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Anthony La Pinta
Hauppauge, NY Lawyer with 33 years of experience
(631) 231-1199
200 Vanderbilt Motor Parkway
Suite C-17
Hauppauge, NY 11788
Free ConsultationAppeals and White Collar Crime
Temple University
Anthony M. La Pinta is one of Long Island’s most accomplished and respected trial attorneys. Practicing law for over 30 years, he specializes in all phases of federal and state criminal defense, civil rights and plaintiff's personal injury litigation.
Described by members of the judiciary as "an attorney of the highest caliber," and "one of the finest lawyers on Long Island," Mr. La Pinta represents the highest standards in the legal community. He has been selected to the 2014-2020 editions of "Super Lawyers" magazine and has earned the “Preeminent - AV” rating with the prestigious Martindale-Hubbell Attorney Peer Rating System....
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Richard A. Fogel
ISLIP, NY Attorney with 37 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Environmental, Insurance Defense and Products Liability
Fordham University School of Law
I am a Litigation Attorney that concentrates my practice on Insurance Coverage, Toxic Torts, Environmental, Product Liability & Commercial Litigation. In particular, I represent landlords, small businesses such as manufacturers, distributors, retailers, waste haulers and dry cleaners, and I defend insured businesses for insurance companies. For more than two decades I have defended litigation claims involving lead paint, mold, asbestos, benzene, ink, and other toxic tort and environmental claims as well as related insurance coverage disputes and disputes between insurance companies. I routinely litigate commercial and contractual claims as well as shareholder and partnership disputes for small businesses and I...
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Ronald Weiss
Melville, NY Attorney with 36 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy
New York University School of Law
Ronald D. Weiss, ESQ. is a Long Island bankruptcy, foreclosure, and modification lawyer, who since 1988 has represented individuals and businesses in the greater Long Island and New York areas undergoing financial hardship.
The Law Office of Ronald D. Weiss, P.C., for over twenty-five (25) years, has concentrated in legally representing residents of Suffolk County and Nassau County, Long Island under Chapters 7, 11 and 13 of the Bankruptcy Code, foreclosure defense litigation, mortgage loan modifications, and general debt negotiation. Through advice and representation, our attorneys help determine and implement the best and most affordable ways to: eliminate overwhelming credit card...
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David Kirsch
Huntington, NY Attorney with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment and White Collar Crime
Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
I am a former Assistant District Attorney from the Bronx County District Attorney's Office, who specializes in Criminal Defense and Disciplinary Law. I represent union members and private clientele and practice in NYC, Long Island, Westchester, and Upstate New York.
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Mark S. Ricciardi
Melville, NY Lawyer with 36 years of experience
Free ConsultationSt. John's University School of Law
I have been practicing law in New York for over 34 years, focusing primarily on Personal Injury, Real Estate, Business Transactions, and Criminal Law. My practice extends across the courts of Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk Counties. I take great pride in my extensive experience and the personal service I provide to each client. I personally handle all matters and ensure that clients are not delegated to paralegals or less experienced attorneys. If you have any questions concerning the areas of law mentioned, please feel free to contact our office. Thank you.
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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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Frank Tantone
Syosset, NY Lawyer with 8 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment
St. John's University School of Law
Mr. Tantone graduated from St. John's University School of Law in 2016 and is admitted to practice law in the state courts of New York and New Jersey, as well as the federal District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, and the District of New Jersey. His practice is currently focused on employment related litigation, with specific expertise in employment discrimination and wage and hour violations.
Prior to joining the Bell Law Group in 2021, Mr. Tantone represented employees in discrmination and wage cases in federal and state courts. Prior to that, he represented employers in employment...
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Laura Reznick
Syosset, NY Lawyer with 11 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment
New York University School of Law
I am a senior associate with the Bell Law Group, PLLC. I graduated cum laude from NYU School of Law in 2013 and am admitted to practice law in New York and California, as well as in the Court of Federal Claims. I represent federal and private sector employees and employers in wage and hour, discrimination, sexual harassment, and other employment disputes. I also counsel employers who want to avoid litigation on compliance with state and federal employment laws.
Prior to joining Bell Law Group in 2019, I completed a fellowship with a large labor union in New York City, clerked...
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Kenneth Steven Feraru
Garden City, NY Lawyer with 30 years of experience
Free ConsultationReal Estate
St. John's University School of Law
Kenneth S. Feraru, Esq., has extensive experience in: Personal Injury, Criminal Defense and White Collar Crime, Traffic tickets, Violations, Personal Injury, Trip and Fall, Car Accidents, Wills, Real Estate and much more.
He covers the entire New York and Long Island area. Office Located in Garden City Long Island, Nassau County, New York. Attorney Feraru handles your case personally, and is available for his clients 24/7. He has practiced for nearly 29 years.
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Paul Edelman
Westbury, NY Attorney with 42 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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Joseph F. Kilada
Garden City, 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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Jitesh Dudani
Garden City, NY Lawyer with 7 years of experience
Free ConsultationArbitration & Mediation and Employment
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
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Gail M. Blasie
Massapequa Park, NY Attorney with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals
University of California, Davis, School of Law
With over two decades of legal experience, Gail M. Blasie, PC operates as a seasoned solo practitioner, focusing on delivering exceptional appellate services within New York's appellate courts. Additionally, Gail extends her expertise to assist homeowners confronting foreclosure, offering dedicated foreclosure defense services. Having successfully managed more than seventy appeals, Gail's comprehensive understanding of her clients' cases sets her apart. While providing the same top-notch service as larger firms, Gail M. Blasie ensures a personalized touch and unwavering commitment that only a small firm can deliver.
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Brandon Scott Finz
Mineola, NY Lawyer with 8 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability
Georgetown University Law Center
Brandon S. Finz has always strived to help those who have suffered tragic injuries through no fault of their own. Advancing firsthand from the model set by his dad, Stuart L. Finz, the Senior Trial Attorney and CEO of Finz and Finz, P.C. and one of New York's most regarded and notable lawyers, and his granddad, Leonard L. Finz, a New York State Supreme Court Justice, Mr. Finz assists individuals and families who have experienced significant injuries due to negligence and medical malpractice.
Before joining Finz and Finz, P.C., Mr. Finz was a lawyer at Debevoise and Plimpton LLP, one of...
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Yale Pollack
Syosset, NY Attorney with 18 years of experience
116 Jackson Ave
Syosset, NY 11791
Free ConsultationEmployment
Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
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William Betz
Garden City, NY Lawyer with 41 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals and Business
New York Law School
William E. Betz has over 39 years of experience providing a full range of legal services to individuals and small businesses in the New York Metropolitan area. The Law Office of William E. Betz is located in Nassau County. Mr. Betz practices in all of the Long Island courts and in the five Boroughs of New York City. Bill is a 1983 honors graduate of New York Law School, where he was a member of the New York Law School Law Review. He was the recipient of the American Jurisprudence Award and won first prize in the Nathan...
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George Anast Terezakis
Mineola, NY Lawyer with 39 years of experience
Free ConsultationState University of New York - Buffalo
Mr. Terezakis’ practice is based in Mineola, New York, on Long Island, and is concentrated in criminal and deportation defense, as well as family based immigration. He has successfully defended non-citizens in complex deportation-removal proceedings in the Immigration Courts in New York City, and before the Board of Immigration Appeals. His practice also focuses on family based immigration, including adjustment of status, waivers, consular processing, and naturalization. His expertise in the complex interplay between criminal and immigration law has enabled his firm to favorably resolve even the most difficult of cases.
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Theodore Ali Naima
Garden City, NY Attorney with 27 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability
University of Miami School of Law
For over 20 years, I have exclusively represented victims who have sustained serious injuries and families who have lost loved ones in cases involving Automobile Accidents, Medical Malpractice, Slip and Trip and Fall Incidents, Construction Site and Scaffolding Accidents, Pedestrian Accidents, Trucking Accidents, Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect, Dog Bites, Assault and Battery and many more. My office doesn’t just handle Personal Injury and Wrongful Death cases, we represent real people and real families, and understand the physical, emotional and financial burdens that a serious injury, or death of a family member, can cause. We also understand that our clients are the lifeblood of our business, and that is...
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Robert Sullivan
Garden City, NY Attorney with 51 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability
St. John's University School of Law
Robert Sullivan is a senior partner of Sullivan Papain Block McGrath & Cannavo P.C. and one of the country's top trial lawyers. For over 40 years he has tried major cases and expanded the law of negligence. If you need a firm with an unparalleled reputation in New York, contact his office today.
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Ronald David Ingber
Mineola, NY Attorney with 27 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability
Ron Ingber has been helping the injured and neglected people of Long Island for over 20 years. If you have been a victim, taken advantage of, or neglected contact Ron today for a free case review.
There is no second place in litigation.
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Barry Carl Weiss
Bay Shore, NY Attorney with 47 years of experience
Free ConsultationMaurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University
I am an experienced New York Attorney. I provide dedicated and skilled representation for an array of legal matters. My practice areas include Criminal Law, Real Estate, DUI & DWI, White Collar Crime, Domestic Violence, Construction, Estate Planning, and Family Law.
I received my J.D. from the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University in 1977. Thereafter, I was licensed to practice law in the State of New York. I am committed to providing exceptional service and representation in pursuit of the best possible outcomes.
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David A. Blansky
Wantagh, NY Lawyer with 27 years of experience
Bankruptcy and Business
Northeastern University School of Law
DAVID A. BLANSKY is a partner at LaMonica Herbst & Maniscalco, LLP. David joined the Firm as an associate in March 2004. He was made a partner in March 2007. David’s practice focuses on commercial and business litigation.
During law school, David experienced a variety of cooperative education opportunities. He clerked at the Massachusetts Superior Court. He assisted in the denaturalization and deportation of Nazi war criminals residing in the United States while serving at the Department of Justice Office of Special Investigations. He litigated numerous criminal cases as a public defender in New Mexico. He...
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Anthony Thomas Ballato
Massapequa, NY Lawyer with 36 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment
Touro College
Anthony T. Ballato maintains a litigation and general practice for over twenty six years and handles a diverse range of matters including, among others, family law, personal injury, professional malpractice, lemon law, business transactions, cell sites, municipal law, animal law, elder fraud and abuse, real estate, estates and other matters. The litigation matters range from homeowner-contractor disputes to multi-million dollar tort cases. He has been featured in Newsday, The Seattle Times, The New York Law Journal, VerdictSearch and other written publications and has lectured for the Bar Associations of Nassau and Suffolk County as well as appeared on public television...
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Richard Chertock
Ronkonkoma, NY Attorney with 38 years of experience
(516) 771-6900
3505 Veterans Memorial Highway
Unit E
Ronkonkoma, NY 11779
Free ConsultationBusiness and Real Estate
Quinnipiac University School of Law
2043 Ripley Lane, Merrick, New York 11566 Solo Practitioner established in 1987. Resident of Merrick, NY.
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Neil M. Kaufman
Hauppauge, NY Attorney with 39 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness and Securities
New York University School of Law
Neil M. Kaufman is the managing member of Kaufman McGowan PLLC, Long Island’s Corporate & Securities Law Firm™ and Corporate & Securities Counsel to the Cannabis Industry™. He is a leading corporate cannabis lawyer in New York and the USA and a fixture of the New York and Long Island corporate and securities legal community.
Mr. Kaufman represents emerging growth, middle market and public companies and investment firms in their corporate, securities, financing, borrowing, merger & acquisition and other legal matters. Mr. Kaufman advises clients with respect to SEC regulation, public offerings, private placements and mergers & acquisitions, as well as...
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Thomas William Horn
Sag Harbor, NY Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment and Real Estate
Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
From complex land issues to building and fire code violations to the more mundane, Mr. Horn has unscrambled the broken legal eggs of clients for years.
He has a record of experience in local government matched by few members of the legal profession from volunteer service to business owner to elected office and government employee. A strong advocate of children and management rights when entrusted with the interests of his neighbors on a school board. He describes those nine years of service as “…one of the most meaningful and productive periods in my life.”
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Michael Catalanotto
Nesconset, NY Attorney with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationReal Estate
Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
Michael Catalanotto is widely regarded as an aggressive and effective litigator. Each client’s case is treated with exceptional care and attention. Mr. Catalanotto received his J.D. from Touro College of Law. In addition to his J.D., Mr. Catalanotto has a background in accounting and holds an M.B.A. from Salisbury University.
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Andrew Matthew Lieb
Smithtown, NY Attorney with 17 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Insurance Defense and Real Estate
Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University
Andrew M. Lieb is the Managing Attorney of Lieb at Law, P.C., with a practice focus on real estate and corporate litigation / compliance.
Mr. Lieb has offices in Smithtown and Manhasset, New York, and provides a wide range of legal services throughout the New York / Connecticut Metro area.
Practice areas include real estate brokerage license law, contractual litigation, fair housing and discrimination, estate disputes, residential and commercial landlord / tenant needs, business entity structuring, premises liability, ownership disputes and more.
Mr. Lieb is admitted to practice law in New York, Connecticut and Colorado as well as the Federal Courts for...
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Daniel J. Herrera
Greenport, NY Attorney with 26 years of experience
Free ConsultationAlbany Law School
At Solomon Herrera McCormick, PLLC, we take pride in providing dedicated and knowledgeable attorneys who are capable of handling all your legal concerns, no matter the size or complexity. We are committed to helping you achieve your goals, and you can count on our team to work tirelessly on your behalf.
I am dedicated to providing experienced counsel and a high level of individual attention in matters involving family law, real estate, criminal defense and civil litigation.
Contact the office today for a free consultation!
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Michael Nikolas Manolakis
Brentwood, 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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Joshua Parker Blumberg
Amityville, NY Attorney with 25 years of experience
Free ConsultationTulane University School of Law
Joshua P. Blumberg is a partner at Blumberg, Cherkoss, Fitz Gibbons & Blumberg and one of the most promising and diligent attorneys in the Amityville legal community. Mr. Blumberg followed in the footsteps of both his grandfather and father (H. Lee Blumberg) by attending the University of Michigan, where he earned his B.A. He then went on to be admitted to Tulane University, where he graduated with his Juris Doctor in 2000. He was admitted to the New York and U.S. District Court bar that same year. After joining his father at Blumberg, Cherkoss, Fitz Gibbons & Blumberg, Mr. Blumberg...
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Glenn Ross Kurtzrock
Hauppauge, NY Lawyer with 26 years of experience
Free ConsultationWhite Collar Crime
Rutgers School of Law-Newark
Glenn Kurtzrock is a former homicide prosecutor, now providing legal assistance to people in need of a skilled lawyer. If you are looking for an experienced trial attorney to help you with your case, contact the Law Office of Glenn Kurtzrock today, and make sure your rights are protected.
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Christopher Patrick Ulrich
Melville, NY Attorney with 30 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Consumer, Employment and Insurance Claims
After attending St. John's University School of Law, I was nominated to and received a position as a court attorney with the Appellate Division, Second Department. After two years, I entered private practice, involved with commercial transactions and litigation.
Today, I operate a boutique practice, aligning my clients' needs with the specific requirements of their case. We provide services to clients in the areas of personal injury, trusts and estates, and consumer law.
Rather than trying to be experts in all areas, we partner and co-counsel with amazing attorneys who are fantastic at what they do, so as...
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Thomas P. Cleere
Melville, NY Attorney with 25 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
St. John's University School of Law and St. John's University School of Law
For me, becoming a lawyer has always been about helping others seek justice and fighting for the rights of our clients. As a former prosecutor in the Suffolk District Attorney’s office, I began to understand what was important to jurors in making their determinations which helped me in becoming an effective trial lawyer.
As a proud Iraq Veteran and former Army Captain, I understand how important the words service and duty are. I bring these qualities with me into the courtroom where I help clients obtain millions of dollars in settlements and verdicts in New York State.
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Howard Errol Gilbert
Melville, NY Lawyer with 44 years of experience
Administrative, Arbitration & Mediation and Employment
St. John's University School of Law and Clark University
The GILBERT LAW GROUP is a private practice law firm devoted exclusively to Labor and Employment Law matters. Mr. Gilbert's experience is extensive, spanning more than 30 years as an attorney, professor, negotiator, arbitrator, and mediator involving a wide array of labor and employment disputes in both the private and public sectors.
Call 631.630.0100 or go to www.gilbertlegal.net for more information.
The firm serves a diverse range of clients. Mr. Gilbert provides daily counsel regarding employment discrimination and harassment of all types, labor-management issues, wage and hour/overtime issues, Dept. of Labor investigations and audits, employee relations, contract administration and interpretation, executive...
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Tim Akpinar
Melville, NY Attorney with 30 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals, Arbitration & Mediation, Environmental and Products Liability
St. John's University School of Law
Tim handles motor vehicle accidents, slip & fall accidents, medical malpractice, boating accidents, cruise ship accidents, and complex hull/machinery/cargo cases. Tim represents commercial mariners, recreational boaters, cruise ship passengers, and other injury plaintiffs. As a former shipboard officer, he understands the importance of the Jones Act and other maritime laws.
Tim taught law at SUNY Maritime College and in the MBA program at Southern New Hampshire University. On a limited basis, he tutors law school graduates for the New York State Bar Exam. He is referenced in Wikipedia - Seaman’s Manslaughter Statute. Tim was asked to cover the subject of...
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Michelle Patricia Ferlito
New York, NY Lawyer with 6 years of experience
(631) 557-4744
1355 Merrick Rd Suite B, Copiague, NY 11726, United States
New York, NY 11726
Free ConsultationAppeals, Bankruptcy and Business
Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
At Ferlito Law Group P.C. I provide remote and local business services to my clients. I provide comprehensive legal and business consulting (outside General Counsel) services to founding entrepreneurs and their businesses. This includes: incorporation, corporate structuring, governance and contracts, due diligence, purchase and sales of small businesses.
As of counsel to the Basile Law Firm P.C. I provide legal and business consulting services to small cap public companies to develop plans to restructure, remediate convertible debt and other corporate debt without filing bankruptcy, attract capital funding, acquisition funding, and effectuate mergers and acquisitions in order to preserve business...
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Richard Frank Artura
Lindenhurst, NY Attorney with 39 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy and Real Estate
St. John's University School of Law
Richard Artura, Esq., has been practicing bankruptcy law for over 30 years. His practice includes bankruptcy litigation in both Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 cases. Mr. Artura is an adjunct professor at Touro Law School and is a long-standing member on the Suffolk Country Bar Association's Bankruptcy Law Committee.
Through advice and representation, Richard Artura can determine the best and most affordable ways to: eliminate overwhelming credit card debt, reduce burdensome mortgage payments, stop creditor collection actions, and overcome foreclosure difficulties. Additionally, Mr. Artura uses the bankruptcy court to modify delinquent mortgage loans.
For a FREE consultation you can reach Richard...
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Irwin Weltz
Mineola, NY Attorney with 32 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment and Securities
New York Law School
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Robert Scott Grossman
Garden City, NY Lawyer with 29 years of experience
Free ConsultationReal Estate
University of Miami School of Law
Robert Grossman focuses his practice in the area of matrimonial and family law, and also practices in the areas of real estate, commercial litigation and appeals. Understanding that clients often prefer to resolve their disputes out of court, Mr. Grossman is an adept negotiator who seeks creative solutions to complex issues. But, when settlement cannot be achieved, he aggressively pursues his client's goals without losing sight of the repercussions. From the outset Mr. Grossman works with his clients to determine their goals and develop a detailed plan. The absence of a properly developed plan could be compared to taking...