Lucia Maria Ciaravino is an Associate Attorney at Dell & Dean, PLLC. Ms. Ciaravino is a member of the motion team with practice areas focusing on personal injury, including general negligence, medical malpractice, motor vehicle accidents, and premises liability.
Ms. Ciaravino joined the D2 family in August, 2024, and prior to becoming an Associate at the firm, Ms. Ciaravino was a Senior Associate litigation counsel handling diverse areas of the law, specializing in civil litigation, real estate transactions, matrimonial and family matters, and Appellate practice. She has argued before the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, the Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department, and the Appellate Term, Second Department.
Ms. Ciaravino obtained her Juris Doctor from St. John’s University School of Law, where she successfully completed the Accelerated Program, completing her course of studies in just two and a half years, and earned a bachelor’s degree, from St. John’s University, School of Business where she majored in Business Marketing and minored in Government and Political Science. Ms. Ciaravino was born in Queens, New York, and also graduated from The Mary Louis Academy in Jamaica Estates, New York.
She is currently admitted to practice law in the State of New York and the State of Connecticut, as well as in the Federal Court in the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York and is a licensed real estate broker in the State of New York.
Ms. Ciaravino is published in various areas of the law, in works entitled: “Determining When a Third Party Is the Better Caretaker than a Child’s Parents.” American Bar Association, GPSOLO/Vol 39 Number 4: Family Law, July/August 2022; “Stop Me Before I Bill Again! Effective Practices for Collecting Fees from Clients.” American Bar Association, GPSOLO/Vol 38 Number 3: The Business of Law, May/June 2021; “When Settlements Hit the Wall.” Outside Counsel, New York Law Journal, October 29, 2020 at page 4; “How Could You Defend That Guy?! Representing Unpopular Clients.” American Bar Association, GPSOLO/Vol 37 Number 1, January/February 2020; “Reconsidering Standards for Neglect in Custody and Visitation.” Verdict, at cover, 1, 18-35, January, 2014.
In addition to her firm work, Ms. Ciaravino has served as a substitute Adjunct Professor and guest speaker at Nassau Community College in Garden City, New York, lecturing on the principles of real estate, including eviction and residential foreclosure.
Ms. Ciaravino has performed pro-bono work, representing clients with various legal issues involving Foreclosure, Matrimonial, and Family Law matters, and served as co-chair of the planning committee for Joey’s Motorcycle Ride for Autism, where proceeds were donated to Autism Speaks for the benefit of children and families affected by Autism.
In her free time, Ms. Ciaravino enjoys traveling, ice skating, cooking, and spending time with her family and friends, and her Airedale Terrier.
