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General Negligence / Premises Liability / Retail

Smith Sovik regularly defends major retailers, corporations, universities, municipalities and individuals in general negligence, premises liability, wrongful death and defamation claims. We’ve worked with well-known clients such as Rite Aid, Price Chopper, Gander Mountain, Costco, Wal-Mart, Dollar General, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Autozone and Carrols Corporation.

In addition, Smith Sovik is approved panel counsel for The New York State Farm Bureau, and we’ve represented and won cases for farmers in a variety of disputes, all over the state.

As an academic psychiatrist there are numerous occasions during which challenging clinical cases appear...one such case, for me, resulted in a NYS Justice Center investigation in which I was alleged to have abused and/or neglected a patient due to the use of a behavioral contract...quite fortunately, my legal representation was adroitly provided by Kevin Hulslander a partner at the Smith Sovik firm. His knowledge and support were instrumental in my acquittal...this outcome is all the more astounding given the "low legal bar" the Justice Center must overcome...I am most fortunate, therefore, that my malpractice insurance carrier uses Mr. Hulslander's law firm.  

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