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Kevin E. Hulslander, Mediator, Syracuse, New York.

Kevin E. Hulslander

Smith Sovik Kendrick & Sugnet, P.C.
250 S. Clinton Street
Suite 600
Syracuse, NY 13202
Tel: (315) 474-2911
Fax: (315) 474-6015
Website: www.smithsovik.com
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Recognized to New York Chapter for Mediation

Regularly travels out of state to: Connecticut, Massachusetts

Other ADR Services: ADR Training/CME, Court-Appointed Neutral (Special Master), Early Neutral Evaluation, Med-Arb
Video Conferencing
Available
  • Practice Commenced2010
  • # of MEDS (as of 21/1/25)300
  • # of ARBS (as of 21/1/25)30
Current Practice
Online / In-Person

Biographical

Kevin is a trial lawyer, appellate advocate and now a mediator who spends most of his time on professional/legal malpractice, motor vehicle, trucking, construction, premises and commercial cases. Kevin began his career at Palmer & Dodge, a large firm in Boston, Massachusetts, where he was involved in approximately five complex trials, ranging from a large construction dispute to a multimillion dollar satellite explosion. He has defended Ford Motor Company and several other large product manufacturers.

Since returning to Syracuse in 1989, he has tried over 125 cases to verdict including all types of matters ranging from automobile and premises liability to commercial, products, medical malpractice, professional and legal negligence and other liability matters. He has also represented numerous plaintiffs in personal injury and other cases over the past 20 years with an outstanding record of success.

Kevin has received an AV Preeminent rating from his peers through Martindale Hubbell, has been included in the Top 50 Attorney list by Upstate New York Super Lawyers in Civil Litigation Defense every year since 2007 and has been included in the Top 10 list for seven years. Kevin has been recognized by the Best Lawyers of America for work in Insurance Law, Medical Malpractice Defense, Product Liability Defense, and Professional Malpractice Defense annually since 2010. In 2015 and 2021, Kevin received the Lawyer of the Year Awards from Best Lawyers for Insurance Law and the Lawyer of the Year Awards in 2016 and 2019 for Professional Malpractice Defense. More recently over the past five years, Kevin has been a chosen mediator and an occasional arbitrator in all types of cases in the Federal and State courts all over New York State and Massachusetts.


Case Experience

  • ADA Disability
  • Appellate
  • Civil Rights
  • Commercial/Business
  • Construction
  • Contract Disputes
  • Eminent Domain
  • Employment
  • Insurance
  • Legal Malpractice
  • Libel & Slander
  • Medical Devices
  • Medical Malpractice
  • Nursing Homes
  • Personal Injury
  • Premises Liability
  • Product Liability
  • Professional Fees
  • Professional Liability
  • Professional Malpractice
  • Professional Negligence
  • Property Damage
  • Sexual Harassment
  • Shareholder Disputes
  • Torts
  • Transportation
  • Wrongful Death

Education

  • Boston University School of Law, J.D., 1986
  • Dartmouth College, cum laude with Distinction in Government, B.A., 1982

Memberships & Affiliations

  • Onondaga County Bar Association
  • New York State Bar Association, Litigation, Tort and Insurance Law Section
  • Defense Research Institute
  • Transportation Lawyers Association
  • Trucking Industry Defense Association
  • Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (CLM)
  • Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
  • National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals

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