Law Offices of Annette G. Hasapidis
Civil Appellate Practice And Strategic Trial Consultant

Civil Appeals Attorney
450 Oak Ridge Commons
South Salem, NY 10590
Phone: (914) 533-3049
Fax: (914) 533-3051

Representative Case Summaries

New York State and Federal Appellate Experience

The following case summaries illustrate the breadth of her experience and the complexity of some of the issues she has successfully presented on appeal.

  • In Valdez ex rel. Donely v U.S., 518 F.3d.173 (2d Cir. 2008), the Second Circuit reinstated the plaintiffs’ medical malpractice action as timely based upon federal accrual and equitable estoppel rules.
  • In Ellis v. Chao, 336 F.3d 114 (2d Cir. 2003), the Second Circuit found that a candidate for a union election raised a question of fact whether the Secretary of Labor’s decision not to sue to set aside a union election was arbitrary and capricious.
  • In Galanos v. Galanos, 20 A.D.3d 450 (2d Dep’t 2005), the court disqualified the husband’s counsel in a matrimonial action, where counsel had represented the wife’s father in prior proceedings. This is the first case in New York to find that a father and his adult child’s finances were so inextricably intertwined as to justify disqualification.
  • In Massimi v. Massimi, 35 A.D.3d 400 (2d Dep’t 2006), the court ruled, inter alia, that the husband had commingled marital and separate property, thereby entitling the wife to a distributive award of that property, totaling more than $500,000.
  • In Northbay Const. Co., Inc. v. Bauco Const. Corp., 38 A.D.3d 737 (2d Dep’t 2007), the court directed a new trial in a breach of fiduciary duty action for the court’s failure to properly charge the jury on proximate cause.
  • In Xiao Yang Chen v. Fischer, 6 N.Y.3d 94 (2005), appearing as amicus curiae counsel for the Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York, the Court of Appeals ruled that joinder of tort claims in a matrimonial action is permissive, not mandatory.

The following is a list of all Ms. Hasapidis’ appellate cases:

New York State Court Decisions

Stubbs v. Pirzada, --- A.D.3d --- (2d Dep’t October 7, 2008), 2008 NY Slip Op. 07653
Ozoria v. Acculift et al., --- A.D.3d --- (2d Dep’t October 7, 2008), 2008 NY Slip Op. 07641
Scully v. Scully, --- N.Y.S.2d ----, 2008 WL 4066256 (2d Dep’t September 2, 2008)
Imperato v. Imperato, 54 A.D.3d 375 (2d Dep’t August 12, 2008)
Aurora Loan Services, LLC v. Thomas, 53 A.D.3d 561 (2d Dep’t July 15, 2008)
Gallagher v. Gallagher, 51 A.D.3d 718 (2d Dep’t May 13, 2008)
Avery & Avery, P.C. v. American Ins. Co., 51 A.D.3d 695 (2d Dep’t May 13, 2008)
Kenny v. DiNapoli, 50 A.D.3d 1445 (3d Dep’t April 24, 2008)
Hannigan v. Hannigan, 50 A.D.3d 957 (2d Dep’t April 22, 2008)
Peritore v. Peritore, 50 A.D.3d 874 (2d Dep’t April 15, 2008)
In re Ferrara, 50 A.D.3d 899 (2d Dep’t April 15, 2008)
Higgins v. Higgins, 50 A.D.3d 852 (2d Dep’t April 15, 2008)
Nichols v. Stamer, 49 A.D.3d 832 (2d Dep’t March 25, 2008)
Totonelly v. Enos, 49 A.D.3d 710 (2d Dep’t March 18, 2008)
Klein v. Klein-Annis, 49 A.D.3d 648 (2d Dep’t March 11, 2008)
Moncrief v. Rosenthal, 49 A.D.3d 511 (2d Dep’t March 04, 2008)
Covillion v. Tri State Service Co., Inc., 48 A.D.3d 399 (2d Dep’t February 05, 2008)
Kessler v. Kessler, 47 A.D.3d 892 (2d Dep’t January 29, 2008)
McKenzie v. Redl, 47 A.D.3d 775 (2d Dep’t January 22, 2008)
Estate of LaMore v. Sumner, 46 A.D.3d 1262 (3d Dep’t December 27, 2007)
Rowley v. Amrhein, 46 A.D.3d 489 (1st Dep’t December 27, 2007)
Galanos v. Galanos, 46 A.D.3d 507 (2d Dep’t December 04, 2007)
Driscoll v. Driscoll, 45 A.D.3d 723 (2d Dep’t November 20, 2007)
In re Will of Falk, 47 A.D.3d 21 (1st Dep’t November 13, 2007)
Fox v. Fox, 44 A.D.3d 998 (2d Dep’t October 30, 2007) (Two Decisions)
LPP Mortg. Ltd. v. Gold, 44 A.D.3d 718 (2d Dep’t October 09, 2007)
Lutz v. Goldstone, 42 A.D.3d 561 (2d Dep’t July 31, 2007)
Volt Viewtech, Inc. v. Bomzer, 41 A.D.3d 326 (1st Dep’t June 26, 2007)
Shah v. American Honda Motor Co., Inc., 41 A.D.3d 696 (2d Dep’t June 19, 2007)
Petrovich v. Obradovic, 40 A.D.3d 1063 (2d Dep’t May 29, 2007)
In re Estate of Reynolds, 40 A.D.3d 320 (1st Dep’t May 10, 2007)
Klindworth v. Garron, 40 A.D.3d 642 (2d Dep’t May 01, 2007)
Galanos v. Galanos, 39 A.D.3d 702 (2d Dep’t April 17, 2007)
Connolly v. Connolly, 39 A.D.3d 643 (2d Dep’t April 10, 2007)
Goodman v. CF Galleria at White Plains, LP, 39 A.D.3d 588 (2d Dep’t April 10, 2007)
Northbay Const. Co., Inc. v. Bauco Const. Corp., 38 A.D.3d 737 (2d Dep’t March 20, 2007)
Lutz v. Goldstone, 38 A.D.3d 720 (2d Dep’t March 20, 2007)
Garrido v. International Business Mach. Corp., 38 A.D.3d 594 (2d Dep’t March 13, 2007)
Allan v. Casperkill Country Club, 38 A.D.3d 579 (2d Dep’t March 13, 2007)
Brown v. PCM Development Corp., 37 A.D.3d 1147 (4th Dep’t February 02, 2007)
Hall v. Sinclaire, 35 A.D.3d 660 (2d Dep’t December 19, 2006)
Willard v. Meehan, 35 A.D.3d 488 (2d Dep’t December 05, 2006)
Massimi v. Massimi, 35 A.D.3d 400 (2d Dep’t December 05, 2006)
Johnson v. Ford, 33 A.D.3d 529 (1st Dep’t October 26, 2006)
People v. McLaurin
, 33 A.D.3d 819 (2d Dep’t October 17, 2006)
Singh v. Rosenberg, 32 A.D.3d 840 (2d Dep’t September 12, 2006)
Licini v. Graceland Florist, Inc., 32 A.D.3d (2d Dep’t September 12, 2006)
Korea Exchange Bank v. Yung Hyo Kim, 32 A.D.3d 690 (1st Dep’t September 07, 2006)
Franklin v. 172 Audubon Corp., 32 A.D.3d 454 (2d Dep’t August 15, 2006)
Lutz v. Goldstone, 31 A.D.3d 449 (2d Dep’t July 05, 2006)
Lutz v. Goldstone, 31 A.D.3d 398 (2d Dep’t July 05, 2006)
In re Estate of Ferrara, 7 N.Y.3d 244 (June 29, 2006)
Lackowitz v. City of Yonkers, 29 A.D.3d 744 (2d Dep’t May 16, 2006)
White v. Kyung Kim, 29 A.D.3d 685 (2d Dep’t May 09, 2006)
Galanos v. Galanos, 28 A.D.3d 554 (2d Dep’t April 11, 2006)
Pearson v. Parkside Ltd. Liability Co., 27 A.D.3d 539 (2d Dep’t March 14, 2006)
Fakhoury v. Kinlock, 27 A.D.3d 416 (2d Dep’t March 07, 2006)
Kulovany v. Cerco Products, Inc., 26 A.D.3d 224 (1st Dep’t February 14, 2006)
In re Grillo, 26 A.D.3d 376, 813 N.Y.S.2d 92 (2d Dep’t February 14, 2006)
Xiao Yang Chen v. Fischer, 6 N.Y.3d 94 (December 15, 2005)
D'Agostino v. Franklin, 24 A.D.3d 495 (2d Dep’t December 12, 2005)
Linder v. Dranoff, 22 A.D.3d 812 (2d Dep’t October 31, 2005)
In re Ferrara, 22 A.D.3d 578 (2d Dep’t October 11, 2005)
172 Audubon Corp. v. 1018 Morris Park Ave. Realty, Inc., 21 A.D.3d 861 (1st Dep’t September 29, 2005)
Ciccone v. Bedford Cent. School Dist., 21 A.D.3d 437 (2d Dep’t August 15, 2005)
Galanos v. Galanos
, 20 A.D.3d 450 (2d Dep’t July 11, 2005)
People v. Gill, 20 A.D.3d 434 (2d Dep’t July 05, 2005)
Eastman v. Holland, 19 A.D.3d 444 (2d Dep’t June 13, 2005)
Mari v. Mari, 19 A.D.3d 380 (2d Dep’t June 06, 2005)
Miller v. Miller, 18 A.D.3d 629 (2d Dep’t May 16, 2005)
McCarthy v. St. Joseph's Medical Center, 16 A.D.3d 243 (1st Dep’t March 22, 2005)
Irving O. Farber, PLLC v. Kamalian, 16 A.D.3d 506 (2d Dep’t March 14, 2005)
Harrison v. Guglielmo, 15 A.D.3d 319 (1st Dep’t February 24, 2005)
AIU Ins. Co. v. Henry, 14 A.D.3d 506 (2d Dep’t January 10, 2005)
People v. Mourad, 13 A.D.3d 558 (2d Dep’t December 20, 2004)
People v. Davis, 9 A.D.3d 468 (2d Dep’t July 26, 2004)
Juliano v. WSH Realty Corp., 8 A.D.3d 342 (2d Dep’t June 07, 2004)
Hammerling v. Korn, 8 A.D.3d 227 (2d Dep’t June 01, 2004)
Milteer v. Milteer, 6 A.D.3d 407 (2d Dep’t April 05, 2004)
Rudy v. Mazzetti, 5 A.D.3d 777 (2d Dep’t March 29, 2004)
Herr v. Herr, 5 A.D.3d 550 (2d Dep’t March 15, 2004)
Torres v. Central Parking System, 3 A.D.3d 529 (2d Dep’t January 20, 2004)
D'Agostino v. Franklin, 2 A.D.3d 666 (2d Dep’t December 22, 2003)
Engelhardt v. McGinnis, 2 A.D.3d 572 (2d Dep’t December 15, 2003)
Houlihan v. Morrison Knudsen Corp., 2 A.D.3d 493 (2d Dep’t December 08, 2003)
Ahava Dairy Products Corp. v. Trident Leasing Corp., 1 A.D.3d 546 (2d Dep’t November 24, 2003)
Migliaccio v. Migliaccio, 308 A.D.2d 565 (2d Dep’t September 29, 2003)
Warm v. State, 308 A.D.2d 534 (2d Dep’t September 22, 2003)
East Coast Properties v. Galang, 308 A.D.2d 431 (2d Dep’t September 08, 2003)
Bettencourt v. Long Island College Hosp., Inc., 306 A.D.2d 425 (2d Dep’t June 23, 2003)
Trottman v County of Suffolk, 306 A.D.2d 341 (2d Dep’t June 09, 2003)
Djeddah v. Starr, 306 A.D.2d 59 (1st Dep’t June 05, 2003)
Corvino v. Mount Pleasant Cent. School Dist., 305 A.D.2d 364 (2d Dep’t May 05, 2003)
Perez v. Key Skating Center, 304 A.D.2d 301 (1st Dep’t April 01, 2003)
Escribano v. Town of Haverstraw, 303 A.D.2d 621 (2d Dep’t March 24, 2003)
Zablow v. DiSavino, 303 A.D.2d 583 (2d Dep’t March 17, 2003)
Seven Acre Wood Street Associates, Inc. v. Town of Bedford, 302 A.D.2d 532 (2d Dep’t February 18, 2003)
Campbell v. Campbell, 302 A.D.2d 345 (2d Dep’t February 03, 2003)
People v. Thrower, 300 A.D.2d 417 (2d Dep’t December 09, 2002)
Orens v. Novello, 99 N.Y.2d 180 (November 14, 2002)
Michael v. General Tire, Inc., 297 A.D.2d 629 (2d Dep’t September 09, 2002)
Fraser v. Fraser, 295 A.D.2d 864 (3d Dep’t June 27, 2002)
In re Lee, 294 A.D.2d 366 (2d Dep’t May 06, 2002)
Anonymous v. Anonymous, 293 A.D.2d 406 (1st Dep’t April 25, 2002)
Neenan v. Kamalian, 292 A.D.2d 433 (2d Dep’t March 11, 2002)
Carrollwood Condominium Bd. of Managers v. Pulle, 291 A.D.2d 425 (2d Dep’t February 11, 2002)
In re Neidich, 290 A.D.2d 557 (2d Dep’t January 28, 2002)
Kraft v. Kamalian, 290 A.D.2d 264 (1st Dep’t January 10, 2002)
Acierno v. Hotsy Corp., 289 A.D.2d 271 (2d Dep’t December 10, 2001)
Reddy v. Prestige Const., Inc., 286 A.D.2d 760 (2d Dep’t September 24, 2001)
Edelstein v. Pirrotti, 286 A.D.2d 660 (2d Dep’t September 10, 2001)
Osbeck v. Westcon, Inc., 284 A.D.2d 469 (2d Dep’t June 18, 2001)
Milteer v. Milteer, 280 A.D.2d 530 (2d Dep’t February 13, 2001)
Cresci v. New York City Industrial Development Agency, 279 A.D.2d 497 (2d Dep’t January 16, 2001)
Continental Manor II Condominium Homeowners Ass'n v. Depew, 277 A.D.2d 340 (2d Dep’t November 20, 2000)
Bivona v. Nassau Ophthalmic Services, P.C., 276 A.D.2d 455 (2d Dep’t October 02, 2000)
Pena v. Seacrest Const. Corp., 275 A.D.2d 737 (2d Dep’t September 18, 2000)
Coolidge v. City Center Associates, 272 A.D.2d 569 (2d Dep’t May 30, 2000)
Ibarra v. Equipment Control, Inc., 268 A.D.2d 13 (2d Dep’t May 08, 2000)
Dillion v. Parade Management Corp., 268 A.D.2d 554 (2d Dep’t January 31, 2000)
Marks v. Kingsbrook Radiology, P.C., 267 A.D.2d 151 (1st Dep’t December 21, 1999)
Finucane v. Interior Const. Corp., 264 A.D.2d 618 (1st Dep’t September 16, 1999)
Lamia v. Federated Dept. Stores, Inc., 263 A.D.2d 498 (2d Dep’t July 19, 1999)
Lantigua v. Mallick, 263 A.D.2d 467,(2 Dep’t July 12, 1999)
Wahl v. American Honda Motor Co., 181 Misc.2d 396 (May 24, 1999)
Trotman v. Hewlett Packard Co., 258 A.D.2d 645 (2d Dep’t February 22, 1999)
Tuttle v. Anne LeConey, Inc., 258 A.D.2d 334 (1st Dep’t February 11, 1999)
Robison Oil Corp. v. County of Westchester, 236 A.D.2d 542 (2d Dep’t February 18, 1997)
Pirro v. Angiolillo, 89 N.Y.2d 351 (December 18, 1996)
People v. Perkins, 234 A.D.2d 482 (2d Dep’t December 16, 1996)
Price v. County of Westchester, 225 A.D.2d 217 (3d Dep’t November 27, 1996)
Gentle v. County of Westchester, 232 A.D.2d 451 (2d Dep’t October 15, 1996)
Matter of O. (Anonymous), 231 A.D.2d 526 (2d Dep’t September 09, 1996)
Zwick v. Kulhan, 226 A.D.2d 734 (2d Dep’t April 29, 1996)
People v. Rodriguez, 225 A.D.2d 564 (2d Dep’t March 04, 1996)
People v. Perez, 222 A.D.2d 459 (2d Dep’t December 04, 1995)
People v. Mack, 220 A.D.2d 776 (2d Dep’t October 30, 1995)
People v. Cook, 220 A.D.2d 522 (2d Dep’t October 10, 1995)
People v. Etienne, 220 A.D.2d 446 (2d Dep’t October 02, 1995)
People v. Bell, 217 A.D.2d 585 (2d Dep’t July 10, 1995)
People v. Bailey, 215 A.D.2d 675 (2d Dep’t May 22, 1995)
People v. Jenkins, 214 A.D.2d 584 (2d Dep’t April 03, 1995)
People v. Burnie, 214 A.D.2d 580 (2d Dep’t April 03, 1995)
People v. Burnie, 214 A.D.2d 581 (2d Dep’t April 03, 1995)
People v. Avilla, 212 A.D.2d 800 (2d Dep’t February 27, 1995
People v. Palaguachi, 210 A.D.2d 436 (2d Dep’t December 19, 1994)
People v. Metivier, 210 A.D.2d 260 (2d Dep’t December 05, 1994)
People v. Rodriguez, 210 A.D.2d 266 (2d Dep’t December 05, 1994)
People v. Ogodor, 207 A.D.2d 461 (2d Dep’t August 15, 1994)
People v. Bennett, 206 A.D.2d 382 (2d Dep’t July 05, 1994)
People v. Irizarry, 83 N.Y.2d 557 (May 03, 1994)
Hynes v. Demarest, 202 A.D.2d 669 (2d Dep’t March 28, 1994)
People v. Riley, 200 A.D.2d 692 (2d Dep’t January 24, 1994)
People v. Winbush, 199 A.D.2d 447 (2d Dep’t December 20, 1993)
People v. Samuels, 198 A.D.2d 384 (2d Dep’t November 15, 1993)
People v. Smith, 197 A.D.2d 717 (2d Dep’t October 25, 1993)
People v. Irizarry, 193 A.D.2d 815 (2d Dep’t May 24, 1993)
People v. Kanston, 192 A.D.2d 721 (2d Dep’t April 26, 1993)
People v. Cotton, 191 A.D.2d 577 (2d Dep’t March 15, 1993)
People v. Smith, 188 A.D.2d 497 (2d Dep’t December 07, 1992)
People v. Moore, 185 A.D.2d 251 (2d Dep’t July 06, 1992)
People v. Williams, 185 A.D.2d 260 (2d Dep’t July 06, 1992)

Federal Court Decisions

Valdez ex rel. Donely v. U.S., 518 F.3d 173 (2d Cir. 2008) (February 29, 2008) (Docket No. 06-1333-cv.)
Gorman v. Consolidated Edison Corp., 488 F.3d 586 (May 30, 2007) (Docket Nos. 05-6546-cv, 06-2241-cv.)
Kosmynka v. Polaris Industries, Inc., 462 F.3d 74 (September 01, 2006) (Docket No. 05-3958-CV.)
Ellis v. Chao, 155 Fed.Appx. 18 (October 13, 2005) (Docket No. 04-4924-CV.)
Conti v. Town of Warwick Zoning Bd., 80 Fed.Appx. 712 (November 17, 2003)
Ellis v. Chao, 336 F.3d 114 (July 17, 2003)
Hunt v. Fuksman, 189 F.3d 461 (July 30, 1999)
Westchester Advocates for Disabled Adults v. Pataki, 113 F.3d 394 (May 20, 1997)
Fickling v. New York State Dept. of Civil Service, 108 F.3d 1369 (March 21, 1997)
Quintana v. Medical Research Associates, P.C., 101 F.3d 683 (April 30, 1996)
Lopez v. Scully, 58 F.3d 38 (June 22, 1995)
Federal Ins. Co. v. County of Westchester, 921 F.Supp. 1136, S.D.N.Y. (April 08, 1996)

New York civil appeals attorney Annette G. Hasapidis represents business and individual litigants in all state and federal appellate courts. She also works with lead counsel and referring counsel at trial and on appeal throughout New York State, including New York City, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, Staten Island, Long Island, Albany, Rochester, Syracuse, Buffalo, Poughkeepsie, Ithaca, New York County, Westchester County, Dutchess County, Orange County, Putnam County, Ulster County, Suffolk County, and Nassau County.

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