Elizabeth Bonina

Background

Bonina, Elizabeth was born on October 30, 1961 in Brooklyn, New York, United States.

Education

Villanova University (Bachelor of Arts, 1983). Brooklyn Law School (Juris Doctor, 1991).

Career

Worked at Bonina & Bonina, Professional Corporation (Brooklyn, New York) specializing in Malpractice, Products Liability and Negligence Law. Trials and Appeals.

Admitted to the bar, 1991, New New York Recipient: Edward V. Sparer Public Interest Law Fellowship.

American Jurisprudence Award in Trial Advocacy.

Referee/Court Examiner Appellate Division, Second Department, Incompetent and Incapacitated Persons, 1995—. Dean, New York State Trial Lawyers Institute, 1993—.

(Program Chairperson and Lecturer, Number-Fault for Paralegals, 1993). Executive Director, Committee fora Safe Place to Work, 1990—.

Chairperson, Speakers Bureau, Alliance for Consumer Rights, 1993.

Member and Commissioner, New York City Commission on the Status of Women, 1994—. Advisory Board Member, Brooklyn Legal Services Corporation, "A", 1994—. Member: New York State Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Directors, 1993—.

Member, Long Range Planning Commission, 1993—.

Judicial Screening Committee, 1994—. Member, Leadership Development Committee, 1995—.

Chairperson, Legislative Sub-Committee, Young Lawyers Committee, 1991-1993). Columbian Lawyers Association.

Bay Ridge Lawyers Association.

Brooklyn Womens Bar Association. Brooklyn Bar Association. Catholic Lawyers Guild.

The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.

Staten Island Women"s Bar Association. The law firm of John Anthony Bonina & Associates, Professional Corporation was founded in 1962 by John Anthony Bonina and has now become Bonina & Bonina, Professional Corporation

The firm has grown through decades of representing both plaintiffs and defendants in personal injury litigation, to the present time, concentrating its efforts in litigation, trials and appeals on behalf of seriously injured patients, workers, consumers and other victims of negligence, primarily in the New York City and Long Island area, as well as throughout the remainder of New York State. Staff members speak the following languages: Spanish, Italian, Hebrew and Greek.

Achievements

• Elizabeth Bonina has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member: New York State Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Directors, 1993—. Member, Long Range Planning Commission, 1993—. Judicial Screening Committee, 1994—.

Member, Leadership Development Committee, 1995—.

Chairperson, Legislative Sub-Committee, Young Lawyers Committee, 1991-1993). Columbian Lawyers Association.

Bay Ridge Lawyers Association. Brooklyn Womens Bar Association.

Brooklyn Bar Association.

Catholic Lawyers Guild. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Staten Island Women"s Bar Association.