Mr. Calica’s practice includes all aspects of commercial and civil litigation and appeals. After graduating from New York University (B.A. 1966) and Brooklyn Law School (J.D. 1969) where he served as a published member of the Brooklyn Law Review, Mr. Calica began his distinguished career as a judicial law clerk in the Appellate Division, Second Department, where he clerked for two years and later joined a prominent New York City law firm as an associate. He later joined a major Long Island law firm where he quickly developed and grew a thriving litigation practice and became Senior Litigation Partner and then a named Partner and head of the Litigation Department at another prominent Long Island law firm.

During the past 40 years, Mr. Calica has litigated numerous high profile cases throughout Long Island and New York State. His clients have included numerous municipal governments including Suffolk County, several Long Island towns and other municipalities, elected and appointed officials, major banks and other prominent organizations, prominent developers, businesses and individuals in hundreds of widely reported cases at the trial court and appellate levels in both federal and state courts. He has personally argued approximately 200 appeals, including over a dozen cases in the New York Court of Appeals, New York’s highest Court. His distinguished career and accomplishments have been profiled in feature articles appearing in Newsday and The New York Times.