A jury trial in Tampa, FL, results in a jury verdict for GEICO. The case, handled by Lindsey Trowell, Ariane Smith, and Tim Ross, related to a provision in the insurance policy that required an inspection of the damage before repair, replacement, and/or disposal. The glass vendor has a practice of identifying GEICO insureds, advising

Barry Levy, managing partner of Rivkin Radler, is pleased to announce that Alicia Bartkowski has joined the firm as counsel, and John Accursio, Mariah Almonte, Patricia Patlewicz, and Katherine Pedlow have joined the firm as associates.

Alicia Bartkowski has joined the Trusts & Estates practice group in the firm’s Uniondale office. She focuses her practice

Effective February 2, 2026, Barry Levy has assumed the role of Rivkin Radler’s seventh managing partner. Evan Krinick, who elected to step down from the role to focus on the practice of law, served as the firm’s managing partner for more than 12 years.

Levy, who has been with the firm since 2007, built its

Evan H. Krinick, Managing Partner of Rivkin Radler, is pleased to announce that Danielle Drasser has joined the firm as counsel, and Conor Byrnes, Hilary Drabkin, Lauren B. Eicher, and Kennedy C. Jones have joined the firm as associates.

Danielle Drasser has joined the Insurance Fraud & Recovery Practice Group in the firm’s Uniondale office.

Evan H. Krinick, Managing Partner of Rivkin Radler, has announced that Philip Nash, Ana Parikh, Eric Santos, and Elizabeth Sy have been elected partners.

Philip Nash is a member of the Insurance Fraud & Recovery Practice Group. He prosecutes complex civil lawsuits under the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, including affirmative actions

Evan H. Krinick, Managing Partner of Rivkin Radler, is pleased to announce that Gidon Shamir and Craig Svoboda have joined the firm as counsel, and Stephanie Garcia Avelar, Emily Carrigan, Benjamin Guter, and Oren Silverman have joined the firm as associates.

Gidon Shamir has joined the Construction Practice Group in the firm’s New York City

Rivkin Radler’s General Liability Defense Team successfully represented The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York (Columbia) in a personal injury action in which the plaintiff alleged that she tripped and fell on a defective portion of Columbia’s sidewalk, sustaining multiple injuries and requiring cervical spine fusion surgery.

Following a detailed investigation,

Glenn Egor and Andre Ogé prevailed in a declaratory judgment action involving a “jump in” situation that was created to fraudulently claim tens of thousands of dollars in no-fault insurance benefits. The answering defendants contended that the investigation was based on bad faith and that plaintiff was unable to substantiate fraud. The court, however, found no merit

Evan H. Krinick, Managing Partner of Rivkin Radler, is pleased to announce that Madison Torsiello and Jason Gil have joined the firm as counsel, and Nabeel Gadit has joined the firm as an associate.

Madison Torsiello has joined the Commercial Litigation, Construction, and Real Estate Practice Groups in the firm’s New York City office, where

Evan H. Krinick, Managing Partner of Rivkin Radler, is pleased to announce that Beyza Killeen has joined the firm as counsel, and Brendan Dakin, Gabrielle Fromer, Louis Iturra, and Rawson Jahan have joined the firm as associates.

Beyza Killeen has joined the Trusts & Estates Group in the firm’s Uniondale office, where she represents clients