Joseph P. Mendoza

SPECIAL COUNSEL

631-465-0700

Mr. Mendoza is special counsel in the firm’s General Litigation department in Melville. His practice primarily focuses on the defense of businesses and individuals in the matters of general liability. He has litigated matters in insurance defense, insurance law, premises liability, automobile liability, trucking, construction accidents and professional liability. Mr.  Mendoza also has experience in the fields of criminal and matrimonial law. He has significant experience handling high-exposure matters arising from bodily injury and property damage lawsuits. Mr. Mendoza has obtained favorable decisions for clients through numerous jury trial verdicts, arbitrations, mediations and motion practice.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Mendoza served as Senior Trial Attorney at the staff counsel offices of several major national and international insurance companies.

Mr. Mendoza received his Juris Doctor from the Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, where he was awarded the CALI Academic Excellence Award in Appellate Advocacy. During his time at Touro, Mr. Mendoza served as President of the Asian Pacific American Law Student Association (APALSA) and represented the school at national conferences. He also interned with the Queens County District Attorney’s Office in New York City.

Mr. Mendoza further broadened his legal education by studying International and European Union Law at the Universidad de San Pablo in Madrid, Spain.

He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Political Science from the State University of New York at Old Westbury.  

He is a member of the New York State Bar Association and the Defense Association of New York.

Court Admissions

Courts of the State of New York

Admitted to Practice

New York

Education

Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center (J.D., 1998)

State University of New York at Old Westbury (B.A., 1989)