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Gennady Litvin
New York, NY Business Law Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Employment and Real Estate
University of Miami School of Law
Gennady Litvin, Esq. is an associate with Law Office of Yuriy Moshes, P.C. Mr. Litvin graduated Pace University with a Bachelor's Degree in Business Economics, and went on to pursue his Juris Doctorate at the University of Miami School of Law, where he was a proud member of the esteemed Business Law Review. Gennady Litvin was admitted into the Florida State Bar in 2008 and the New York State Bar in 2009. Also, Mr. Litvin is admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, United States District Court for the Southern...
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Meg Gilmartin
Saratoga Springs, NY Business Law Lawyer with 17 years of experience
Business and Real Estate
Western New England University School of Law
A 2007 graduate of Western New England University School of Law, Ms. Gilmartin spent nearly 30 years in Technical and Operational roles for a variety of manufacturers before her career in the law. Her most recent non-legal role was as Vice President of Global Quality and Regulatory Affairs for a mid-sized adhesive film manufacturer based in the UK. Ms. Gilmartin knows firsthand as a business executive what is required of a legal counsel in a business environment and the breadth of experience to understand the subtle ramifications of the decisions concerning the businesses of her clients. As the former North...
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Richard Jon Sobelsohn
New York, NY Business Law Attorney with 26 years of experience
Business and Real Estate
Brooklyn Law School
RICHARD J. SOBELSOHN IS SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, LEGAL PROVIDING A MYRIAD OF LEGAL SERVICES RELATING TO THE COMPANY'S PORTFOLIO OF PROPERTIES. RICHARD HAS PRACTICED LAW FOR MORE THAN 25 YEARS, MAINLY IN THE AREA OF REAL ESTATE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. RICHARD IS AN ADJUNCT PROFESSOR OF LAW AT BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL, BENJAMIN N. CARDOZO SCHOOL OF LAW, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL, AND FORDHAM UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW WHERE HE TEACHES COURSES IN SUSTAINABLE BUILDING LAW, REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS/PRACTICE, CONDOMINIUMS & COOPERATIVES AND COMMERCIAL LEASING. RICHARD IS A GREEN GLOBES PROFESSIONAL, LEED ACCREDITED PROFESSIONAL, A LIFE...
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Eric Dinnocenzo
New York, NY Business Law Attorney with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Insurance Claims and Real Estate
Boston College Law School
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Lorraine Nadel
New York, NY Business Law Lawyer with 35 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Appeals and Real Estate
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Named one of the Top 50 Women Attorneys in NYC by Super Lawyers and one of America’s Top 5% Most Honored Lawyers, Lorraine Nadel is the founding partner of Nadel & Ciarlo, P.C. She is a skilled and accomplished litigator in the areas of real estate, co-op and condo law, business and commercial law, and complex landlord-tenant matters. She is known for her ability to help clients effectively solve problems by providing concrete solutions to complex matters. Having been an accountant with a top accounting firm prior to obtaining her law degree, her combined legal and accounting background provides a...
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David Pierre Turchi
New York, NY Business Law Lawyer with 24 years of experience
Business, Employment, Insurance Defense and Real Estate
American University Washington College of Law
New York Litigator and Trial Lawyer
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Patrick McGlashan
New York, NY Business Law Lawyer with 17 years of experience
Business
Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center and State University of New York - College at Oneonta
Our goal is to be trusted advisors who are accessible and responsive to our clients needs and concerns. It is our belief that our success has been a result of our commitment to provide our clients with exceptional service.
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Elaine Shay
New York, NY Business Law Attorney with 35 years of experience
Business, Appeals and Real Estate
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
A respected and skilled attorney with over 28 years of experience as a litigator representing clients before the Courts in the Bronx, Brooklyn, New York City and Queens. Ms. Shay is also a talented negotiator who understands her clients and works tirelessly to achieve their goals.
Her practice is primarily concentrated on real estate and housing matters, including evictions, nonpayment cases, holdover proceedings, HP cases, ejectments, partition actions, DHCR filings, PARs, commercial litigation, leasing, summary proceedings, property transfers, mortgage transactions, corporate governance, shareholder disputes and appeals.
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John Frederick Harwick
Albany, NY Business Law Lawyer with 30 years of experience
41 State Street
Suite 604-05
Albany, NY 12207
Free ConsultationBusiness, Insurance Claims and Workers' Comp
Albany Law School
Highly rated upstate New York litigator.
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Donovan A Rodriques
New York, NY Business Law Attorney with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Entertainment & Sports and IP
Norman Manley Law School, Edinburgh University School of Law and University of the West Indies
I am a business and entertainment attorney. I concentrate my practice in the area of film and television development, financing, production and distribution. I represent producers, talent, entertainment companies and entrepreneurs, including a number of startups and emerging companies in media, sports and entertainment technologies.
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David John Kozlowski
New York, NY Business Law Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Business and Bankruptcy
St. John's University School of Law
Dave is an attorney in Morrison Cohen's Business Solutions, Restructuring & Governance Practice where he assists companies in navigating business and insolvency concerns, and litigates related issues in major markets throughout the country. Dave’s experience extends to representing debtors-in-possession, official committees of unsecured creditors, lenders, and other parties in interest in some of the largest bankruptcy cases in the country.
Dave also has represented start-ups and small/closely-held businesses in preparing formative documents and initial agreements, negotiating contractual issues, and reviewing or preparing privacy policies and terms of service for internal use or external websites.
Prior to joining Morrison Cohen, Dave worked in...
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Harry N Konst
Astoria Queens, NY Business Law Lawyer with 24 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness and Real Estate
Konst Law provides real estate, divorce, personal injury, corporate and business legal services.
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Andrew M. Ayers
New York, NY Business Law Attorney with 22 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness
New York Law School
Before starting my own law firm, I worked for law firms in New York City. I represented people and businesses in lawsuits in court. Other clients needed help with transactions for themselves or their businesses. Some of my favorite clients were young families and small business owners and working with them inspired me to start my own law firm in 2011.
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Starting my own business helped me understand the challenges and opportunities that confront business owners at all stages of their entrepreneurial journeys. I was immediately amazed at the creative and innovative ways that these businesses worked with their...
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Mark Montanaro
New York, NY Business Law Lawyer
Free ConsultationBusiness, Communications, Real Estate and Trademarks
Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University and Hofstra University
Mark Montanaro leads the firm at MontanaroLaw, P.C., and has customized the firm's practice to broadly serve the needs of business minded individuals. Working with young entrepreneurs comprised of artists, producers, internet startups, mobile application developers, and other small businesses, Mr. Montanaro provides not only legal expertise, but also a marketing and business strategy to his clients. Mark counsels small business and individual clients in connection with complex contract negotiations in areas including: real estate, intellectual property, digital media rights, entertainment, software licensing, and business law related areas, including the purchase and sale of enterprises. Montanaro’s background and continued practice...
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Ekaterina Mouratova
New York, NY Business Law Lawyer
Free ConsultationBusiness, IP, Immigration and Securities
Elisabeth Haub School of Law - Pace University
I am a founder of The Law Firm of Ekaterina Mouratova, PLLC. The legal practice of my firm focuses on business and corporate law, immigration, securities regulations, intellectual property, and real estate transactions.
I believe that qualified legal representation involves not only expertise in the subject matter and outstanding performance, but also creativity and determination to find the most beneficial procedures for my clients. Whether advising multinational companies on cross-border transactions and joint ventures, or assisting individual entrepreneurs, artists, and immigrants, I do my job in an efficient, result-oriented, expeditious and personable manner.
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Emre Polat
New York, NY Business Law Lawyer with 14 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness and Employment
Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University
Attorney Emre Polat is an experienced New York City employment attorney. He has substantial litigation experience in all aspects of employment law, including lawsuits arising out of wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, wage and hour violations, medical leave violations, whistleblower claims, retaliation, non-compete agreements, and severance agreements. Mr. Polat has personally litigated countless matters from inception through trial. He has represented both employees and employers who need a discrimination attorney or assistance in other claims. His advocacy and experience has earned him notable recognition and respect.
Mr. Polat has personally litigated countless matters from inception through trial. His advocacy and experience has...
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Dmytro Mykolayovych Biryuk
New York, NY Business Law Lawyer with 10 years of experience
30 Wall Street, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10005
Free ConsultationBusiness, Immigration, International and Trademarks
Saint Louis University School of Law
International business attorney licensed to practice law in Ukraine, New York & the US Supreme Court, having over 15 years of professional legal experience, including a decade with top multinational law and consulting firms, such as Baker McKenzie, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and Schoenherr
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Deryck Curtis Jordan
New York, NY Business Law Attorney with 26 years of experience
Business and Immigration
University of Miami School of Law
Deryck helps startup companies and entrepreneurs from around the globe get established in the US market. As a veteran of corporate boardrooms, he understands the nuances of business and law and enjoys guiding startup companies during their formative years.
Some of the major activities of Deryck's law practice include: US business formation, E2 visas for entrepreneurs, business plan creation and contract development.
Before he founded Jordan Counsel, Deryck worked with large law firms in New York and Paris, where he supported a variety of business development deals. He also offers 15 years of corporate experience, including leadership roles...
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Jeffrey P Laner
New York, NY Business Law Attorney with 22 years of experience
Business, Administrative and Trademarks
Fordham University
I’m more than a lawyer. I’m a person.
Well, at least colleagues and clients always have told me I talk less like "other" attorneys and more like a "regular" person that they actually can understand. Although that could just be my native Queens accent showing through. But, don’t let that fool you. I have attended some of the best schools in the country and worked for a decade in sophisticated billion dollar public-private institutions.
After tiring of a life in bureaucracy, in 2015, I began my own firm to bring this high level knowledge to the small business and...
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Myles Alderman
New York, NY Business Law Attorney with 38 years of experience
Business, Arbitration & Mediation and Bankruptcy
Syracuse University College of Law
Myles H. Alderman Jr. is a founding member of Alderman & Alderman and leads the firm's Commercial Litigation, Bankruptcy, Creditors Rights’ and Restructuring Practice Group. He has extensive experience representing businesses in financial distress, secured and unsecured lenders, trade creditors, committees and parties interested in acquiring assets, in Chapter 11 business reorganizations, liquidations and workouts. Industries with which he has experience include, construction, design, fashion, manufacturing, distribution, materials handling, retail, aviation and ground transportation. Myles has been guiding business leaders, accountants and lawyers through Chapter 11 Business Reorganizations since 1986. His clients range from large financial institutions...
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Ira S. Newman
Great Neck, NY Business Law Attorney with 50 years of experience
Business, Appeals, Arbitration & Mediation and Employment
New York University School of Law and New York University School of Law
Consumers, Business, Labor & Employment, Education, Civil Rights, Real Estate, Landlord & Tenant, Banks, Insurance, Licensing, Administrative, Litigation…”
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•We will provide the highest quality of legal representation
•We will be responsive to your needs as a business or individual
•We will handle your legal matters competently
•We will handle your legal matter with experience
•We will respond to your problems in a timely manner
•We will represent your interests effectively and forcefully
•We will listen to you
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Robert Stephen Sikorski
New York, NY Business Law Attorney with 52 years of experience
Business and Real Estate
St. John's University School of Law
Graduated from St. John's Law School in 1972, and was admitted to the NYS Bar in February 1973. Practicing in the areas of Wills, Probate, Estate Litigation, Real Estate Transactions, and Real Estate Litigation. I have also been appointed a Court Receiver in several Real Estate Litigation cases.
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Steven Cramer
New York, NY Business Law Lawyer with 31 years of experience
New York, NY 10016
Business, Arbitration & Mediation, Real Estate and Securities
Brooklyn Law School
Steven Cramer focuses in the areas of commercial, construction and real estate litigation and arbitration, as well as counseling clients in contract negotiation and other transactions. Mr. Cramer’s clients include owners, contractors, private equity funds, design professionals, sureties, cooperatives and condominiums, and other businesses as well as individuals. Mr. Cramer was recognized as a "Super Lawyer" in the field of Construction Litigation in 2010.
Mr. Cramer served as a partner at Bauman Katz & Grill LLP, and an associate at Ross & Cohen and Zetlin and DeChiara, where he worked in commercial litigation and arbitration, and contract negotiation.
Mr. Cramer earned his...
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Susan Meryl Maya
New York, NY Business Law Attorney with 25 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Employment and Tax
Quinnipiac University School of Law
Susan M. Maya graduated Magna Cum Laude from Quinnipiac University School of Law where she attended as a Dean’s Scholar. While at Quinnipiac she received seven outstanding academic achievement awards. Ms. Maya was an academic invitee on the Quinnipiac Law Review where she held the position of Associate Editor. Ms. Maya graduated Magna Cum Laude from the State University of New York at Binghamton. Ms. Maya practices in the areas of Trusts and Estates, Special Education Law, and Executive Compensation Law. She is admitted to practice in New York and Connecticut. She lives with her family in Westport, CT.
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Amanda Brooke Shaffer
New York, NY Business Law Attorney with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Appeals, Entertainment & Sports and Immigration
Quinnipiac University School of Law and University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Licenses: New York, New Jersey, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Main Practice Areas: Immigration Law, Family Law, & Litigation Amanda was born and raised in New York and currently resides in the East Village with her dog Bailey. She joined The Shapiro Law Firm, LLC, as a legal assistant in August 2012, and was promoted to of-counsel in November of 2012, when she was admitted to the New Jersey bar. Amanda enjoys working at The Shapiro Law Firm, LLC, because she is able to meet and engage with clients and make a real...
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Jeffrey Fox
Syosset, NY Business Law Lawyer with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Products Liability and Real Estate
Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University
We look forward to assisting clients in all types of civil and criminal litigation. The office handles all types of accident cases. Mr. Fox is also an experienced criminal defense attorney. Our office also can assist in real estate closings and small business matters.
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Michael A. Markowitz
Hewlett, NY Business Law Attorney with 35 years of experience
1553 Broadway
Hewlett, NY 11557
Business
Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center and Washington University School of Law
Many of my clients operate large companies. Normally they need a personalized approach that they cannot receive in a large law practice. I listen. I give options. I try to give realistic expectations. I believe success is proper execution after a client makes an informed decision. Examples of reported decisions: Hill v. Estate of Avnet, 13 Misc.3d 1210(A), 824 N.Y.S.2d 754 (Defeated partners' claim against deceased client's estate), Archdeacon v. Town of Oyster Bay, 12 Misc.3d 438, 813 N.Y.S.2d 289 (Suffolk Sup. Ct. 2006) (Reversed town on Article 78), Glazer v. AA Premier...
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Brandon S. Schwartz
New York, NY Business Law Lawyer with 7 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Entertainment & Sports and Securities
New York Law School
Brandon is the Managing Attorney at the Law Firm of Brandon S. Schwartz, P.C. Prior to founding the firm, Brandon worked in the Corporate practice of the New York office of DLA Piper, a global law firm, through a post-graduate fellowship program provided by the Two-Year JD Honors Program at New York Law School. During this experience, Brandon was involved in a broad range of corporate matters including corporate governance, due diligence, initial public offerings, and M&A transactions. Additionally, Brandon worked as an attorney and consultant for small and mid-size law firms, working on corporate and real estate matters, as...
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Jascha Daniel Preuss
New York, NY Business Law Attorney with 25 years of experience
Business and International
New York University and Switzerland
Jascha Preuss focuses his practice on cross-border and domestic corporate, commercial and credit transactions, with an emphasis on representing businesses from German speaking countries and their US affiliates. Jascha advises investors and companies on the formation and operation of subsidiaries, joint ventures and strategic alliances, mergers and acquisitions, divestitures and asset sales, distribution agreements, and international trade and other commercial agreements. He also represents businesses headquartered abroad as US outside general counsel with regard to corporate governance, compliance and legal risk management matters. He partners with colleagues in the firm's litigation group for the representation of clients in international...
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Jay McDaniel
New York, NY Business Law Attorney with 33 years of experience
Business and IP
Rutgers University - Newark
I bring over 30 years of experience as a business counselor and litigator, focusing on the unique challenges faced by closely held businesses. As Chair of the Business and Corporate Law Department at Weiner Law Group, I have dedicated my career to safeguarding businesses and their owners at every stage of the business lifecycle.
My knowledge extends beyond litigation. I am both a Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA) and a Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA), qualifications that underscore my ability to offer a comprehensive perspective on business challenges. By combining legal acumen with financial insight, I empower business owners to make informed...
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Jeanne M. Reardon
Syosset, NY Business Law Attorney with 31 years of experience
Business and Real Estate
Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
Jeanne M. Reardon concentrates her practice in real estate law representing individuals, businesses, mortgage bankers and lenders in residential and commercial real estate purchase, sale, leasing and lending transactions. Ms. Reardon has over 25 years of legal experience and has built a reputation of excellence, trust and successfully delivering results. Ms. Reardon is the principal attorney at the Law Offices of Jeanne M. Reardon, a Jericho, NY based firm that serves clients throughout Long Island and Greater New York. At her firm, clients deal directly with an attorney receiving the kind of personal attention that can...
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R. David Ades
Forest Hills, NY Business Law Attorney with 31 years of experience
Business, Immigration, Insurance Claims and Real Estate
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
R. David Ades graduated from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and began his legal career handling all areas of corporate law, real estate transactions and commercial transactions. David also gained extensive experience in representing clients in court on personal injury and civil litigation matters. He was associated with an insurance coverage and defense firm for over ten years and is well versed in insurance law disputes. Other areas of law with which he has been involved include landlord/tenant and foreclosure defense.
In addition to his legal practice, David graduated from Columbia University with a degree in history and has had...
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Matthew Frank Medaglia
Staten Island, NY Business Law Attorney with 9 years of experience
Business, Arbitration & Mediation and Tax
New York University School of Law and New York University School of Law
Matthew Medaglia is an attorney in Staten Island New York. He has received a J.D. as well as a LL.M. in tax law from New York University and a M.B.A. from Baruch University. Before starting his solo law practice, Matthew spent ten years at a fortune 100 company creating risk management solutions. The Law Offices of Matthew F Medaglia were started with the intention of serving clients who are traditionally ignored by the large law firms. Entrepreneurs starting a small family business, working to middle class families approaching retirement, first responders and military personnel who protect us on a daily...
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Mark S. Ricciardi
Melville, NY Business Law Lawyer with 36 years of experience
Business and Real Estate
St. John's University School of Law
I am practicing in New York for over 34 years primarily in the areas of Personal Injury, Real Estate, Business Transactions, and Criminal Law appearing in the courts of Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau and Suffolk Counties. We pride ourselves on vast experience and personal service. I handle all matters personally and do not push clients off to paralegals or less experienced attorneys. Should you have any questions concerning the above areas of law, please contact our office. Thank you
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Richard Glenn Gertler
East Meadow, NY Business Law Attorney with 39 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Appeals, Bankruptcy and Real Estate
Brooklyn Law School
Richard Gertler has been helping individuals and businesses in the Long Island area for over 20 years. He is dedicated and experienced. If you need an attorney to help with your business or bankruptcy matters contact us today. GERTLER LAW GROUP, LLC 90 Merrick Avenue Suite 400 East Meadow, New York 11554 Phone: (516) 228-3553 https://gertlerlawgroup.com/
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Jack Richard Lebowitz
Glens Falls, NY Business Law Lawyer with 49 years of experience
(518) 282-4472
175 Broad St., Ste. 414
PO Box 4244
Glens Falls, NY 12804-0244
Free ConsultationBusiness, Environmental and Trademarks
Boston University
I am a graduate of Wesleyan University and the Boston University School of Law. During my career as an attorney, prior to my current solo practive, I have worked as a government regulatory trial attorney for the State Public Service Commission, an in house counsel for a Fortune 100 corporation, and as a partner or counsel for a several Albany and Syracuse based medium sized law firms. I am committed to helping people and small businesses with their legal problems at a reasonable, fixed "no surprises" rate not based on the common "hourly billing" model. I am...
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David Gouiran
Staten Island, NY Business Law Attorney with 27 years of experience
Business, IP, Immigration and Real Estate
New York Law School
I want to help people, using my training and skills, to protect themselves and their loved ones, legally and to accomplish their financial goals.
I am passionate about business and financial matters (and math!). I find too many people who could have used the assistance of a business attorney and counselor, do not avail themselves of one, and then something unexpected happens, and they find themselves in an avoidable, unwanted situation. I will do my best to help you avoid such circumstances. My practice is limited in scope and much of what I can help you with is located on my...
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Jon Michael Probstein
Levittown, NY Business Law Attorney with 48 years of experience
Business, Arbitration & Mediation, Consumer and Real Estate
St. John's University School of Law
Since 1977, my practice has consisted of representing and assisting people and businesses in all matters, including public and private corporations.
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Adam J. Weinstein
New York, NY Business Law Attorney with 14 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Arbitration & Mediation and Securities
New York Law School
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Marvin Wolf
Brooklyn, NY Business Law Attorney with 29 years of experience
(917) 434-8115
Marvin Wolf, Esq.
2018 Voorhies Avenue, #A-4
Brooklyn, NY 11235
Business and Bankruptcy
Brooklyn Law School
I am an attorney and counselor at law with a bankruptcy, consumer, small business and matrimonial law concentration. Because I am admitted in NY, NJ and PA, I can also handle multi-jurisdictional issues - helping clients with problems in different states. Bankruptcy and divorce involves finding creative solutions to sometimes unique problems and personalities. I am very straightforward and cut through the bull to get to the heart of the matter and try to save clients time and money.