Welcome to BURNS, RUSSO, TAMIGI & REARDON, LLP We are located at 390 Old Country Road, Garden City, New York 11530 Telephone: (516) 746-7371 or (800) 383-7371 Facsimile: (516) 747-7682 E-mail: BRTR@BRTRLAW.COM or BRTRLAW.BRTR2@VERIZON.NET This firm was founded in Mineola, New York as Carole A. Burns & Associates in 1991. Effective January 1, 2003 the firm formally became known as Burns, Russo, Tamigi & Reardon, LLP.
The Nature of Our Practice The practice of our firm is almost exclusively devoted to the representation of corporations, municipalities, and insurance companies in the defense or prosecution of their interests in both State and Federal courts, in all of New York City, Long Island and Westchester. Our insurance company clients include Travelers Property Casualty, Magna Carta Companies, Firemen's Insurance Company of Washington, D.C., and Investors Insurance Company. Some of the corporations we represent are Tishman Construction Corporation, Sunoco, Inc. and Footlocker Group, Inc. The Town of Oyster Bay, the County of Nassau, and the New York State Insurance Department (Liquidation Bureau) are municipal clients. Our expertise is in the defense of casualty claims running the gamut from premises liability, products liability, automobile accidents and construction accidents, to toxic torts/ environmental matters, lead paint poisoning cases, and Section 1983 claims. In addition, a substantial portion of our practice is devoted to the representation of clients in first party property damage claims, to providing coverage opinions on a wide variety of issues, and to prosecuting or defending declaratory judgment actions. We also have a strong emphasis in real estate related matters including litigation and closings for individuals, corporations and financial institutions.
Case Handling Strategy Our objective is excellent work at reasonable cost. First party claims are promptly and thoroughly investigated and analyzed. In the appropriate case, and with the agreement of the insurer, examinations under oath are conducted, appropriate documents requested, and a prompt recommendation is formulated. Insofar as casualty claims are concerned, we continuously evaluate and monitor our cases in order to identify those which are candidates for early settlement, without the necessity of incurring further defense costs and discovery. We also scrutinize our cases to ascertain which are candidates for motions to dismiss or motions for summary judgment. We have had much success in obtaining dispositions by aggressively asserting available legal defenses. Another tactic which we have found not only saves money for the client, but also promotes more efficient and effective work, is to centralize the work of a particular insured or client with designated attorneys within the firm. Those attorneys then constitute a team which develops specialized expertise and knowledge concerning the methods and operations of the insured or client. Timely and informative communication with the client lies at the core of our case handling strategy. Status and analysis reports to clients are prepared on a 90-day calendar, unless circumstances or need dictates more frequent or fewer reports. These reports review litigation and discovery developments, as well as provide analysis of strategy and tactics and offer recommendations to clients. Through these reports, the client is not only apprised of developments, but also is afforded an opportunity to participate in the direction of the litigation.