Associate Attorney

Melissa Cavaliere, Esq.

General negligence, automobile and premises liability, construction defect, Labor Law and commercial litigation.

About Melissa

Melissa Cavaliere joined Bergman, Bergman, Fields & Lamonsoff, LLP in October of 2020 as an associate attorney. Throughout her career her areas of practice have included general negligence, automobile liability, premises liability, property damage, construction defect, labor law and commercial litigation.

Melissa comes to the firm with a vast degree of experience, having practiced as a general civil litigator for well over a decade in State Court, where she handled all aspects of litigation right through to appeals, and has also practiced in Federal Court. She is admitted in New York State and to the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York.

Melissa earned her Juris Doctorate from Hofstra University School of Law. Prior to that she earned her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and minored in Public Relations and Communications. She sits on the executive board of the Queens Women's Bar, has organized and presented at CLEs, and served as a delegate to the Women's Bar of the State of New York. She is a member of several other local bar association chapters and sits on the planning committee for several charities.

Verdicts and settlements

Results obtained by this firm

Recoveries published by the firm. See the full list.

  • $7,500,000

    Verdict for wrongful death, against landlord, caused by fire that spread through apartment that was without smoke detectors.

  • $4,400,000

    Verdict for motor vehicle accident causing spinal injuries requiring surgery.

  • $4,000,000

    For a truck driver struck in the rear by a bus sustaining a brain injury.

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