Law Practice
Kevin Schlosser is a Member and the Chair of the Disability Insurance Claims Group at Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein, P.C. Mr. Schlosser has been involved in all aspects of state and federal litigation since starting his legal career in 1984. Mr. Schlosser is experienced in all phases of disability insurance claims. He advises insureds in the entire claims process as well as in lawsuits to enforce the applicable policies. He has successfully recovered millions of dollars in insurance benefits wrongfully denied by insurance companies in lawsuits in both state and federal courts. His clients include those in the entertainment industry, surgeons, lawyers, dentists, chiropractors, accountants, investment bankers, sales managers and a host of other professions.

 
Education
During law school, Mr. Schlosser was a Member and then Articles Editor of the Hofstra Law Review. He also clerked for the Honorable George C. Pratt, United States Circuit Court Judge, as well as in the Criminal Division of the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York, where he assisted in the prosecution of several major felony cases. Mr. Schlosser graduated law school with the highest honors. Additionally, he was a founding officer of a national criminal justice honor society at John Jay College of Criminal Justice of the City University of New York.

 
Professional Profile
Upon graduation from law school, Mr. Schlosser acquired intensive litigation experience, having been trained at two prominent firms based in New York City: Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler, and Chadbourne & Parke. In 1990, he became an associate of one of Long Island’s largest law firms, where he rose to the level of a managing partner and head of its litigation department, the largest group in the firm. After joining Meyer, Suozzi in May 2002 as a Member, Mr. Schlosser was appointed Co-Chair of the firm’s litigation department in November 2002.

 
Professional Affiliations
Mr. Schlosser is a Master in both the Nassau and Suffolk chapters of the distinguished American Inns of Court, meeting on a monthly basis with state and federal judges, law professors, other practitioners and law students to enhance the legal profession. He also serves in various teaching capacities: He is a member of the faculty of the National Institute for Trial Advocacy; has chaired the Continuing Legal Education Program on New York Civil Motion Practice at Hofstra Law School, training newly-admitted attorneys; is a member of the Continuing Legal Education faculty panel of the New York State Bar Association and the Nassau County Bar Association Academy of Law, where he instructs experienced practicing attorneys; and he lectures and participates in various programs providing intensive practical training in appellate practice at Hofstra Law School as well as at seminars on construction law and litigation.

 

Additionally, Mr. Schlosser is a member of the American Bar Association, Litigation Section; the New York State Bar Association, Commercial and Federal Litigation Section; and the Nassau County Bar Association, Commercial Litigation and Publications Committees.

 
Community Involvement
Active in charitable organizations, Mr. Schlosser received the 2003 Leadership Award presented by the Long Island Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, and is a member of the Courthouse Kiwanis Club. He also serves as a faculty member of the Construction Management Institute, sponsored by the New York State Chapter of the National Association of Minority Contractors, helping minority-owned contractors enhance their developing businesses.

 
Recognition
Mr. Schlosser has written extensively on many aspects of the law, publishing numerous articles. He is author of the "Litigation Review" column in the New York Law Journal and is on the Board of Editors of the Nassau Lawyer, which is the official publication of the Nassau County Bar Association. He is rated “AV” by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest level in professional excellence and ethics.

 
Admissions
Mr.Schlosser is admitted to the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.

 
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Hofstra University School of Law, J.D. with distinction, 1984

 

John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York, B.A., magna cum laude, 1981