About Armienti, DeBellis & Rhoden, LLP

Michael Armienti

marmienti@adrllp.com  

Silvana DeBellis

sdebellis@adrllp.com 

Admitted to Bar

• New York, 1985
• U.S. District Court, Southern & Eastern Districts of New York, 1985

Education

• Fordham University (B.A.)
• New York Law School (J.D.)

• Principal Law Secretary to Supreme Court Judge Richard T. Andrias, New York County
• Assistant Corporation Counsel, New York City Department of Law
• Supervisor, Litigation & Medical Malpractice Unit, Queens County

Member

• New York State Bar Association
• Metropolitan Women's Bar Association
• New York Claims Association

Panel Member

• New York Democratic Judicial Screening Committee

Horace O. Rhoden

hrhoden@adrllp.com 

Admitted to Bar

• New York, 1999
• New Jersey, 1999

Education

• John Jay College of Criminal Justice (B.S., Magna Cum Laude)
• Howard University School of Law (J.D., CALI Award for Excellence in Legal Writing and Remedies)

• Lieutenant, Surface Warfare Officer, United States Navy (Persian Gulf Veteran)

Member

• Metropolitan Black Bar Association (Co-Chair of the Voting Rights Committee, 2005)
• New York County Judicial Screening Panel (2005), Arbitrator
• Civil Court of the City of New York, Kings County

Vanessa M. Corchia

vcorchia@adrllp.com 

Admitted to Bar

• New York, 1985
• U.S. District Court, Southern & Eastern Districts of New York, 1986
• U.S. Tax Court, 1988
• United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 2007

Education

• Pace University (B.A., Summa Cum Laude)
• Brooklyn Law School (J.D., Top 10%)

James J. Dunning

jdunning@adrllp.com 

Admitted to Bar

• New York, 2001

Education

• St. John's University (B.S.)
• New York Law School (J.D.)

Member

• New York County Lawyers Association
• New York State Bar Association

Thomas J. Reape, Jr.

treape@adrllp.com 

Admitted to Bar

• New York, 1992

Education

• University of Pittsburgh (B.A., Magna Cum Laude)
• Syracuse University School of Law (J.D., Cum Laude)
• Trial Attorney, Chartis Insurance Company
• Assistance District Attorney, Orange County District Attorney's Office

Member

• Nassau County Bar Association
• New York State Bar Association

Christopher M. Grimaldi

cgrimaldi@adrllp.com

Admitted to Bar

• New York, 2019

Education

• Stonybrook University (B.A.)
• Benjamin C. Cardozo School of Law (J.D., Cum Laude, Dean's Honor List)

Katrina Ozols

Admitted to Bar

• New York, 2017
• New Jersey, 2015

Education

• Western Washington University (B.A. with honors)
• Maurice A. Deane School fo Law at Hofstra University (J.D.)

Member

• New York State Bar Association (2017)
• American Bar Association (2018, Business Law Section)
• New York State Trial Lawyers Association (2017)

Merle Schrager

Admitted to Bar

• New York, 1985
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, 2015

Education

• Penn State University (B.S., Dean's List)
  
• New York Law School (J.D., Dean's List)

Member

• Consumer Center of Lower Manhattan
• Arbitrator, Civil Court of the City of New York

Lori S. Spier

Admitted to Bar

• New York, 1993
• Connecticut, 1992

Education

• SUNY Albany (B.A.)
• Brooklyn Law School (J.D.)

Alexis Bullard

Admitted to Bar

• New York, 2015

Education

• Binghamton University (B.A., magna cum laude)
• Touro Law Center (J.D., cum laude)
• Moot Court Honors Board (2016-2017)
• Black Law Students Association (President, 2016-2017, Treasurer, 2015-2016)

• Assistant District Attorney, New York County

Michael R. Tancredi

Admitted to Bar

• New York, 2023

Education

• University of Vermont (B.A.)
• Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., Dean's List)

george j. pfluger

Admitted to Bar

• New York, 1978

Education

• Hofstra University (B.A.)
• New York Law School (J.D.)

• Trial Attorney