Homeowners' Claims

Providing Insurance Companies with Experienced Homeowners' Claims Defense

The standard homeowners' policy provides coverage for a wide variety of personal injury claims, including slip and fall accidents, dog bites, defamation, advertising loss, loss of personal property through theft, and off-premises negligence.

At Montfort, Healy, McGuire & Salley, LLP, in Garden City, New York, our attorneys represent both in-state and out-of-state insurance companies in homeowners' claims disputes. To learn more about challenging a homeowners' claim, contact our managing partner to schedule a consultation. We provide efficient representation at a reasonable cost.

Our attorneys appear daily in the trial parts of courts throughout the Five Boroughs, and the surrounding counties, where they consistently bring matters to a final conclusion well within the expectations of our clients.

Defending a Homeowners' Claim

We skillfully handle all types of homeowners' insurance claims, including:

• Slip and fall accidents
• Physical and sexual assaults
• Accidental discharges of firearms
• Dog bites or animal attacks
• Negligent acts committed away from the home

Homeowners' insurance claims are a very technical area of the law. Attorneys defending these types of cases must have extensive trial experience, as well as a diverse and comprehensive knowledge of the law.

Our attorneys know the law. They will advise you on all available options for resolution, including mediation and negotiation. If pre-trial resolution proves unsuccessful, they have the experience needed to take your homeowners' claim dispute to trial.

A History of Legal Excellence

Montfort, Healy, established in 1950, is built upon a foundation of honest advice, credible counsel and open communication. Over the decades, our legal team has earned numerous accolades and a reputation for excellence among clients, colleagues and judges. We are members of the American College of Trial Lawyers, admitted to the Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, and AV-rated under the Martindale-Hubble Law Directory*.

We credit our successes to the collective skill and dedication of our attorneys. Our firm includes eight partners and 25 attorneys, each of whom has significant courtroom experience. They are supported in their efforts by a team of 30 staff members.

If you are interested in securing New York legal counsel to handle homeowners' claims disputes, contact our managing partner to schedule a consultation. To learn more about your legal options visit our insurance defense information center.

*CV, BV, and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies.

Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the Bar and the Judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell Ratings fall into two categories - legal ability and general ethical standards