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Scott Barbour
Albany, NY Attorney with 41 years of experience
Appeals, Arbitration & Mediation and Products Liability
Syracuse University College of Law
Scott A. Barbour provides dedicated and skilled representation to corporate and institutional clients with various types of civil and commercial litigation. His practice areas include railroad, products liability and contract litigation. Additionally, Scott is experienced in mediation and arbitration for civil matters.
Scott's trial and appellate experience includes cases in federal and state courts throughout New York. His jurisdictions include the State of New York, the United States District Court for the Northern and Western Districts of New York, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court. Scott is a member of...
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Kristy L. Fischmann
Syracuse, NY Lawyer with 17 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability
Syracuse University College of Law and Utica College of Syracuse University
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Jacob David Verchereau
Loudonville, NY Lawyer with 6 years of experience
P.O. Box 11333
Loudonville, NY 12211
Free ConsultationArbitration & Mediation, Business and Employment
Albany Law School
After graduating from Manhattan College in 2009, Jacob began his career as a Special Education Advocate & Paralegal. For seven years he worked for a reputable Manhattan-based law firm that concentrates on advocating for students with special needs. As an Advocate, Jacob would often attend Committee on Special Education (“CSE”) meetings alongside parents, providing them with assistance in the development of their children’s Individual Education Programs (“IEP”) and/or 504 Plans. When disputes arose with local school districts, Jacob assisted attorneys in all phases of the administrative due process procedure provided by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ("IDEA"). This often...
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Richard D. Cirincione
Albany, NY Lawyer with 31 years of experience
Tax
St. John's University School of Law
Richard D. Cirincione’s practice is concentrated in the areas of estate planning, estate administration, estate litigation, guardianship law, and related appeals. He provides planning for high net worth individuals including the creation of charitable planning devices. He has experience forming and administering family entities and has prepared sales to defective grantor trusts. Richard handles all phases of the administration of estates and trusts, including the preparation of estate tax returns and fiduciary accountings.
With extensive experience in estate litigation related to Wills and Trusts, Richard has represented clients in Will contests, both in support of a purported Will and...
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James Robert Barnes
Albany, NY Lawyer with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness and Real Estate
Wake Forest University School of Law and State University of New York - Binghamton
With more than 15 years, in the estate and long-term care planning field, James provides counsel to individuals, families and business to guide them to achieve their planning goals by implementing strategies customized for each client's unique circumstances.
James focuses his practice in elder law, trusts and estates, guardianship, special needs planning, and business formation and succession planning.
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John J. Privitera
Albany, NY Lawyer with 47 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Environmental
State University of New York - Buffalo
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Michael O'Leary
Middletown, NY Lawyer with 47 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy
State University of New York - Buffalo
Michael O’Leary, Esq. devotes his entire practice to consumer bankruptcy law, handling cases under Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 for individual persons, married couples and small businesses. In addition to having filed several thousand consumer bankruptcy cases for clients and having counseled many thousand more, Michael O’Leary served as a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Trustee in the Poughkeepsie (NY) Bankruptcy Court for seventeen (17) years (i.e. 1994 thru 2011), and administered well over ten thousand (10,000) Chapter 7 cases while serving in said capacity. Mr. O’Leary has established a well-deserved reputation as an attorney who capably and successfully represents his clients...
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William J. Sipser
Poughkeepsie, NY Attorney with 38 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Bill Sipser has been a leading practitioner in the area of Labor Law and Employment Law Discrimination for almost thirty years. His practice is focused on representing clients in age discrimination, race discrimination, disability discrimination, and other matters involving employee rights. Bill has extensive litigation experience in state and federal courts, and before several governmental agencies involving representation of individuals and labor unions.
Bill has prosecuted significant cases, including appeals before the Appellate Division of the State of New York as well as the federal Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He argued a critical employment discrimination issue before the...
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Joshua Bannister
LITTLE FALLS, NY Lawyer with 9 years of experience
Business and Real Estate
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
Joshua is a native of Herkimer County. After college, he served our country as a Marine Officer, achieved the rank of Captain, and served on three deployments to the Middle East. Following service in the Marines, Joshua attended the Thomas M. Cooley Law School where he graduated Magna Cum Laude and was admitted to the New York State Bar in 2015. Joshua gives 100% to everything he does. Following a recent jury trial in the Village of Herkimer [Docket No. 17050159], Joshua's client was found not guilty on all counts which was the first misdemeanor acquittal in Herkimer County in...
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Michael Diederich Jr.
Stony Point, NY Attorney with 44 years of experience
Free ConsultationAdministrative, Appeals and Employment
Lewis & Clark Law School and Elisabeth Haub School of Law - Pace University
The Diederich Law Office focuses on helping victims of illegality and bias in employment and civil rights cases, particularly wrongful termination and job discrimination cases, and negotiating severance packages. Cases include wrongful discrimination based upon age, gender / sex, national origin, race, pregnancy or disability.
I also served as a "citizen soldier" (US Army reservist), with tours of duty in the combat zones of Iraq (2004-05) and Afghanistan (2012), as an Army lawyer. I retired in the rank of lieutenant colonel.
We handle cases from Long Island, through New York City and into the Hudson...
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Matthew Demars Goodstein
Peekskill, NY Attorney with 11 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
The John Marshall Law School
MATTHEW GOODSTEIN is a personal injury attorney at Pollack, Pollack, Isaac & DeCicco, LLP. Mr. Goodstein regularly collaborates with partner and personal injury attorney, Adam Handler, to develop a personalized strategy for each case that will help our injured clients obtain the best results possible. Mr. Goodstein is a 2005 graduate of the Indiana University – Kelley School of Business, Bloomington, Indiana and a 2008 graduate of the John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois. After graduating law school, Mr. Goodstein served as an Assistant State’s Attorney (ASA), representing the State of Illinois in criminal prosecutions. During his time as...
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Peter A. Hurwitz
New City, NY Attorney with 33 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness
Pace University
Peter A. Hurwitz began his legal career working with his father, Martin Hurwitz, and became a partner in the Law Firm of Hurwitz and Hurwitz P.C. His father, Martin Hurwitz, established the law firm in 1955. The firm brought decades of experience with a strong commitment of expertise, competence, and the finest legal representation to its clients. Martin Hurwitz practiced law in Rockland County with both a respected and exceptional reputation by his colleagues, clients and courts. Upon retirement, the legacy of his law practice continues today with the Law Office of Peter A. Hurwitz. Peter A. Hurwitz has...
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Zev Goldstein
New City, NY Attorney with 41 years of experience
Free ConsultationReal Estate
Yeshivas Ohr Somayach and Western New England College
The Law Offices of Zev Goldstein PLLC provides you with quality representation of traffic tickets and driving-related crimes like DWI/DUI, Aggravated Unlicensed Operation / driving on a suspended license, suspended registration and the like. We have successfully resolved over 30,000 cases.
Attorney Zev Goldstein started out prosecuting in the Albany Traffic Court. He now defends motorists anywhere in the state of New York who are charged with traffic violations.
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Heather M. Nappi
Stony Point, NY Lawyer with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationReal Estate and Workers' Comp
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
Prior to opening my own firm, I began my legal career as a paralegal in Cleveland, Ohio assisting in civil litigation and specializing in all areas of plaintiff’s personal injury. After graduating from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, I began practicing law in the state of Michigan where I represented injured drivers, passengers, motorcyclists and pedestrians that were involved in automobile accidents.
When I moved to New York, I specialized in real estate closings and had the pleasure of assisting the public and several Patrolman Benevolent Associations, such as the Rockland County PBA and the Rockland County Sheriff’s Office, in...
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Karen M. Hertz
Croton-On-Hudson, NY Lawyer with 35 years of experience
Free ConsultationArbitration & Mediation, Employment and Workers' Comp
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
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Joseph Callahan
Albany, NY Lawyer with 38 years of experience
Free ConsultationTax
Syracuse University College of Law
Joe Callahan began his career as a CPA with Deloitte in Manhattan and left there to work as a tax attorney. He's been with the law firm of Mackay, Caswell & Callahan since 1992 and is admitted to practice law in New York and Connecticut, together with the U.S. District Court and U.S. Tax Court.
Mackay, Caswell & Callahan, P.C handles various IRS and New York State tax controversies including IRS Audit Strategies and Defenses, Enforced Tax Collection (Notices of Levy & Notices of Lien), Offers in Compromise, Innocent & Injured Spouse Relief, Responsible Person Assessment Defense, Tax Court, IRS...
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Scott David Shimick
Albany, NY Attorney with 22 years of experience
Business, Tax and White Collar Crime
Loyola University New Orleans
As a tax attorney at Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP, my role is to advise clients on how to reduce tax liability and limit exposure to additional taxes and penalties. I advise our business clients in many complex transactions, such as triangular mergers, spin-offs, and stock-for-stock acquisitions. I also assist our business clients in complicated planning issues, such as analyzing new markets tax credits, drafting opinion letters, and selling businesses and assets. I help clients avoid exposure to civil and criminal tax penalties at all stages from audit to trial. I have represented...
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Neil P. Flynn
Albany, NY Lawyer with 28 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Employment and IP
Fordham University School of Law
When I was nine my aunt told me I should be a lawyer when I grew up because I argued about everything, really, really well. That's when I learned I could make a living doing what I loved: winning arguments. After graduating from Columbia University, New York City's only Ivy League school I went on to Fordham Law. Fordham was the only law school ranked in the top twenty-five nationwide that offered a night program in New York. Since I was working full time to pay my own way, Fordham's top tier night division was perfect for me.
After two...
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Douglas L. Goldman
Albany, NY Attorney with 29 years of experience
Immigration
Albany Law School
Douglas Goldman has been practicing immigration law for decades. He handles all types of immigration matters, including representation for employers, individuals, and families.
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Kim Rayner
Pearl River, NY Lawyer with 33 years of experience
(845) 356-4600
One Blue Hill Plaza 5th Fl
P.O. Box 1665
Pearl River, NY 10977
Arbitration & Mediation
Experienced and dedicated matrimonial Attorney. I will fight aggressively for your family. Call me today!
Kim M. Rayner has over 30 years of experience as a matrimonial lawyer. As such, she has extensive litigation skills, developed through trials regarding custody, maintenance, child support, and equitable distribution. Ms. Rayner’s experience is shown through her ability to form a trusting and enduring relationship with her clients. She zealously advocates for her client in and out of the courtroom, and is an effective negotiator. Ms. Rayner always implements the best possible strategy in order to best suit her client’s needs and...
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Samuel C. Breslin
Albany, NY Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Administrative, Business and White Collar Crime
Albany Law School
Sam Breslin represents both individual and corporate clients in a variety of matters, from state and federal criminal defense to personal injury and complex commercial litigation. Criminal: Sam represents clients in all criminal matters including DWI/DUI charges, as well as all other violations, misdemeanors and felonies in federal, state and local courts. Many criminal charges, no matter how minor, carry the risk of long-term consequences. In defending his clients, Sam strives to make them aware of these collateral consequences and craft a defense strategy to minimize them. Personal Injury: Sam aggressively represents clients injured as the...
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Heidi Ann Gifford
Gloversville, NY Attorney with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationReal Estate
New England Law | Boston
Heidi A. Gifford is a dynamic and dedicated legal professional with a passion for advocating for her clients. A graduate of the esteemed New England School of Law, Heidi has been practicing law in Fulton County, New York since being admitted to the New York State Bar in 2005. Specializing in divorce, family law, child custody, fathers rights, criminal defense, personal injury, and estate planning, she has established herself as a trusted advocate for individuals facing challenging legal situations. In 2009, Heidi took on the leadership of her practice and has since been committed to delivering exceptional results for her...
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Paula Marie Barbaruolo
Latham, NY Attorney with 32 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy and Real Estate
Albany Law School
Paula M. Barbaruolo, Esq. is the Principal Attorney of the firm, and boasts over 25 years of experience in the Bankruptcy and debt reorganization fields. Ms. Barbaruolo received her Bachelor’s degree from Hofstra University and her J.D. degree from Albany Law School. Since 2014, Ms. Barbaruolo has served as an Adjunct Professor of Law at Albany Law School, teaching Consumer Bankruptcy. Ms. Barbaruolo is a regular lecturer in the areas of consumer bankruptcy, foreclosure prevention, and mortgage modification for numerous local bar associations, community groups, and legal service organizations. She also serves on the Northern District of New York Bankruptcy...
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Julia C. Evans
Syracuse, NY Attorney with 2 years of experience
Business and Insurance Defense
Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University
Julia is a passionate litigator practicing in commercial litigation and general liability insurance defense. She is also a skilled advisor to individuals and businesses in the cannabis industry, advising clients on cannabis related contracts, licensing, regulations, and compliance matters.
Julia’s long-time passion for aiding the cannabis industry began by seeing how life changing cannabis was for her grandmother battling terminal cancer. Her dedication to helping people achieve their goals within the cannabis community is unrivaled. Julia understands the inherent risks with entering an industry that remains federally illegal and highly stigmatized, and hopes that through community outreach, education, and positive...
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Russell Dombrow
Syracuse, NY Attorney with 14 years of experience
Consumer
Shepard Broad Law Center, Nova Southeastern University
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Steven R. Dolson
East Syracuse, NY Lawyer with 21 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy and Consumer
SUNY Buffalo Law School
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Bruce J. Wagner
Albany, NY Attorney with 40 years of experience
Bruce J. Wagner practices exclusively in the field of matrimonial and family law, and represents clients in the negotiation and litigation of pre-nuptial agreements, separation and divorce. His areas of concentration include divorce; high net worth property cases; prenuptial agreements; interstate support; and international custody.
Bruce joined the firm in 1987, has been a principal since 1994, and chairs the firm's Matrimonial and Family Law Department. He also has a successful statewide appellate practice before the Appellate Divisions and the New York Court of Appeals. In January 2005, he began a two-year term as President of the American...
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Benjamin Adams
Nyack, NY Attorney with 30 years of experience
145 Main Street
Floor 2
Nyack, NY 10960
Free ConsultationBankruptcy and Real Estate
Brooklyn Law School
Benjamin M. Adams, the founder and principal of Adams Law Group, LLC, has a record of excellence that shows in his legal education and in his legal career.
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Ava (Na) Li
Albany, NY Lawyer
Free ConsultationIP, Immigration and Trademarks
South Texas College of Law and Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
I’m Ava (Na) Li, founder of Ava Li Law PLLC, licensed to practice law in both China and the United States.
Before coming to the U.S., I practiced in Beijing, where I served on the legal team for the 2008 Olympic Games and led the successful trademark defense of the “Water Cube.” That case taught me something lasting: intellectual property is part of a brand’s soul.
In 2012, I moved to the U.S. to pursue an LL.M. in International Intellectual Property Law at Chicago-Kent College of Law, one of the nation’s top IP programs. I graduated with honors and later earned my...
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Richard A. Langer
Albany, NY Attorney with 53 years of experience
Business and Tax
New York University School of Law and Albany Law School
Richard practices general business law with an emphasis on taxation. He has wide-ranging experience in legal issues facing businesses includes: organizing corporations, limited liability companies, purchasing and selling businesses, leveraged buy-out transactions, financing arrangements, capital raising, venture capital, leasing and leveraged leasing, reorganizations/restructurings, shareholder agreements and disputes, qualified pension/profit sharing plans, ESOPs, and executive compensation plans. He represents clients in disputes with federal and state taxing authorities. Richard also engages in estate and management succession planning, particularly involving interests in closely-held businesses.
Richard was an Adjunct Professor of Law at Albany Law School from 1975 to 1999, where he taught courses...
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Gary O'Brien
Elmsford, NY Attorney with 25 years of experience
570 Taxter Rd
Ste 640
Elmsford, NY 10523
Business and Real Estate
New York Law School
As General Counsel and Senior Vice President, Gary provides legal advice and representation to his clients on a broad range of issues.
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Nathaniel Seth Wasserstein
Sparkill, NY Lawyer with 30 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness
Brooklyn Law School
Nat Wasserstein brings a combination of Law and Business experience. He earned his law degree from Brooklyn Law School. He is a graduate of Cornell University with an MBA from Baruch College. He is a member of both the New York and New Jersey Bars, holds a Series 7 NASD license and is a Certified Fraud Examiner. The best kind of business lawyer doesn’t just spot issues and manage risk, he or she also identifies opportunities and the means to seize them. And, the best way for that to happen is for the lawyer to...
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Thomas Owen O'Connor
White Plains, NY Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability
University of Notre Dame
Tom O'Connor has litigated hundreds of personal injury cases in the courts of New York City, Westchester and Long Island. He has long-experience litigating cases that seek compensation for construction and workplace accidents under New York's Labor Law and Industrial Codes. Tom's practice is nationwide and he has litigated catastrophic motor vehicle accident cases and industrial mishaps in over ten state jurisdictions, including Arkansas (fatality involving a trucking accident on Interstate 90), Arizona (trucking accident causing the death of a six-year old boy), Florida (traumatic brain injury from industrial accident), Georgia (catastrophic burn injury from industrial mishap in pulp and...
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James David Hartt
Liverpool, NY Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
Attorney James D. Hartt represents victims of employment discrimination statewide. He has significant experience representing clients in the NYS Division of Human Rights, EEOC and in State and Federal Courts. Call Attorney James D. Hartt today to set up your free initial telephone consultation.
With Offices in Rochester, Buffalo, Syracuse and a Satellite Office in Manhattan, Attorney James D. Hartt is proud to offer his legal expertise to New Yorkers statewide.
James practices in several other areas of law, including but not limited to: criminal defense, professional licensure defense, civil litigation, education law, and others!
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Daniel Anthony Testa III
Auburn, NY Attorney with 20 years of experience
Real Estate
State University of New York - Buffalo
I am a general practice attorney concentrating in Real Estate Law, Estate Planning and Administration, Family Law including Divorce and Uncontested Divorce and Criminal Law. Based in Auburn, New York the I service all of Central New York and the Fingerlakes Region including Cayuga, Onondaga, Seneca, Tompkins, Cortland and Oswego counties. I am a client focused Attorney. When you choose me to represent you you can rest assured that your matter will always take top priority and never get lost in the fray. My Office is dedicated to client satisfaction and customer service. In addition most services are...
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Elizabeth Barnhard
White Plains, NY Attorney with 43 years of experience
Elizabeth Barnhard is the Chair of the Pharma/Biotech Practice Group, working closely with clients to protect new inventions and products, with an emphasis on pharmaceutical and biological products and related technologies. With her many years of pharma industry and law firm experience, she helps clients create robust intellectual property portfolios that add value to their businesses. Having conducted, authored and supervised many patentability, freedom-to-operate, infringement, validity, product and manufacturing patent clearances in the areas of oncology/immunology, infectious diseases, virology, central nervous system disorders, cardiovascular/metabolic disorders, and molecular genetics, she helps her clients arrive at creative, value-adding solutions.
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Jitesh Dudani
White Plains, NY Lawyer with 7 years of experience
Free ConsultationArbitration & Mediation and Employment
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
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Ronald S. Cook
White Plains, NY Lawyer with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy and Tax
New York Law School
Attorney Cook is an experienced attorney and has been profiled as an expert on the New York Law Journal website. He has extensive experience in resolving legal issues and has authored numerous books, articles, and videos. He has assisted thousands of clients. He has decades of expertise with debt related matters including bankruptcy, loan modifications, foreclosure defense, short sales, judgments, wage garnishments, work outs, debt elimination, debt reduction, debt consolidation, and deed in lieu of foreclosure. Attorney Cook is experienced in working with individuals, couples, business owners, Law Firms, Fortune 500 Firms, and Wall Street Firms. Attorney Cook has five...
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Salvatore G. Gangemi
White Plains, NY Attorney with 31 years of experience
Employment
St. John's University School of Law and St. John's University School of Law
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Robert M. Schechter
White Plains, NY Lawyer with 10 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals and Business
Albany Law School
Robert M. Schechter focuses much of his practice in the areas of gun rights, civil and criminal litigation, contract law, appeals, as well as helping startups. He enjoys the courtroom and has always wanted to be a litigator. A significant portion of his practice is spent helping clients navigate the various licensing authorities that New York has involved in deciding to grant or deny CCW (gun) Licenses. He takes an individualized approach to each and every appeal and Article 78 proceeding. Additionally this has further opened his eyes to clear disparate treatment many members of our country face. This unique...