New York

Morrison Mahoney LLP is an AV-rated law firm with over 160 lawyers in offices throughout the northeast (NY, NJ, CT, RI, MA, NH).

Brian Heermance is a Senior Partner and Co Branch Leader in the New York office of Morrison Mahoney LLP. He has extensive experience in civil litigation on behalf of insurance companies and self-insureds with an emphasis on trial work and the defense of cases involving product liability, construction, medical malpractice, employment, professional liability, property damage, municipal liability, environmental, negligent security, motor vehicle tort and premises liability.

Mr Heermance is admitted to the State and Federal bars in New York, Massachusetts and the District of Columbia.

Mr Heermance is a member of the International Association of Defense Counsel, the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel, the Defense Research Institute, the Association of Defense Trial Attorneys, the Professional Liability Underwriting Society, the Professional Liability Defense Federation, the Property Loss Research Bureau, the Defense Association of New York and the New York Bar Association.

Mr Heermance and is AV rated by Martindale Hubble.

Specialties: Arson & Fraud, Commercial and Business, Construction, Environmental and Toxic Torts, Hospital & Medical Malpractice, Products Liability, Professional Liability, Property, Real Estate Agents and Brokers, Subrogation, Tort & Liability Defense, Transportation, Workers’ Compensation

A founding Partner of Aschettino Struhs LLP, Stephen A. Aschettino has been a practicing attorney for more than 20 years.  Prior to founding the firm, Mr. Aschettino was a Partner at Nixon Peabody, LLP, an international law firm with over 800 attorneys.  He was previously associated with Aaronson Rappaport Feinstein & Deutsch, LLP, a leading New York medical malpractice defense boutique.

Mr. Aschettino distinguishes himself not only through his legal accomplishments but through his ability to understand his clients’ business needs and provide timely, solutions-oriented and actionable advice.  As a former big firm, trial-tested litigator with an in-house counsel perspective, Mr. Aschettino recognizes how disputes arise and brings this perspective to bear when advising clients.

Mr. Aschettino has represented a diverse client base—including health care providers, Fortune 500 companies and financial services firms—on a wide range of legal issues.  He has successfully tried cases in state and federal courts and managed national litigation portfolios for insurers and product manufacturers.  Mr. Aschettino has also served as outside general counsel to numerous small and mid-size growth companies.