Energy & Hard Work

When a case sounds like "Mission: Impossible" at Bonina & Bonina, the first name that comes to mind is Andrea's.

As the Partner responsible for management of both complex litigation and auto liability, Andrea is in charge of daily management of product liability, construction, labor law, and all auto cases in the office. This compliments her role as managing attorney for the firm, as her familiarity with the court room has helped her focus the firm on efficiency and technology.

Andrea was originally worked on the Medical Negligence Unit. Andrea had many favorable outcomes and settlements as a young trial attorney.

Her courtroom success led to her promotion as Partner in charge of complex litigation and product liability cases.

In that capacity Andrea has successfully handled both State and Federal Court cases against major auto manufacturers for design defects in their vehicles, successfully fought foreign corporations who imported defective products such as stepladders, chairs and office equipment into the United States and she has held major industrial equipment manufacturers responsible for selling unguarded machinery that injured workers.

The skills she developed fighting medical malpractice and complex liability claims has taught Andrea how to work with experts and how to develop and present complicated issues in a simple fashion.

She was recognized by the NYS Trial Lawyers Institute, which invite her to lecture to young lawyers on the subject of cross examination of expert witnesses. Additionally Andrea writes a monthly article called “The Tort Report” which summarizes recent Appellate rulings in the area of Tort Law in the Brooklyn Bar Association’s publication “The Brooklyn Barrister”.

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Using Technology

Andrea insists that all members of the med law trial team be computer literate and competent to use technology to investigate all types of cases.

Through training the staff to use the internet and computerized research tools, Andrea has insured that the med law team can accomplish more in more work day than what would have taken months of investigation years ago.

Andrea was recently a guest lecturer at a continuing legal education seminar in Atlantic City, speaking on the topic of "Maximizing Your Practice with Training and Technology". Additionally she has lectured on the topic of “Attorney Website Development and Marketing” to multiple bar associations.

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Helping Others

Her decision to practice law is an outgrowth of her commitment to helping others.

As Co-Chair of an annual fund-raising drive for St. Jude Children's Hospital, Andrea raises thousands of dollars for children stricken with catastrophic diseases. She is also a co-chair of the annual Liz Padilla Memorial 5K race to benefit the Brooklyn Bar Association’s Volunteer Lawyer Project, which raises money to provide pro bono legal services and programs to needy Brooklyn residents.

"There is nothing more professionally satisfying than seeing a case through to conclusion for a genuinely deserving client," she added.

Andrea is a past President of the Bay Ridge Lawyers Association. She is currently the Secretary of the Brooklyn Bar Association, and she sits on the Board of Directors of the New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers.

Andrea and her husband live in Brooklyn with their two children.