Background
Postelnek, Stephen A. was born on April 24, 1940 in New York, New York, United States.
Postelnek, Stephen A. was born on April 24, 1940 in New York, New York, United States.
Queens College (Bachelor of Science, 1961). Columbia University (Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, 1961). Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn (M.S.M.E., 1968).
Saint John"s University (Juris Doctor, 1974).
Worked at Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker (New York, New York) specializing in General Insurance and Reinsurance Practice and Litigation. Commercial, Corporate and Securities Law. Domestic and International Property and Casualty Insurance and Reinsurance.
Products and Professional Liability, Toxic Tort Defense, Environmental Impairment Liability, Medical and Hospital Malpractice, Municipal and Public Officials Liability, Trusts and Estates.
Aviation, Marine and Inland Marine. Securities and Fiduciary Liability and General Subrogation.
Admitted to the bar, 1975, New New York 1977, United States. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New New York
1979, United States. Supreme Court.
Member, 1972-1974 and Associate Managing Editor, 1973-1974, The Catholic Lawyer, Saint John"s Law Review. Author: "Shifting the Risk of Liability," Specifying Engineer, October, November and December, 1984. Lecturer: Shifting the Risks of Liability, American Bar Association Section of Public Contract Law Conference on The Architects/Engineers Changing Role in the Construction Industry (The 1980"s and Beyond), 1984.
Alternative Methods of Dispute Resolution and Statutes of Limitations, New York Chapter ASHARE Construction Law and Liability Seminar, Queens, New York, November 22, 1986.
Member: New York State and American Bar Associations. Saint Thomas More Institute for Legal Research.
Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker is a full service international law firm, ranking among the largest law firms in the United States with offices in twelve major cities in the United States. We have provided our clients with a full range of expert and innovative legal services for more than a quarter of a century.
Our dramatic growth during this period has been a response to the emerging needs of existing clients and addition of new ones.
Initially, ours was an insurance-related practice and we maintain a preeminent position with regard to all aspects of insurance law and the insurance/reinsurance industry serving insureds, brokers, insurers and reinsurers. As our clients have matured and broadened in scope, so have our services and expertise and we have expanded into the general corporate law, including creditors" rights and bankruptcy, trusts and estates and real estate transactions and regulatory work.
Member, 1972-1974 and Associate Managing Editor, 1973-1974, The Catholic Lawyer, Saint John"s Law Review.