Scott W. BermackPartner, General Liability Practice Co-Managing Partner AssistantSteven Foceri 646.5585.7132 ext. 7132 sfoceri@wglaw.comScott represents clients in civil claims involving product liability, construction and labor law, premises liability, trucking liability and personal injury and professional negligence. He litigates commercial disputes involving land use, banking, shareholder rights and fiduciary breach.
Scott’s clients include national retailers, trucking companies, automobile manufacturers, medical and legal professionals, self and large retention insureds and liability insurance carriers. Scott also has experience in prosecuting and defending insurance coverage suits against carriers and insureds. He has also defended federal class action lawsuits brought under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
Scott is a former New York State licensed property and casualty insurance broker. He routinely counsels clients on risk management, safety, insurance and indemnity issues. Scott has served several Presidents as General Counsel to the National Retail & Restaurant Defense Association (NRRDA) and continues to serve on its Board of Directors. He is also a member of the Advisory Board of the newly formed Sports & Entertainment Risk Management Alliance (SERMA).
He is AV rated by Martindale Hubbell. Additionally he has been included in the New York Metro Edition of Super Lawyers every year since 2008. Super Lawyers lists are issued by Thomson Reuters. For more information regarding methodology for these accolades, pursuant to New Jersey Lawyer Advertising guidance, please see here: https://bit.ly/WGMartindaleHubbell and https://bit.ly/WGSuperLawyers. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court.
Scott W. BermackPartner, General Liability Practice Co-Managing Partner Scott represents clients in civil claims involving product liability, construction and labor law, premises liability, trucking liability and personal injury and professional negligence. He litigates commercial disputes involving land use, banking, shareholder rights and fiduciary breach.
Scott’s clients include national retailers, trucking companies, automobile manufacturers, medical and legal professionals, self and large retention insureds and liability insurance carriers. Scott also has experience in prosecuting and defending insurance coverage suits against carriers and insureds. He has also defended federal class action lawsuits brought under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
Scott is a former New York State licensed property and casualty insurance broker. He routinely counsels clients on risk management, safety, insurance and indemnity issues. Scott has served several Presidents as General Counsel to the National Retail & Restaurant Defense Association (NRRDA) and continues to serve on its Board of Directors. He is also a member of the Advisory Board of the newly formed Sports & Entertainment Risk Management Alliance (SERMA).
He is AV rated by Martindale Hubbell. Additionally he has been included in the New York Metro Edition of Super Lawyers every year since 2008. Super Lawyers lists are issued by Thomson Reuters. For more information regarding methodology for these accolades, pursuant to New Jersey Lawyer Advertising guidance, please see here: https://bit.ly/WGMartindaleHubbell and https://bit.ly/WGSuperLawyers. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court.
Representative ExperienceTestimonial:
“His level of knowledge, professionalism, and ability to change direction at a moment’s notice when needed was nothing less than spectacular! He completely outclasses the competition.”
– Regional General Adjuster Major Case Unit at a Leading American Insurance Company
ExperienceResults may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances.
Won a defense verdict in a case involving an accident between a bus and a minivan in Kings County, NY. Despite claims that the plaintiff suffered multiple traumatic herniated discs in the cervical and lumbar spine, requiring a cervical corpectomy and fusion, the jury determined that the plaintiff did not sustain the requisite "serious injury" to bring suit, thereby warranted a full dismissal.
Won summary judgment on behalf of a multinational chain of convenience stores dismissing a high exposure premises liability case in Kings County, NY, by establishing that the alleged defect, a decommissioned fuel cap, was de minimus, trivial and therefore, not actionable.
Speaking Engagements- 05.04.22Panelist, "Top 5 Sports & Entertainment Risk Issues RIGHT NOW," Sports & Entertainment Risk Management Alliance
- 03.03.22Panelist, "AEDs and the Related Legal Issues: The Shocking Truth," National Retail Restaurant Defense Association Annual Conference
- 02.26.20Moderator, "Defending Yourself and Your Brand in Deposition: This Could be Heaven or this Could be Hell," NRRDA Annual Conference
Professional & Community InvolvementClaims and Litigation Management Alliance (CLM), Chair, New York Labor Law Subcommittee of the Construction Committee
National Retail Restaurant Defense Association (NRRDA), Board of Directors
New York State Bar Association, Member
Risk Insurance Management Society (RIMS), Member
Sports & Entertainment Risk Management Alliance (SERMA), Advisory Board Member
AssistantSteven Foceri 646.5585.7132 ext. 7132 sfoceri@wglaw.com |
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