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Brent Adam Burns
New York, NY Attorney with 31 years of experience
New York City Bar Association
43 West 43rd Street, Ste. 229
New York, NY 10036-7424
Free ConsultationArbitration & Mediation, Employment and Securities
New York Law School
The focus of our practice is the representation of individual and institutional investors in arbitrations and litigations involving claims of breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, mismanagement, stock fraud, suitability, unauthorized trading, negligence and churning.
I also regularly represent those who work in the financial services regarding recruiting practices including issues relating to the Protocol for Broker Recruiting; non-solicit, non-compete and other restrictive covenants; customer privacy and other regulatory issues; best-practices for preserving a book of business through a transition; Form U5 negotiations; responding to FINRA inquiries; promissory notes; bonus disputes; team disputes; temporary restraining orders (TROs); expedited FINRA arbitrations;...
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Robert Unger
New York, NY Attorney with 45 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness and Real Estate
Fordham University School of Law
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Raymond James Dowd
New York, NY Attorney with 32 years of experience
Business and IP
Fordham University School of Law
Partner, Dunnington Bartholow & Miller LLP. Attorney experienced in civil litigation and arbitration in federal and state courts, emphasis on copyright, trademark, trade secret and domain name issues, heirship and title disputes, contract, licensing, authenticity and ownership disputes. Extensive experience in licensing and fine art. Author Copyright Litigation Handbook (Thomson Reuters 2015-2016, Copyright Litigation Blog.
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Jeffrey Benjamin
New York, NY Attorney with 28 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals, Business and Real Estate
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
Attorney Jeffrey Benjamin is enjoying his third decade of practicing law. In 1997, he started practicing law in the field of consumer protection and class actions. Out of the starting gate, he was trying cases, arguing substantial motions and appeals, and building a practice under the motto: “Doing Well, by Doing Good.”
Today, he continues to develop skill and expertise in trial and appellate advocacy. Adversary counsel against him come from some of the largest and most resourceful firms in New York City down to competent and capable sole practitioners. From the beginning of his practice, Mr. Benjamin has felt that...
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Joseph F. Kilada
New York, NY Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals and Employment
Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
Joseph Kilada began his career at one of the most prestigious public interest law firms in Manhattan handling complex legal issues and trials. Thereafter, he entered private practice starting a litigation law firm devoted to zealously serving the needs of his clients.
Joseph Kilada is admitted to practice in New York State and is also admitted to practice before various federal courts including the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. In 2006, Mr. Kilada was admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court where he had the pleasure of personally meeting several Supreme Court Justices including newly appointed, Chief Judge John...
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Yale Pollack
New York, NY Attorney with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment
Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
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Daniel J Wasserberg
New York, NY Attorney with 22 years of experience
Employment and Products Liability
Indiana University Maurer School of Law
With over a decade of expertise, Daniel is a seasoned personal injury attorney with a focus on mesothelioma cases. He represents victims in Texas, New York, New Jersey, and Illinois, primarily litigating against asbestos trusts. Since co-founding Meirowitz & Wasserberg, LLP in 2015, Daniel has helped secure over $360 million in settlements for asbestos exposure victims. He stands out as a fervent advocate for his clients, challenging major corporations to uphold public health and welfare. Recognized as a Super Lawyer in New York, Daniel also contributes to the Leader’s Forum of the American Association for Justice and the New York...
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Andre Castaybert
New York, NY Attorney with 36 years of experience
830 Third Avenue
5th Floor
New York, NY 10022
Free ConsultationAppeals, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Employment
New York University School of Law
André G. Castaybert is the founder and principal attorney at CASTAYBERT PLLC. His experience as a commercial trial court and appellate lawyer spans two and a half decades. He started his career as a litigator in New York City, at the international law firm of Proskauer Rose LLP where he worked for twenty years in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department on a wide range of commercial disputes in the Federal courts across the United States, in the New York State courts, and in domestic and international arbitration. André has also been Counsel to several highly regarded boutique business...
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Anthony J. Gallo
New York, NY Attorney with 28 years of experience
Bankruptcy, Entertainment & Sports and Real Estate
Hofstra University
Anthony J. Gallo, a Partner in Tully Rinckey PLLC’s New York City office, focuses his practice on real estate law and bankruptcy law. In addition to his extensive background in real estate and general civil litigation, Anthony brings an added dimension of experience in entertainment law matters with a particular expertise in music industry affairs. He is licensed to practice in New York State, the U.S. District Court (Southern and Eastern and Districts of New York) and the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals.
Prior to joining Tully Rinckey, Anthony was a managing member of AJ Gallo Associates, PC, where he...
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Kevin J. Shehan
New York, NY Attorney with 19 years of experience
Employment
George Mason University School of Law
Kevin Shehan is the Owner and Founder of Shehan Legal, PLLC.
Shehan Legal, PLLC works for employees and small to medium-sized business employers in New York and Virginia, and federal government employees worldwide. We are dedicated to labor and employment counseling and litigation, and outsourced and part-time general counsel services.
Before founding Shehan Legal, PLLC, Kevin practiced labor and employment law at New York law firms. Most recently, Kevin chaired the New York Labor & Employment practice group, and the Virginia practice group, of an international law firm. Previously, Kevin served as a law clerk to the Honorable...
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Nadezhda "Nadia" Liberg
New York, NY Lawyer
Immigration
Pacific National University School of Law and St. John's University School of Law
Nadezhda “Nadia” Liberg is an immigration attorney and the founder of Liberg & Associates and of New York Immigration Center.
After obtaining her J.D. equivalent law degree at Pacific National University in Russia, Nadia attended St. John’s University School of Law in New York where she graduated with an L.L.M Degree. She is licensed to practice law in the State of Missouri.
Nadia focuses her legal practice on helping individuals, families, working professionals, persons with extraordinary abilities, entrepreneurs, and investors to obtain visas, green cards, and citizenship to the United States. She also represents US employers sponsoring foreign workers for temporary visas...
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Konstantin Burshteyn
New York, NY Attorney with 15 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
A personal injury attorney who takes your personal injury, personally.
Konstantin joined Wingate Russotti Shapiro & Halperin, LLP after serving as a senior attorney at a prestigious personal injury firm in New York City. He currently handles litigation in the areas of construction accidents and Labor Law, catastrophic motor vehicle accidents and premises liability.
Konstantin has obtained millions of dollars for his clients through verdicts and settlements throughout the State of New York. His motivation and devotion to his clients has helped him be a zealous advocate for his clients and enables him to do everything he can to help his clients...
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Andrew Francis Lavadera
New York, NY Lawyer with 11 years of experience
Products Liability
Seton Hall University School of Law
Andrew Lavadera, Esq., is a Senior Trial Attorney at Cellino Law dedicated to representing individuals who sustained serious bodily injury as a result of accidents. Our goal is to provide each client with maximum compensation for their pain and suffering, lost income, medical expenses, and other economic losses. There is no fee unless our client receives compensation.
Andrew completed his undergraduate studies at Villanova University’s School of Business where he received his B.S. in Management and International Business with a concentration in theater. He subsequently earned his J.D. with a concentration in Intellectual Property from Seton Hall University School of Law....
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Larry Cary
New York, NY Attorney with 41 years of experience
Business
Georgetown University Law Center and Brooklyn Law School
Larry Cary is a Founding Member of Cary Kane LLP. He has practiced labor, employment and employee benefits law for nearly 25 years. He has been involved with the American labor movement for over 35 years. Prior to co-founding the firm, Mr. Cary was the senior partner in the labor department of Vladeck, Waldman, Elias & Engelhard, PC., where he represented unions and benefit plans for 17 years. He also previously served as in-house general counsel to the Amalgamated Service and Allied Industries Joint Board, ACTWU, and its benefit plans.
He is licensed to practice law in the State of...
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Douglas Lipsky
New York, NY Lawyer with 21 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment
Douglas Lipsky is the co-founding partner of Lipsky Lowe LLP. He has extensive experience in the areas of employment law, including discrimination, sexual harassment, unpaid overtime, and unpaid tips.
Doug also advises corporate clients on matters relating to harassment, the development, and implementation of employment contracts, employee handbooks, personnel policies, reductions-in-force, independent contractor agreements and compliance with Title VII, ADEA, ADA, FMLA, USERRA, and other federal, state and local employment statutes.
Doug is widely respected amongst his peers. New York Super Lawyer Magazine has named him a Super Lawyer for every year since 2011, including for 2018. No more than 2.5%...
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Raoul Duggal
New York, NY Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, International and Securities
New York University School of Law
Raoul Duggal is a corporate attorney focusing on the representation of start-up and venture-backed companies. He has advised companies and investors on numerous venture capital and angel investments and exits. In addition, he has extensive experience advising clients on a broad spectrum of domestic and international M&A transactions, including restructuring and refinancing transactions. Raoul also has experience with public companies and has advised on domestic and international IPOs.
Raoul has represented a wide variety of start-up companies and investors, as well as numerous mid- and large-sized U.S. and European corporate clients. Raoul has extensive experience in such industry sectors as technology,...
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David O. Klein
NEW YORK, NY Lawyer with 33 years of experience
Communications, Entertainment & Sports and IP
Elisabeth Haub School of Law - Pace University and Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University
David Klein is one of the most recognized attorneys in the technology, Internet marketing, sweepstakes and telecommunications fields. Skilled at counseling clients on a broad range of technology-related matters, David Klein has substantial experience in negotiating and drafting complex licensing, marketing and Internet agreements. He has an in-depth understanding of Internet and new media law and is established as a leader in structuring and implementing major technology agreements.
Well-versed in Internet poker law, sweepstakes law, gaming law, gambling law and laws pertaining to fantasy sports and other promotions, David helps steer clients through the ever-evolving legal landscape associated with their new...
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Barbara Jane Hart
New York, NY Lawyer with 32 years of experience
Free ConsultationFordham University School of Law
Barbara Hart is a principal at Grant & Eisenhofer and serves on the firm’s Executive Committee. Ms. Hart has nearly three decades of experience as a leader in plaintiffs’ litigation. She has represented institutional investors, including many public pension funds, in securities and antitrust litigation and served as lead counsel in 4 of the top 100 securities class action settlements. Ms. Hart has also achieved substantive antitrust and False Claims Act/Qui Tam settlements on behalf of her clients.
In addition, Ms. Hart has represented other matters include representation of approximately 45 adult survivors of sexual abuse who brought claims against the...
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Kristin R. White
New York, NY Attorney with 26 years of experience
Real Estate
Boston College Law School
Kristin R. White is a graduate of Boston College Law School. Upon completing her education, she served two judicial clerkships at the trial and appellate levels in Massachusetts. Ms. White is a former Assistant Attorney General for the State of New York and spent several years practicing in private law firms in New York City. She has also received appointments as a guardian ad litem in the Surrogate’s Court in New York.
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Dario Anthony Chinigo
New York, NY Attorney with 29 years of experience
Workers' Comp
New York Law School
Dario Anthony Chinigo, is an attorney with more than 15 years of experience in Personal Injury Litigation, and an associate with the firm of Hofmann & Schweitzer since 2004. Having immigrated to the United States from his native Italy in 1983, Dario is especially sensitive to the issues and problems faced by immigrants who are injured as a result of others' negligence. He speaks, reads and writes Italian fluently, and is conversational in Spanish.
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Timothy Francis Schweitzer
New York, NY Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Workers' Comp
Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
With 18 years experience in tort litigation and with a diversified background which includes marine construction, Tim Schweitzer, partner with the law firm of Hofmann & Schweitzer, has unique insight into the needs of his clients. Tim specializes in personal injury matters, with special emphasis on maritime(Jones Act and Longshore Harbor Workers), construction worker tort claims and railroad (F.E.L.A.) claims. He has successfully resolved hundreds of personal injury suits through settlement and by jury verdict.
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Paul C. Taylor
New York, NY Lawyer
Business and Real Estate
University of Pennsylvania Law School
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Beau Taylor
New York, NY Attorney with 8 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals
Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
Beau Taylor is the owner of Beau Taylor Law, PLLC, a boutique law firm located in New York. We focus on Estate Planning, Family Law, and Personal Injury, including probate, guardianships, and trusts and wills. Beau Taylor Law is committed to helping clients from Manhattan to Montauk. Beau Taylor Law is a personable law firm that understands each client has their own unique situations.
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Sean-Patrick Wilson
New York, NY Attorney with 18 years of experience
111 8th Avenue
New York, NY 10011
Business, Employment and Workers' Comp
UCLA School of Law
- ACC In-House Counsel Certified multi-state (NY/NJ/CA-barred) labor and employment law specialist, SPHR and SHRM-SCP with over a decade of experience providing Fortune Global 500 entities with high-stakes management-side litigation defense, strategic risk mitigation, daily HR-related advice and cost-effective compliance counseling.
- Excellent written and verbal communicator with diverse audiences in both public and private settings, highly adept at translating complex legal requirements into succinct, actionable advice even in the face of frequently changing legal/regulatory landscapes, shifting leadership priorities, and varying risk tolerances.
- Motivated self-starter and creative problem-solver with demonstrated track record providing proactive and pragmatic workplace solutions, able to...
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Andrew Joseph Mailhot
New York, NY Lawyer with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment
University of Michigan Law School and University of California - Davis
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Jill Diamond
New York, NY Lawyer with 17 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment
Cornell Law School
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Edmond Joseph Hakimian
East Elmhurst, NY Attorney with 15 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University
I am an attorney specializing in workers’ compensation in Queens, NY. I was admitted to the practice of law in the State of New York and has since been representing injured individuals. Hakimian Law was founded in 2018 after gaining experience at several plaintiff law offices.
I have assisted thousands of injured workers in complicated legal situations through patience, commitment, attention to detail, and perseverance. I pride myself in protecting my client’s rights to the fullest extent of the law and will not stop until my client is fully satisfied.
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Douglas Santino Corleone
New York, NY Attorney with 24 years of experience
Free ConsultationImmigration and Workers' Comp
Seton Hall University School of Law
Admitted to the New York State Bar in 2001, Douglas Corleone has helped thousands of injury and immigration clients achieve the successful outcome they deserve.
He is also the author of several novels published by Macmillan and Hachette, including his award-winning debut One Man's Paradise and the acclaimed international thriller Good as Gone.
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George Anthony Marco
MANHASSET, NY Attorney with 31 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness
St. John's University School of Law
Prior to earning my law degree from St. John's Law School in 1993, I was employed as a Mechanical Engineer. After graduating I took a position with a public works contractor as an executive project manager and in-house counsel where I remained until 1999. Since that time I have represented contractors, owners and construction professionals on their projects both in and out of court as well as complex commercial litigation matters.
I believe that my engineering background and prior experience as a project manager is invaluable and an added benefit not shared by many other attorneys in the practice...
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John Troy
Flushing, NY Attorney with 36 years of experience
(718) 762-1324
41-25 Kissena Blvd, Suite 103
Park Regent
Flushing, NY 11355
Employment
Dickinson School of Law
John Troy is the Managing Attorney of Troy Law. He was admitted in 1989, in New York; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern and Southern; and the Second Court of Appeals. Troy graduated from the National Chengchi University in Taiwan and the Dickinson School of Law in Pennsylvania. Since 1989, Troy has continuously served the Flushing community in a plethora of legal services, ranging from transactions to complex litigation. Headed by Mr. Troy, Troy Law has evolved to become the premier Plaintiffs’-side employment wage-and-hour firm both in the broader New York area and nationally. Troy Law only represents employees,...
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George Howard Dippel
Bayside, NY Lawyer with 44 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness and Real Estate
Cornell Law School
The Law Office of George H. Dippel provides quality legal services in the areas of wills, probate, trusts and estates, real estate closings (house, co-op, condo, commercial), commercial leases, business sales and purchases, incorporation of businesses, health care proxies and power of attorney.
We are committed to providing the highest level of one-on-one personalized service to every client. Your matter is of the utmost importance to us and receives individual attention and expert care.
Utilizing his extensive knowledge and decades of experience, attorney George Dippel has provided thousands of clients throughout Queens, Brooklyn, Bronx, Manhattan, Long Island and...
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Frederick Joseph Dorchak
Roslyn, NY Lawyer with 45 years of experience
Patents and Trademarks
St. John's University School of Law
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* Earned AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell® due to the recommendations of clients and peers for his outstanding service and expertise.
* Prosecuted thousands of patent applications in a broad range of state-of-the-art technologies in the fields of chemistry, mechanics, biotechnology, and computer systems.
* Protected the intellectual property rights of clients by successfully negotiating and litigating settlements to patent and trademark infringement cases.
* Expertly conformed foreign and PCT applications to United States Patent and Trademark Office standards.
* Coordinated with numerous clients to prosecute U.S. priority applications internationally.
* Specialized in patent and trademark prosecution for over thirty years,...
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John Chul-joon Kim
Flushing , NY Lawyer with 26 years of experience
(718) 539-1100
163-10 Northern Boulevard
Suite 201
Flushing , NY 11358
Free ConsultationBankruptcy, Immigration and Real Estate
Boston University School of Law
John C. Kim was born in Seoul, South Korea and immigrated to the United States in 1971 as a five year old. Brought up by business owning parents in Baltimore, Maryland, he is proudly both Korean and American, embracing the best of both worlds. As a seasoned, respected attorney for nearly 20 years who handles cases across multiple practices areas that focus on debt resolution and dispute resolution for individuals and businesses, he has practiced in New York City since 1999, across all the boroughs of New York City and in Federal Courts in New Jersey. The firm Mr. Kim...
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Justin Solomon Nematzadeh
NEW YORK, NY Lawyer with 16 years of experience
(929) 560-6264
101 Avenue of the Americas
Suite 909
NEW YORK, NY 10013
Business, Consumer, Real Estate and Securities
Fordham University School of Law
Justin Nematzadeh is the Founder and Managing Member of Nematzadeh PLLC. Through practicing at prestigious law firms, he has amassed a record of results through first-chair experience, especially in trials, on behalf of businesses of all sizes, entrepreneurs, the government, public and private institutional investors, and individuals. He has played roles in actions that resulted in recoveries amounting to over $3.53 billion for litigants.
In 2018, Justin was honored as a Rising Star under 40 years of age by Law360® in Class Actions, a prestigious award given to a select few “top litigators and dealmakers practicing at a level usually seen...
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John Wu
New York, NY Attorney with 1 year of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness
Osgoode Hall Law School
I’m John Wu, a NY licensed attorney, originally from Toronto, Canada. I consider myself an entrepreneur first, and a lawyer second.
My passions are law and innovation. Since beginning my entrepreneurial journey in 2015, I’ve founded multiple successful startups, and sat on the boards of many others. As legal innovator, I’ve worked with the top global law firms to improve their practice through technology.
Leveraging the totality of my experiences - all the successes, the failures, the lessons learned, I aim to provide entrepreneurs with the guidance they need to reach new heights.
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John Francis Campbell
New York, NY Attorney with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationMaurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University
Mr. Campbell is a Senior Trial Attorney at Raiser & Kenniff with an extensive litigation background in the areas of Criminal Defense, Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice. Mr. Campbell began his legal career as an Assistant District Attorney where he successfully prosecuted a multitude of cases ranging from low-level misdemeanors to serious violent felonies. During his tenure with the District Attorney’s Office, he was appointed to the Economic Crimes Bureau where he continued to hone his litigation skills and gained significant investigation experience with respect to sophisticated financial and White Collar crimes. ...
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William W Chuang
New York, NY Attorney with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness and IP
New York University School of Law
Before founding Jakubowitz & Chuang LLP, William worked as an intellectual property litigation associate in a Vault 50 law firm. William focuses his practice on intellectual property issues such as copyrights and trademarks. He has obtained copyrights and trademarks for his clients, and have represented both rightholders and accused infringers in court.
William is admitted to practice before the courts of the State of New York, as well as the Eastern and Southern District Courts of New York.
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Michael W. Goldstein
New York, NY Attorney with 46 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness and Real Estate
Brooklyn Law School and Brooklyn Law School
The Law Offices of Michael W. Goldstein has been aggressively and effectively representing business and individual clients in New York Business Contracts, Business Transactions, Commercial Litigation; New York Real Estate Transactions, Real Estate Litigation; Mechanic’s Liens; and Wills, Trusts and Estates since 1985.
We provide top tier legal representation for •Business and Commercial Law •Contracts •Commercial Transactions •Forming Corporations, Limited Liability Companies, and Partnerships •Purchase or Sale of a Business •Employment Contracts •Independent Contractor Agreements •Commercial Litigation •Real Estate Transactions •Construction & Home Renovation Contracts •Mechanic’s Liens •Real Estate Litigation •Down Payment Litigation •Partition Actions•Actions for Specific Performance •Wills and Trusts...
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Julie Norma Samuels
New York, NY Lawyer with 27 years of experience
276 Fifth Avenue
Suite 704
New York, NY 10001
Free ConsultationBusiness, Entertainment & Sports and IP
New York Law School
I worked in corporate for many years at the New York City Opera, Condé Nast, and Artsy. Good experiences all, but as my experience grew so did my frustration at not being able to be the lawyer that I wanted to be. Thinking about each “job” and my “work” independently of the other clarified for me that I wanted to find a closer relationship between the two so that I could say that I loved doing both.
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My work at Artsy solidified my thinking about the lawyer that I am and want to continue to be –working closely with creatives...
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Christopher Lucero
New York, NY Lawyer
White Collar Crime
St. John's University School of Law
A former Southern California Deputy District Attorney, Mr. Lucero is licensed to practice law in the States of California and New York. He has handled criminal cases ranging from petty theft to murder. While he worked as a prosecutor, he earned the rare distinction of never losing a case involving driving under the influence, domestic violence, or homicide. Mr. Lucero's experience as a prosecutor gives him unique insight into what makes prosecutors tick, what they look for in proving a case at trial, and how they negotiate plea bargains. Should you find yourself on the wrong end of the criminal...