Angela M. Evangelista

Special Counsel

    Angela Evangelista is a member of  Casualty Department with more than 25 years of legal experience. She focuses her practice in all areas of general liability defense, including aviation, premises liability and product liability matters. Additionally she is experienced in the area of medical malpractice defense.

    Angela is also an Adjunct Professor at Fairleigh Dickinson University and Montclair State University, where she teaches Legal Research and Writing, Tort law, and New York Civil and Federal Practice and Procedure, to students seeking Paralegal and Justice Studies degrees.

    Prior to joining Marshall Dennehey, Angela devoted her career to civil defense litigation as a Partner at Jones Hirsch Connors Miller & Bull, P.C.  She is an active member of the New York State Bar Association.

    Published Works

     “Venue in New York Personal Injury Actions CPLR Article 5: Where to Be and How to Get There,” Defense Digest, Vol. 22, No. 3, September 2016

    New York Practice: Responding to the Complaint,” Defense Digest, Vol. 21, No. 1, March 2015

    Classes/Seminars Taught

    New York Practice and Procedure Overview, Marshall Dennehey CLE Presentation

    New York Practice and Procedure Discovery Process, Marshall Dennehey CLE Presentation

    Federal Practice and Procedure for Paralegals, Montclair State University

    New York Practice and Procedure for Paralegals, Fairleigh Dickinson University

    Tort Law, Fairleigh Dickinson University

    Juries and Justice, Montclair State Univeristy

    Legal Research & Writing, Fairleigh Dickinson University

    Legal Teaching Position

    Adjunct Professor at Fairleigh Dickinson University

    Classes: Tort and Personal Injury Law and New York Civil Practice, 2013 through present

    Adjunct Professor at Montclair State University

    Classes: Juries and Justice, Introduction to Law and Federal Practice, 2014 through present

    Admissions
    New York
    1992
    U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York
    1993
    U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
    1993
    New Jersey
    1994
    U.S. District Court District of New Jersey
    1994
    Education
    St. John's University School of Law (J.D., 1991)
    St. John's University (B.S., cum laude, 1988)
    Associations & memberships
    New York State Bar Association
    Year joined
    2014