Ardsley Lawyers

Representative Experience Representation of a large New York developer in an appraisal proceeding to determine the replacement value of several iconic structures that were destroyed during the terrorist attacks on September 11th. Representation of a large Manhattan landlord in connection with numerous lawsuits involving its commercial tenants. Representation of a major New York City newspaper in connection with an action commenced against its general contractor and engineer for damages for the negligent design and construction of its printing and distribution facility. Representation of a Westchester commercial landlord in a holdover proceeding against its commercial tenant.

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.

John Thompson was born and raised in Seattle, Washington, but has lived in New York City for over a decade. John earned his Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center. He participated in numerous clinics serving low-income clients, clerked with a magistrate judge, interned at the U.S. Department of Justice, and served as an editor for the Annual Survey of White Collar Crime. Upon graduating, John began his professional career at a prestigious AmLaw 200 law firm. He spent three years there as an associate in the firm's litigation department, where he had the opportunity to represent several Fortune...

Owner OLTARSH AND ASSOCIATES P.C. March 2001 â Present Business Visas, Work related and family-based Immigrant Visas, Waivers, Deportation Hearings, and Naturalization Proceedings Oltarsh & Associates, P.C. is a unique law firm whose principal attorneys have practiced in this field for more than forty years. The firm has developed a reputation among discerning professional individual, and business clients, foundations, and foreign consulates, with whom we have built long term relationships. Oltarsh & Associates P.C. has inter-active computer-based programs to facilitate legal processes for clients. We are able to resolve multifaceted and complex immigration issues regardless of our clients' residence or business location. Our attorneys and staff...

Peter D. Rigelhaupt, an experienced attorney at The Perecman Firm, PLLC since 2009, brings over 20 years of defense practice expertise to his role. His background offers him unique insights into the defense bar and insurance industry, enhancing his effectiveness as a negotiator and attorney. Specializing in personal injury cases, Rigelhaupt vigorously represents clients harmed by negligence, particularly focusing on injured construction workers but also handling premises liability, product liability, and motor vehicle accident cases. He also champions civil rights cases, advocating for victims of police brutality, wrongful arrest, and malicious prosecution, with a successful track record. Additionally, he leads...

Judy J. Chang is a California and New York licensed attorney, specializing in the field of U.S. immigration and nationality law. She is also admitted to the U.S. Supreme Court. Ms. Chang received her law degree from the University of Toronto Law School in 1997. Before founding Judy Chang Law Firm in 2006, Ms. Chang practiced U.S. immigration and nationality law at national and global law firms as part of the international transaction team and built an excellent track record of successfully representing a diverse clientele in challenging matters. Ms. Chang has represented a large spectrum...

Russell Kornblith is the New York Managing Partner of Sanford Heisler Sharp. He practices both employment law and whistleblower law, representing individuals and classes in a wide range of disputes, including claims of unlawful termination, unlawful denials of promotions, unequal pay, and hostile work environment, related to race, gender, pregnancy, protected leave, and disability. In addition, Russell represents whistleblowers alleging fraud on the U.S. government under the False Claims Act.

He is currently class counsel in a nationwide gender discrimination case against Merck & Co., Inc., in which Sanford Heisler won collective action certification and represents more than 650 women alleging...

Alex Davis is the founder and driving force behind Omni Injury and Accident Law, P.C., specializing in personal injury law and providing support to accident victims across New York and New Jersey. With a passion for justice and a commitment to making a meaningful difference in people's lives during their toughest times, Alex's legal practice embodies compassion, respect, and fairness. As a dedicated personal injury lawyer, Alex Davis has spent his career helping victims of various accidents, including car accidents, workplace incidents, motorcycle crashes, wrongful deaths, and other personal injury cases. His role extends beyond traditional legal representation. Alex takes a...

Beginning his career in insurance defense, coverage analysis and litigation, Alan soon became general counsel to a New Orleans-based insurance consulting firm, where he assisted clients with specifications for coverage, captive formation, claims handling and loss mitigation. He was instrumental in the passing of the Louisiana Oilfield Anti-Indemnity Act and for many years represented the London market in CGL, marine and contractual liability claims, largely in the context of the “oil patch”. In 2005, Alan relocated his primary residence to New York, and continues to practice there as well as in Louisiana, focusing on construction, contract, and insurance...

Mesothelioma lawyer Audrey Perlman Raphael is a partner at Levy Phillips & Konigsberg, LLP. Audrey was recently included in the 2012 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the practice area of Mass Tort Litigation. Since joining Levy Phillips & Konigsberg in 1990, she has specialized in asbestos litigation and every year achieves numerous multimillion-dollar settlements against manufacturers and suppliers of dangerous asbestos products. Audrey led the way discovering that many different types of equipment and products contain asbestos. For example, Audrey was one of the first attorneys to conduct depositions of mesothelioma and lung cancer victims who were exposed to...

Thomas is a co-founding partner of SavicFoley and managing partner of the firm’s London office. Thomas is a dual-qualified attorney and solicitor with substantial international, litigation, and investigation experience. In London, Thomas advises clients on cross-border litigations, international dispute resolution issues, international law, US federal and state laws, UK and EU law, and assists on government investigations including advising participants. Thomas advises UK business establishing and conducting businesses and joint ventures in the US and abroad. He counsels businesses and individuals concerning contractual and business relationship disputes and is frequently sought for advice on jurisdictional questions, investigations, international law and human...

James H. “Jim” Shenwick graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School Undergraduate Division in 1979, the Boston University School of Law in 1982 and the New York University School of Law Graduate Tax Program in 1983. He is admitted to the bar in the State of New York and admitted to practice law in the Southern District of New York and the Eastern District of New York. He has practiced law for 34 years and has a practice limited to real estate and bankruptcy law. He is “of counsel” to Littman Krooks (a firm with corporate/securities and elder...

Mahir S. Nisar is a founding partner of Nisar Law Group, P.C.. He is a trial-tested litigator who has successfully litigated a wide range of cases for both plaintiffs and defendants, including those involving business litigation, personal injury litigation, and other matters pertaining to civil law. Mr. Nisar is known by his colleagues and clients for being able to provide strategic, aggressive litigation counsel. He has conducted numerous jury trials and bench trials, and is skilled at arbitration, mediation, and negotiation as well. He has been included in the list of New York Metro Super Lawyers® Rising Stars™

Annie Causey is a Partner at Woods Lonergan PLLC and directs its business litigation and corporate practice. Prior to joining Woods Lonergan PLLC in 2017, Annie served as general counsel to a national litigation firm headquartered in NYC where she also chaired its complex commercial litigations and class actions. Annie concentrates her practice at Woods Lonergan PLLC in business litigations involving directors and officers, LLCs and corporate structurings and financings, business fraud, commercial paper, other business contracts and complex transactions, partner, member and shareholder disputes, trade secrets, deceptive trade practices, professional malpractice, insurance defense, and other varied commercial interests. Annie also...

James Woods, Managing Partner of the firm, holds more than 25 years of broad experience in corporate, real estate and business matters. His expertise in handling negotiations, litigation, jury trials and all forms of alternative dispute resolution spans multiple areas, including corporate, real estate and commercial litigation. James actively represents dozens of Cooperative and Condominium Boards and serves as counsel to many Corporate Boards. Prior to founding the firm, James proudly served as an Assistant District Attorney for Nassau County and handled both jury and bench trials. With experience that also covers sophisticated transactions, complex acquisitions, James also serves as counsel...

BARBIE LIEBER, ESQ. REPRESENTS CONSUMER DEBTORS AND CREDITORS IN CORPORATE AND CONSUMER BANKRUPTCIES. SHE BEGAN HER CAREER 23 YEARS AGO, CLERKING FOR BANKRUPTCY JUDGE CORNELIUS BLACKSHEAR. BARBIE WAS ALSO AN ASSOCIATE AT WHITE & CASE, WHEREIN SHE WAS ASSIGNED TO WORK FOR ALAN GROPPER, WHO IS CURRENTLY A BANKRUPTCY JUDGE. BARBIE HAS REPRESENTED CORPORATE AND CONSUMER DEBTORS, UNSECURED AND SECURED CREDITORS AND CREDITORS' COMMITTIEES IN CHAPTERS 7 AND 11. SHE ALSO HAS REPRESENTED LENDERS AND DEBTORS IN FORECLOSURE PROCEEDINGS AND OUT-OF-COURT WORK-OUTS. BARBIE USES HER 23 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE TO PROVIDE HER CLIENTS WITH A...

Aaron M. Zeisler, founding member of Zeisler PLLC, is a trial and appellate lawyer who counsels clients on litigation matters, dispute resolution, trade secrets, real property and intellectual property law. He represents both plaintiffs and defendants in complex commercial disputes, trade secret claims, business torts, real estate disputes and claims of copyright, libel and slander. Mr. Zeisler has represented clients in numerous state and federal courts throughout the country, both at the trial and appellate level, and has handled arbitrations and mediations before the AAA, ICDR, private mediation services and court-assisted mediation programs. He has specific experience in disputes...

Douglas Curran is a trial lawyer and partner in BraunHagey & Borden’s New York office. Doug represents clients in complex commercial litigation, with a particular focus on high-stakes financial and intellectual-property disputes. He represents corporations and individuals across a variety of industries, including financial services, private equity, emergent technology, biopharmaceutical, and media/entertainment. Doug works to understand the details of his clients’ businesses in order to advance their commercial objectives and secure favorable outcomes on their behalf.

As trial counsel for both plaintiffs and defendants in federal and state court, Doug has obtained litigation victories and negotiated resolutions in dozens of...

Mr. Munawar graduated from Hofstra Law School and is admitted to practice law in New York State. He has been admitted to practice in the Federal Courts for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York State. An outstanding advocate, Mr. Munawar served as an administrative law judge of The Human Rights Commission of Nassau County.

Mr. Munawar is a member of National Trial Lawyers Association, New York State Trial Lawyers Association, American Bar Association, New York State Bar Association and New York City Bar Association.

A strong believer in giving back to the community, Mr. Munawar has been honored with a...

A former book editor & media studies professor I now manage a select entertainment, interactive/new media, and art law practice at Wood Media Law. In addition to my law degree (Cardozo) I have a PhD in Cultural & Critical Studies (U. of Pittsburgh). I've also done advanced work in international media law & policy (at Oxford). Before all that I went to college in Philadelphia (U. of Pennsylvania) and worked & studied in Montréal (at McGill). Since entering legal life I've worked in a wide variety of positions in entertainment and communications, from standards enforcement at...

Scott W. Paterson is an attorney at Paris Ackerman & Schmierer LLP, where he focuses his practice on providing legal counsel to small and mid-sized businesses, with particular concentration on commercial litigation, commercial transactions, taxation, and franchise law. Prior to joining Paris Ackerman & Schmierer LLP, Scott served as a judicial law clerk to the Hon. Joseph L. Rea, J.S.C., in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Middlesex County. Scott earned his J.D. cum laude from Seton Hall University School of Law, where he was awarded the Best Appellate Brief for his work in Appellate Advocacy. While at Seton Hall, Scott...

Brian Heller, a Partner with Schwartz & Perry LLP, has been with the firm since his graduation from Fordham Law School in 2001, where he served on the Fordham Urban Law Journal and as a mediator in the Bronx Small Claims Court. A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Penn State University, Mr. Heller has an impressive background in all aspects of employment law, including discrimination, sexual harassment, fraudulent inducement, contractual disputes, stock options and benefits and workplace torts. Mr. Heller is an experienced litigator, having Co-Chaired numerous trials, including jury and non-jury trials in both the Federal and state courts. Mr....

Attorney Steven R. Sutton is a New York City litigation attorney dedicated to helping clients resolve their real estate and business litigation issues. He earned his B.A. from Brooklyn College in 1973 while receiving Magna Cum Laude honors. He continued to receive his J.D. from the New York University School of Law in New York, New York in 1976 while receiving honors once again. Attorney Steven Sutton has decades of experience in the legal field. He was a Law Assistant to the Justices of the Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department for two years after graduating from law school. From 1978-1982...

Min Chan has been on both sides of the story. Having emigrated from China as a child in 1979, she strives to make her clients’ American dreams become their reality. For over twenty years, Min has been a corporate and immigration attorney in New York City. Currently, she is the Managing Partner of Chan Law Firm and is co-founder of General Counsel and Maintenance Platform, aiming to leverage the best-of-breed technology to empower women in law, finance, and real estate. Her professional and personal motto is simple: community, innovation, and kindness.

Min has traveled the world exploring the uses...

Over 27 years of experience in business, financial services, real estate, health care and various business development projects and ventures. Extensive background in Accounting, Governmental Affairs, Regulatory Compliance, Mergers & Acquisitions, Data Privacy and Risk Management.

Mr. Brown has concentrated in the practice of immigration law since 1979, representing businesses, prominent artists and workers, investors and families
and protecting individuals from removal.
He received his BA from Antioch College and his JD from Western New England University School of Law.
He is: Co-Chair – New York State Bar Association Immigration and Nationality Committee and is the former Chair – American Immigration Lawyers Association,
NY Chapter. Mr. Brown is a published author in the field of US immigration laws and a frequent lecturer on diverse immigration related topics for the American Immigration Lawyers Association and the...

Jonathan Gill, a native New Yorker, graduated Cum Laude from SUNY Oswego in 1985. He then received his J. D. degree from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in 1988. He was admitted to the New York State Bar in 1989, and is also admitted to practice before the United States District Court [Southern, Eastern Districts].
Mr. Gill served as an Assistant District Attorney in the Bronx District Attorney’s Office from 1988 through 1997. In addition to serving as a Senior Trial Attorney in the Major Offense & Homicide Trial Bureaus, Mr. Gill was also Deputy Director of Litigation...

Chris Gafner is an immigration attorney in New York City who represents clients from throughout the world. He assists clients in family-based immigration, employment-based immigration, and investor-based immigration matters. Additionally, he provides guidance to employers seeking to comply with immigration requirements, including I-9 compliance and e-verify.

With thirty-one (31) years experience in both litigation and transactions, I am dedicated to representing individuals and small businesses with their legal needs. My practice includes many types of litigation, including contract disputes, collections, family matters, estate related litigation and other types of litigation. I draft and review contracts and represent clients in various transactions. I assist clients with their Last Wills and Estate Plans.