Hon. Vincent J. Martorana

In June 2000, he completed the Mediation Training Program of the Unified Court System of the State of New York, and later that same year, he was appointed as a mediator to handle attorney/client disputes by the Appellate Division, Second Department.

While in private practice, Justice Martorana was a member of a bi-partisan legislative reapportionment committee for the Suffolk County Legislature from December 2001 until January 2003. During that same time, he served on the Board on Electric Generating Citing and the Environment from the Town of Brookhaven for the State of New York Department of Public Service.

Throughout his career, Justice Martorana has been an active member of numerous bar associations and other professional organizations, including several trial lawyers’ committees, the New York State Trial Lawyers Association, the American Trial Lawyers Association, and the Alternative Dispute Resolution Committees of the American Bar Association, the Brooklyn Bar Association, and the Suffolk County Bar Association.

In 2015, Justice Martorana was honored as Man of the Year by the Suffolk County Court Officers Association. He also received Man of the Year honors from the Columbian Lawyers of Suffolk County in 2005 and from the Sons of Italy/John Bosco Lodge in 1995.

He received his Juris Doctor from St. John’s University Law School in 1976, and a BA from Queens College in 1971. He was admitted to the practice of law before in the Appellate Division, Second Department in 1978, to the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York in 1979, and to the United States Supreme Court in 1984.

Judge Martorana brings his experience as a jurist, in private practice, and in mediating and settling disputes to Mediation Solutions. He will provide mediation services both virtually and in person in our Islandia office.