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About Nicholas Farnolo
Nicholas R. Farnolo is a Partner of Chaffin Luhana. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Mr. Farnolo’s parents were both physically disabled, instilling in him a strong sense of compassion and patience for the less fortunate.
Mr. Farnolo is an experienced litigator who has devoted his entire career to representing consumers and personal injury victims. The primary focus of Mr. Farnolo’s practice is on the litigation of complex mass tort matters, typically involving defective drugs, defective consumer products, and defective medical devices. Mr. Farnolo also regularly handles traditional personal injury litigation, including product liability, medical malpractice, negligence, and wrongful death actions in both the New York metro area and throughout the United States. With his tenacious approach, Mr. Farnolo has been integral in the successful recovery of hundreds of millions of dollars for his clients over the length of his career.
Mr. Farnolo has also had the privilege of being appointed to serve on several Plaintiff’s Steering Committees in defective medical device litigations.
Himself a survivor of a life-threatening abdominal perforation which required a Hartmann’s procedure, Mr. Farnolo is particularly attuned to the needs and concerns of medical device survivors.
Prior to joining Chaffin Luhana, Mr. Farnolo served as a Law Clerk to the Honorable Ronald B. Sokolski, in the New Jersey Superior Court where he assisted during courtroom proceedings and served as a mediator in qualifying landlord-tenant and small claims disputes. Mr. Farnolo also gained valuable experience as a Summer Associate in the Office of the Kings County District Attorney, where he researched and wrote appellate briefs to the Appellate Division, Second Department and appeared on behalf of the People of the State of New York during arraignment proceedings.
When Mr. Farnolo is not working with clients, he enjoys spending time with his family, handling do-it-yourself projects around his home, and working with local charities.
Charity Nominations
2024: Nicholas’ charity donation was to Child’s Play, an organization who gives new video games and other entertainment to hospitalized children as they receive treatment and recover.
2023: Nicholas’ Chaffin Luhana Foundation charity donation was to Girls Who Code. This organization is on a mission to close the gender gap in technology.
- State of New York
- State of New Jersey
- United States District Court, Southern District of New York
- United States District Court, Eastern District of New York
- United States District Court, Western District of New York
- United States District Court, Northern District of New York
- United States District Court, District of New Jersey
- Second Circuit Court of Appeals
- Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals
- Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
- Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Honorable Ronald B. Sokalski (Ret.)
New Jersey Superior Court, Judge of the Superior Court
Syracuse University College of Law
J.D., 2007
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- Form & Accuracy Editor, Syracuse Law Review.
- Case Comments Editor, The Digest: NIABA Law Journal, Criminal Justice Teaching Fellow Scholarship recipient; Dean’s List
State University of New York at Buffalo
B.S., 2002
- American Association for Justice
- New York State Trial Lawyers Association
- Super Lawyer Rising Star 2013-2018
- Super Lawyer, 2021-2023
- National Trial Lawyers Top 100
- Defamation.Blogspot.Com: Why the Broad Immunity of 47 U.S.C. § 230 Cannot be Applied to Blogs, 15 Digest 23 (2007)
- “The Beat Goes On,” Trial Magazine, June 2010
- Co-Author, “Mass Torts,” New York State Trial Lawyer’s “Decisions” publication, 2012-2016
- Co-Author, “New York Product Liability,” New York State Trial Lawyer’s “Decisions” publication, 2016-2023
- Presenter, Products Liability, New York State Trial Lawyers Decisions Continuing Education, 2017, 2019, 2020-2022
