AI Magazine Issue 8 2018

Acquisition International - Issue 8 2018 45 Mullaney & Gjelaj PLLC is frequently recognised as one of the best negligence and personal injury law firms on the east coast. In April of this year, Mullaney were recognised in Acquisition International Magazine’s ongoing 2018 Leading Adviser Awards as the Leading Construction Accident Attorney of the Year in New York. On the back of this deserved success, we took a look at the firm that has consistently achieved remarkable settlements for their clients. ullaney & Gjelaj have made a name through cases that other law firms won’t touch. Often advocating on behalf of an individual in the face of multinational conglomerates, they don’t take on the easiest of cases. Mullaney & Gjelaj specialise in representing underdogs that would otherwise go uncompensated in situations that have left them with debilitating injuries, often unable to work for the rest of their lives. They are in the business of righting wrongs and fighting the injustices that happen every day. From asbestos litigation to wrongful death, they have a tested and honed experience in all areas of negligence and injury, earning a reputation as ‘fierce but fair’ among clients and peers alike. By all regards, this reputation has been hard-earned through the work of the founding partners; Nick Gjelaj and Patrick Mullaney. Nick Gjelaj received his undergraduate degree in Political Science from New York University in 1994, before earning his Juris Doctorate in 2001 from the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University. Since then, the bulk of his occupational experience has been in acting as a trial attorney, and in this, Nick has shown a particular affinity. Indeed, Nick was recently recognised among the top 100 trial lawyers of the United States, acknowledging his tenacity, and meticulous nature in the courtroom. Currently, Nick is the Vice Chair of the Labour Law Committee of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association and Director of the Bronx County Company: Mullaney & Gjelaj PLLC Address: 100-09 Metropolitan Ave, Forest Hills, NY, 11375 Website: www.maglawyers.com Telephone: 001 718 821 8100 The Leading Attorneys in Personal Injury Litigation M 1808AI22 Bar Association, alongside his commitments at Mullaney & Gjelaj. Patrick Mullaney is a lawyer in much the same vein as Nick; completing his Juris Doctorate in 2002 at Saint John’s University School of Law, he has honed his skills over the years as a trial attorney. With a talent for litigation cases against large insurance companies, Patrick has secured multi- million-dollar settlements for his clients. Equally, he has been named as one of the ‘Top 100 Irish American Lawyers’ in the United States for three years in a row. All in all, Mullaney & Gjelaj have firmly secured their position as one of the leading personal injury firms in the state of New York and the east coast as a whole. With an aptitude for complex cases that pit underdogs against corporate giants, Mullaney & Gjelaj have become the de-facto attorneys to turn to when the odds seem insurmountable, and case success almost impossible. Ultimately, they have made a career from beating the odds through skill, experience, and talent. “From asbestos litigation to wrongful death, they have a tested and honed experience in all areas of negligence and injury, earning a reputation as ‘fierce but fair’ among clients and peers alike.”