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Kevin Abessi
Albany, NY Attorney
Free ConsultationBusiness, IP, Immigration and Trademarks
Albany Law School
Licensed in New York and New Jersey, Kevin Abessi is a heavily credentialed attorney with a background that is tailored to handle the challenges of family and business. As a client-facing professional with deep academic and professional exposures to finance and investment, Kevin and Abessi Law are well-equipped to handle the sort of financial and business matters that are often at play with matters pertaining to divorce, spousal/child support, contract negotiation, estate planning, and so much more. Abessi Law understands that facilitating legal services is about more than just lawyering, which is why it endeavors to be just as well...
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Alexandria Jean-Pierre
White Plains, NY Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Free ConsultationArbitration & Mediation and Employment
Rutgers School of Law-Camden
Alexandria Jean-Pierre is an esteemed employment lawyer based in New York City and a valued member of the Phillips & Associates law firm. With a strong focus on employment law litigation, she is deeply committed to advocating for the rights of employees. If you find yourself facing concerns regarding employment discrimination or any other legal issues within your workplace, reaching out to Ms. Jean-Pierre and her dedicated team at the law firm will help you determine the merits of your case.
Having obtained a B.S. in business management with a minor in government from St. John's University, Ms. Jean-Pierre went on...
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Michael J. McConnell
Ardsley, NY Attorney with 5 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
Elisabeth Haub School of Law - Pace University
Michael J. McConnell is a lawyer dedicated to helping good people through their toughest times. He practices criminal defense, personal injury, and workers' compensation in New York. His office serves the following areas: NYC, Westchester County, Rockland County, & Long Island.
Call (914) 810-0510 for a free consultation.
Michael J. McConnell is an attorney in Westchester County who takes a no-nonsense approach to the practice of law while prioritizing a client-centered focus that values constant communication, clear and direct guidance, and compassionate legal representation. He is a former Manhattan prosecutor who successfully prosecuted cases ranging from misdemeanors to violent felonies. He...
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Dmitriy Shakhnevich
New York, NY Attorney
Free ConsultationWhite Collar Crime
New York Law School
Dmitriy Shakhnevich represents clients in Criminal and Personal Injury cases. He is a graduate of New York Law School and the managing member of The Law Firm of Dmitriy Shakhnevich. He began his legal career in college, as a personal injury paralegal. Since then, he has worked extensively in criminal law in college and law school while at the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office and the offices of notable criminal defense attorneys. Upon graduation from law school, Dmitriy was hired by and ultimately became lead law clerk for a prominent white collar crime attorney before opening his own law practice. Dmitriy...
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Jabari-Jason Tyson-Phipps
New Rochelle, NY Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Business, Entertainment & Sports, IP and Trademarks
Washington University School of Law and National University of Singapore
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Leslie I. Snyder
New York, NY Lawyer with 37 years of experience
Immigration
California Western School of Law
Board Certified Immigration Lawyer, AV Rated, Top Rated Lawyers as Noted in the Miami Herald, Speaks Spanish
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Joseph Peter Allgor
New York, NY Attorney with 26 years of experience
Free ConsultationArbitration & Mediation, Business, Employment and Securities
UCLA School of Law
Joseph’s practice is concentrated in the areas of regulation of financial services firms, securities litigation and commercial litigation.
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Jeffrey Linehan
New York, NY Attorney with 14 years of experience
Securities and White Collar Crime
New York Law School
I'm a former prosecutor, current defense attorney, and a proud New Yorker of 18 years. My areas of focus are criminal defense and professional medical discipline. I'm familiar with securities regulations and investigated public corruption for state government. As your defense lawyer, I would bring a decade of trial and investigation experience and an eye for the weaknesses in even the most complex of cases. I live in Brooklyn with my partner and two bulldogs.
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L. Ford Banister II
New York, NY Lawyer with 9 years of experience
Free ConsultationIP and Trademarks
Florida Coastal School of Law
Ford Banister IP is a full service American law firm dedicated to securing, maintaining, and protecting intellectual property rights. Ford Banister IP enforces intellectual property rights through the filing of lawsuits in American courts. If your trademarks and/or copyright protected materials are being violated, Ford Banister IP can stop the violations from continuing and obtain damages on your behalf, turning these violations into cash that you can use to grow and operate your business. Ford Banister IP also serves those accused of violating intellectual property rights with a practice focus on defending overseas ecommerce businesses who face lawsuits in...
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Mr. Nicholas Ivan Timko
New York, NY Lawyer with 42 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability
New York Law School
Nicholas I. Timko, managing partner of the New York City firm of Kahn Gordon Timko & Rodriques P.C., has dedicated his professional career to representing individuals who have been seriously injured in all types of accidents. He has represented clients in cases involving unsafe conditions in buildings and on sidewalks, roadways, subways and construction sites, defective products, vehicle accidents, and medical malpractice. An experienced trial attorney who has won many substantial verdicts, Mr. Timko has been successful in holding corporations, businesses, government agencies, hospitals, doctors, manufacturers and individuals accountable when their conduct causes harm and loss to members of...
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Sally Roy Siconolfi
New York, NY Lawyer with 25 years of experience
2 Peter Cooper Road
New York, NY 10010
Free ConsultationBusiness
University at Buffalo Law School
Sally practice is focused on corporate financial restructuring, both litigation and transactional. Her experience includes representing landlords, creditors, debtors-in-possession and other parties in interest in both large and small bankruptcy cases across the country.
In addition, Sally has served as outside counsel to companies in an array of areas and has drafted the terms of real estate lease agreements and other contracts for her clients.
Sally also represents individuals needing assisting in the Chapter 7 area.
Prior to joining Morrison Cohen, Sally worked in the Bankruptcy & Financial Restructuring Practice Group at ArentFox Schiff LLP in New York. Sally has also practiced...
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Luis F Gomez
New York, NY Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Immigration and International
University of Illinois College of Law and ITESO University
Luis Gomez Alfaro leads the immigration litigation practice at Myburgh Leleu & Gomez Alfaro and provides counsel to clients in cross-border matters involving Latin America. His diverse professional background uniquely positions him to offer foreign clients effective and efficient representation in the United States.
Luis began his legal career in Mexico where he specialized in cross-border transactions, and business immigration. His passion for learning and culture has taken him to practice in Argentina, Brazil, Mexico and the United States. He was also International CaseCounsel with the International Centre for Dispute Resolution where he administered over one hundred international commercial disputes.
Luis has...
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Michael Nikolas Manolakis
New York, NY Attorney with 25 years of experience
Free ConsultationReal Estate
St. John's University School of Law
Michael Manolakis joined FKMS in 2002 as an associate and immediately became a vital part of the personal injury department. Michael oversees a significant caseload of personal injury cases from inception through trial. He has earned a reputation as an outstanding trial attorney, often taking cases to trial that other firms would simply settle.
He works closely with a team of paralegals to insure those files are processed aggressively and efficiently. Michael has been handling personal injury and commercial litigations since his graduation from St. Johns University School of Law. He is also a seasoned criminal defense attorney handling many of...
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Jeffrey Shepro
New York, NY Attorney with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness
New York Law School
Corporate attorney experienced in finance, marketing and law. More than ten years of experience representing and advising individuals, entrepreneurs and businesses of all sizes. I have experience with assisting business in all stages of development, from startups just getting off the ground to established corporations expanding internationally. I assist my clients with customers, sales, vendors, employees and shareholders. I provide clients with direct access when they need help. I work fast without sacrificing quality. For more than ten years, I have helped businesses get through good times and bad. I help businesses operate smoothly and free up valuable resources so...
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Lance Howard Meyer
Lake Success, NY Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness
Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University
I am dedicated to providing quality and affordable legal representation to all of my clients. I care about each and every client's individual needs and goals and work vigorously to allow my clients to realize their goals. I am available to my clients 24/7 should they need me. I treat my client's cases as if they were my own and will never stop fighting on their behalf. I am honest with all of my clients and will always advise my clients as to what is in their best interests.
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Barton Resnicoff
Great Neck, NY Lawyer with 50 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation
St. John's University School of Law and City University of New York - City College
Designated Board Certified Family Law Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and recertified five times; Super Lawyers Designation for a total of 15 years; in practice for 50+ years and practice limited to Matrimonial and Family Law matters for 45+ years. Various lectures given on Family Law matters and various leadership positions in local, state and American Bar Association.
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Thomas Philip Markovits
New York, NY Lawyer with 45 years of experience
Workers' Comp
Cardozo Law School
In 1980, Thomas P. Markovits began his legal career. He is a seasoned, well-versed personal injury attorney in New York, serving clients from Brooklyn to Manhattan. Attorney Markovits is also licensed to practice law in Washington D.C. and New Jersey. He is a proud member of the American Bar Association, the New York State Trial Lawyers Association, and various other organizations. Attorney Markovits has focused his legal career on advocating for personal injury victims, recovering millions of dollars for his clients in that time. He particularly focuses on resolving car and other vehicle accidents, medical malpractice, and slip and fall...
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Paul Edelman
Westbury, NY Attorney with 43 years of experience
Free ConsultationReal Estate
American University
Over the past two decades, Mr. Edelman has developed a distinguished reputation in the area of complex litigation, with a strong emphasis in tort and defense litigation, labor law, medical malpractice, real estate and commercial litigation. Mr. Edelman graduated from the American University School of Law in 1981 and is admitted in New York State, the Federal Districts Courts for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, as well a Washington D.C. Mr. Edelman was in-house counsel for General Accident Insurance Company, Great American Insurance Company and Liberty Mutual Insurance Company before entering private practice...
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Patrick Lynn Falcon
New York, NY Lawyer with 31 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability and Workers' Comp
Brooklyn Law School and Brooklyn Law School
Patrick L. Falcon grew up in Monmouth County, New Jersey and attended St. John Vianney High School in Holmdel. He founded Falcon Law Firm, LLC in 1995 with the primary focus on representing the rights of injured individuals, striving to maximize settlement values to fairly compensate clients for the harm they suffered. Patrick has handled thousands of personal injury cases throughout New Jersey including cases in Atlantic County, Burlington County, Essex County, Middlesex County, Monmouth County, Morris County, Ocean County, Somerset County, and Union County. He has recovered millions of dollars for his clients. Prior to practicing law, Patrick...
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Robert Maher
New York, NY Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationSt. John's University School of Law
Robert J. Maher, counsel to Saland Law PC, assists clients in navigating the complexities that arise when New York State criminal law and Federal immigration laws collide. Understanding the impact of a New York State or Federal criminal conviction on a person’s immigration status in the United States can mean the difference between simply addressing the consequences of a criminal arrest or effectively facing banishment from the United States. The stakes are genuinely that high and the price of making the wrong decision are potentially that drastic. Being permanently removed from the United States without the opportunity to return is...
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Norman Spencer
NY, NY Lawyer with 18 years of experience
International, Tax and White Collar Crime
Ohio State University - Columbus
I am a lawyer based in New York, having graduated from the Ohio State University. Since then, I have dedicated my career to practicing law, focusing primarily on assisting clients who are dealing with government investigations and audits, criminal prosecutions at the federal level, and issues related to professional licensing. My practice involves dealing with various federal law enforcement agencies, including the Office of Inspector General (OIG), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
I also provide professional license defense services, representing clients with professional licensing issues before the OPMC and OPD. I defend healthcare professionals...
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Ms. Ruchi Thaker
New York, NY Lawyer with 22 years of experience
Immigration
Syracuse University College of Law
NYC immigration lawyer specializing in family-based immigration, appeals, motions and waivers, deportation defense, consular processing, naturalization and more!
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Michael Cirigliano
New York, NY Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationWhite Collar Crime
New York Law School
Michael E. Cirigliano, began his legal career in 2011 at the Richmond County District Attorney’s Office. While working as a prosecutor, Mr. Cirigliano developed his trial skills and learned the intricacies of criminal law and criminal procedure. During his tenure at the District Attorney’s Office, Mr. Cirigliano handled thousands of Driving While Intoxicated prosecutions among other offenses. Mr. Cirigliano resigned from the DA’s Office in 2015 and formed the partnership of Rosas & Cirigliano.
As a founding partner of Rosas & Cirigliano, Mr. Cirigliano defends individuals charged with crimes ranging from driving while intoxicated and domestic violence to serious sex offenses...
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August M. Iorio
New York, NY Attorney with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationArbitration & Mediation and Securities
Seattle University School of Law
I am the founder and managing attorney of Iorio Law PLLC, a New York-based firm dedicated to recovering investment losses for clients across the country. With over a decade of experience and a track record of securing nearly $100 million for investors, I am a trusted advocate for those affected by securities fraud, stockbroker negligence, and financial misconduct.
For more than ten years, I have been a prominent figure in securities arbitration, successfully handling over 700 cases from initial assessment to final disposition as of 2025. I have worked tirelessly to recover nearly $100 million in investment losses for a diverse...
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Jorge Altamirano
New York, NY Attorney with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationArbitration & Mediation and Securities
Loyola University New Orleans College of Law
I am a Partner at Iorio Altamirano LLP, a securities arbitration law firm in New York City. We represent investors nationwide who have suffered investment losses due to wrongful conduct by financial advisors and brokerage firms.
Iorio Altamirano LLP has nearly 20 years of combined experience as securities arbitration lawyers. We have helped individual investors, groups of individuals, business entities, family offices, credit unions, and institutional investors recover nearly $100 million in investment losses.
I have handled hundreds of FINRA arbitration claims and have worked closely with retail and institutional investors. I combine my broad experience in the securities arbitration field with...
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Michael Alden Barasch
New York, NY Attorney with 44 years of experience
Workers' Comp
Fordham University
Michael Barasch graduated from Fordham University School of Law in 1980. For 14 years he worked at two well-known personal injury litigation law firms, trying scores of cases on behalf of seriously injured accident victims of automobile accidents, construction accidents, railroad and plane crashes, and medical malpractice. He experienced the thrill of winning cases and the enormous gratitude that his clients expressed when he recovered millions of dollars on their behalf. In 1994, Michael and his law school classmate Jim McGarry decided to pool their resources and experience as New York accident lawyers. They formed the law firm of...
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Kevin S. Mcdonald
New York, NY Attorney with 50 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability
Fordham University School of Law
Kevin S. McDonald is primarily dedicated to the representation of Plaintiffs in cases involving life changing injuries and wrongful death, particularly those resulting from medical malpractice.
For the past 30 years, Kevin has represented clients injured through the negligence of others, virtually all in the area of medical malpractice. His track record of success is impressive by any standard. He has achieved over 30 verdicts and settlements in excess of one million dollars.
Kevin combines a scrupulous approach to the preparation of a case for trial with a firm understanding of complex legal and medical issues. He knows that cases are...
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Mark Cohen
New York, NY Lawyer with 39 years of experience
Free ConsultationWhite Collar Crime
Hofstra University School Of Law
Mark I. Cohen began his legal career in 1985 as an Assistant District Attorney in the Office of the Honorable Mario Merola, Bronx County District Attorney, where he served as a trial attorney in the White Collar Crime, Rackets and Investigation Division.
Thereafter, Mr. Cohen was an associate attorney with Mound Cotton & Wollan, a prestigious litigation firm in Manhattan where he handled a variety of complex fraud matters and defended international corporations and criminal defendants.
In late 1990, Mr. Cohen left Mound Cotton & Wollan to start the Law Office of Mark I. Cohen, his own Criminal Defense practice in Manhattan....
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Joseph Moreno
New York, NY Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Business
St. John's University School of Law
Joseph Moreno, a former federal prosecutor, is a partner in Cadwalader's White Collar Defense and Investigations Group. Dual qualified to practice in the United States and as a solicitor in England and Wales, Mr. Moreno has extensive litigation and crisis management experience handling complex matters involving the U.S. Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the U.S. Department of Defense, and other domestic and international regulators and law enforcement agencies. Representative matters have involved money laundering and terrorist financing, cybersecurity and data breach response, securities and accounting fraud, insider trading, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), the UK Bribery...
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Benjamin Charles Korray
Brooklyn, NY Attorney with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Entertainment & Sports, IP and Trademarks
New York Law School
Korray Law is a boutique law firm dedicated to serving the legal needs of businesses, entrepreneurs, and creative individuals. Our clients include businesses and individuals in various sectors including retail, entertainment, manufacturing, clothing, food and restaurant, jewelry, and media, film and music.
We stand out from other law firms by providing our clients with consistent and honest one-on-one attention, maintaining a transparent approach to billing, and bridging the communication divide between the creative and corporate worlds.
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Hillary Johns
New York, NY Attorney with 31 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Employment, Entertainment & Sports and Real Estate
Golden Gate University School of Law
Ms. Johns is a civil trial lawyer who has tried more than one hundred cases to verdict. She is the managing partner for Hillary Johns, Trial Lawyer which maintains offices in Beverly Hills, the Bay Area and New York City. She graduated from Occidental College in 1990 and Golden Gate University School of Law in 1993 where she graduated with Dean’s List and class honors. She is licensed to practice law in California, the California Southern, Central and Northern U.S. Federal District Courts, the District of Columbia, Montana, New York, and the New York Eastern and Southern U.S....
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Joseph Sullivan
New York, NY Attorney with 30 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability
Temple University
As a partner at Sullivan & Brill, LLP, New York attorney Joseph Sullivan provides counsel on a variety of personal injury cases. Since 1995, Mr. Sullivan has been licensed to practice law. Before his current firm’s establishment, Attorney Sullivan was a defense attorney. He is a member of the American Association for Justice, New York State Bar Association and New York State Trial Lawyers Association. Attorney Sullivan is a graduate of the Temple University School of Law. Learn more today by contacting his firm.
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Stephen George Stim
New York, NY Attorney with 44 years of experience
Business, Communications, Entertainment & Sports and International
Fordham University School of Law
STEPHEN G. STIM IS A VETERAN LAWYER SPECIALIZING IN INTERNATIONAL, MEDIA, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, ENTERTAINMENT, SPORTS, CORPORATE, SENIOR EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AND OIL & GAS BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS AND FIELDS OF LAW
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Rene S. Roupinian
New York, NY Attorney with 30 years of experience
RENÉ S. ROUPINIAN is a Partner of the firm and Co-Chair of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Practice Group, and a member of the firm’s Class Action Practice Group.
For over fifteen years, Ms. Roupinian has devoted her practice to the litigation of Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act cases, representing tens of thousands of employees who were terminated without sufficient notice in violation of federal and state WARN laws. The firm’s WARN practice is national and its WARN cases have and continue to cover a wide range of industries, including telecommunications, transportation, retail, mining, mortgage and manufacturing....
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William Alan Kowalenko
Mount Sinai, NY Attorney with 26 years of experience
(631) 687-0100
5507 Nesconset Highway
Suite 10 #275
Mount Sinai, NY 11766
Free ConsultationProducts Liability
Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
Mr. Kowalenko, Esq., is a Senior Trial Attorney, specializing in personal injury/negligence litigation. This includes injuries sustained as a result of the following types of accidents: Premises liability (Slip/Trip and fall); Motor vehicle (automobiles, trucks, motorcycles); Labor Law violations or improperly manufactured or defective products. A skilled and accomplished Attorney with extensive personal injury and trial experience, aggressive advocacy skills and a history of effective and diligent representation for my clients. Mr. Kowalenko's professional portfolio includes more than 45 trials in the last 3 years alone, including a One Million ($1,000,000.00) Dollar settlement against the City of New...
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Noah Klug
New York, NY Attorney with 17 years of experience
Immigration
Fordham University School of Law
After more than a decade of experience in immigration law, first with a U.S. government immigration agency, and then in senior roles with the world's largest corporate immigration law firms, Fragomen and BAL, advising some of the most renown global corporations as well as countless wonderful individuals, Noah decided that the time had come to form his own firm.
?Noah holds the highest attorney peer rating, AV Preeminent®, from Martindale-Hubbell, the gold standard in attorney ratings for over a century. He is also listed in Who's Who Legal, rated Superb (10/10) on Avvo, and a Mensa member.
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Marie Ng
New York, NY Attorney with 48 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability
Brooklyn Law School
Marie Ng leads one of Sullivan Papain Block McGrath & Cannavo P.C.'s general negligence departments and specializes in the areas municipal liability and premises liability. She is a highly skilled attorney who fights for the rights of her clients. Contact her office today for more information.
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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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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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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.