The partners of Dell, Little, Trovato & Vecere, L.L.P. have continuously spent their careers dedicated to representing injured clients. Together, they have over fifty (50) years of collective experience.

Joseph G. Dell is a graduate of St. John’s University receiving his Bachelors of Science degree with honors in 1988. He then graduated from St. John’s University’s School of Law in 1991. Mr. Dell was admitted to practice law in the State of New York and the New York Federal Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts in 1992.

Mr. Dell is one of the founding partners of the firm and is the partner in charge of the personal injury trial department. Mr. Dell is the senior trial partner of the firm.

Mr. Dell is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum; the Nassau-Suffolk Trial Lawyers Association, The Southern Poverty Law Center and the St. John’s University School of Law Alumni Association. Mr. Dell is a past Board member of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association and is a member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America.

In addition to being the partner in charge of the trial department, Mr. Dell is responsible for overseeing every case that goes to trial at the firm. The vast majority of Mr. Dell’s time is spent trying cases for our clients as well as being available for every client of the firm, as well as other members of the firm.
Over the past twenty years, Mr. Dell has obtained verdicts and settlements for clients totaling in hundreds of millions of dollars. Mr. Dell has had his verdicts published in the New York Law Journal as well as the New York Jury Verdict Reporter. Mr. Dell believes that every person who is injured due to the negligence of another person’s product or company should receive the most zealous representation.

Mr. Dell received millions of dollars for clients injured by defective products, construction accidents, motor vehicle accidents as well as trip and fall accidents.

“A trial is the search for the truth. In every case where Dell, Little, Trovato & Vecere, L.L.P. is retained it is the number one goal of every attorney and employee at our firm to zealously prove the truth for our clients.” -Joseph G. Dell

Melanie Little received her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1988. She also received her juris doctorate from the University of Denver in 1991. Melanie was admitted to practice in New York State and Federal Courts in 1992.
Prior to founding Dell, Little, Trovato & Vecere, L.L.P., Melanie was a founding partner of Dell & Little, L.L.P. in 1994 which she formed with her childhood friend, Joseph Dell. Together they have over 40 years of experience fighting for the rights of injured plaintiffs. She is a mother of 5 and resides with her husband and children in Northport, New York.

Melanie is a member of the Suffolk County Bar Association and the Nassau-Suffolk Trial Lawyers Association.

Melanie is the managing partner of Dell, Little, Trovato & Vecere, L.L.P. who deals with the day to day operations of the firm and is the head of the firm’s personal injury settlement department.
In addition, Melanie has been fighting for victims’ rights since 1992. She gained notoriety as lead counsel for over 30 victims of sexual abuse by Long Island clergy in 2002. She has appeared on ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, various radio stations and “Good Morning America”.

Andrew P. Vecere is a graduate of James Madison University and of St. John’s University School of Law. He received his juris doctorate in 1998. Andrew was admitted to practice law in the courts of the State of New York in 1999. Andrew is an active member in the Suffolk County Bar Association, the Nassau County Bar Association, the Injured Workers’ Bar Association and the St. John’s School of Law Alumni Association. Mr. Vecere is the partner in charge of the law firm’s workers’ compensation, social security and disability retirement department.

George C. Trovato, Jr., one of our founding partners, passed away on November 16, 2010 at the young age of 39. Our firm continues to bear his name, as he was instrumental in our formation. George’s dedication, compassion and zealousness for our clients lives on through the firm’s philosophy, and dedication to our clients.