Mr. Barbanel has a practice focusing on insurance coverage and bad faith on behalf of commercial insurers and reinsurers. He has specialized in insurance coverage for the past thirty-two (32) years. Mr. Barbanel?s clients include several foreign and domestic excess and surplus lines insurers and reinsurers for which he handles a wide variety of complex third-party and first-party coverage disputes arising out of professional liability, employment practices liability, directors and officers? liability, commercial general liability, specialty liability, commercial property, homeowners?, and a variety of specialty policies including contingent liability and product recall policies. Mr. Barbanel also has expertise in a wide variety of policy formation issues and insurance fraud. In addition, over the past fifteen (15) years Mr. Barbanel has acted as a claim administrator for a variety professional liability programs for the Lloyd?s, London insurance market. This includes programs for lawyers, insurance agents and brokers, real estate and mortgage brokers, architects and engineers, and miscellaneous professions. In the capacity of a claim administrator Mr. Barbanel has handled in excess of 1,300 professional liability claims in most states in the United States. He earned his B.S. from Northeastern University before attending the University of San Diego, where he earned his J.D.

Erick M. Barbare is a graduate of Appalachian State University (2001) and the University of South Carolina School of Law (2004). While in law school, Erick participated in the Environmental Law Clinic and was a law clerk at the Korn Law Firm and Callison, Tighe and Robinson. After graduating from law school, Erick had the honor of serving as judicial law clerk for the Honorable James W, Johnson, Jr., former circuit judge of South Carolina’s Eighth Judicial Circuit. Throughout is legal career, Erick has focused on helping individuals and families through difficult times and focuses his practice on Family Court and personal injury matters. Erick handles divorces, child custody cases, child support matters and adoptions, as well as automobile accidents and other injury cases. Erick is licensed to practice in all South Carolina state courts and is a member of the Greenville County Bar Association.

Lucille M. Barbato was born and raised in The Bronx. She started her career in law as a legal secretary in 1975 while in high school. She later became a paralegal and worked her way through college and law school. She graduated from Pace School, receiving her Doctorate of Law in June of 1984. For the past 20 years, she has been active in the courts as a practicing attorney and trial lawyer specializing in personal injury cases. Ms. Barbato has conducted trials resulting in many 6- and 7-figure settlements and verdicts. She is dedicated to the community and believes that all people deserve the representation of an attorney who is not only experienced, but concerned and compassionate as well. Ms. Barbato has served on the Board of Directors and is a past president of The Bronx County Bar Association. In addition, she is a past chairperson of the Judiciary Screening Committee. She is also a member of NYS Trial Lawyers Association and Women's Bar Association and is married to Charles Spiegel.