In Flink Smith’s further attempts to “Go Green” we have opted not to send holiday greeting cards through the mail.  Rather, we are taking the money that we would have expended for those mailings and are making a donation to the Adirondack/Saratoga Chapter of the American Red Cross.  We will be e-mailing our holiday greetings and advising our friends and colleagues of this donation.  We believe this is a win/win/win situation as our well-wishes will still be extended to our friends, clients and colleagues, we will have cut back on the waste necessitated by sending out paper cards and we will be assisting a charitable organization who will in turn be able to assist those in need during the holiday season.  For further information in regard to the Adirondack/Saratoga Chapter of the American Red Cross and the extraordinary services it provides, please see that organization’s website.  http://www.redcrossadirondacksaratoga.org.  The Management Team selected this organization at the suggestion of Rob Coughlin who serves on the Board of Directors and as Secretary to this Chapter of the Red Cross.  Edward Flink, Jennifer Dominelli Lecakes and Paul J. Campito participated in the program offered by the New York State Bar Association, Law School for Claims Professionals.   Ed presented at the Syracuse session on September 5, 2008 and chaired the Albany session on September 19, 2008.  Jennifer and Paul presented at the Albany session.  Ed and Jennifer spoke on Premises Liability Issues and Trends and covered the most current case law on theories of liability and standard of care, slip and fall, snow and ice cases, trivial defects and notice, creation of defect. Paul spoke on notice, late notice and disclaimers. Flink Smith is pleased to report that the inaugural Geoff Bodine Bobsled Flink Smith Invitational was a success! Combining the best of the Saratoga Race Course and summertime golfing at Shaker Ridge Country Club, a premier Capital District course, participants had the opportunity to enjoy two days of festivities - supporting USA Bobsledding and helping the Bo-Dyn Bobsled Project build the sleds that will help keep our athletes competitive in Vancouver 2010. On track day, the rainy afternoon did not dampen everyone’s enjoyment of a track side view from the luxury suite.  The afternoon of racing was complete with the 3rd and 7th races named in honor of the event, the Flink Smith Invitational and the Geoff Bodine Bobsled Challenge. Attendees had the opportunity to get acquainted with NASCAR Drivers Geoff Bodine and Larry Gunselman, along with USA Bobsledders John Napier and Mike Kohn and a number of additional members of the USA Bobsled Team.      On the golf day, we could not have asked for better weather as all enjoyed around of golf with the above mentioned celebrities as well as NASCAR driver Boris Said.  Golf was followed by a luncheon buffet and an auction of NASCAR and Bobsledding memorabilia. All attendees received passes for the 2009 Bodine Bobsled Challenge event on January 2-4, 2009 in Lake Placid as well as Columbia rain jackets and golf shirts. Again, we want to thank all of those who supported this worthwhile endeavor in joining us, especially our sponsors M & T Bank, Creative Capital, Cusack & Company, Clough Harbour & Associates LLP, SaQus IT Solutions and 1st Rate Funding. We look forward to making this an annual tradition. To view pictures from the event, please click here. Paul Campito spoke in Albany on May 20, 2008 on Basic Tort and Insurance Law Practice for the New York State Bar Association. The specific topics included Law Suit Fundamentals, Insurance Coverage Fundamentals, No-fault Insurance Fundamentals, Automobile Insurance-Sources of Coverage, Premises Liability, Liens and Subrogation, and Labor Law-Construction Accident Claims.  Paul spoke on the Insurance Coverage topic. On April 29, 2008 Ed spoke in Albany at a New York State Bar Association CLE entitled, “Can the Commercial General Liability Policy Survive?”  This course addressed such topics as late notice and prejudice, additional insured endorsement, commonly litigated exclusions, ethical issues, bad faith, identifying available policies and limits, as well as timely disclaimers and reservations of rights.  Jennifer Dominelli Lecakes lectured in March 2008 on the subject of Ethics and Drafting of Personal Injury Settlements.  She spoke at a program sponsored by National Business Institute.    2010 Announcements 2009 Announcements 2007 Announcements 2006 Announcements           Back to Top