About Gerald
Gerald Chiariello is a attorney specializing in personal injury, medical malpractice, nursing home abuse, civil rights, and legal malpractice. He has been practicing law in New York since 1995, offering over 30 years of experience to his clients. His firm, Chiariello & Chiariello, is located at 147 Glen Street, Glen Cove, NY 11542, and also maintains an office at 118-21 Queens Blvd, Queens, NY 11375. A graduate of Fordham University School of Law in 1994, Chiariello earned his Juris Doctor degree with honors, making the Dean's List. Prior to law school, he completed his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration at Georgetown University in 1989, graduating magna cum laude and also making the Dean's List. Additionally, he attended Oxford University – Brasenose College in 1988, participating in a summer program in Comparative Business Policy.
Chiariello is admitted to practice in New York and has been a member of the New York State Bar since 1995. His bar number is 2647030. He is also admitted to practice in the U.S. District Courts for both the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, having been admitted in 2001. Throughout his career, Chiariello has been involved in several notable cases — For instance, in 2022, he represented the plaintiff in "Famoso v. Arcadia Management, Inc.", an action to recover damages for negligence and breach of contract.
The Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department, affirmed the lower court's decision in favor of the plaintiff. In another case, "Dam Properties Holding Corp. v. Union Mutual Fire Insurance Company", also in 2022, Chiariello represented the plaintiff in a breach of insurance contract action. The court denied the defendant's motion for summary judgment, allowing the case to proceed. Chiariello is an active member of several professional associations, including the New York State Trial Lawyers, Queens County Bar, Nassau County Bar, and the Columbian Lawyers Association.
In 1998, he was honored as the "Person of the Year" by the City of Glen Cove. Fluent in English, Chiariello offers free consultations and accepts credit cards and contingent fees. His practice areas encompass personal injury, medical malpractice, legal malpractice, nursing home abuse, and civil rights, including cases related to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), discrimination, employment, fair housing, police misconduct, and privacy law.
