degree from The Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, Touro Law, in 2022.

His practice Areas include Insurance Defense, Municipal Liability, Torts, Negligence, Premises Liability and Property Damage.

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Brendan Gallagher is an associate who has been practicing in the defense litigation and insurance coverage fields for over 30 years. He has handled all aspects of litigation from inception to trial in areas of law that range from personal injury and subrogation to complex insurance coverage disputes. Gallagher previously served as General Counsel at the New York Schools Reciprocal where he was responsible for claims and litigation.

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Jane M. O’Callaghan is a partner in the firm’s Litigation Practice Group. She focuses her practice in all areas of personal injury defense litigation, including premises liability, motor vehicle liability, products liability, and construction site claims.

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William J. Fishlinger is the managing partner of the firm and is responsible for its strategic guidance. He has litigated some of the largest and most complex civil cases in the State and Federal Courts, representing foreign and domestic corporations and entities.

Mr. Fishlinger has been recognized by the insurance industry for his accomplishments, receiving some of its most prestigious awards. He is the former Chairman and CEO of The Wright Insurance Group. In 2014, he formed Gramercy Risk Holdings LLC, to among other things, provide program management and financial, operational, and legal resources to both domestic and foreign property and casualty insurance companies. He currently serves as its Chairman and CEO.

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Thomas M. Evans is a Partner in the firm’s Litigation Practice Group. He is a trial attorney who focuses on personal injury defense litigation, with a particular emphasis on construction sites, steel erection and mechanics lien litigation. Mr. Evans has tried over 50 cases to verdict, including those involving motor vehicle liability, premises liability, school district liability, libel, slander, and mechanics liens.

Mr. Evans leads the firm’s Subrogation Department. He currently handles several complex product liability suits against major truck manufacturers as well as numerous oil burner fire and explosion cases. He participates in all phases of discovery, and positions cases for trial as expeditiously as possible. He has been responsible for securing multi-million dollar recoveries with many more large damage cases still in litigation.

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Thomas J. Nemia is a trial attorney in the firm’s Litigation Practice Group. He concentrates on personal injury defense litigation on behalf of the firm’s commercial and municipal clients. Mr. Nemia has tried numerous jury and non-jury civil and criminal cases to verdict.

Previously, he was an assistant prosecutor with the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office in Jersey City, New Jersey where he specialized in all major violent crimes. He was assigned to the Special Investigations Unit where he prosecuted cases involving insurance fraud, economic crimes, and political corruption. Mr. Nemia attended advocacy training at the prestigious National Advocacy Center, which is operated by the United States Department of Justice.

Following his career as a criminal prosecutor, Mr. Nemia transitioned into the private sector where he defended carrier and insureds’ interests in motor vehicle, first party, third party, broker liability, architect/engineer liability, construction defect, labor law, premises, asbestos/toxic tort, coverage, and personal injury cases.

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Paula Pavlides is a partner and trial attorney in the firm’s litigation group. She focuses her practice in complex insurance defense, including premises liability, automobile accident claims, labor law cases, and municipal cases where she defends public school districts across New York State in personal injury actions.

Prior to joining CFO, she was an Assistant Attorney General under the Dennis Vacco and Eliot Spitzer administrations. Ms. Pavlides has successfully obtained defense verdicts in her trials.

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Michael Reagan is a partner who handles a wide range of trial level and appellate matters, including New York State labor law, premises liability, strict products liability, municipal liability, vehicular liability; indemnification, and insurance coverage.

He has argued over 150 appeals before all four appellate departments of New York, the New York Court of Appeals, and the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Mr. Reagan has also written approximately 500 motion briefs, both for and in opposition to summary judgements. Many of his appeals and summary judgment motions have involved Labor Law 240 and 241 claims.

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Laura Endrizzi is a Partner in the firm’s Litigation Practice Group. She specializes in the defense of matters involving employment discrimination, municipal liability, automobile liability, premises liability, dram shop liability, and civil rights litigation in State and Federal Courts.

Ms. Endrizzi is also involved in the appellate practice relating to civil litigation, and handles matters before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Division of Human Rights. She frequently gives presentations on risk management issues to municipal entities.