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Andrew P. Nitkewicz

Andrew P. Nitkewicz

Partner
Location:
New York, New York
Phone:
1-888-334-7310
Fax:
212-732-4580
E-mail:

Andrew P. Nitkewicz is a 1998 graduate from Touro Law School. Mr. Nitkewicz graduated from Hofstra University in 1994 with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance. While at Touro Law School he was Vice President of the law school's Trial Advocacy and Competition Board and represented the law school in multiple mock trial competitions including Texas Young Lawyers Trial Competition and the American Association for Justice Trial Competition, which was televised on two local television stations.

In 2000 Mr. Nitkewicz joined the firm, then known as Avelino & Associates, P.C., as a trial attorney and head of its Litigation Practice. In 2008 Avelino & Associates, P.C. changed its name to Avelino Nitkewicz LLP to reflect Mr. Nitkewicz's role as partner in the firm. Prior to joining the firm Mr. Nitkewicz was a trial attorney with the Law Office of Michael Aronoff, a law firm which specialized in the trial of catastrophic medical malpractice injury cases. From 1993 through 1999 Mr. Nitkewicz worked for the Law Office of Stephen M. Cohen. While at the Law Office of Stephen M. Cohen he was a trial attorney and litigation associate. Since becoming an attorney Andrew P. Nitkewicz has obtained numerous favorable jury verdicts in New York City Metropolitan Area State and Federal Courts. Several of these verdicts have been published in national verdict reporters.

Currently Mr. Nitkewicz is the head of the Litigation Practice of Avelino Nitkewicz LLP and litigates various complex litigation matters including Business and Commercial Litigation, Estate Litigation, Insurance Litigation, Medical Malpractice Litigation, Labor Law Litigation, Real Estate Litigation, Products Liability Litigation, Environmental Litigation and Negligence Litigation.

Areas of Practice

  • Business and Commercial Litigation
  • Medical Malpractice Litigation
  • Corporate Law

Litigation Percentage

  • 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

  • New York, 1999
  • New Jersey, 1998
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 2001
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 2001

Education

  • Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, Huntington, New York
    • J.D.
  • Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York
    • B.B.A. - 1994
    • Major: Finance

Published Works

  • "Are Undocumented Aliens Barred From Collecting Lost Wages In Personal", Nassau County Bar Journal, 2004

Classes/Seminars

  • Adjunct, National Institute of Trial Advocacy, Hofstra University, 2003
  • Advisor, Trial Advocacy and Competition Board, Touro Law Center, 2000

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • New York State Trial Lawyers Association, Member, 1994 - 2009
  • Nassau County Bar Association, Member, 2004 - 2009

Pro Bono Activities

  • Board of Directors of P.U.L.S.E. of New York, 2007 - 2008
  • Board Member, Committee to the Cody Comedy Festival, 2006 - 2008

Avelino Nitkewicz LLP
225 Broadway, 25th Floor
New York, NY 10007
Toll Free: 888-334-7310
Fax: 212-732-4580
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Chatham office
26 Main Street, Suite 100
Chatham, NJ 07928
Toll Free: 888-334-7310
Fax: 973-701-9501
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Garden City office
825 East Gate Blvd., Suite 306
Garden City, NY 11530
Toll Free: 888-334-7310
Fax: 212-732-4580
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