Franklin County Employment Lawyer, Legal Aid & Services Profiles - Franklin County New York Attorneys & NY Law Firms

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Education: Fordham University School of Law

Jurisdictions: New York - Admitted in 2002 (7 years), U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York - Admitted in 2002 (7 years), U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York - Admitted in 2002 (7 years)

Brian Heller, a Partner with Schwartz & Perry LLP, has been with the firm since his graduation from Fordham Law School in 2001, where he served on the Fordham Urban Law Journal and as a mediator in the Bronx Small Claims Court. A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Penn State University, Mr. Heller has an impressive background in all aspects of employment law, including discrimination, sexual harassment, fraudulent inducement, contractual disputes, stock options and benefits and workplace torts.

Mr. Heller is an experienced litigator, having Co-Chaired numerous trials, including jury and non-jury trials in both the Federal and state courts. Mr. Heller has also prosecuted and argued numerous appeals in various appellate courts in New York State. In addition to litigation, Mr. Heller negotiates severance agreements, employment contracts, non-compete and confidentiality agreements, and counsels employees who are subjected to discrimination in the workplace. With a strong emphasis on research and writing, Mr. Heller contributes to all aspects of Schwartz & Perry LLP's practice.

Mr. Heller is also active in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), successfully representing employees in mediations sponsored by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the courts, and a number of private dispute resolution entities. Mr. Heller has appeared on behalf of individuals in arbitrations before The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA, formerly the National Association of Securities Dealers) and the American Arbitration Association (AAA).

Mr. Heller lectures on employment discrimination, litigation, contracts, workplace torts and trial practice before attorneys of all experience levels and practices, contributing the skills and insights he has gained during his tenure Schwartz & Perry LLP.

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Peter James Saghir

Gair Gair Conason Steigman Mackauf Bloom & Rubinowitz

212-943-1090

Car Accidents, Employment Law, Injury Law, Medical Malpractice, Municipal Law More >>

80 Pine Street
New York, NY 10005

Paul Edward Svensson

Hodges Walsh & Slater

914-385-6000

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Asbestos & Toxic Torts, Business Law, Car Accidents, Civil Rights, Employment Law More >>

Kenneth A. Goldberg

Goldberg & Fliegel

212-983-1077

Arbitration / Mediation, Breach of Contract & Other Common Law Claims, Business Law, Civil Rights, Contract Negotiation, Drafting & Review More >>

60 East 42nd Street, Suite 3421
New York, NY 10165

Lewis Stanley Fischbein

Winslett, Studnicky, McCormick & Bomser

212-752-3374

Arbitration / Mediation, Employment Law, Intellectual Property, Litigation

6 East 39th Street, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10016

Anthony George Mango

Mango & Iacoviello

212-695-5454

Business Law, Commercial & Civil Litigation, Dispute Resolution, Employment Law, Real Estate Law More >>

14 Penn Plaza, Suite 2200
New York, NY 10122

George Stephen Hodges

Hodges Walsh & Slater

914-304-4333

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Asbestos & Toxic Torts, Business Law, Civil Rights, Criminal Law, Employment Law More >>

55 Church Street, Suite 211
White Plains, NY 10601

Otilia Mirambeaux

The Ottinger Firm

212-571-2000

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Age Discrimination, Business Law, Disability Discrimination, Employment Law, Pregnancy Discrimination More >>

19 Fulton Street, Suite 408
New York, NY 10038

Harold L. Moroknek

Hodges Walsh & Slater

914-385-6000

Asbestos & Toxic Torts, Business Law, Civil Rights, Criminal Law, Employment Law More >>

55 Church Street, Suite 211
White Plains, NY 10601

Robert Ottinger

The Ottinger Firm

212-571-2000

Business Law, Employment Law

19 Fulton Street, Suite 408
New York, NY 10038

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Tejash V. Sanchala

Villanueva Law Firm

914-723-7900

Business Law, Employment Law, Estate Planning, General Civil, Immigration Law More >>

700 White Plains Rd., Suite 255
Scarsdale, NY 10583

Jonathan Weinberger

Jonathan Weinberger

212-949-1001

Employment Law

880 Third Avenue, Suite 1300
New York, NY 10022

Michele L. Fliegel

Goldberg & Fliegel

212-983-1077

Arbitration / Mediation, Breach of Contract & Other Common Law Claims, Business Law, Civil Rights, Contract Negotiation, Drafting & Review More >>

60 East 42nd Street, Suite 3421
New York, NY 10165

Denise Rubin Glatter

The Ottinger Firm

212-571-2000

Business Law, Employment Law

19 Fulton Street, Suite 408
New York, NY 10038

Cynthia Kulas Messemer

Hodges Walsh & Slater

914-385-6000

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Asbestos & Toxic Torts, Business Law, Civil Rights, Criminal Law, Employment Law More >>

55 Church Street, Suite 211
White Plains, NY 10601

Usher Thomasson Winslett

Winslett, Studnicky, McCormick & Bomser

646-688-5424

Arbitration / Mediation, Business Law, Employment Law, General Counsel Services, Intellectual Property More >>

6 East 39th Street, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10016

Jessica Bonham

The Ottinger Firm

212-571-2000

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Age Discrimination, Business Law, Disability Discrimination, Employment Law, Pregnancy Discrimination More >>

19 Fulton Street, Suite 408
New York, NY 10038

John Walsh

Hodges Walsh & Slater

914-385-6000

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Asbestos & Toxic Torts, Business Law, Civil Rights, Criminal Law, Employment Law More >>

55 Church Street, Suite 211
White Plains, NY 10601

Leicia Grant

Hodges Walsh & Slater

914-385-6000

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Business Law, Civil Rights, Criminal Law, Employment Law, Insurance Bad Faith More >>

55 Church Street, Suite 211
White Plains, NY 10601

Jeffrey Benjamin

Jeffrey Benjamin

718-263-1111

Auto Sales Fraud, Banking Fraud, Business Law, Class Action, Consumer Law More >>

118-21 Queens Blvd., Suite 509
Forest Hills, NY 11375

Rocco Iacoviello

Mango & Iacoviello

212-695-5454

Business Law, Commercial & Civil Litigation, Dispute Resolution, Employment Law, Injury Law More >>

14 Penn Plaza, Suite 2200
New York, NY 10122

June Psaltis

Hodges Walsh & Slater

914-385-6000

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Asbestos & Toxic Torts, Business Law, Civil Rights, Criminal Law, Employment Law More >>

55 Church Street, Suite 211
white Plains, NY 10601

Stephen Howard Slater

Hodges Walsh & Slater

914-385-6000

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Asbestos & Toxic Torts, Business Law, Civil Rights, Criminal Law, Employment Law More >>

55 Church Street, Suite 211
White Plains, NY 10601

Beverly M. Ma

The Ottinger Firm

917-571-2000

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Age Discrimination, Business Law, Disability Discrimination, Employment Law, Pregnancy Discrimination More >>

19 Fulton Street, Suite 408
New York, NY 10038

Salvatore G. Gangemi

914-725-5800

Arbitration / Mediation, Employment Law, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Representing Employees, Representing Employers

700 White Plains Road, Suite 223
Scarsdale, NY 10583

Ira S. Newman

516-487-7375

Administrative Hearings, Administrative Law, Appeals / Appellate, Arbitration / Mediation, Banking Law More >>

98 Cuttermill Rd, Suite 441-South
Great Neck, NY 11021

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STEPHEN KONG

Mirsky & Kong PLLC

646-350-4411

Commercial Litigation, Employment Law, Federal Government Contracting, Federal Regulatory, Federal Small Business Programs More >>

1420 York Avenue, Suite 6P
New York, NY 10021

Leonard Edward Sienko Jr

The Sienko Law Office

607-637-5400

Car Accidents, Divorce, Education Law, Employment Law, General Civil More >>

12 East Main Street, P.O.B. 579
Hancock, NY 13783

Thomas Joseph Franta

315-451-3810

Education Law, Employment Law, Environmental, Tax Certiorari & Real Property Valuation

7207 East Genesee Street
Fayetteville, NY 13066

Debrina Lynn Washington

866-981-5019

Employment Law, Estate Planning, Family Law

244 Fifth Avenue. Suite D-277
New York, NY 10001

Elizabeth Sedmak

Sedmak Law LLC

646-405-5971

Business Law, Employment Law, Securities Law

419 Lafayette Street, Second Floor
New York, NY 10003

Steven Skulnik

Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP

212-872-9836

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Employment Law, General Civil, International Dispute Resolution & Non-US Litigation, Labor & Employment, Litigation

30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY 10112

Ilana L. Deutsch

Ilana L. Deutsch, Attorney At Law

516-482-0666

Business Law, Employment Law

11 Middle Neck Road, Suite 310
Great Neck, NY 11021

Mark J. Astarita

Beam & Astarita, LLC

Arbitration / Mediation, Broker Fraud, Employment Law, General Civil, Securities Law

110 Wall Street, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10005

William Porter Sellers IV

607-342-2185

Criminal Law, DUI / DWI, Employment Law, Estate Planning, Family Law More >>

202 E State St, Suite 404
Ithaca, NY 14850

Howard Edward Greenberg

631-982-0080

Business Law, Civil Rights, Collections, Consumer Law, Criminal Law More >>

180 East Main Street, Suite 308
Smithtown, NY 11787

Patrick W. Begos

Begos Horgan & Brown LLP

914-961-4441

Appeals / Appellate, Arbitration / Mediation, Bankruptcy / Debt, Broker Fraud, Employment Law More >>

7 Pondfield Rd
Bronxville, NY 10708

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Education: Columbia University School of Law - Columbia University

Jurisdictions: New York - Admitted in 1988 (21 years), 2nd Circuit - Admitted in 1993 (16 years), Connecticut - Admitted in 1998 (11 years), U.S. Supreme Court - Admitted in 2001 (8 years)

Patrick W. Begos is a founding member of the firm and senior partner in the Westport office. He heads the firm's trial and appellate group. Pat brings 19 years of litigation, arbitration, mediation and negotiation experience to the firm.

Prior to forming Begos Horgan & Brown, Patrick was a partner in the New York City litigation firm Molton & Meekins (1995-1998), and he was previously associated with Weil, Gotshal & Manges (1990-1995); and Lane & Mittendorf (1988-1990).

He is a current member of the Trial Tactics and the Life, Health and Disability Sections of the Defense Research Institute, and a member of the Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association. He is also a member of the Alternative Dispute Resolution and Trial Evidence subcommittees of the American Bar Association. He is a past member of the Committee on Art Law of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, and he is admitted to the bar in New York and Connecticut.

Patrick received his legal education from Columbia University School of Law (J.D) and did his undergraduate work at Johns Hopkins University (BA with honors).

Pat works primarily on cases involving business and personal disputes in a wide variety of commercial areas including:
- ERISA benefits
- insurance coverage
- securities transactions
- real estate development and property management
- employment
- copyright and trademark
- internet commerce
- secured lending
- fine art acquisitions and sales
- products liability
- real estate transactions
- bankruptcy
- corporate governance

His day-to-day practice includes:
- Defending ERISA claim administrators and disability insurers at trial and in appellate courts
- Pursuing lender liability and predatory lending claims on behalf of borrowers
- Representing real estate owners, buyers and sellers in disputes over sales, construction and land use
- Assisting business owners in solving problems with partners, shareholders, creditors and suppliers

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Ronald Joseph Kim

Law Offices of Ronald J. Kim

518-743-8416

Bankruptcy / Debt, Consumer Law, Employment Law

13 Center Street
Glens Falls, NY 12801

Barry Scott Kantrowitz

845-356-2570

Business Law, Car Accidents, Employment Law, Family Law, Injury Law More >>

747 Chestnut Ridge Rd, Suite 200
Chestnut Ridge, NY 10977

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Jurisdictions: New Jersey - Admitted in 1985 (24 years), Florida - Admitted in 1986 (23 years), New York - Admitted in 1986 (23 years)

Barry S. Kantrowitz, B.A., J.D., received his undergraduate degree from Harpur College, SUNY Binghamton. During his studies at Boston University School of Law, he was honored as a Paul J. Liacos Scholar and an Edward Henessey Scholar. He graduated cum laude. Mr. Kantrowitz is admitted to practice law in the state and federal courts of New York, New Jersey and Florida, and is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court.

Barry Kantrowitz is a member of the New York State and New Jersey State Trial Lawyers Associations, and the State Bar Associations of New York, New Jersey and Florida. He has lectured to college students at Brandeis and Boston Universities and has taught classes to train future lawyers.

This second generation Kantrowitz, who first worked for Kantrowitz & Goldhamer while in high school, handles the day to day operations of the firm's non-matrimonial litigation department, trying civil, negligence, criminal and corporate cases. Most of his time is dedicated to preparing and trying cases relating to personal injury, professional malpractice, corporate and complex commercial disputes. In 1988, Barry obtained a $9.2 million jury verdict in connection with the death of two teenagers at a construction site. At the time, it was the largest verdict of its kind in Rockland County.

In addition to representing individual claimants Barry has represented numerous large corporate clients in complex litigation. Recently, Barry successfully defended Tyco International in a $40 Million Dollar claim against a fire suppression subsidiary.

Both large and small companies have looked to Barry for representation in complex matters. Two of Barry's reported trials resulted in favorable verdicts for individual clients who took on formidable corporate defendants. In Vesco vs. North Star Steel, Barry obtained a Federal judgment in excess of $1.5 Million Dollars against a subsidiary of Cargill Incorporated, one of the largest privately held companies in the world. In Boyajian vs. C&R Realty, Barry represented a minority shareholder who was awarded in excess of $600,000.00 based on oppressive conduct by the majority. In 2008, Barry obtained a jury verdict in excess of $1,000,000 for a client injured in a fall down case. Some of Barry's notable personal injury recoveries are listed in the " Personal Injury Recoveries" portion of this site.

Barry is very active in civic and charitable organizations. Barry is a past president of the JCC Rockland, and was instrumental in the JCC’s acquisition of its new 135,000 square foot home in West Nyack. Barry serves on the board of the JCC Association of North America which is the central agency for the Jewish Community Center Movement in the U.S. and Canada. Barry previously served as an officer on the Rockland Community College Foundation Board and he has been honored by various civic groups for his service.

Email: bkantrowitz@kgglaw.com

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Regina Elaine Faul

Kaufman Dolowich Voluck & Gonzo, LLP

516-749-4011

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Employment Law

135 Crossways Park Drive, Suite 201
Woodbury , NY 11797

Michael Diederich Jr.

Diederich Law Office

845-942-0795

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Employment Law, Environmental, Government & Administrative Law More >>

361 Route 210
Stony Point, NY 10980

Steven M Warshawsky

212-601-1980

Appeals / Appellate, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Employment Law, Family Law More >>

Empire State Building, 350 Fifth Avenue, 59th Floor
New York, NY 10118

David Alan Raff

Raff & Becker LLP

212-732-5400

Arbitration / Mediation, Civil Rights, Employment Law

470 Park Avenue South, 3rd Floor North
New York, NY 10016

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Education: New York University School of Law - New York University, Brooklyn Law School

Jurisdictions: New York - Admitted in 1969 (40 years)

Mr. Raff was admitted to the Bar in the State of New York in 1969. He serves as a federal court appointed Special Master in three complex employment and discrimination law cases. He is also an active labor arbitrator, mediator and fact finder on panels from the American Arbitration Association, National Mediation Board, New York State Mediation Board, New York City Office of Collective Bargaining and the New York State-CSEA Disciplinary Panel. He has served as a member of the New York State Human Rights Advisory Council and is presently a member of the American Arbitration Association's National Alternative Dispute Task Force.

As a full-time member of the faculty of New York University School of Law for ten years, Mr. Raff taught labor and employment law, arbitration, administrative law and trial practice. He has served as a consultant to New York City's Bureau of Labor Services, New York State's Financial Control Board and the New York State Deputy Comptroller for New York City Affairs. He has also served as the Chairman of the New York State Bar Association's Committee on Civil Rights from 1981 to 1985, and is currently a member of the American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Section, and New York State Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section, the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, and the Society for Professionals In Dispute Resolution. Mr. Raff is listed in Who's Who in American Law, Who's Who of Emerging Leaders in America, and Who's Who in The East. In 1996, Mr. Raff was honored by the New York City Chapter of the National Organization for Women, 1998, for his legal work supporting women's rights. In 1998, Mr. Raff was honored by being elected as a Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers.

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P. Adam Militello

585-351-2500

Business Law, Car Accidents, Civil Rights, DUI / DWI, Employment Law More >>

2171 Monroe Avenue, Ste. 204
Rochester, NY 14618

Ruth Debra Raisfeld

914-722-6006

Arbitration / Mediation, Employment Law

1025 Westchester Ave
White Plains, NY 10604

Paul Porretta

Morrison Cohen LLP

212-735-8781

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ERISA, Emoloyee Benefits, Employment Law, Executive Compensation

909 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10022

Lawrence Andrew Kushnick

Kushnick & Associates, P.C.

631-752-7100

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Construction Law, Employment Law, Insurance Bad Faith

445 Broadhollow rd, Suite 124
Melville, NY 11747

David S. Rich

212-209-3972

Appeals / Appellate, Employment Law, General Civil, Securities Law

708 Third Avenue, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10017

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Education: Columbia University School of Law - Columbia University

Jurisdictions: New York - Admitted in 1995 (14 years), District of Columbia - Admitted in 1997 (12 years), New Jersey - Admitted in 2000 (9 years)

David S. Rich is the founding member of the Law Offices of David S. Rich, LLC. Mr. Rich litigates civil, commercial, employment, and securities matters in federal and state courts in New York and New Jersey, and arbitrates such matters before FINRA and other arbitral bodies. Mr. Rich also litigates appeals.

Mr. Rich has represented clients in, among other civil and commercial matters, breach of contract actions, business torts cases, bankruptcy and adversary proceedings, civil racketeering actions, oppressed minority shareholder disputes, product liability litigation, franchisor-franchisee litigation, qui tam actions, divorce actions and post-divorce judgment proceedings.

Mr. Rich has represented clients in, among other among other labor, employment, and employee benefits matters, breach of employment contract actions, employment discrimination cases, retaliatory discharge actions, sexual harassment cases, actions for breach of non-competition or non-solicitation agreements, ERISA actions to recover pension or health benefits, and employee benefit funds' actions to recover withdrawal liability payments and delinquent ERISA contributions.

Mr. Rich has represented clients in, among other securities matters, securities fraud cases, breach of fiduciary duty actions, actions for breach of investment management contracts, and arbitration proceedings to recover unpaid bonuses.

Before founding Law Offices of David S. Rich, LLC, Mr. Rich was a partner of a boutique litigation firm in New York City. Mr. Rich has also served as an associate of two prominent, mid-sized law firms in New York City and New Jersey, respectively. Mr. Rich has litigated many noteworthy cases, such as JLM Chems., Inc. v. Summit Resource Group, Inc., No. 08-CV-10296, 2009 WL 1108662 (S.D.N.Y. Apr. 24, 2009); Barron Partners, LP v. Lab123, Inc., No. 07-CV-11135, 2009 WL 129043 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 20, 2009); Barron Partners, LP v. Lab123, Inc., No. 07-CV-11135, 2008 WL 2902187 (S.D.N.Y. July 25, 2008); Pastore v. Witco Corporation Severance Plan, 196 Fed.Appx. 18, 2006 WL 2335161 (2d Cir. 2006); and Donohue v. Teamsters Local 282 Welfare, Pension, Annuity, Job Training & Vacation & Sick Leave Trust Funds, 12 F. Supp.2d 273 (E.D.N.Y. 1998).

Mr. Rich earned his Juris Doctor Degree from the Columbia University School of Law. He earned his Bachelor of Arts Degree with Honors in English from the University of Pennsylvania, where he was a Benjamin Franklin Scholar. Mr. Rich is admitted to practice in New York, New Jersey, and the District of Columbia, and in the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and for the District of New Jersey. He is a member of the New York City Bar Association.

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Howard Errol Gilbert Esq.

631-630-0100

All Labor Law Matters, Arbitration / Mediation, Civil Rights, Collective Bargaining, Executive Compensation, Wage & Hour, Handbooks, Discipline & Discharge, Harassment, Education Law More >>

1233 Walt Whitman Road
Melville, NY 11747-3010

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Education: Clark University

Jurisdictions: New York - Admitted in 1981 (28 years)

The LAW OFFICES OF HOWARD E. GILBERT 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 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 compensation, severance, ERISA, pensions/retirement,discipline and discharge, human resource,and disability issues. Additional areas of practice include Education Law, Civil Service Law, Constitutional, and government and municipal law.

Mr. Gilbert's litigation experience is extensive, encompassing various administrative agencies, and the federal and state courts, at both the trial and appellate levels, including the U.S. Supreme Court and N.Y.S. Court of Appeals.

Over the years, Mr. Gilbert has handled literally hundreds of administrative proceedings including contractual grievance arbitrations, disciplinary hearings, unfair labor practice hearings, representation cases, organizational campaigns, and employment discrimination matters. He regularly appears before such agencies as the EEOC, State Division of Human Rights, American Arbitration Association, National Labor Relations Board, NYS and US Departments of Labor, Public Employment Relations Board, and Merit Systems Protection Board. Mr. Gilbert has also regularly supervised or handled comprehensive collective bargaining negotiations.

Typical issues involve discipline and discharge, executive compensation disputes, sexual harassment, whistleblowing, contract administration and interpretation disputes, arbitrability, commissions, seniority, compensation, employee and labor relations policy, family and medical leave, reasonable accommodation, past practices, retirement compensation, overtime, denial of benefits, past practices, management rights, promotion and upgrading, transfers, health care, unfair labor practices, compliance with Employee Handbooks, layoffs, subcontracting, wage and hour, increase of production work rules, employment discrimination, unfair labor practices, union representation issues, and health and safety issues. The firm also handles disputes concerning administration of collective bargaining agreements, Handbook policies, and complex collective bargaining negotiations.

Mr. Gilbert currently serves as an Arbitrator and Neutral Chairperson for both Nassau and Suffolk County District Courts. Mr. Gilbert has been a neutral appellate Hearing Officer on behalf of the Chancellor, New York City Board of Education in various disputes. Mr. Gilbert is a certified Labor Mediator and Arbitrator for the Employment Discrimination Resolution (EDR) and Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) panels of the Nassau County Bar Association.

Mr. Gilbert has lectured or taught numerous seminars and courses in such topics as Employment Discrimination Law, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblowers, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Employment At Will, Discipline and Discharge, Labor Law, Civil Service Law, and Fair Employment Practices. Mr. Gilbert has been an Adjunct Professor for Cornell University/New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations.

Mr. Gilbert is a member of the American, New York State, Suffolk County, and Nassau County Bar Associations, where he serves on various committees. He is a member of the Industrial Relations Research Association.

Mr. Gilbert is a graduate of Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts (top 5%) (B.A. Double Major: English and Psychology), and has a Juris Doctor degree from St. JohnÃ¢s University School of Law (1980). He successfully completed the National Institute of Trial Advocacy in August 1984.

The LAW OFFICES OF HOWARD E. GILBERT prides itself in providing the highest quality legal representation. Its overall objective has been and continues to be a specific commitment to outstanding, meticulous, and immediate service, caring, and developing an ongoing personal relationship with each of its clients. Call 631.630.0100 and ask for Mr. Gilbert or visit the firm's website at gilbertlegal.net.

CARE - COMPETENCE - REASONABLE RATES

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Marc A. Stadtmauer

212-986-6200

Car Accidents, Employment Law, Injury Law, Medical Malpractice, Products Liability

230 Park Avenue, Suite 2525
New York, NY 10169

Lisa Renee Pomerantz

Lisa Renee Pomerantz, Attorney at Law

631-244-1482

Antitrust, Arbitration / Mediation, Business Law, Employment Law, Intellectual Property

80 Orville Drive, Suite 100
Bohemia, NY 11716

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Education: Boston University School of Law - Boston University

Jurisdictions: New York - Admitted in 1988 (21 years)

Lisa Renee Pomerantz has more than twenty-five years of varied legal experience. After graduating cum laude from Radcliffe College of Harvard University and from Boston University Law School where she was on the Law Review, Lisa spent a year as a law clerk to a federal court judge. Following a stint as a litigation attorney in private practice, she worked for more than fifteen years as a senior level in-house attorney for a major corporation. Her responsibilities there included transactional matters, compliance initiatives, dispute resolution and counseling clients on a broad variety of corporate, employment, antitrust and intellectual property matters.

Since 2003, Lisa has had her own practice. She works with innovative and creative enterprises to structure and foster successful business relationships and to resolve disputes amicably and cost-effectively. Her dispute resolution activities include membership on the American Arbitration Association’s Roster of Neutrals as a Commercial Mediator and Arbitrator. Lisa also develops and presents creative and effective interactive training programs, is a popular keynote speaker at business, association and educational events, and publishes a monthly newsletter entitled “Making the Connection.”

Lisa is a recognized leader in the business and legal communities. Lisa is Vice-Chair of the Suffolk County Women’s Business Enterprise Coalition, and has served as Co-Chair of its Trade Show Committee. She also has served on the Planning and Education Committees of the Women’s Expo, and on the Nominating and Awards Program Committees for the Long Island Chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators.

In the legal community, Lisa has chaired the Suffolk County Bar Association’s Alternative Dispute Resolution and Intellectual Property Committees, and has been an Officer and Advisory Board member of the Suffolk Academy of Law. In 2007, Lisa was honored to receive the Suffolk County Bar Association Directors’ Award in recognition of her service as ADR Committee Co-Chair. She also received Awards of Recognition in 2004 for her contributions to continuing legal education and as Intellectual Property Committee Co-Chair.

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