Christopher D. Mehno

Christopher D. Mehno

Offices: New York
Partner

Christopher D. Mehno's practice focuses on civil litigation including negligence defense, insurance coverage, foreclosure and various other tort and commercial litigation matters. Mr. Mehno has over thirty years of courtroom experience and has tried over one hundred civil jury trials including numerous high exposure personal injury matters.

Mr. Mehno was also a member of the Hurricane Sandy Defendant's Steering Committee in the Eastern District of New York and successfully resolved hundreds of property damage claims on behalf of his insurance carrier client.

Mr. Mehno enjoys spending his spare time with his wife and three children and serves as the attorney coach for the high school mock trial team in West Windsor, New Jersey.

Education
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF LAW, JD 1987
Member of Law Review

PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY,B.S., Administration of Justice 1984
Admissions
New York State

News Insights

July 1, 2025

David Gould with the Assistance of Joseph Fegan Score a Unanimous Defense Verdict in Supreme Court Suffolk County in 86 Minutes on a Traumatic Brain Injury Case

David Gould, with the assistance of his mentor Joseph Fegan, successfully defended a damages-only traumatic brain injury (TBI) case in the Supreme Court Suffolk County before Judge George Nolan. Christine Cirola v. Karen Johnson, Index No.: 617768-21. A total of 11 witnesses were called over a span of two weeks. The plaintiff''s attorney argued that his client sustained "a mild TBI" as a result of the accident and he requested that the jury award his client $1,000,000 in compensation.

June 23, 2025

An Erie County Jury on Tuesday Acquitted a Man Accused of Shooting at a Buffalo Police Officer in 2022 During a Foot Pursuit

An Erie County jury on Tuesday acquitted a man accused of shooting at a Buffalo police officer in 2022 during a foot pursuit.

May 27, 2025

Charles ("Chuck") Stokes Wins in Philadelphia

Representing a national self-storage company in a Philadelphia lawsuit, Russo & Gould''s Chuck Stokes forced a Plaintiff to withdraw her claims against the client, and obtained court approval of the dismissal of the client just minutes before the jury panel was brought into the courtroom.