Elizabeth Montesano
Member + 2002 + Garden City
Phone Number: 212-266-4120
Email: Emontesano@triallaw1.com
Address: 1140 Franklin Avenue, Garden City, NY 11530
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Elizabeth Montesano, a member of the firm, is a vigorous advocate on behalf of people injured due to medical malpractice.
Ms. Montesano has a deep commitment, compassion and dedication to her clients who have been victims of medical malpractice and suffered grave injuries due to carelessness and negligence. Her legal skills and experience have helped her clients achieve many multimillion-dollar settlements. Ms. Montesano handles all types of medical malpractice cases, including birth injuries, delay in diagnosis of cancer, surgical and cardiac cases, as well as, product liability cases when they involve defective medical equipment. A 2000 magna cum laude graduate of New York Law School in 2000, Ms. Montesano joined Sullivan Papain in 2002. She became a member of the firm in 2011.
“I am grateful everyday to work in an area of law where I truly know that I am helping people to make their lives better while achieving justice for those who have suffered needless injuries due to the carelessness and negligence of others.”
Admissions/Courts:
- New York
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Verdicts + Settlements
$17,250,000 settlement on behalf of a Suffolk County family of a man who died as a result of mistreated diverticulitis.
$3,985,000 settlement obtained on behalf of a woman whose colon cancer diagnosis was delayed for fifteen months due to the defendants’ negligence.
$3,300,000 settlement for the family of a woman who died as a result of congestive heart failure, when misdiagnosed with pneumonia.
$3,300,000 settlement for a woman who experienced devastating neurological injuries during back surgery.
$3,150,000 settlement for the family of a deceased man who collapsed just outside hospital doors, minutes after being discharged improperly with a pulmonary embolism.
$2,600,000 settlement on behalf of a woman whose colon cancer recurrence was not diagnosed timely.
$2,400,000 settlement on behalf of a 56-year-old Westchester County woman who suffered devastating neurological injuries during spine surgery, despite red flags from intra-operative nerve monitoring.
$2,100,000 settlement obtained on behalf of a woman who suffered two separate acts of malpractice at the hands of Pathologists, which substantially delayed her diagnosis of endometrial cancer.
$2,000,000 settlement on behalf of woman whose lung cancer diagnosis was delayed for two and a half years due to the radiologist’s failure to properly interpret her chest x-ray.
$2,000,000 settlement on behalf of a man rendered a quadruple amputee, following complications from his doctor’s mismanagement of a kidney stone.
$1,940,000 settlement on behalf of a woman whose breast cancer diagnosis was delayed by two years.
$1,750,000 settlement on behalf of a woman who suffered an advancement and spread of breast cancer because her doctor failed to entirely remove all the cancer during surgery.
$1,250,000 settlement on behalf of a man whose prostate cancer was delayed by four years.
$1,250,000 settlement on behalf of a woman whose breast cancer was delayed by 21 months.
$1,200,000 settlement on behalf of a deceased man who suffered a myocardial infarction resulting in circulatory collapse and death.
$1,000,000 settlement on behalf of a young woman whose breast cancer diagnosis was delayed for a year and a half because of physicians’ negligence.
Awards and Recognition
Super Lawyers Top Attorneys in the New York Metro Area – Rising Star 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2022, 2024, 2025
Top New York Settlements of 2015
Top New York Settlements of 2014
Education
New York Law School • JD, 2000 Magna Cum Laude
State University of New York at Albany • B.A. 1996
Professional Associations
Westchester Women’s Bar Association, Member
New York State Trial Lawyers Association
New Rochelle Bar Association
Selected Publications
“Valuing Economic Damages in Medical Malpractice Cases”, New York Law Journal, CLE Lecturer
Lecturer/Panelist: New York State Trial Lawyers, 2023 Justice Hour, Depositions, Medicine for Lawyers; 2025 Judicial Institute, 2025 Failure to Diagnose Cancer Cases and Issues, Radiology Cases
Community Service
Volunteers in her community and at her children’s school.
Participates annually in the New Rochelle Bar Association “Lawyers in the Classroom” program teaching Constitutional Law to 5th graders.
Extracurricular
Ms. Montesano is married and the mother of twins and enjoys spending time with her family, and enjoys cooking, travel, and gardening.
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