Michael A. Santo's profile

    Michael A. Santo

    Top rated Personal Injury attorney in Bellmore, New York

    Education Qualification:

    New England Law | Boston

    Practice Areas:

    Personal injury,

    Medical malpractice,

    Intellectual property,

    Animal bites,

    Birth injury,

    Brain injury,

    Construction accident,

    Patents,

    Sexual abuse - plaintiff,

    Toxic mold,

    Trademarks,

    Trucking accidents,

    Wrongful death

    3047 Lee PlaceBellmore, New York, 11710

    First Admitted: 1982, New Jersey

    Bar/Professional Activity:
    • The National Trial Lawyers 
    • Federal Courts in NY, NJ
    • New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts
    Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):
    • Mr. Santo has settled or reached verdicts on hundreds of civil cases over the years in both the Federal and State Courts, resulting in over 50 Million dollars on behalf of injured parties.
    Representative Clients:
    • I have represented a host of injured parties where the injuries took place on the job, in a hospital, at construction sites, and in the home.  The commonality here is that the injured party was caused harm by another party's negligence and/or malpractice. I continue to represent artists and owners of art in their endeavour to reach the market with their products or holdings.  I have also conducted research on the authenticity of a major art piece as well as helped an artist market her (and my--I share 50/50 in the copyright) sculpture.
    Pro bono/Community Service:
    • Mr. Santo is active in the community: he is the pro bono legal counsel to the New York State Order Sons of Italy in America’s Executive Board, it’s Foundation and the Commission for Social Justice, the anti-defamation arm of the Order; he has served as a community member of the Grants & Research/Institutional Review Board of the Nassau University Medical Center; he is a director of H.E.V.N., a local anti-gang organization committed to eradicating violence and helping young people re-establish their lives in the community; and, he is a seasonal volunteer who has organized a group to raise funds in order to purchase, wrap and personally deliver gifts and clothing for needy families during the holidays, which has been covered in the newspaper, Newsday, in 2008 and 2009.
    • My pro bono career has involved the representation of: A fisherman whose boat was destroyed in a collision at sea; A blind man who unfairly had a marital judgment issued against him (set it aside); A New York State Town Judge who was facing the sanction of removal from the bench; A CPA facing a civil negligence suit for having improperly filed a woman's tax filing over a course of 15 years (dismissed at the Appellate level). NYS ORDER SONS OF ITALY IN AMERICA, as Counsel to the Foundation Board, the Executive Board and it's anti-defamation arm, the Commission for Social Justice  
    Honors/Awards:
    •  Martindale Hubbell: Pre-Eminent Lawyers & 5.0/5.0 Ethics Designation 
    •  Global Directory of Who’s Who
    •  New York Times, New York City Metro Area, Top Attorney 
    •  Expert Network: Distinguished Lawyer 
    •  Super Lawyers 
    Educational Background:
    • I have earned a Master's Degree in Criminal Justice and served as a legal intern in an array of fields: NEW YORK COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NASSAU COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NASSAU COUNTY LEGAL AID SOCIETY NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF INVESTIGATION CIVIL DIVISION:  US ATTORNEY'S OFFICE:  BOSTON PRIVATE PRACTICE:  FEDERAL CRIMINAL DEFENSE
    Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
    • Mr. Santo has lectured for the Nassau County Bar Association and the NY State Bar Association on topics running from civil procedure issues, Bills of Particulars, Expert Witnesses, Premises Liability matters and Products Liability Claims., Lecturer
    Industry Groups:
    • Art Business
    • Medical Malpractice Forums
    • Plaintiff's Bar
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