Firm News

Attorney Adam Mandell Successful at Trial

Attorney Adam Mandell obtained a successful jury verdict while defending our clients at trial. The case was venued in Delaware County, and involved a plaintiff who claimed serious personal injuries following a fall on the exterior stairs at a commercial property owned by our clients. More specifically, the plaintiff claimed she was caused to fall… Read More…

Rob Rausch Successfully Defends Physician In Medical Malpractice Trial

Rob Rausch recently successfully defended an orthopedic physician in a medical malpractice trial venued in Schenectady County.  The trial commenced on June 6th and continued through June 15th, 2022, and related to care and treatment of a serious leg fracture and resulting side effects.  After a brief deliberation, the jury returned a verdict of “no… Read More…

Rob Rausch successful in dismissal of two medical malpractice claims

Within the space of several days, Rob recently obtained dismissal of two separate medical malpractice claims. In the first case, Rob successfully defended an emergency room physician who had allegedly failed to diagnose a patient with a stroke.  Rob presented proof, through the ER physician and an outside expert, that the patient had not demonstrated… Read More…

Maynard, O’Connor Welcomes New Associate Jessica A. Rounds

Maynard, O’Connor is pleased to announce that Jessica A. Rounds has joined our firm as an associate attorney. Jessica concentrates her practice in the areas of Civil Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Professional and Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and General Negligence. Jessica holds an Associate’s degree in Police Science from Adirondack Community College, a Bachelor’s degree in… Read More…

Maynard, O’Connor Welcomes New Associate Christopher J. McCune

We are pleased to welcome Christopher J. McCune to the firm as an associate attorney. Chris concentrates his practice in the areas of personal injury, motor vehicle accidents, premises liability, general litigation and medical malpractice defense. Chris attended Loyola University Maryland, in Baltimore, where he earned his B.A. In 2015, he graduated with his Juris… Read More…

Happy Holidays from Maynard, O’Connor, Smith & Catalinotto!

On December 17th, members of the firm dressed in festive attire for our annual “Festive Friday” competition. The winner of this year’s prize for the most festive outfit was Cassidy Kokasko, the firm’s File Clerk. Congratulations, Cassidy!

Law Clerk Tori Deyo Wins Client Counseling Competition

Congratulations to our law clerk Tori Deyo, a third-year student at Albany Law School, for winning the annual Donna Jo Morse Client Counseling Competition. The competition involves client counseling and negotiation skills, and is intended to simulate a law office consultation that presents a typical client problem. Competitors are given a brief set of facts,… Read More…

Congratulations to our Super Lawyers!

Michael Catalinotto, Jr., Rob Rausch, Adam Mandell, Kelly Monroe, and Bridget Schultz have all been selected as “Super Lawyers” in the current issue of the Upstate New York Super Lawyers magazine. Mike, Adam, and Kelly were recognized as Super Lawyers in the field of “Personal Injury Defense: Medical Malpractice”. Rob was recognized in the field… Read More…

Maynard, O’Connor Welcomes New Associate Molly B. Magnis

Maynard, O’Connor, Smith & Catalinotto is pleased to welcome Molly B. Magnis to our firm as an associate attorney. Molly concentrates her practice in the areas of medical malpractice defense and general litigation. Molly attended Siena College in Loudonville, New York where she earned her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and a Pre-Law Certificate…. Read More…