Highmount Lawyers

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...

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...

Victor A. Nezu concentrates his practice primarily in the areas of Immigration, Divorce, Business, Entertainment and Real Estate matters. He is a graduate of Boston University School of Law and Boston University Graduate School of Management, having earned joint Juris Doctor and Master of Business Administration degrees. Mr. Nezu is a licensed attorney admitted to practice in New York, New Jersey and the Supreme Court of the United States. He is also a member of the Phi Beta Kappa honor society.

As a former D.A. in Brooklyn, I've seen it all when it comes to fighting traffic violations, reckless driving charges, and criminal proceedings in New York. I am not going to say things like "I will represent you zealously" -- every attorney should do that. What I will promise you transparency, trust, and a prompt response to any questions you have as I represent your case. I understand that fighting a criminal case or traffic violation in New York City can be stressful, time-consuming, and difficult to manage. I make sure to respect the needs of my clients. I will...

Larry P. Schiffer is a partner in the New York office of Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP, practicing commercial, insurance, and reinsurance litigation, arbitration, and mediation. He also provides advice on coverage and contract wording issues for a wide variety of insurance and reinsurance relationships. He is active in legal and industry associations where he has held various leadership positions. He has lectured in the U.S. and the U.K., and has been widely published on reinsurance and other insurance, litigation, and technology topics in various national and international journals and publications. He serves as an Expert Commentator on reinsurance for...

Frank K. Mulhern, Esq., CPA, NY & NJ Bar, received his B.S in Accounting from Fordham University and his Juris Doctorate degree from New York Law School and is an experienced and successful Attorney/CPA for over 25 years specializing in the following areas:

• Real Estate and Commercial Purchases and Sales – Planning & Administration of Closings.
• Taxation - Audits/Controversies, Planning, Compliance for businesses and individuals.
• Estate Planning/Administration, Wills, Wealth Preservation & Business Succession.
• Business Law

Real Estate – Successful closing representation and planning as to the legal, tax and accounting aspects of the sales and purchases of residential real estate and...

John Altorelli is a highly accomplished mergers and acquisitions attorney with over 30 years of experience. Over the course of his career, Altorelli has worked on numerous high-profile transactions, representing both buyers and sellers.

Our practice is limited exclusively to Immigration Law. Sharon Ames has been a member of AILA (the American Immigration Lawyers Association) since 1999. Ms. Ames is fluent in Spanish.

Ariel E. Solomon, Esq., concentrates her practice in the areas of Federal Employment Law and Civil Litigation. She has significant experience asserting rights of employees in complex litigation matters, including but not limited to, providing aggressive representation for employees in adverse action cases before the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), discrimination cases before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, federal retirement and whistleblower retaliation cases. She is internationally recognized for her work representing physician whistleblowers employed with the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Ariel frequently represents clients based in Asia, the European Union, and the Middle East. ...

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...

New York City ( NYC ) Criminal Defense Attorney Lance Fletcher, is a former prosecutor at the Manhattan District Attorney's Office with a practice conveniently located in midtown Manhattan. While working for the District Attorney, Mr. Fletcher handled thousands of cases, litigated hundreds of motions, and conducted numerous trials. His primary practice areas include Criminal Defense, DWI / DUI defense, and desk appearance tickets. Since leaving the District Attorney's Office, Mr. Fletcher has successfully defended over a thousand clients in the New York City area from a wide range of charges including shoplifting, burglary, grand larceny, DWI, and...

Selected by Chambers USA every year since 2005, The Best Lawyers in America since 2019, and by Super Lawyers since 2008 as one of the top Entertainment Lawyers in NYC, Jacobson built his unique practice by focusing on his two passions: music and film. In the music area, he represented the estates of George & Ira Gershwin, Elvis Presley and Duke Ellington and important songwriters such as Jimmy Webb, Shakira, James Brown and Holland-Dozier-Holland. He represented the digital jukebox industry in its negotiations for performing rights, as well as the Cheer and Spirit industry regarding its use of music. He...

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...

I am a Harvard Law School graduate and New York immigration lawyer with more than 30 years experience in business, professional and family immigration. I have helped many people with H-1B, and O-1 work visas, labor certification green cards and marriage green cards, among other immigration and citizenship cases. I care about my clients, handle all cases personally and am easy to reach by phone or email. I am also a regular writer about immigration law for the well known publication Immigration Daily. I well understand the anxieties and frustrations of people who are dealing with the immigration bureaucracy and...

Attorney with over forty ((40) years experience in Commercial Transactions, Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, Personal Injury and Commercial/Residential Real Estate including: Commercial/Residential Sales, Purchases and Leasing; Condominium/Cooperative Law; Land Acquisitions; and Construction/Development of Commercial, Residential and Mixed-Use Projects. Dynamic negotiator and facilitator of complex real estate and joint venture transactions. Licensed Real Estate Broker. Underwriting Name at Lloyd's of London. Bar Admissions: State of New York (1985); State of New Jersey (1985); United States District Court, District of New Jersey (1985); United States District Court, Southern District of New York (1986); United States District Court, Eastern District of New York (1986); and District of Columbia Court of Appeals (1988). Telephone...

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...

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...

Retired physician and admitted attorney with outstanding proficiency in analyzing and consulting on legal health matters. Four plus years experience in all aspects of plaintiff litigation including depositions, pleadings, new client intakes and medical record reviews. Specialty in medicolegal analysis of medical and personal injury cases. Admitted in New York, Massachusetts and United States District Courts for the Eastern and Northern Districts of New York.Also practice in certain areas of Criminal Law, Medical Malpractice, VA Law, medical records review, medicolegal consulting.

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...

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.

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....

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™

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...

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...

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...

• Represent Spanish, Portuguese and English speaking clients • Family-based immigration: attend interviews at the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services field offices; consular processing for immigrant and non-immigrant visas • Employment-based immigration: I-140, PERM, L visas, E-2 visas, H-1B visas, J visas • Removal defense and litigation experience: represent clients in immigration court at master calendar and individual hearings for bond, cancellation of removal, asylum, and adjustment of status • Immigrant and non-immigrant waivers: 212(d)(3), 212(e), 212(h), 212(c), I-601 and I-601A • Research and writing: write briefs on appeal before the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, the...

I am a New York-based maritime lawyer serving vessel owners and operators (both bluewater and brownwater), P&I clubs, and other transportation intermediaries in a wide variety of disputes. I also have experience in insurance coverage issues and in the handling of complex construction cases. I am admitted to practice in the state and federal courts of New York and New Jersey.

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...

Tanner “Bryce” Jones, Managing Director of Jones Law Firm, P.C. in Manhattan, develops the litigation strategies on all cases and ensures that they match client goals. By listening to and understanding the client’s perspective, he is able to give balanced advice on the risk-weighted costs and benefits of undertaking legal work at all stages of the litigation lifecycle. His legal interests include the enforceability of money judgments and the powers and limitations of contracts to create and maintain incentives among businesses and their stakeholders.

Before forming his own firm, Bryce was an eDiscovery project manager who deployed cutting edge technology to...