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Samaan Sheehy & Gillespie, LLPPartner
Joanne Emily Bell
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Joanne Emily Bell

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90 Merrick Avenue, Suite 802, East Meadow, NY 11554

General Liability and Insurance Defense, Personal Injury and Professional Liability

About Joanne Emily Bell

Joanne has over 30 years of experience defending clients for insurance companies and defending self-insured or uninsured construction companies. She specializes in construction site injuries, New York Labor Law, construction defect cases, municipal liability, products liability, sports and recreation and general liability. Joanne is also well versed in the coverage issues and contractual issues that arise from those claims, and handles any resulting appeals. Joanne was a former counsel of record for an insurance carrier managing two offices while providing oversight of her attorneys' cases and handling her own. Joanne handles claims from the onset of investigation through discovery to trial and appeal. Joanne drafts construction contracts for her private clients as well.

Awards and acknowledgements:

• Awarded East Coast Liability Attorney of the Year by Old Republic, 2012

Professional memberships:

• New York State Bar Association

Articles and Presentations:

• New York State Bar Association - Labor Law & Construction Site Accidents December 7, 2012; December 9, 2011; December 3, 2010

 

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Areas of Law

  • Personal Injury
  • Professional Liability
  • Other 1
    • General Liability and Insurance Defense

Practice Details

  • Languages
    French
  • Firm Information
    Position
    Partner
    Firm Name
    Samaan Sheehy & Gillespie, LLP
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Delahaye v. Saint Anns School, 40 A.D.3d 679, 836 N.Y.S.2d 233 (2d Dep't 2007)
    Deleon v. State of New York, 22 A.D.3d 786, 803 N.Y.S.2d 692 (2d Dep't 2005)
    Panagiotou v. Samaritan Village, Inc., 66 A.D.3d 979, 886 N.Y.S.2d 806 (2d Dep't 2009)
    Kosarin v. W & S Associates, LP, 6 A.D.3d 503, 774 N.Y.S.2d 420 (2d Dep't 2004)
    Loiek v. 1133 Fifth Avenue Corp., 46 A.D.3d 766, 848 N.Y.S.2d 333 (2d Dep't 2007)
    Duffy v. Suffolk County High School Hockey League, Inc., 289 A.D.2d 368, 734 N.Y.S.2d 613 (2d Dep't 2001).

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1982, New York
    1983, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
    1983, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
    1990, U.S. Supreme Court
    1987, New Jersey
    Memberships
    New York State Bar Association.
  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    Boston College Law School
    Class of 1982
    J.D.
    Other Education
    State University of New York at Buffalo
    B.A.
    magna cum laude

    State University of New York at Buffalo
    B.A.
    with honors

    State University of New York at Buffalo
    B.A.
    Political Science

    State University of New York at Buffalo
    B.A.
    1979 Phi Beta Kappa

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  • What year was this attorney first admitted to the bar?
    Joanne Emily Bell was admitted in 1982 to the State of New York.
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    Joanne Emily Bell is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and United States Supreme Court.
  • Does this attorney speak any other languages?
    Joanne Emily Bell speaks French.
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    Samaan Sheehy & Gillespie, LLP has 20 attorneys at this location.
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    Joanne Emily Bell attended Boston College Law School.

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