Rondiene E. Novitz
Top rated Employment Litigation attorney in Farmingdale, New York
Cruser, Mitchell, Novitz, Sanchez, Gaston & Zimet, LLP
Practice areas: Employment Litigation, Civil Litigation, Construction Litigation; view more
Licensed in New York since: 1997
Education: Quinnipiac University School of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2012 - 2025 Cruser, Mitchell, Novitz, Sanchez, Gaston & Zimet, LLP
341 Conklin StreetFarmingdale, NY 11735 Phone: 516-586-8513 Email: Rondiene E. Novitz Visit website
Rondiene E. Novitz is the managing partner of Cruser, Mitchell, Novitz, Sanchez, Gaston & Zimet, LLP in New York and serves as the chair of the firm’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee.
Rondiene has been practicing for over 25 years and has established a national reputation as a seasoned trial attorney and a tenacious advocate and dealmaker for her clients both in state and federal courts. She is an expert in high exposure matters related to EPL, professional lines, NY labor law, and other catastrophic claims. She has successfully tried to a defense verdict a diverse variety and volume of cases. (Contact Rondiene via email for her trial resume.)
Rondiene also routinely represents excess and surplus carriers as monitoring and settlement counsel. In this context, she is a quick study and creative problem solver, garnering a reputation as an excellent dealmaker.
Rondiene teaches frequently on litigation management and negotiation for Cruser Mitchell client seminars as well as at industry events, including CLM Claims College.
Practice areas
Employment Litigation: Defense, Civil Litigation: Defense, Construction Litigation: Business, General Litigation, Personal Injury - Products: DefenseFirst Admitted: 1996, New Jersey
Professional Webpage: https://cmlawfirm.com/attorney/rondiene-e-novitz/
Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)
- Shultz v. Port Jefferson Union Free School District, June, 2010 (Division found for Respondent in this trial before the New York State Division of Human Rights. Petitioner claimed he was terminated due to a disability. The school district maintained his position became obsolete.)
- Monahan v. Shoreham Wading River Central School District, April, 2010 (Defense Verdict in a case venued in Federal Court, Eastern District. Plaintiff, a special education teacher, brought suit under Title VII claiming she was terminated from a Long Island School District as a result of her gender and pregnancy. The Plaintiff had received positive evaluations the first two years of teaching at the District and then once she became pregnant she received a negative evaluation leading to her termination. The School District denied knowledge of Plaintiff’s pregnancy at the time of her negative evaluation and stated her termination was based on her poor performance.)
- Duck v. Port Jefferson Union Free School District, December, 2009 (Defense verdict in a Civil Rights action in the Federal Court, Eastern District. Plaintiff, a 61 year old woman claimed violations of the Age Discrimination Employment Act (ADEA), Title VII gender discrimination, The Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment and gender and age discrimination under New York State Law after Defendants School District and Superintendant failed to hire Plaintiff for a coaching position after a 31 year tenure at the District. Plaintiff requested back pay, liquidated damages, punitive damages, emotional distress damages and over $165,000 in legal fees.)
- Natalie Solomon v. Action Art League, Supreme Court, New York County, July 14, 2014. Defense verdict in NY State Supreme Court in a case involving a woman attending the Figment Interactive Art Festival who suffered a fractured hip & wrist when she fell 15 feet from an exhibit. Plaintiff argued the Art League was responsible for her injuries for failing to properly secure the art & allowing it to be situated in a manner not originally contemplated. Defendants argued Plaintiff assumed the risk by climbing on the exhibit. The jury found no liability on the defendants and did not even reach the question as to whether Plaintiff assumed the risk.
- Lisbona v. Guidice, et al., May, 2009 (Defense verdict in a motor vehicle accident case. Plaintiff, claimed catastrophic injuries including horizontal diplopia requiring several surgeries, dental injuries, headaches and herniated discs. The total claimed medical damages were in excess of $200,000. Our client, a limousine driver, struck Plaintiff’s vehicle in the rear while it was disabled on the John F. Kennedy Expressway in Queens, New York. Our client maintained Plaintiff did not have his hazards on at the time of the accident.)
- Justin Shehab v. Michael Powers, Cox Enterprises and Cox Media Group, Supreme Court, Nassau County, October 23, 2014. Defense verdict in a motor vehicle accident case, defending Cox Radio and WBAB. The WBAB van driver was accused of pulling the vehicle off the road, suddenly and unexpectedly stopping without cause, 600 feet from the nearest intersection. Plaintiff, represented by the law firm Torgan, Cooper & Aaron, put up nine witnesses, including their expert, Robert Genna, Director of the Suffolk County Crime Laboratory. The jury deliberated just one hour and found that the WBAB driver was not negligent. Plaintiff suffered extensive injuries, including a fractured femur requiring surgery and a fractured wrist that required several surgeries and which developed necrosis. The demand was $2,000,000. No offer was ever made.
Honors
- Rondiene L. Novitz was selected as one of the Top Women in Law for 2016, as chosen by Judge A. Gail Prudenti, former Chief Administrative Judge of the Courts of New York State. Honorees are recognized as legal professionals that are making a difference for children and families on Long Island., NY Top Women in Law, 2016
Office location for Rondiene E. Novitz
341 Conklin Street
Farmingdale, NY 11735
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2012 - 2025