Associate Profiles
Frank Kelly, Associate
In practice for over 20 years, Frank Kelly has tried over 100 civil cases to verdict and had more than 30 published appellate decisions, including complex cases involving personal injury, medical malpractice, construction litigation, premises liability, and more.
Mr. Kelly has appeared in numerous media, including CW11, FOX, ABC, CN8 television, Family Channel, and Pentagon Channel television, as well as various radio interviews. He has been featured in a number of newspapers and magazines and has been sought out for quotes and opinions on wide-ranging legal matters. Mr. Kelly writes, lectures and conducts seminars frequently for various bar associations and committees and is a widely sought-after speaker at civic functions, bringing together the law and the public.
Education:
J.D., St. John's University School of Law (1988)
B.A., St. John's University (1983)
Post-Graduate Studies, University of Virginia, TJAGSA; US Army War College
U.S. Army Command and General Staff College
Admissions:
New York State Courts
Connecticut State Courts
District of Columbia
Professional Associations/Memberships:
New York State Bar Association (Member, Torts, Insurance and Compensation Committee)
Defense Association of New York (Chairman Emeritus, Committee on the Development of the Law )
Federalist Society (Member, Litigation, Intelligence and National Security committees)
Lewisboro Town Emergency Services Board (Chair)
David L. Engelsher, Senior Associate
New York City native David L. Engelsher is a Senior Associate at the Law Office of William A. Gallina, PLLC, where he practices in the area of personal injury law. Mr. Engelsher is a 1987 graduate of the Jacob D. Fuchsburg Law Center of Touro College, where he was a member of the Phi Alpha Delta legal fraternity and Associate Editor in-Chief of the Moot Court Board.
Mr. Engelsher was admitted to the practice of law in the state of New York in 1987 and spent five years in the practice of personal injury defense, before joining the firm upon its founding in 1992. Mr. Engelsher brings a knowledge and perspective of how "the other side" thinks and operates to the firm. He handles many of the major cases at the firm and is responsible for administration and strategy.
Education:
J.D., Jacob D. Fuchsburg Law Center of Touro College (1987)
B.A., Herbert H. Lehman College of the City University of New York (1983)
Admissions:
New York State Courts
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
Professional Associations/Memberships:
New York State Trial Lawyers Association
Pablo A. Sosa, Trial Attorney
Pablo A. Sosa was admitted to practice in the state of New York in 1996, spending the first five years of his legal career as a civil defense attorney, first for an insurance company and then in private practice, defending insureds against negligence, medical malpractice and accident claims. Mr. Sosa moved to the other side of the table in January 2001 when he joined the Law Office of William A. Gallina, where he now represents the victims of personal injury. Since joining the firm, Mr. Sosa has successfully tried many cases and secured substantial awards for his clients.
Mr. Sosa is admitted to the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, and all New York State Courts. He is a member of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association and the Bronx County Bar Association.
A native of Argentina, Mr. Sosa speaks fluent Spanish and assists the firm's Spanish-speaking clients in the preparation of their cases by communicating with them in their primary language.
Education:
J.D., Syracuse University College of Law (1995)
B.A., Skidmore College (1992)
Admissions:
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
New York State Courts
Professional Associations/Memberships:
New York State Bar Association
Bronx County Bar Association
David V. Marrone, Associate
David Marrone has been with the firm for over ten years, first as an intern while in law school at St. John's and now as an Associate Attorney in the areas of personal injury and medical malpractice. In addition to litigating cases at trial, Mr. Marrone has negotiated and settled numerous types of cases for the firm and has successfully handled many mediations and arbitrations.
Education:
J.D., St. John's University School of Law (1999)
B.A., University of Maryland, College Park (1994)
Admissions:
Louis G. Solimano, Of Counsel
The firm's medical malpractice cases are overseen by Louis G. Solimano, an attorney with over 20 years in practice concentrating in the areas of medical malpractice, personal injury and negligence. Admitted to the State Bar of New York in 1977, Mr. Solimano began his career as an Assistant District Attorney in the Bronx and went on to become an Assistant Corporation Counsel before going into practice for himself. In his medical malpractice and personal injury practice, Mr. Solimano has obtained numerous multi-million dollar jury verdicts and settlements on behalf of his clients.
Education:
J.D., New York Law School (1976)
B.A., Fordham University (1973)
Admissions:
New York State Courts
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
U.S. Supreme Court
Professional Associations/Memberships:
New York State Trial Lawyers Association
Lidelfo A. Franco, Of Counsel
Lidelfo A. Franco, a native of the Dominican Republic, obtained his Juris Doctorate from the CUNY School of Law in 1998. Mr. Franco is a sole practitioner with a private practice specializing in criminal and civil matters, with a special emphasis on representing victims of personal injury in medical malpractice, transportation and construction accidents, and premises liability cases.
Prior to joining William Gallina's team, Mr. Franco began his legal career as a Legal Coordinator with the New York City Department of Correction, where he provided legal services assistance to pretrial defendants and sentenced inmates seeking post conviction remedies. Thereafter, Mr. Franco became an associate at a leading New York worker compensation law firm where he represented injured clients at trials and hearings before the Workers' Compensation Board.
Mr. Franco then served as Court Attorney to Civil Court Judge Arthur F. Engoron, in the Bronx and in Manhattan, where he worked in a confidential capacity and handled all phases of trials and aspects of litigation, conferenced and settled cases, and wrote draft decisions and jury charges.
After leaving the Unified Court System, Mr. Franco became an associate at a Brooklyn-based law firm, where he represented hundreds of injured clients in all types of personal injury cases from inception through trial, obtaining for them the highest possible awards.
Following his calling to represent the rights of injured persons, Mr. Franco then started his own practice in order to devote his personal attention and specialized skills to his clientele.
Education:
J.D., CUNY School of Law (1998)
B.A., CUNY Baccalaureate Program (1991)
Admissions:
New York State Courts
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
U.S. Supreme Court
Professional Associations/Memberships:
New York State Trial Lawyers Association
Hispanic National Bar Association
Puerto Rican Bar Association
Dominican Bar Association
Latino Lawyers Association of Queens County
