Steven Nassi

About Steven Nassi

Steven P. Nassi is the Founder and Managing Partner of Easy Lemon.  Admitted in New York in 2004, he has litigated in state and federal courts in various fields, including consumer protection, construction, insurance, engineering, finance, cyber and more.

Steven founded Easy Lemon in 2024 for a simple reason: most people with a defective car can’t take on a manufacturer by themselves, and manufacturers count on that. He built the firm for the people who would otherwise go without a lawyer, or who have a right on paper and no practical way to enforce it. Client advocacy and service are at the core of how it runs.

His practice now centers on consumer protection law: Lemon Law, Breach of Warranty, and claims under state and federal consumer protection statutes. Years of insurance and construction litigation showed him how a well-funded defendant builds its case, and he puts that experience to work for clients with defective vehicles, product warranty failures, and unfair business practices.

Leadership, Affiliations, and Admissions

Steven received his bachelor’s degree from SUNY Binghamton, with distinction, in 2000.

He attended Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, where he graduated in 2003. During law school, Steven served as a Supervising Editor of the Cardozo Law Review (2002 – 2003). As a member of the Innocence Project, he helped use DNA evidence to exonerate an individual convicted in 1987.

Bar Admissions

• New York: Registration No. 4263489 (admitted 2004)
• New Jersey
• Pennsylvania

Honors

• Recognized in Super Lawyers, New York Metro, Rising Stars, 2014-2018
• AV Preeminent Peer Reviewed Rating from Martindale-Hubbell

Articles

• Four Years After Sandy, Storm Resilience Lags, co-authored with Patrick Kennell and Ryan Westerfield, Risk Management Magazine
• Policy Language Or No, You Can’t Depreciate Labor In Ark, co-authored with Benjamin R. Messing, Law360
• The Calm Before The Next Storm: What Insurance Leaders Should Know About Resiliency, co-authored with Patrick Kennell and Ryan Westerfield, 26 Westlaw Journal, Insurance Coverage 11
• Can You Depreciate Labor? A Divided Arkansas Supreme Court Says No, co-authored with Benjamin R. Messing, KDV Insurance Law Alert
• K2-II Update: Insurer’s Breach of Duty Does Not Result in Automatic Liability in NY, co-authored with Patrick Kennell and Benjamin R. Messing, Lexology
• Federal PA Court Permits ‘Bad Faith Set-Up’ as a Defense to Insured’s Bad Faith Claim, co-authored with Grace Hong, Lexology, December 10, 2013
• New York Federal Court Affirms Geographic Reach of the State’s Late Notice Statute, Lexology 
• The Fuss Over Fracking: An Examination of the Insurance issues Associated with Hydro-Fracking, White Paper
• Reformation based on Mutual Mistake Available Under New Jersey law Even When Sought Against Third-Party Not Involved in Contract Negotiations, Lexology
• Japan’s Government Will Likely Bear Most of the Damages Resulting From the Earthquake, Lexology
• Insureds and Underwriters Concerned With Unrest in Egypt, Lexology
• Cyclone Yasi Causes Major Damage, Exposes Potentially Significant Insurance Losses, Lexology
• A Right to Recover Consequential Damages in NY, co-authored with Laurie A. Kamaiko, Law360
• Consequential Damages: New Developments in New York Caselaw Regarding an Insured’s Right to Recover Extra-Contractual Damages, co-authored with Laurie Kamaiko, Mondaq
• New York’s Longstanding ‘No Prejudice’ Rule is Overturned, co-authored with Laurie Kamaiko, International Law Office
• New York’s Reversal of its Longstanding ‘No Prejudice’ Rule and its Expansion of Rights of Direct Action Against Insurers: How Broad is Their Effect?, co-authored with Laurie Kamaiko, Martindale

Speaking Engagements

• Presenter, “The Many Policies Involved in a Construction Project: Wrap-ups, CCIP, OCIP Builder’s Risk,” 2018 NYSBA Insurance Coverage Update – A Glimpse Forward and a Glance Back
• Presenter, “Builder’s Risk: When Reality Is Stranger Than Fiction,” 2017 PLRB Large Loss Conference 
• Presenter, “A Twenty-Four Hour Water Loss Mystery,” 2016 PLRB Large Loss Conference
• Presenter, “Fracking – An Emerging Resource and Source of New Risk,” 2015 Casualty Loss Reserve Seminar hosted by Casualty Actuarial Society 
• Presenter, “Blurred Lines: Adjusting & Appraising Large Loss,” 2014 PLRB Large Loss Conference
• Presenter, “Fracking – An Emerging Resource and Source of New Risk,” 2014 Casualty Loss Reserve Seminar hosted by Casualty Actuarial Society 
• Presenter, “Hydrofracking Risks and Coverage Issues,” Finger Lakes Insurance Council Claims Roundtable 
• Presenter, “Don’t Be Fooled: Hydrofracking Exposures Are Real,” Syracuse CPCU Society Chapter 
• Presenter, “Insurance Implications of Hydrofracking,” New York County Lawyers’ Association 
• Presenter, “Insurance and Reinsurance Implications of Fracking With Emphasis on Earthquake and Silica Exposures,” RAA Conference – Reinsurance Claims and Loss Management 
• Presenter, “Insurance Implications of Hydraulic Fracturing – The New Generation of Environmental Claims,” NYSBA Advanced Insurance Coverage Seminar 
• Presenter, “Emerging Environmental Risks Under Traditional and Specialty Lines Insurance,” ABA – Insurance Coverage Litigation Conference

Lemon Law Cases Against Major Manufacturers

Easy Lemon has handled 1,500+ client matters^‡ involving defective vehicles against major manufacturers, including Chevrolet, GMC, Jeep, RAM, Dodge, Volkswagen, Ford, Toyota, Hyundai, Kia, Tesla, Nissan, Audi, BMW, and Mercedes-Benz. Across those files the same defect patterns and the same defense tactics come up again and again, and Steven draws on that record when he reviews a claim under state and federal lemon laws.

Verify this attorney’s credentials

Steven’s New York attorney registration is filed under his legal name, Pejman Nassi. The record below is pulled live from the New York State attorney registration database, so you can check it yourself.