Attorneys

John L. Malesovas

John Malesovas has devoted most of his practice to complex litigation primarily emphasizing business, consumer and insurance disputes. He has had extensive experience in both prosecuting and defending cases involving some of the country’s largest corporations. This diverse background allows him to appreciate all sides of a dispute and anticipate his opponent’s actions before they happen. John Malesovas is Board Certified in both Civil Trial and Consumer and Commercial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He is also a Certified Public Accountant which aids him in understanding complex financial transactions and resolving complex disputes.

John Malesovas obtained his first multi-million dollar jury verdict in 1989. That case, involving numerous insurance companies and related entities, was tried to a jury for three weeks and resulted in a verdict for his clients in excess of $8 million. Since that time, John Malesovas has been lead counsel in jury trials or negotiated settlements of numerous cases resulting in millions of dollars in recoveries for his clients.

For the past 5 years, John Malesovas has focused a large part of his practice on representing small business owners and professionals who were induced to set up 419 and 412i plans as a purported means of saving for retirement on a tax advantaged basis. These individuals later learned that all of their money was used to purchase life insurance that paid significant commissions to the salesmen and that as a result, a substantial part of their investment was lost. And to add insult to injury, many of these individuals were audited by the IRS and the purported tax advantages of the investment were disallowed and substantial penalties were imposed by the IRS. John Malesovas has represented a number of these individuals as lead counsel in a number of successful lawsuits filed against insurance companies, insurance agents, plan trustees, plan administrators, banks, CPAs and attorneys who were involved in promoting these 412i and 419 plans.

Anthony Vitullo

Lenny Vitullo is an AV rated attorney by Martindale-Hubbell. He was born in Niagara Falls, New York in 1966. Mr. Vitullo has devoted most of his practice to complex litigation primarily emphasizing on business, consumer, insurance disputes and commercial litigation. He has had extensive experience in both prosecuting and defending cases, including many involving Fortune 500 corporations. As a result of this diverse background, Mr. Vitullo appreciates all sides of a dispute and anticipates his opponent’s actions before they happen.

Since 1991, Mr. Vitullo has been lead counsel in over 50 jury trials. He has successfully negotiated settlements in numerous cases resulting in millions of dollars in recoveries for his clients, and also saving millions of dollars for his corporate clients.

Mr. Vitullo has appeared in Courts from California to New Jersey and is regularly retained to represent clients in courts throughout the state of Texas. Mr. Vitullo has prosecuted and defended class action lawsuits in the state of Texas and the state of California. The cases were certified as class actions and culminated in payments of over millions of dollars in settlement proceeds.

Mr. Vitullo has also worked directly with a number of insurance companies both in defending lawsuits in reviewing their business practices for potential litigation risks.