Candice L. Deaner is an associate at the firm who focuses her practice on New York labor law litigation, premises negligence, and general liability matters. Ms. Deaner handles all aspects of civil defense cases from inception up to and including trial. Ms. Deaner received a B.A. from the University of Scranton in 2007, graduating cum laude. In 2010, Ms. Deaner received her Juris Doctorate from Hofstra University School of Law. Ms. Deaner began her career representing plaintiffs before transitioning to defense, which bolsters her acumen in the handling of negligence cases. She previously represented commercial and residential premises owners, property management companies, hotel/hospitality groups, restaurant chains, and municipal entities. For the past 11 years, Ms. Deaner has worked for law firms with a focus on litigation, with a wide variety of experience in the areas of general liability defense, labor and employment law, commercial litigation, education law, landlord/tenant, plaintiff’s personal injury and No-fault litigation. Ms. Deaner is admitted to practice law in New York State Court, New Jersey State Court, United States Courts of Appeals & Supreme Court, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York and United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Ms. Deaner is a member of the Nassau County Bar Association and Columbian Lawyers Association.