The good lawyer is not the man who has an eye to every side and angle of contingency, and qualifies all his qualifications, but who throws himself on your part so heartily, that he can get you out of a scrape.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Attorney Profile
Steven D. Jannace
- Partner
- phone (516) 357-8100
- fax (516) 357-8112
- email sjannace@sjslaw.com
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Steven Jannace's practice includes commercial litigation, banking law, labor and employment law, municipal law and general liability defense. Mr. Jannace was a Senior Appellate Court Attorney, State of New York Appellate Division. He is a Federal Court Arbitrator for the Eastern District of New York. Steven has achieved an "AV" Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating, which is assigned to lawyers who have reached the height of professional excellence and who are recognized for the highest levels of skill and integrity.
Mr. Jannace successfully represented corporate clients in employment and discrimination matters. His representation of a major bank resulted in new defenses for the retail operations of money center banks. His defense of an insurance company resulted in a landmark decision affecting business auto insurance coverage.
Mr. Jannace has degrees from New York University School of Law, (LL. M., 1993) and Hofstra University School of Law (J.D., With Distinction, 1987), and State University of New York at Old Westbury (B.S., 1984). At Hofstra, Mr. Jannace was Managing Editor of the International Property Investment journal, and a Torts Lawfellow. Publications: "The Noseworthy Doctrine: A Three-Part Rule for its Application, 6 Touro L. Rev. 269; "Note, New York's Condominium Conversion Legislation: Examining the Protections against Displacement and the Need for Further Amendment,"l HPLJ 167 (1988).
- Areas Of Practice
- Commercial Litigation
- Banking Law
- Labor and Employment
- Municipal Law
- General Liability Defense
- Litigation Percentage
- 90% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
- Bar Admissions
- New York, 1987
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1989
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1989
- Education
- New York University School of Law, New York, New York, 1993 LL.M.
- Hofstra University School of Law, Hempstead, New York, 1987 J.D.
- Honors: Torts Law Fellow
- Honors: With Distinction
- Law Journal: Managing Editor, International Property Investment Journal
- State University of New York at Old Westbury, 1984 B.S.
- Published Works
- The Noseworthy Doctrine: A Three Part Rule for its Application, 6 Touro L. Rev. 269
- Note, New York's Condominium Conversion Legislation: Examining the Protections against Displacement and the Need for Further Amendment, 1 HPLJ 167, 1988
- Classes/Seminars Taught
- Ethical Issues Arising Under Sarbanes Oxley
- Professional Associations and Memberships
- American Bar Association, 1988 - Present Member
- Past Employment Positions
- State of New York Appellate Division, Senior Appellate Court Attorney
- Eastern District of New York, Federal Court Arbitrator