About John Nash

John F. Nash is a veteran of the Nassau and Suffolk trial courts who joined Sullivan Papain in 1980 after serving as unit chief and lead trial attorney in the Manhattan Trials Unit of the New York City Law Department. He became a member of the firm in 1985 and in 1991 moved to the Garden City office, where he helped build Sullivan Papain into one of Long Island's premier personal injury firms. His practice spans product liability, premises and motor vehicle negligence. A retired U.S. Navy Captain, he is active in Navy-related organizations and serves as an active firefighter in his community. He is recognized in The Best Lawyers in America and holds an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell.

Practice areas

Education

Brooklyn Law School
J.D., 1977
St. Francis College
Undergraduate, 1969

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of New York

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$9.9 million · Union Laborer's Ten-Foot Fall From a Rolling Scaffold Settles for $9.9 Million