New York Insurance Defense Lawyers
At Montfort, Healy our attorneys defend insurance companies, businesses, hospitals, and professionals in insurance coverage disputes in New York City, Nassau County, and Garden City, New York. Since 1950, our firm has represented clients in cases related to hospital liability, medical malpractice, municipal law, premises liability, insurance coverage, motor vehicle claim defense, product liability, and construction and industrial accident defense.
Over the years, we built our reputation on honesty, integrity, and communication. To find out more about insurance defense, contact our managing partner today.
Christopher T. Cafaro
Senior Partner
Christopher T. Cafaro has extensive experience in trial practice. His areas of specialization include construction and Labor Law. He has successfully litigated complex Labor Law cases involving contractual indemnification, anti-subrogation and coverage issues on cases involving catastrophic injuries. Read More
James Michael Murphy
Senior Partner
James Michael Murphy, has been a partner at Montfort, Healy, McGuire & Salley since 1993. He concentrates his practice in personal injury, construction and labor law, negligence, insurance law, products liability, municipal liability and has extensive experience in Federal Court matters arising under 42 U.S.C. Section 1981 and 1983. Read More
Jeffrey D. Present
Senior Partner
Jeffrey D. Present joined the firm in 1987, and has been a partner since 2000. Jeffrey has tried cases in almost every county in the First and Second Judicial Departments, primarily involving serious automobile accident and premises liability actions. Read More
Hugh J. Larkin
Associate
Admitted to the New York State Bar in 1996, after graduating from St. John’s University School of Law in May, 1995. His practice experience includes a position as associate attorney in a general practice firm handling personal injury, medical malpractice, matrimonial, commercial, and criminal matters. Read More
John W. Persons
Associate
John W. Persons was admitted to the New York State Bar in 1981. He has extensive experience in civil litigation. His areas of specialization include: automobile litigation, premises liability, municipal liability, product liability and medical malpractice. Read More