Syracuse, NY:

Smith, Sovik, Kendrick & Sugnet, P.C.

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  • Syracuse, NY
  • 250 South Clinton Street, Suite 600, Syracuse, NY 13202-1252
  • Attorney at Law

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    4.4/5.0 (86)
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About our Syracuse, NY office

Smith Sovik is a medium-sized law firm founded in 1946 by two like-minded classmates from Syracuse University School of Law, Laurence "Larry" Sovik and John Timothy Smith. After graduating law school and reaching the level of partner at another Syracuse firm, Smith, Sovik and a third attorney and SU Law professor, Victor Levine, formed what is now the Smith Sovik Law Firm in 1946. While it began as a general practice law firm (as were all firms during those years), it developed over time into a firm primarily focused on litigation and trial practice and along the way became one of the premier litigation firms in New York State with a well earned reputation for the most effective, intelligent, hard-nosed and successful trial attorneys in the area. In fact, several of the lawyers of Smith Sovik have been regularly recognized by their peers and have been identified as among the nation's "Best Lawyers" and "Super Lawyers" in their fields of practice.

Smith Sovik maintains that reputation throughout New York State. Our center of operations is still in Syracuse, but our attorneys try cases in all the State and Federal courts. Our downstate office in East Meadow services Long Island and New York City and our new office in White Plains serves New York City and the counties in southeastern New York State and the Hudson Valley area. Our Buffalo office handles cases in Rochester and Western New York. Just like our founders, today Smith Sovik handles almost all types of litigation all over the Empire State and attacks every case with a winning mindset.

The Firm's areas of litigation practice include medical and professional liability, products liability, automobile, trucking, vehicle and aircraft liability, construction litigation, municipal law, commercial law, labor and employment practices law, environmental and toxic tort liability, general negligence and premises liability and workers' compensation law, as well as appellate advocacy in all of those areas.

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Office Details

Mailing Address:
250 South Clinton Street, Suite 600, Syracuse, NY 13202-1252
Office Size:
30
Year Established:
1946
Languages:
Spanish
Clients
REPRESENTATIVE CLIENTS: General: Autozone, Inc.; Darden Restaurants; Dollar General; Daewoo Heavy Industries America; Genuine Parts; Golub Corporation; Ground Round, Inc.; Grove Worldwide; HMC Corporation; Johnson Controls, Inc.; Laidlaw, Inc.; NYS Dental Society; Old Dominion Freight Lines; Oshkosh Truck Corp.; Price Chopper Foods; Red Apple Group; Roehl Transport; Rite Aid Corporation; Stevens Transport; Swift Transportation; SYSCO Foods; Taco Bell Corporation; Truckers Express, Inc.; United Refining Company of Pennsylvania; United National Group; UPS; Werner Enterprises; Yellow Freight Sytems, Inc.; Insurance: Academic Health Professionals; Admiral Insurance Co.; Allianz Insurance Co.; Allstate Insurance Co.; American International Companies; Cambridge Integrated; CNA Healthpro; CNA Insurance; Connecticut Valley Claims Service; ECS Claims Administration; Erie Insurance Group; Essex Insurance Co.; Hertz Claim Management; Indian Harbor Insurance Co.; Investors Insurance; Kemper Insurance Company; Liberty Mutual Group; KFC Risk Management; McLarens Toplis, N.A.; Medical Liability Mutual Insurance Co.; Metlife Auto & Home; National Chiropractic; National Grange Mutual; Nationwide Insurance Company; Nautilus Insurance Company; Princeton Insurance Co.; Professional Risk Management; Scottsdale Insurance Company; Transportation Claims, Inc.; The Travelers Companies; Vermont Mutual Insurance; Zurich American Insurance Co. Municipal: Town of Skaneateles; Planning and Zoning Board of Appeals; City of Syracuse.
Law Firm Affiliations:
AMERICAN LAW FIRM ASSOCIATION (ALFA)

Areas of Practice (18)

Specific Areas of Practice for our Syracuse office:

  • State Government Law
  • Federal Practice
  • Trial Practice
  • Insurance
  • Labor And Employment
  • Negligence
  • Product Liability
  • Medical Law
  • Professional Malpractice
  • Workers Compensation
  • Personal Injury
  • Medical Malpractice Defense
  • Civil Litigation
  • Professional Liability Defense
  • No Fault Automobile Insurance
  • Trucking Liability
  • Construction Labor Law
  • Premises Liability Defense

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Kevin E. Hulslander: Attorney with Smith, Sovik, Kendrick & Sugnet, P.C.
Kevin E. Hulslander
Managing Partner
5.0
5 Reviews

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Christopher F. DeFrancesco: Attorney with Smith, Sovik, Kendrick & Sugnet, P.C.
Christopher F. DeFrancesco
Partner
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Karen Felter: Attorney with Smith, Sovik, Kendrick & Sugnet, P.C.
Karen Felter
Partner
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Eric G. Johnson: Attorney with Smith, Sovik, Kendrick & Sugnet, P.C.
Eric G. Johnson
Partner
3.8
39 Reviews

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James D. Lantier: Attorney with Smith, Sovik, Kendrick & Sugnet, P.C.
James D. Lantier
Partner
5.0

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Kristin L. Norfleet: Attorney with Smith, Sovik, Kendrick & Sugnet, P.C.
Kristin L. Norfleet
Partner
4.7
15 Reviews

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Edward J. Smith, III: Attorney with Smith, Sovik, Kendrick & Sugnet, P.C.
Edward J. Smith, III
Partner
4.7
13 Reviews

Personal Injury, Products Liability, Propane Products Liability, Labor and Employment Litigation, Medical Malpractice, Toxic Torts, Transportation, Environmental Litigation View More

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Alan Joseph Bedenko: Attorney with Smith, Sovik, Kendrick & Sugnet, P.C.
Alan Joseph Bedenko
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Peer Reviews

4.4/5.0 (86 reviews)

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  • Analytical Capability

    4.4/5.0

  • Judgment

    4.4/5.0

  • Communication

    4.5/5.0

  • Legal Experience

    4.5/5.0
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  • Syracuse, NY
    250 South Clinton Street, Suite 600
    Syracuse, NY 13202-1252
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680-244-7382  Phone

315-474-6015  Fax

www.smithsovik.com

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