Kevin Hulslander | Syracuse Injury Lawyer

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About Kevin

Kevin is a trial lawyer and appellate advocate who spends most of his time defending professional/legal malpractice, motor vehicle, trucking, construction, premises and product liability 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 a hundred cases, including all types of matters ranging from automobile and premises liability to commercial, products, medical malpractice, professional negligence and other liability matters. He regularly defends construction companies, trucking companies, product manufacturers, municipalities and universities with an outstanding record of success.

Kevin 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 six 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, Kevin received the Lawyer of the Year Award from Best Lawyers for Insurance Law, Syracuse followed by the Lawyer of the Year Award in 2016 for Professional Malpractice Defense, Syracuse.

He has been managing partner of Smith Sovik since 2005.

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Experience

Managing Partner

Smith Sovik Kendrick & Sugnet, PC

1989 - Present

Litigation Associate

Palmer & Dodge LLP

1986 - 1989

Admission

Verified New York

1987

Education

Boston University School of Law

J.D.

1986

Recognitions & Achievements

Associations
  • Transportation Industry Defense Association Member
    2001 - Present
  • Transportation Lawyers Association Member
    1998 - Present
  • International Association of Defense Counsel Member
    1991 - Present
  • Onondaga County Bar Association Member
    1989 - Present
  • New York State Bar Association Member
    1989 - Present
Honors / Awards
  • Professional Malpractice Defense Lawyer of the Year Best Lawyers
    2015
  • Best Lawyer Best Lawyers
    2015
  • Super Lawyer Super Lawyers
    2015
  • Product Liability Lawyer of the Year Best Lawyers
    2013

Notable Work

Publications

Law School for Claims Professionals, NYSBA Speaker

2014


Chiropractic Risk Management, NCMIC Insurance Company Speaker

2014


PRMS, Risk Management for Psychiatrists Speaker

2013

Smith, Sovik, Kendrick & Sugnet, P.C. Highlights

Criminal, Family Law, Trusts, Motor Vehicle, Immigration

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