Partner

Beth Rex

Hannum Feretic Prendergast & Merlino, LLC

New York, NY

35+ Years Experience

About Beth

Beth Rex is a partner with Hannum Feretic Prendergast & Merlino, and a skilled litigation trial attorney with over 35 years of experience. She began her practice in a firm that was in-house counsel to a well-known boutique insurance company, where she spent nearly 17 years, rising from a beginning associate to managing attorney and partner. Ms. Rex has spent her career in civil litigation, with a primary focus on construction site and premises liability. She has particular expertise in defending claims arising from construction site accidents, and she is highly knowledgeable of the Labor Laws and Codes applicable to these claims. She also has expertise in the defense of personal injury claims involving lead paint, scalds and burns, assault, wrongful death, products liability, highway defects, and general premises liability, as well as property damage claims. She handles all aspects of litigation, including pleadings and discovery, motion practice, trials and appeals, with great commitment and dedication. Ms. Rex is a skilled and neutral mediator in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, and a Special Master in the Supreme Court for New York County. She has written an article on agreements to procure insurance, and she has lectured at seminars pertaining to Premises Liability, Insurance Procurement, Construction Worksite Accidents, and Sexual Harassment in the Workplace.