Ridgewood Employment Lawyers

Sandra P. Lahens is a partner at Lax & Neville LLP. Sandra’s practice involves representing businesses and individuals in commercial litigation and arbitration regarding securities and investment disputes, employment matters and regulatory investigations. She has successfully arbitrated and mediated cases before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”), JAMS, and litigated cases in federal and state courts, including in appeals before the New York Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and the New York State Appellate Division.

Sandra represents investors nationwide in customer sales practice disputes against their registered representatives, broker dealers and registered investment advisors...

Joshua Parkhurst has represented employees, labor unions and employee benefits funds since 1998. His work with employees includes representing individuals in litigation or other dispute resolution involving termination of employment, unlawful discrimination and harassment and wage and hour violations. In addition, Josh advises employees in non-litigation matters, such as working with current employees as to how to avoid potential terminations, and advising clients in contract or severance negotiations. Joshua has also worked with labor unions in all aspects of representation, including organizing drives, grievance representation, contract negotiation and duty of fair representation matters. Joshua also represents employee...

Antonia Kousoulas is a seasoned litigator, with over 26 years of experience in federal and state courts. Her legal skills and tenacity have been instrumental in her effective advocacy of claims ranging from civil service appeals to whistleblower claims under Section 806 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. In addition to litigating, Ms. Kousoulas has established a sizable practice negotiating executive contracts and severance agreements, and counseling professionals and closely held businesses in employment matters and labor law compliance. She has practiced extensively in the U.S. District Courts of New York and New Jersey, and before the NYC...

DARNLEY D. STEWART is Of Counsel to Outten & Golden LLP in its New York office. She represents employees in litigation and negotiation in all areas of employment law, including executive and professional contracts and compensation, whistleblowing, discrimination based on disability, race, gender and pregnancy, and discrimination class actions.

Giselle attended Harvard University and the CUNY School of Law, where she was a Haywood Burns Fellow in Civil and Human Rights. During law school Giselle participated in the Economic Justice Project and Elder Law clinics, and served as Special Events Editor of the New York City Law Review. Her summer internships included the Urban Justice Center and Lambda Legal.

Prior to joining the Law Offices of Friedman & Houlding LLP, Giselle volunteered in the Employment Law Unit of the Legal Aid Society of New York, where she represented workers in unemployment insurance hearings.

Shilpa Narayan is an Associate at Friedman & Houlding, LLP. She represents victims of harassment, discrimination, and retaliation in employment.

Prior to joining Friedman & Houlding, LLP, Shilpa litigated complex commercial claims in both federal and state court and represented victims of domestic violence, pro bono, in family court. She is a 2009 graduate of Fordham University School of Law, where she served as an associate editor of the Fordham Law Review, and a 2003 graduate, cum laude, of the University of Pennsylvania, College of Arts & Sciences.

Shilpa began her legal career clerking for civil rights attorney Norman Siegel and is...

David S. Rich is the founding member of the Law Offices of David S. Rich, LLC. Mr. Rich is a New York City Business Litigation Attorney. Mr. Rich litigates civil, commercial, employment, and securities matters in federal and state courts in New York and New Jersey, and arbitrates such matters before FINRA and other arbitral bodies. Mr. Rich also litigates appeals. Mr. Rich has represented clients in, among other civil and commercial matters, breach of contract actions, business torts cases, bankruptcy and adversary proceedings, civil racketeering actions, oppressed minority shareholder disputes, product liability litigation, franchisor-franchisee litigation, qui tam...

Having graduated with both an M.B.A. and a J.D. from New York University, Kenneth Goldberg understand the ways businesses work in relation to their employees. Goldberg has been practicing law since 1991, and is a member of a number of professional associations, including the New York State Bar Association, the New York County Lawyers' Association, and the American Bar Association. This extensive familiarity with labor laws and the cultures surrounding business makes Goldberg uniquely qualified to handle employment law cases.

Diane Mall Sammarco is Of Counsel to Rich, Intelisano & Katz, LLP. Ms. Sammarco represents investors in securities arbitration and litigation against financial firms, as well as employees in industry disputes and self-regulatory investigations. Ms. Sammarco joined the firm’s predecessor, Rich & Intelisano, LLP, in 2008.

In June 2010, Ms. Sammarco was part of the team at Rich & Intelisano, LLP that won the Bayou v. Goldman Sachs Execution & Clearing case: a $20.6 million FINRA arbitration award against Goldman Sachs related to the Bayou hedge fund fraud. The 18-day hearing generated a 100% recovery of the compensatory damages requested. It...

Gerard Romski serves as Of Counsel at Rich, Intelisano & Katz, LLP. Mr. Romski practices in the areas of construction litigation, real estate and land use law, commercial law and government relations.

Mr. Romski holds a Bachelor of Arts from the New York Institute of Technology and received his Juris Doctor degree from Brooklyn Law School. He is a member of the bar of State of New York and is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Southern and Eastern District of New York and the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. Romski is on the Board...

Jaimie Fried Dockray joined Rich, Intelisano & Katz, LLP as Special Counsel in 2013. She represents both individuals and employers in employment-related matters. Ms. Dockray has extensive experience representing both individuals and employers in all aspects of workplace disputes, including contract negotiations and litigation. Her clients have included high net worth individuals as well as financial institutions and nonprofit organizations.

Prior to joining Rich, Intelisano & Katz, LLP, Ms. Dockray worked at Bingham McCutchen, LLP for approximately 15 years. While at Bingham, Ms. Dockray practiced law in their management-side labor and employment group, representing public and private...

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I am the Managing Member of Rapaport Law Firm, PLLC, a boutique civil litigation law firm in New York City that I founded in 1995. I have twenty-five years of experience handling civil litigation matters in New York. I take professional pride in the broad array of matters I handle, which include employment litigation, commercial disputes, cell site litigation, landlord tenant proceedings, matrimonial issues and more. In the field of employment law, I handle employment disputes and negotiations on behalf of diverse clients, ranging from New York City building maintenance workers to executives requiring legal guidance...

Peter A. Romero has practiced exclusively in the area of employment law for 15 years. Mr. Romero represents employees and employers in workplace litigation, including trial and appellate practice, administrative proceedings before the Department of Labor, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and New York State Division of Human Rights. He is highly experienced in complex litigation, including collective and class action lawsuits. Peter advocates on behalf of workers who have been subject to discrimination, harassment and unlawful pay practices. He regularly provides advice on all areas of employment law, with an emphasis on litigation avoidance strategies, and helps...

Fausto E. Zapata, Jr., has been driven to fight on behalf of workers for a long time. As a college student, he advocated on behalf of workers by acting as a Shop Steward at a Hospital. While studying at The Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in New York City, he was a summer Associate at a prominent law firm specializing in union-side Labor and Employment law, and he also participated in the AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee Minority Outreach Program. After graduating from law school in 2002, he worked as an Assistant General Counsel with District Council 37, AFSCME, AFL-CIO,...

Justin R. Marino is a founding partner of Stevenson Marino LLP. He has extensive experience in all facets of employment law, including claims pertaining to: Wage and hour violations Discrimination Harassment Wrongful discharge Bonus and compensation issues Title VII of the Civil Rights Act The Americans with Disabilities Act The Family and Medical Leave Act New York state and city laws Employment contracts (e.g., non-solicitation and non-compete agreements) Mr. Marino, has extensive experience litigating complex class, collective and hybrid actions brought under the federal Fair Labor Standards...

Securities arbitration lawyer, Jake Zamansky, has extensive experience representing clients who have suffered substantial financial losses from stock broker fraud, negligence or misconduct by issuers of securities. Our law firm litigates in two venues: FINRA arbitration and federal and state court class action. We represent individual and institutional investors. Jake Zamansky founded Zamansky LLC which represents those with UBS YES strategy losses and other types of investment fraud. We help harmed investors obtain settlements, and assist with arbitration. We fight to ensure you receive full compensation for your investment losses.

After graduating from RutgersLawSchool with honors, he was hired as an Associate at the prestigious New York office of Seyfarth Shaw LLP, an international law firm with well over 800 attorneys around the world. He practiced in the Litigation and Employment Law departments and personally handled some of the largest clients in the world including Prudential, Deloitte, and T-Mobile. While at the firm Israel was an avid believer in Pro-Bono and community work and even received awards from the New York State Bar Association for his many hours of free counsel. Israel was also...

Jennifer Lupo is the Managing Member of Lupo Law, Arbitration and Mediation in Manhattan. The firm was founded in 2004 with the guiding principle of providing sound legal and business advice to companies and individuals. The firm works with businesses and individuals who seek to maximize their investment in their business or personal endeavors.

Lupo Law acts as outside general counsel to companies at all stages and assists the company’s principals and employees in formulating and executing strong cohesive business strategies. We also assist our business and individual clients with personal matters (i.e. pre-and ante...

Michael Graff has been a litigator for 55 years and an arbitrator and mediator for 30 of those years. He has a particular concentration in commercial matters and matter involving condominiums and co-op issues. He is active also as a teacher and coach for attorneys and mediators. He is an active participant in the work of committees of the NYC Bar Association. Detailed information may be obtained from his Web sites at Grafflawoffices.net and Graffdisputeresolution.com.

Founding partner Leo Glickman has a long track record of holding the powerful accountable and fighting for progressive candidates and causes. While serving as the NY State Chair of Common Cause, he spearheaded legal efforts to force the Republican-led New York State Senate to open their financial books. The case resulted in a landmark decision by the Court of Appeals, Weston vs. Sloan, that requires the State Senate to disclose its taxpayer-funded budget to the public. Mr. Glickman is an experienced civil rights litigator, representing clients whose constitutional rights have been violated by members of the Police Department and the Department...

Zachary J. Liszka, Esq. founded his firm after winning his own case of employment discrimination. For nearly ten years he has been providing legal services to people facing unlawful discrimination, harassment, and unpaid wages in New York City

Kenneth is a seasoned litigator who concentrates his practice on commercial litigation, judgment enforcement, and employment law. While Kenneth often seeks to resolve matters through alternative dispute resolution, he has successfully tried cases in both state and federal court on behalf of his clients.

Kenneth has developed a reputation as a highly skilled, forward-thinking attorney, and is often hired by other law firms who seek his expertise. Kenneth handles his clients' matters with an eye toward achieving their goals responsibly, efficiently, and effectively.

John M. Giordano is Of Counsel to Rich Intelisano & Katz. He brings over 30 years of experience, skill and knowledge to a broad array of legal matters. His practice areas include Business, Construction, Employment, International, Real Estate, and Securities Law. Mr. Giordano is committed to providing proactive, creative, and client-focused advocacy.

Mr. Giordano obtained his B.A. at Ithaca College. He earned his J.D. from Hofstra University School of Law. Mr. Giordano's jurisdictions include the State of New York and the United States District Courts in the Southern, Northern and Eastern Districts of New York.