I enjoy the interaction with my clients, helping them to achieve the best result for their circumstances. My practice has grown over three decades because of them: their confidence and their loyalty.
What distinguishes our law firm is the high degree of success achieved at the trial level, the appellate level, and the business level. Whether winning a multimillion dollar trial or appeal, or representng the business client in a transaction, the combination of determination, preparedness, experience and honesty has resulted in our achieving Martindale-Hubbell's highest AV rating for over 25 consecutive years.
I am both a litigator and a business lawyer, which gives me a perspective on a variety of legal matters which my clients respect and appreciate.
Practice areas
Commercial litigation; commercial debt collection; legal and accounting malpractice; estate litigation. We are available to act as trial counsel to other lawyers in addition to our own clients.
41 years
Business sales and acquisitions; contract drafting. We are general counsel to the home heating industry and to many individually owned home heating companies and gasoline stations throughout New York City and Long Island
41 years
We collect overdue accounts receivable for our business clients.
41 years
Civil appeals in New York State and the U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. In addition to dozens of appeals in the Appellate Divisions, the firm has argued seven cases in the New York Court of Appeals, winning six of them. We work of counsel to other lawyers as well as directly with our own clients.
41 years
We represent clients in petroleum spill cases and trucking companies which transport petroleum products
41 years
Languages spoken
English
| State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| NY | Currently registered | 1979 | 11/16/2021 |
| Legal answers | 5 |
| Legal guides | 0 |
| Award name | Grantor | Date Granted |
|---|---|---|
| Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 | Martindale-Hubbell | 2017 |
| Title | Company name | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| President | Nicholas J. Damadeo, P.C. | 1991 - Present |
| Owner | Nicholas J. Damadeo | 1981 - 1991 |
| Association name | Position name | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| New York State Bar Association | Member | N/A |
| Suffolk County Bar Association | Member | N/A |
| School name | Degree | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Fordham University School of Law | JD - Juris Doctor | 1978 |
| Hofstra University | B.A. | 1975 |
| Conference name | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Seminar | Petroleum Spills Litigation | N/A |
| Case name | Outcome |
|---|---|
| Virtual Architecture, Ltd. v. Rick (S.D.N.Y.) | $4.1 jury verdict for client |
| Schoolman Transportation v. Motor Coach Industries (E.D.N.Y.) | $425,000 jury verdict for client |
| Estate of Schneider v. Finmann., 15 N.Y.3d 306 (2010) | Decisiion on appeal in favor of client. Estate executor has a legal right to sue estate planning attorney for malpractice. |
| State of New York v. Speonk Fuel, Inc., 3 N.Y.3d 720 (2004). | Appeal in favor of client reduced judgment by 50%.. Court held that statute of limitations starts with each payment made by State for remediation. |
| Town of Oyster Bay v. Commander Oil Corporation, 96 N.Y.2d 566 (2001) | Appeal in favor of client. Court of Appeals reversed lower court and held that dock owner has the riparian right to perform routine maintenance dredging. |
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