About Niko Ames

Before joining Cellino Law, Niko spent several years practicing as an insurance defense attorney, representing insurance companies in personal injury cases. That experience gave him direct insight into how insurers evaluate and litigate claims. At Cellino Law, he applies that knowledge on behalf of injured individuals, working to secure strong recoveries. He is admitted in Connecticut and has been recognized as a Super Lawyers Connecticut Rising Star in 2026.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Cellino Law Injury Attorneys

These results are credited to Cellino Law Injury Attorneys. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

$19.45 millionVerdict

Ross Cellino and Stephen Barnes won a $47.4 million Erie County jury verdict for a 22-year-old law student who suffered a catastrophic brain injury when two drivers played high-speed road tag on the New York State Thruway.

Erie County Supreme Court (Justice Christopher J. Burns); affirmed as modified, NY App. Div. 4th Dep't, Dec. 21, 2001 · 2000Car AccidentsRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

University of Connecticut School of Law
J.D.
Albertus Magnus College
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Connecticut

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Proven verdicts and settlements from other Bridgeport firms

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$73 million · Nine Sandy Hook Families Collect $73 Million From Remington's Insurers Over Rifle Marketing
Trantolo & Trantolo
Trantolo & Trantolo
$2.9 Million Settlement in Connecticut Wrongful Death Car Crash
Brandon J. Broderick, Personal Injury Attorney at Law
Brandon J. Broderick, Personal Injury Attorney at Law
$44 million · Construction Worker Left Without Oxygen for 20 Minutes After Debris Chute Collapse Wins $44 Million Settlement

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.