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Accident Lawyers in Staten Island, NY

The law firm of Chelli & Bush practices exclusively in Accident Cases . We are a Staten Island law firm servicing the NewYork area for over 50 years. Our staff of over 20 people are trained to handle all personal injury cases resulting from anysort of accident.


Michael Bush

The Principal of the firm was born in Brooklyn and a resident of Staten Island since 1970, Bush (son of firm founder Robert Bush) attended Staten Island Academy from K-12 and then graduated from Drew University in Madison, N.J. in 1991 and American University’s Washington College of Law in Washington, D.C. in 1994. With over three decades of experience in the field since joining the firm in 1995, Michael handles the majority of the firm’s settlement negotiations, mediations and arbitrations, many of which can now be done virtually right from our office, which is extremely convenient for our clients. 

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Attorney — accident attorneys in Staten Island, NY

Attorney — accident attorneys in Staten Island, NY

Victor Barbosa

A native of Brazil who’s lived on Staten Island since the age of 10 and attended Staten Island Academy, he speaks English, Portuguese and Spanish. A graduate of Quinnipiac University in Connecticut and Brooklyn Law School’s accelerated two-year program Victor began helping out at the firm during summers in high school and now handles everything from client intake to trying cases. 


Kathryn Cafaro 

A Staten Island native who grew up on Long Island and has since returned to live on Staten Island, Cafaro graduated from St. John’s University in Queens in 2005 and Long Island-based Touro Law School in 2010. Since joining Chelli & Bush in 2015, Kathryn practices in both New York and New Jersey and is one of the firm’s main trial attorneys she said. 

Attorney — accident attorneys in Staten Island, NY

Attorney — accident attorneys in Staten Island, NY

Marvin Uwangue 

A native Staten Islander who attended Ralph R. McKee Technical & Vocational High School, Uwangue graduated from Seton Hall University in 2009 and New York Law School in 2012, and joined the firm in 2015. Among his specialties, Marvin focuses largely on motor vehicle and premise liability cases and also handles infant compromise petitions and surrogate court matters.


Joseph D'Agostino 

A Brooklyn native who’s lived on Staten Island for decades, D'Agostino graduated from City University of New York’s John Jay College of Criminal Justice in 1980 and Brooklyn Law School in 1988. Since joining the firm in 2016, Joseph handles many matters that are higher-exposure and/or likely to result in a trial. D’Agostino is a 35-year industry veteran who brings extensive experience working on the legal defense side for national insurance companies. 


Attorney — accident attorneys in Staten Island, NY

Stefan Privin 

A Brooklyn native who’s lived on Staten Island since 1991, Privin graduated from St. John’s University in Staten Island with two degrees in 1998 and Western Michigan University Cooley Law School in 2012. Stefan joined Chelli & Bush in 2019 and handles a lot of client intake/interaction and court conferences, both virtually and in-person


Sean Deighan 

A lifelong Staten Islander, Deighan graduated from SUNY Albany in 2018 and New York Law School in 2022; The newest attorney to the Chelli and Bush team is eager when assisting his community and primarly handles client intakes, responding to discovery demands as well as other forms of assisting in the firms litigation process.

Attorney — accident attorneys in Staten Island, NY
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