Attorneys

Valerie B. Calistro has been practicing with Ventura, Ribeiro & Smith since 1994, where she currently concentrates in Personal Injury Law.

Prior to joining Ventura, Ribeiro & Smith, Attorney Calistro worked at Colton, Hartnick, Yamin & Sheresky, New York, NY (Matrimonial Law, Entertainment Law), the Family Court of the State of New York, New York, NY, the Supreme Court of the State of New York (Clerk Intern for Justice Kristen Booth Glen, now serving on the Appellate Division, State of NY), Moldover, Hertz, Cooper & Gidaly, New York, NY (Civil Litigation) Ventura, Ribeiro & Smith, New York Office - One World Trade Center, NY, NY (where she concentrated on Federal Court Litigation, International Trade and Corporate Immigration).  Attorney Calistro now splits her time between Ventura, Ribeiro & Smith's Danbury, Connecticut and New York City offices.

Attorney Calistro also represented, pro bono, a victim of the World Trade Center, who survived the September 11, 2001 attacks. The victim was working in Tower One when it collapsed. He fled the building and was knocked to the ground unconscious. Attorney Calistro brought a claim on behalf of the victim, seeking compensation from the Client Compensation Fund, and appealed the decision before the Appeal Board, resulting in a doubling of his ultimate recovery from the Client Compensation Fund. The victim, a father of two children, is now well provided for and is able to a maintain a stable life.