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Nance Schick
New York, NY Attorney with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment and Workers' Comp
State University of New York - Buffalo
Nance L. Schick is an employment lawyer and mediator based in New York City, where her firm now known as Third Ear Conflict Resolution has been based since 2003. Author of DIY CONFLICT RESOLUTION, she gives legal advice to employers with workers in New York State and resolves workplace disputes worldwide—before they end up in court.
Prior to law school, she worked in Human Resources and operations management at United Parcel Service, where she developed an interest in employment law. Planning to go to law school in the off seasons, she spent a few years working in Sport Administration, consistent...
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Jimmy Johnson
Flushing, NY Lawyer with 11 years of experience
(347) 426-8803
Law Offices of Jimmy Johnson PLLC
149-45 Northern Blvd, #1N
Flushing, NY 11354
Free ConsultationAppeals, Business and Immigration
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School and DeSales University
Attorney Jimmy Johnson is Juris Doctor (JD) graduate of Western Michigan University-Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Auburn Hills Campus, Michigan, USA. In fact, Jimmy Johnson, Esquire is a skilled US Immigration Attorney, Private and Public Criminal Defense Attorneys, and a General Practice, Solo & Small Firm Lawyer with great talents and proven experiences in legal immigration matters including Individual-Family-based and Business-based immigration issues for Jimed Johnson Immigration Services, LLC, Flushing, NY; Law Office of Osa Igunbor, Poughkeepsie, NY; Proskauer Rose, LLP; & Law Office of Adebukola Adetula, Irvington, NJ.
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Edgar Ness Romano
New Windsor, NY Attorney with 30 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
The John Marshall Law School
Mr. Romano, a senior partner at Pasternack Tilker Ziegler Walsh Stanton & Romano, LLP, handles workers compensation cases for the firm. He received his undergraduate degree cum laude from Brandeis University and his Juris Doctorate degree from The John Marshall Law School. Mr. Romano litigates workers compensation claims, including cases involving occupational exposure, asbestos and industrial irritants. He has lectured extensively to labor unions and medical providers. Mr. Romano is a Past President of the Workers Injury Law and Advocacy Group and current President of the Society of New York Workers' Compensation Bar Association. He is a member of...
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Richard C. Bell
New York City, NY Attorney with 42 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability
Rutgers School of Law-Newark
Richard C. Bell has been practicing law in New York City since 1982. In 1986, he opened his own practice focused on personal injury and medical malpractice, and he has maintained that practice since that time. He represents clients in cases resulting from negligence, including auto accidents, construction accidents, medical malpractice, and more. Mr. Bell handles all aspects of his cases, from the initial investigation through settlement or trial verdict. He is motivated by a true sense of concern for his clients and a desire to get them the compensation they deserve while seeing that those responsible are brought to...
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Keshab Raj Seadie
New York, NY Attorney with 28 years of experience
Free ConsultationImmigration
The University of Georgia School of Law
The Law Office of Keshab Raj Seadie, PC, is a full service New York City-based immigration law firm renowned for its impressive record of obtaining immigrant and non-immigrant visas for our clients. Over the past decade, we have helped countless businesses and families understand and successfully navigate the immigration and naturalization processes. We have represented over one hundred corporations, and have successfully processed thousands of immigrant and non-immigrant petitions for their employees. In addition, we have also successfully represented thousands of individuals and families.
We work directly with both domestic and international corporations to develop individual strategies to ensure the successful...
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Elaine Shay
New York, NY Attorney with 35 years of experience
Free ConsultationBenjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
A respected and skilled attorney with over 28 years of experience as a litigator representing clients before the Courts in the Bronx, Brooklyn, New York City and Queens. Ms. Shay is also a talented negotiator who understands her clients and works tirelessly to achieve their goals.
Her practice is primarily concentrated on real estate and housing matters, including evictions, nonpayment cases, holdover proceedings, HP cases, ejectments, partition actions, DHCR filings, PARs, commercial litigation, leasing, summary proceedings, property transfers, mortgage transactions, corporate governance, shareholder disputes and appeals.
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Patrick McGlashan
New York, NY Lawyer with 17 years of experience
Business
Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center and State University of New York - College at Oneonta
Our goal is to be trusted advisors who are accessible and responsive to our clients needs and concerns. It is our belief that our success has been a result of our commitment to provide our clients with exceptional service.
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Jeffrey Lichtman
New York, NY Lawyer with 34 years of experience
Free ConsultationWhite Collar Crime
Duke University School of Law
Jeffrey Lichtman has been a criminal defense attorney for over 30 years, practicing primarily in the federal and state courts of New York. Beyond New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, Mr. Lichtman handles federal cases, appeals and investigations throughout the country. His clients include those charged with white collar and non-white collar offenses, such as RICO violations, narcotics offenses, money laundering, securities fraud, health care fraud, tax evasion and murder charges. Many of his cases and clients are internationally known and have been featured prominently in the media. A 1990 graduate of Duke Law School, Mr. Lichtman opened his...
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David Pierre Turchi
New York, NY Lawyer with 24 years of experience
Free ConsultationAmerican University Washington College of Law
New York Litigator and Trial Lawyer
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Eric Dinnocenzo
New York, NY Attorney with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Insurance Claims and Real Estate
Boston College Law School
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Anthony E. Parent
New York, NY Lawyer with 22 years of experience
Free ConsultationTax
Quinnipiac University School of Law
Anthony Parent is a best-selling author, and the founding partner of IRS Medic, a law firm dedicated to working with those with tax problems. His is routinely quoted on tax issues in the local and national media, mostly recently in the Wall Street Journal, Smartmoney.com, the Houston Chronicle, Wall Street radio, Fox CT along with CBS, NBC and ABC affiliates around the country.
He has developed a proven tax resolution system, and has increased the forms focus on international compliance specifically the FBAR penalty abatement and the Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Initiative.
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Christopher J. Gray
New York, NY Lawyer with 28 years of experience
Appeals, Arbitration & Mediation and Securities
Georgetown University
Christopher J. Gray has spent most of his career representing individuals and small businesses- almost exclusively as plaintiffs- in complex litigation, arbitrations, class actions, and trials and appeals in state and federal court.
Mr. Gray was admitted to the New York bar in 1997, is a member of the bars of the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern, Southern and Western Districts of New York, the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Northern Districts of Texas, the U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, the U.S. Court of...
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Lawrence M. Kasen
Flushing, NY Attorney with 45 years of experience
Business and Immigration
Howard University School of Law and University of New Mexico
Growing up in Newark, New Jersey, I witnessed first hand the disparate treatment of individuals based on their country of origin, race and station in life. Even before becoming an attorney, I wanted to ensure that the civil rights afforded under the United States Constitution to individuals and business entities were equally and readily available. In furtherance of this objective, I went to Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ and studied the history, religion, languages and culture of many Native American peoples throughout North America as well as cultural anthropology. Realizing that the study of law would further my...
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Scott J. Rothenberg
New York, NY Attorney with 22 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Scott J. Rothenberg, Esq., joined The Rothenberg Law Firm LLP in 2005. Scott litigates significant personal injury & wrongful death cases on behalf of injured plaintiffs including, but not limited to, Bus, Car, Motorcycle & Truck Accidents, Scarring cases, Premises Liability and Traumatic Brain Injury cases.
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Joseph A. Bollhofer
St. James, NY Lawyer with 40 years of experience
Business and Real Estate
Fordham University School of Law and State University of New York - Stony Brook
Mr. Bollhofer is an attorney, and President of the law office of Joseph A. Bollhofer, P.C. in St. James, New York. He is licensed to practice law in New York and New Jersey. Mr. Bollhofer received his undergraduate degree from the Stony Brook University and his law degree from Fordham University School of Law. Elder Law and Estate and Business Planning, including asset transfer and Medicaid applications, have been primary areas of Mr. Bollhofer's law practice since 1985. He periodically gives lectures in these areas of law to community, professional and continuing education groups. He is a member...
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Derek T. Smith
New York, NY Lawyer with 30 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment and Workers' Comp
Dickinson School of Law and University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
We are Employment Law, Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Termination, Workplace Discrimination, Wage & Hour, and Whistleblower Attorneys in New York City, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, & Miami. With decades of experience and over $200 Million recovered throughout this time, call now for free consultation. No fee unless we recover.
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Ross B. Rothenberg
New, NY Lawyer with 24 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability
Brooklyn Law School
Ross B. Rothenberg, Esq., joined The Rothenberg Law Firm LLP in 2001. Ross represents catastrophic injury victims and focuses his practice areas on Wrongful Death, Truck, Car, Bus & Motorcycle Accidents, Construction Accidents, Premises Liability, Traumatic Brain Injury cases and Products Liability. Mr. Rothenberg, an AV-rated attorney by Martindale Hubbell, has obtained multi-million dollar verdicts and awards for his catastrophically injured clients. Ross is a lifetime member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum and Million Dollar Advocates Forum.
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Jeffrey B. Bloom
New York, NY Lawyer with 45 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability
Hofstra University
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Amanda Brooke Shaffer
New York, NY Attorney with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals, Business, Entertainment & Sports and Immigration
Quinnipiac University School of Law and University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Licenses: New York, New Jersey, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Main Practice Areas: Immigration Law, Family Law, & Litigation Amanda was born and raised in New York and currently resides in the East Village with her dog Bailey. She joined The Shapiro Law Firm, LLC, as a legal assistant in August 2012, and was promoted to of-counsel in November of 2012, when she was admitted to the New Jersey bar. Amanda enjoys working at The Shapiro Law Firm, LLC, because she is able to meet and engage with clients and make a real...
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Jennifer Lynne Alexander
New York, NY Lawyer with 30 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation and Real Estate
The University of Toledo College of Law
Jennifer L. Alexander is a Partner of the firm who concentrates a majority of her practice on matters involving New Jersey Landlord-Tenant Law, Community Association Law, and Collections Law. She also handles Real Estate Transactions, Mediation, Land Use, and Municipal Court matters. She begins most days appearing in Landlord-Tenant Court or appearing on behalf of community associations in litigation matters and ends most of her days representing communities in board meetings. Ms. Alexander oversees the firm’s Landlord-Tenant Department. Under Ms. Alexander’s leadership, the firm represents local and national corporate and individual landlords. Representation includes non-payment cases, "for-cause” cases, lease...
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Brandon S. Schwartz
New York, NY Lawyer with 7 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Entertainment & Sports and Securities
New York Law School
Brandon is the Managing Attorney at the Law Firm of Brandon S. Schwartz, P.C. Prior to founding the firm, Brandon worked in the Corporate practice of the New York office of DLA Piper, a global law firm, through a post-graduate fellowship program provided by the Two-Year JD Honors Program at New York Law School. During this experience, Brandon was involved in a broad range of corporate matters including corporate governance, due diligence, initial public offerings, and M&A transactions. Additionally, Brandon worked as an attorney and consultant for small and mid-size law firms, working on corporate and real estate matters, as...
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Erdal Turnacioglu
New York, NY Lawyer
Free ConsultationEmployment
New York Law School
Erdal Turnacioglu concentrates his practice in the area of employment law. He has substantial experience within the state and federal courts of New York and New Jersey.
Over the course of my legal career, Erdal has been driven by a passion for employment law. After law school, he worked in-house for a major New York City insurance company, handling motor vehicle accident defense. While this job introduced him to the practice of law, Erdal never lost sight of his dream of one day assisting individuals and businesses with their employment-related issues.
In 2010, Erdal attended a seminar entitled, “How to Handle...
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Mitchell A. Nathanson
Garden City, NY Lawyer with 33 years of experience
Real Estate
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Mitchell is often described by his colleagues and peers as a "lawyer's lawyer" and their "go to" lawyer for enforcing judgments against debtors, especially in New York State. However, Mitchell's expertise has resulted in receiving referrals in more than 25 states to collect debts to satisfaction, settlement, or execution. Mitchell will apply his trademark straightforward and analytical approach to assess and resolve your legal issues.
Mitchell volunteers his time to the Mortgage Foreclosure Defense Clinic of the Nassau County Bar Association, which helps low income homeowners facing potential foreclosure or eviction. His other community activities include membership in the American Bar...
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R. David Ades
Forest Hills, NY Attorney with 31 years of experience
Business, Immigration, Insurance Claims and Real Estate
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
R. David Ades graduated from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and began his legal career handling all areas of corporate law, real estate transactions and commercial transactions. David also gained extensive experience in representing clients in court on personal injury and civil litigation matters. He was associated with an insurance coverage and defense firm for over ten years and is well versed in insurance law disputes. Other areas of law with which he has been involved include landlord/tenant and foreclosure defense.
In addition to his legal practice, David graduated from Columbia University with a degree in history and has had...
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D. Maimon Kirschenbaum
New York, NY Lawyer with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment and Workers' Comp
Fordham University School of Law
D. Maimon Kirschenbaum represents employees in class action and individual wage/hour cases, individual discrimination cases and other employment matters, such as severance negotiations. Maimon has successfully taken on employers ranging in size from Fortune 500 Companies to "mom and pop" local businesses.
From an early point in his career, Maimon has been recognized in the media as a "wunderkind of the plaintiff's bar" and the "patron saint of stiffed waiters." Now a partner at the law firm of Joseph & Kirschenbaum LLP, he is well known throughout the restaurant and hospitality industry and its lawyers as a dedicated and effective advocate...
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Andrew I. Glenn
New York, NY Attorney with 33 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment
University of Miami School of Law
Andrew’s first job as a lawyer was with the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office, where he was a Deputy Attorney General for approximately seven years. As a government trial attorney, he learned “his way around a courtroom” as well as how to effectively and persuasively write legal documents. As a Deputy Attorney General, Andrew gained invaluable litigation experience in both State and Federal Courts, arguing motions before judges, negotiating settlements before mediators, taking and defending over 800 depositions, and trying both bench and jury trials.
After working with the New Jersey Attorney General, over the next eight years, Andrew further honed...
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Michael Elbert
Melville, NY Attorney with 26 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability and White Collar Crime
St. John's University School of Law
I am a former prosecutor and have been handling federal and state criminal cases for over 16 years. I have handled a wide variety of criminal defense cases for many satisfied clients. My trial experience is extensive and includes successful verdicts in cases such as murder, assault, robbery, burglary, weapons, bank robbery, drug, obstructing governmental administration, resisting arrest, felony, misdemeanor and vehicular crimes . I have obtained numerous acquittals after jury trials and dismissals without the need for a trial. I have also successfully negotiated thousands of plea bargains to reduced and often non-criminal charges and substance...
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Jacqueline Candella
New York, NY Lawyer with 1 year of experience
Free ConsultationArbitration & Mediation and Securities
New York Law School
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Gail Beichman Saul
Garden City, NY Attorney with 30 years of experience
Real Estate
Hofstra University and State University of New York - Binghamton
Gail B. Saul is an experienced matrimonial attorney, specializing in the areas of Divorce and Family Law. She handles cases involving custody, support, visitation, orders of protection, paternity, enforcement, modification of divorce judgments, prenuptial agreements, and postnuptial agreements in all counties of New York State. Ms. Saul is also a Court Certified Matrimonial Mediator. Gail Saul provides her clients with personalized attention, experience and knowledge of the law, and zealous representation. She works hard to obtain positive results for her clients.
Gail B. Saul, Esq., strives to bring each one of her clients the highest level of dedication, service, and professionalism....
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Jascha Daniel Preuss
New York, NY Attorney with 26 years of experience
Business and International
New York University and Switzerland
Jascha Preuss focuses his practice on cross-border and domestic corporate, commercial and credit transactions, with an emphasis on representing businesses from German speaking countries and their US affiliates. Jascha advises investors and companies on the formation and operation of subsidiaries, joint ventures and strategic alliances, mergers and acquisitions, divestitures and asset sales, distribution agreements, and international trade and other commercial agreements. He also represents businesses headquartered abroad as US outside general counsel with regard to corporate governance, compliance and legal risk management matters. He partners with colleagues in the firm's litigation group for the representation of clients in international...
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Edward R. Averbuch
New York, NY Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationArbitration & Mediation and Products Liability
New York Law School
Edward joined Leav & Steinberg LLP in 2016, bringing with him years of experience in personal injury and other matters. He graduated from the University of Connecticut in 2004, and obtained his law degree from New York Law School in 2008. While in law school, Edward interned in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. After graduating law school, Edward practiced law in Miami, Florida, before returning to New York to practice personal injury law in New York City.
Edward has successfully represented clients in State and Federal Courts. His experience includes trials, alternative...
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Derick C. Villanueva
NEW YORK, NY Attorney with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy
Syracuse University College of Law
We are a knowledgeable, experienced and aggressive law firm focusing on Personal Injury, Bankruptcy, Wrongful Death and Divorce. Since our modest beginnings in a small law office in Atlanta in 2006, we have expanded to multiple locations in Georgia and New York. We offer experienced, knowledgeable and dedicated legal representation to the local community and will continue to do so for many years to come. You might not see a lot of billboards, radio ads or TV ads for our firm. That's because we believe our clients are our best form of advertisement. We treat all our clients with the...
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Stephanie Ann Selloni
Garden City, NY Attorney with 17 years of experience
Free ConsultationWhite Collar Crime
Touro College
Stephanie Selloni opened the doors to the Law Office of Stephanie Selloni in 2009. Her experience prior to that point included a strong legal foundation from the Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center as well as a position as a trial attorney at the Nassau County Legal Aid Society. As a private practice attorney, Stephanie is able to provide the highest levels of attention and dedication to all of her clients, whether they face misdemeanor or serious felony charges. The Law Office of Stephanie Selloni is located in Garden City, New York, and serves the needs of adults...
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Jay McDaniel
New York, NY Attorney with 33 years of experience
Business and IP
Rutgers University - Newark
I bring over 30 years of experience as a business counselor and litigator, focusing on the unique challenges faced by closely held businesses. As Chair of the Business and Corporate Law Department at Weiner Law Group, I have dedicated my career to safeguarding businesses and their owners at every stage of the business lifecycle.
My knowledge extends beyond litigation. I am both a Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA) and a Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA), qualifications that underscore my ability to offer a comprehensive perspective on business challenges. By combining legal acumen with financial insight, I empower business owners to make informed...
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Angela A. Nicolosi
Bronx, NY Attorney with 14 years of experience
Workers' Comp
Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University
Angela Nicolosi is a partner at Shulman & Hill, with over 10 years of experience representing injured workers in Workers' Compensation Law. She is highly committed to her clients and develops close relationships with them, providing zealous representation from the beginning of their claim through the litigation process.
Throughout her career, Angela has successfully represented thousands of injured workers in various areas of Workers' Compensation Law, including slip and falls, motor vehicle accidents, hearing loss claims, construction accidents, and repetitive stress claims.
Angela graduated magna cum laude from Molloy College with a B.A. in English and a minor in Philosophy,...
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Frank Xavier Bruno
RIDGEWOOD, NY Attorney with 28 years of experience
Free ConsultationReal Estate
New York Law School
The Law Offices of Frank Bruno provide an array of legal services to Queens and Brooklyn residents. From our office in Glendale, we assist individuals and families with divorce cases, issues involving elder law and estate planning, bankruptcy, criminal law, real property law and more. With over 25 years of combined legal experience, our attorneys have the training and knowledge to analyze your situation and advise you on how to achieve your goals. Whether you need an aggressive litigator to represent you through a contested divorce or a skilled adviser to prepare reliable documents such as wills, trusts and guardianship...
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Gregory M Messer
Brooklyn, NY Lawyer with 47 years of experience
26 Court Street
Suite 2400
Brooklyn, NY 11242
Free ConsultationBankruptcy
Albany Law School
Gregory Messer has been practicing law for over 43 years. He started his career as a Legal Aid attorney in Albany, New York. In 1980, he opened his law practice in Brooklyn, New York, and has specialized in bankruptcy law since that time. Mr. Messer has been a member of the standing panel of Chapter 7 Trustees for the United States Bankruptcy Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York since 1980. He has represented debtors, creditors, trustees, defendants, purchasers of assets, and other parties in bankruptcy cases. He has served as a Chapter 7 Trustee, Chapter...
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Richard Glenn Gertler
East Meadow, NY Attorney with 39 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals, Bankruptcy, Business and Real Estate
Brooklyn Law School
Richard Gertler has been helping individuals and businesses in the Long Island area for over 20 years. He is dedicated and experienced. If you need an attorney to help with your business or bankruptcy matters contact us today. GERTLER LAW GROUP, LLC 90 Merrick Avenue Suite 400 East Meadow, New York 11554 Phone: (516) 228-3553 https://gertlerlawgroup.com/
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Melvyn Lewis Jacoby
East Meadow, NY Lawyer with 63 years of experience
(888) 452-2629
2545 Hempstead Turnpike Suite 304
East Meadow, NY 11554
Free ConsultationBankruptcy, Real Estate and Workers' Comp
Brooklyn Law School
After graduating from Adelphi College with a major in business administration, Melvyn received his L.L.B from Brooklyn Law School in 1962. He immediately entered private practice in Suffolk County. Melvyn is a member of the Suffolk County Bar Association, the New York State Bar Association and the NYS Trial Lawyers Association.
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James Trainor
New York, NY Lawyer with 21 years of experience
Free ConsultationNorthwestern University School of Law
Jim earned his J.D. from Northwestern University School of Law in 2004, where he was a Julius H. Miner Moot Court competitor. In 2000, he received an M.A. in Philosophy from the University of Pennsylvania. He graduated with a B.A. in Philosophy and English from Brooklyn College in 1997, where he was a Ford Foundation Fellow and Merit Scholar in Philosophy.