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Stephen Novakidis, Whitney Seltzer Named to 2019 New York Metro Super Lawyers®, Rising Star® Lists

September 13, 2019News

Foley & Mansfield is pleased to announce that  trial attorneys Steve Novakidis and Whitney Seltzer of the firm’s New York office have been named to the 2019 New York Metro Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists, both selected for their work in Personal Injury-Products Defense.

Novakidis has been recognized on the Super Lawyer list since 2014. As the firm’s lead NYCAL trial partner, he has successfully defended clients throughout New York state and has served as liaison counsel in NYCAL and other complex, multi-defendant litigation. Seltzer was selected to the Rising Star list for the first time in 2018.  A former in-house supervising attorney for a commercial insurer, she represents prominent national corporations in all aspects of complex product liability, toxic tort and personal injury litigation.

The New York office of Foley & Mansfield provides a broad range of complex litigation defense services to regional and national companies in areas including toxic and mass tort litigation, product liability, environmental, and personal injury litigation.

Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a rigorous multi-phased process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates, and peer reviews by practice area.

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