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Long Island Bankruptcy Attorney

As a Long Island bankruptcy attorney, Andrew M. Doktofsky works to help individuals and their families pursue a fresh financial start. The burden of immense debt and creditor harassment can be extremely stressful. Andrew works hard to help those affected file for Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 bankruptcy, and help them pursue their best interests.

A former New York City police officer with over 20 years of experience, Andrew M. Doktofsky has always been in service of the community. In his legal practice, Andrew focuses on bankruptcy and consumer law - two areas where he can continue to protect the rights of the community. People in these unfortunate situations deserve experienced legal guidance to help overcome financial and legal obstacles. This includes Andrew's practice in consumer law matters such as foreclosure defense and debt collection defense.

Andrew M. Doktofsky, P.C. is located in Deer Park, New York. Throughout the years, Andrew has helped many people in Suffolk County and Nassau County. His firm represents a diverse group of clients, including business and working professionals across Long Island. This includes Hempstead, Levittown, Freeport, East Meadow, Brentwood, Babylon, and the surrounding communities.

Prior to opening his own bankruptcy law firm, Andrew gained experience in other legal matters, including civil litigation and divorce. This additional perspective has proven useful as certain bankruptcy cases have the added element of other legal factors.

To learn more about the legal options available to you, call (631) 673-9600. Whether you need assistance with filing for bankruptcy or help combating unlawful creditor practices, Andrew M. Doktofsky will help determine the most beneficial path for you to take. All of his experience in bankruptcy and consumer law matters will be on your side, every step of the way.

Anthony T. Ballato maintains a litigation and general practice for over twenty three 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 stations. Anthony graduated from Touro Law School in 1988 and remains an active member of the alumni as well as a law student mentor. Anthony has served as adjunct professor of the paralegal program at the New York Institute of Technology, general counsel for the Massapequa Water District, associate counsel for the Manhasset-Lakeville Water and Fire Districts, and is a hearing officer for the Town of Oyster Bay, arbitrator in Lemon Law proceedings, member of the Surrogate Decision Making Committee for the Mentally Disabled, a court Referee, a trustee of the Jones Fund Adult Home in Bayville and has served as pro bono counsel to Nassau-Suffolk Law Services, various churches and not-for-profit organizations. He is a member of various Bar Associations in New York, New Jersey and Georgia as well as an officer of the Columbian Lawyers Association and member of various charitable organizations. Anthony has always been committed to representing the less fortunate ever since his summer clerkship during law school with Nassau-Suffolk Law Services. Since opening his own solo practice of law in 1995, Mr. Ballato has represented numerous less fortunate persons and crime victims of major frauds.

Experience: Litigation in diverse fields in state and federal courts, inquests, trials, arbitrations, appeals, personal injury, professional malpractice, commercial transactions, real estate, zoning, contracts, cell sites, leases, evictions, businesses, corporations, wills, trusts and estates, administration, adoptions, matrimonial & family law, elder law, civil rights, guardianships, collections, lemon law, bankruptcy, frauds, consumer, traffic matters, ethics, churches and extensive motion practice.