Foley, Smit, O'Boyle & Weisman Email Format
Law PracticeNew York, United States11-50 Employees
Foley, Smit, O'Boyle & Weisman is a mid-sized litigation law firm based in New York City, with its main office in Lower Manhattan and a satellite office on Long Island in Hauppauge. The firm concentrates on defending workers' compensation claims in New York, establishing this practice area as the core of its litigation work. It represents insurance carriers, self-insured employers, third-party claim administrators, and employers before the New York State Workers' Compensation Board, handling matters from initial filings through appeals. Across the state, attorneys appear at Workers' Compensation Board hearings from Peekskill to Riverhead. All appellate matters are conducted in-house, with partners handling appeals to the Third Department of the New York State Supreme Court's Appellate Division and to the New York Court of Appeals. The firm also defends employers and insurers in matters under the U.S. Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act and the Defense Base Act, and it handles claims challenging uninsured status or retaliatory discrimination under WCL §120.