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Mark H. Sackstein is the managing partner of the prominent Nassau County, New York Personal Injury Law Firm Sackstein Sackstein & Lee, LLP. Mr. Sackstein received his Juris Doctor from the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law. He furthered his education at New York University where he received his Master of Laws (in taxation) degree. He was admitted to the New York State bar in 1984 and is a member of the Nassau County Bar Association. He also is admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.. While in law school, Mr. Sackstein gained valuable experience as a judicial intern for Supreme Court Justice Julius Hellenbrand in Kings County. After graduation from New York University, he built on that experience by working for a midtown law firm specializing in commercial litigation, tax, estates and pensions. He then joined Sackstein Sackstein & Lee, LLP, which he helped develop into a renowned personal injury firm.. Mr. Sackstein understands the needs of those injured and works diligently to protect their rights. His clients find him knowledgeable, accessible and attentive. As managing partner, he leads by example and has developed a professional staff with the same characteristics.. As a key member of our team of personal injury lawyers, Mr. Sackstein also has been instrumental in a number of successful verdicts and settlements. Throughout his career, he has negotiated and settled thousands of personal injury cases and obtained many multimillion dollar settlements. In 2007, he obtained a $10 million verdict for a pedestrian who was seriously injured by an automobile.

Mark E. Goidell is a tenacious trial attorney with more than 30 years of litigation experience. He is a veteran of the state and federal courts of Long Island who is regularly called upon by other law firms to handle their cases. He represents clients in matters throughout the Northeast.. Mark has received an “AV” rating from Martindale - Hubbell, the national attorney listing and rating agency. “AV” is the highest attainable rating; it denotes an attorney with the highest standards of excellence, competence, and ethics.. Mark’s reputation as an outstanding advocate has resulted in his representation of a number of high profile clients in widely publicized matters, including the following:. Mark successfully defended musician Sean “P Diddy” Combs in 23 wrongful death and personal injury cases brought following a “stampede” at a charity concert Mr. Combs sponsored at the City College of New York.. Mark represented Richard Jewell, the security guard who was falsely accused of the Centennial Olympic Park bombing during the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. Mark successfully negotiated settlements in defamation cases brought by Mr. Jewell against various media outlets.Mark represented the brother of Jon Benet Ramsey, the Colorado girl who was found dead in her home. Mark obtained significant settlements of defamation actions brought on his behalf who falsely accused him of killing his sister.. Mark was successful in obtaining a significant settlement in a defamation case brought by Congressman Gary Condit against the journalist Dominick Dunne, who falsely accused the Congressman of being involved in the disappearance and death of his aide, Chandra Levy.You can learn more about the high profile cases Mark has handled in Notable Cases. (Please note that all cases are unique, and prior results are no guarantee of future outcomes.)

Mark A. Annunziata, P.C. is a Long Island based law firm that concentrates in the areas of Elder Law, Guardianships, Estate Planning and Administration, Wealth Preservation and Real Estate.. Mark A. Annunziata, Esq. is very active in his professional community. He is a Supreme Court and Surrogate’s Court appointed Court Evaluator, Guardian and Guardian ad Litem for incapacitated persons. He is a member of the New York State Bar Association’s (NYSBA) Elder Law Committee and Trusts & Estates Committee. He is also a member of the Nassau County Bar Association’s (NCBA) Elder Law, Social Services and Health Advocacy Committee. Mark A. Annunziata is also the past Chair of the NCBA’s Surrogate’s Court Estates & Trusts Committee. He is currently on the Board of the WE CARE Fund, which is the charitable arm of the NCBA, and is currently an officer of the Columbian Lawyers Association of Nassau County.

Marie Elena is a Partner of Russo Law Group, P.C. of Garden City, Islandia, Lido Beach and Manhattan, New York. Marie Elena joined the firm in 1991 and her areas of practice include Trust and Estate Administration, Elder Law, Special Needs and Estate Planning, Guardianships, and Real Estate. Marie Elena is a member of the New York State, Nassau and Suffolk County Bar Associations, the Academy of Special Needs Planners, and has served as a member of the Executive Committee of the Elder Law Section of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) from 2004-2011. She is a former Co-Chair of the Legal Education Committee, former Chair of the Trusts and Estates Administration Committee, former Chair of the Estate Tax Planning Committee, and former Co-Chair of the Trusts and Estates Administration Committee for the New York State Bar Association’s Elder Law Section. Marie Elena was also the Chair of the 2010 Annual Meeting for the New York State Bar Association’s Elder Law Section.. In addition, Marie Elena is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA). She is a former Chair of NAELA’S Member Relations/Membership Committee, a former Chair of NAELA’S Academic Committee, and continues to be actively involved with NAELA. In 2010, Marie Elena was nominated to the Board of Directors of NAELA National. She has also served as a member of the Board of Directors of the New York Chapter of NAELA. She earned her law degree at St. John’s University School of Law and is admitted to the New York State Bar.. “I receive great personal and professional satisfaction from helping families achieve their objectives, protect their assets, and cope during times of family crisis,” says Marie Elena. “I am also proud of the fact that we have become one of the most respected Elder Law, Special Needs and Estate Planning firms in the country. Every day offers me a new opportunity to use my experience and knowledge to help families during difficult times.”

Maria Schwartz is a divorce and family law attorney with nearly 20 years of experience in transitioning men and women from marriage to divorce.  She began her practice immediately upon graduation from law school and admission to the New York State Bar.  Electing to "hang a shingle" for herself, she immediately went into the trenches of divorce where she singlehandedly dealt with the demands of a growing practice, fragile clients, and tough adversaries. Drive, pressure to survive and determination to be among "the best" led the way to successful and steady growth of her career. Like her clients and more than 50% of the country's married population, she too divorced and found herself a single mother to three daughters. This personal experience not only furthered her understanding of divorce but enabled her to truly appreciate and empathize with her clients. Her approach to divorce and clients is straight-up and no-nonsense.

Maria DeMarco Begley received her Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, from the City University of New York, Queens College, in 1973 and her Juris Doctor from St. John’s University, School of Law in 1977. She was admitted to the Bar in the State of New York and has practiced law for 42 years. Her practice of law areas of concentration include Elder Law, Guardians, Estate Planning, Estate Administration and Medicaid Planning.. Ms. Begley served as an adjunct professor at Long Island University, C.W. Post from 1996 to 2018, where she taught two courses, Legal Aspects of Health Care Administration and Legal and Ethical and Governance Issues in Nonprofit Organizations. In 2005 she served on the C.W. Post Advisory Council Committee for the MPA accreditation program required by NASPAA. In 2010 she was awarded the Adjunct Faculty Recognition Award.. Ms. Begley is active in many community service activities. She served on the Board of Directors for Support For People With Oral and Head and Neck Cancer (SPOHNC), a nonprofit organization. She is a former director of the Columbian Lawyers Association of Nassau County. She is a panel member of the New York State Surrogate Decision Making Committee sponsored by the New York State Commission on Quality of Care for the Mentally Disabled.. In 2016, Ms. Begley was honored by Hofstra Law School with the Outstanding Woman in the Law award by the Maurice A. Deane School of Law Center for Children, Families and the Law.. She is certified as an Elder Law Attorney by the American Bar Association’s Accredited National Elder Law Foundation. She is one of only 500 Certified Elder Law Attorneys (CELA) in the country.. She is AV rated by Martindale Hubbell and was named a Metro Area Super Lawyer in the area of Elder Law for 7 consecutive years, this a rating service sponsored by Thomson Reuters. Only 5% of attorneys in New York receive this distinction.

Marcus Cheung, a partner at Smith, Cheung & Lauterborn PC, compassionately embodies the vocation of a lawyer who understands the spirit of service to the individuals who select him as their attorney. He formulates arguments for the sake of logically arranging evidence to substantiate the claims of his clients, but he also works with a sensitivity that reflects the background of someone who knows how to advocate for others with sympathy and grace. The sense of indebtedness that Marcus humbly feels towards his community and his world animates his calling as a defender for the cares, dreams, and hopes of others in his midst. For Marcus, every claim from his client will deserve nothing less than all the care and diligence that he can muster from the totality of his experience and his repertoire of insights gleaned from years of study in the field of jurisprudence. As someone who profoundly empathizes with the struggles of the downtrodden and the vulnerable, Marcus demonstrates a servant’s heart that ennobles his awareness of a social contract that reconciles the concerns of generations past, present, and future.. Marcus earned his J.D. from St. John’s University School of Law, where he received the Daniel A. Furlong Award for Outstanding Service and Leadership, along with the ABA Award for Excellence in the Study of Labor & Employment Law. He became the first law school graduate of the Class of 2011 to become a member of the Board of Advisors to the Center for Labor & Employment Law at St. John’s University’s School of Law. In addition to service on the Executive Board of the Asian Pacific American Law Students’ Association, he also served as the Vice President of the Evening Students’ Association.. Marcus completed his undergraduate studies (cum laude with a B.S. in Business Management and a minor in English) at St. John’s University, which also conferred upon him the honors of the Outstanding Student Achievement Award Medalist and the Martin DePaul Award. Marcus has memberships in the New York State Trial Lawyers’ Association, Queens County Bar Association, and the Asian American Bar Association of New York.

Marc D. Grossman is a senior partner at The Sanders Firm, Sanders Phillips Grossman and Sanders Viener Grossman located in New York, California, Washington and Puerto Rico. Providing representation to clients in New York mertro area as well nationwide, he focuses his practice on plaintiff's personal injury and wrongful death litigation, with an emphasis on mass torts involving asbestos and other types of toxic exposure as well as defective drugs and medical devices. Other matters that Mr. Grossman has handled include medical malpractice, construction and motor vehicle accidents, and nursing home abuse.Mr. Grossman pursued his undergraduate education at the University of Michigan and received a Bachelor of Arts in 1989. He then went on to attend Brooklyn Law School and was awarded both his Juris Doctor and Master of Business Administration in 1993, the latter through a joint program with Baruch College. While there, Mr. Grossman interned with the Office of Legal Affairs of the United Nations. Admitted to practice in New York, he is also admitted to practice in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Illinois.Throughout his career, Mr. Grossman has successfully obtained numerous sizable settlements and jury awards on behalf of his clients, including an $8 million verdict for a victim of the osteoporosis drug Fosamax. As a result, he is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, an invitation-only group that is limited to attorneys who have obtained verdicts or settlements of at least seven figures. Mr. Grossman is an active participant in other professional organizations as well, including the American Association for Justice and the New York State Bar Association. Mr. Grossman is also a former member of the board of directors of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association.

Louise Hochberg is a dedicated and skilled criminal defense attorney who aggressively defends her clients.  Being charged with any crime is a serious matter.  You need the help of an experienced and tenacious lawyer like Ms. Hochberg to fight for your rights and preserve your record.

Lewis has been an attorney practicing in Metropolitan New York for nearly 30 years in a variety of areas including: business law, commercial litigation, civil litigation, contracts and real estate matters. Lewis employs a practical and pragmatic approach to every matter and his primary concern is always his client's best interest. Lewis has tried many cases in both state and federal courts and been involved in well over 250 mediations. Lewis also bring a wealth of experience and knowledge to matters involving personal injury, medical malpractice, catastrophic injuries, and general negligence. He knows how the insurance carriers evaluate cases because he spent over 20 years as a defense attorney. This experience makes him uniquely qualified to represent your interests through litigation in a more expedient manner, whether by settlement or trial. Should you ever need his services Lewis looks forward to working closely with you.

Law Practice. Abraham B. Krieger is a Member in the Commercial Real Estate, and the Corporate Finance Law practices of Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein, P.C. located in Garden City, Long Island, N.Y. Mr. Krieger joined the firm in 2007 focusing his broadly-based practice on representing businesses and individuals in commercial and residential real estate lending, sale, and lease transactions and real estate, lease and commercial litigation. An integral portion of his practice includes representing commercial lenders and borrowers on real estate fiduciary transactions and representing title companies on defending title and mortgage claims.. Professional Affiliations. New York State Bar Association (member). New York State Bar Real Property Law Committee (member). New York State Bar Real Property Task Force on Fraudulent Practices (member). Recognition. Publications. Admissions. Mr. Krieger is admitted to practice law inNew YorkStateand before the United States District Court, Eastern & Southern Districts of New York, the United States Supreme Court and the United States Tax Court.

Laura A. Mintz is a partner at Barrocas, Mintz, Misuraca & Record, PC. Ms. Mintz is an experienced family law attorney who works with her clients to develop a strategy tailored to achieving a successful resolution, whether through litigation or a negotiated settlement. Ms. Mintz has focused her practice exclusively to the litigation and negotiation of complex divorce matters, representing clients including lawyers, doctors, business owners, executives, professionals, and their spouses.  She has successfully litigated cases to conclusion involving small businesses, executive compensation plans, trusts, and high-conflict custody matters. Ms. Mintz educates clients about the divorce process and offers a fair and realistic assessment of their case. She believes in working with clients to execute a successful strategy.

Larry Przetakiewicz represents clients before the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board. He counsels employers of all sizes across numerous industries, guiding each matter from inception to resolution.. Before entering private practice, Larry served for five years as an Assistant District Attorney in the Queens County District Attorney's Office, first with the Criminal Court Bureau, later as a riding ADA with the Career Criminal Major Crimes Bureau, and then as a felony trial attorney in the Narcotics Trials Bureau.. Larry earned his bachelor’s at St. John’s University and earned his J.D. at Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, where he graduated magna cum laude.  Larry was program editor for the Moot Court Board, and received a CALI Award for Excellence in Trial Practice, as well as an award for Exemplary Contribution to Student Life. During this time he gained experience as a legal intern with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York, the New York County District Attorney’s Office, and the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office. He also served as judicial intern for the Hon. Arthur D. Spatt of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Kristen A. Clodfelter, is a graduate of Hofstra University School of Law and practices mainly in the areas of criminal defense and traffic violations. Prior to establishing her our law practice, she was an Assistant District Attorney in the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office.  During that time, she prosecuted felony and misdemeanor crimes, drafted and opposed motions, conducted hearings and trials, and worked closely with detectives and police officers.. Kristen began her career in District Court where she handled traffic violations, Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) related offenses and many other misdemeanors including assault, aggravated harassment, reckless endangerment, sexually based offenses and drug related offenses, trying several of them to verdict and conducting many evidentiary hearings in the process.. Rising up the ranks quickly, Kristen was then promoted from District Court after only one year and was assigned to the County Court Trial Bureau, where she exclusively prosecuted felony cases.. After leaving the District Attorney's Office, Kristen went to work for mid-size manhattan firm specialzing in Insurance Defense matters ranging from Slip and Fall personal injury matters to automobile accidents.  As she continued her foray into private practice she spent just under a year working for the well repsected office of Kenneth J. Weinstein handling matrimonial matters on Long Island.  After exploring some civil specialities she returned to her roots and set up a Criminal Practice of her own.  She now hadles matters of all sorts in her own practice based in Garden City.

Kim N. Christian is a Partner with Russo Law Group, P.C. of Garden City, Islandia, Lido Beach and Manhattan, New York. Her areas of practice include Elder Law, Estate and Trust Planning, Real Estate, and Special Needs planning. Kim has presented seminars on Elder Law and Estate Planning, as well as Special Needs planning throughout Nassau County and Queens County, and is a sought-after speaker on these topics.. Kim earned her law degree at St. John’s University School of Law and served as Research Editor of the New York Litigator. She is a member of the New York State Bar Association as well as the Nassau County Bar Association. Kim is licensed to practice in both New York and New Jersey, and has been admitted to the United States Supreme Court. She is also a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) and the Academy of Special Needs Planners (ASNP).. Kim began her career as a general practitioner but soon gravitated to Elder Law, Estate Planning, and related practice areas. “I chose to focus on this area of the law because I believed it would give me the opportunity to help people when they need it most… and it has,” says Kim. “Nothing gives me greater professional satisfaction than helping clients receive the long-term care they need while protecting their life savings at the same time. I also strive to help my clients remain independent for as long as possible, live their golden years in comfort and dignity, and cope during times of family crisis.”

Khadija Misuraca is a partner at Barrocas, Mintz, Misuraca & Record, P.C. Throughout her professional career, Ms. Misuraca has zealously represented clients in all areas of family law. Since licensed to practice, her primary area of concentration has been in divorce and family law, handling mid-sized as well as high asset divorce and family law cases including those that involve child custody and visitation, child support, spousal support, property and asset division, post judgment modifications, domestic violence and all other aspects of family law. Ms. Misuraca is a strong and devoted advocate for clients and is dedicated to guiding them through the emotional and financial hurdles that come with divorce proceedings. Ms. Misuraca prides herself with practicing with sensitivity and is committed to her clients and their cause, recognizing that divorce and child custody are intensely personal. When you are represented by Ms. Misuraca you can rest assured that you are in the capable hands of an experienced levelheaded divorce attorney.. In addition to representing clients in contentious divorces, Ms. Misuraca, a trained mediator through The Center for Mediation in Law, offers flat-fee divorce mediation for couples who wish to engage in a less adversarial process. Ms. Misuraca has also been a fierce advocate for those in need having worked with the Safe Cebter formerly the Coalition of Domestic Violence to represent clients on a pro-bono basis in matrimonial matters where the clients are victims of domestic violence.. Ms. Misuraca received her J.D. from Hofstra University and her B.S. from the State University of New York at Binghamton. At Hofstra Ms. Misuraca was a member of the Family Court Review where she was an editor of the Matrimonial Newsletter.. Ms. Misuraca is a member of the Family Law Section of the New York State Bar Association and Nassau County Bar Association. She is also a member of the Nassau County Women’s Bar Association.

Ken lives on Long Island with his wife. He was born and raised in the Brighton Beach section of Brooklyn, New York. He graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School and earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Athletic Administration from St. John’s University and his Juris Doctorate from St. John’s University School of Law.. Ken Bornstein has practiced in the area of personal injury for over 32 years. He represents individuals who have been injured in construction accidents, motor vehicle accidents, trip and fall accidents, and all cases where an individual was injured due to someone’s negligence. Ken handles cases from the initial client meeting all the way through to a verdict at trial and has a distinguished reputation for helping his clients get the compensation that they deserve.. Ken was featured in the New York Law Journal for recovering one of the highest verdicts in New York County (Manhattan). He is also recognized by Lawyers of Distinction for excellence in personal injury law.

Katherine Ryan, Esq. earned a Juris Doctorate from Fordham University School of Law, currently ranked as a first tier, "Best Law School" by U.S. News, where she specialized in Family Law and Domestic Violence. Prior to attending law school, Ms. Ryan graduated cum laude from Villanova University with a B.A. in English.. Ms. Ryan is admitted to practice in the State of New York and is a member of the  Nassau County Bar Association and Suffolk County Bar Association.. Concentrating her efforts and skills in the areas of matrimonial, family and criminal law, Ms. Ryan has appeared in Courts within the boroughs of New York, Nassau and Suffolk County.. Ms. Ryan aggressively handles all aspects of adversarial matrimonial actions, including complex equitable distribution cases involving clients with high net worth. Further, Mrs. Ryan handles custody and visitation matters, paternity and termination of parental rights proceedings in both Family and Supreme Court. Ms. Ryan actively defends clients against CPS/ACS matters and criminal prosecution, specializing in the area of domestic violence.

Katherine R. Sikorski graduated from Michigan State University with a bachelors degree in political science. After graduating, she attended Wayne State University Law School where she received her Juris Doctor. She also earned an LLM degree in taxation. She is a member of the State Bar of Michigan, the Eastern District of Michigan, and the Northern District of Illinois. Additionally, she is a state certified small claims mediator.. Katherine spent two years working for an esteemed firm in downtown Detroit which focuses pimarily on medical malpractice defense. Since founding The Sikorski Law Firm, Katherine has focused primarily on family law. She has also expanded her areas of practice to include immigration, and Chapter 7 bankruptcy.. She is a compassionate person with highly developed organizational skills. Katherine is an avid reader and gardener who also enjoys spending time with her growing family.

Karina Clarke focuses her practice on workers’ compensation defense. Her experience includes representing clients in all types of workers’ compensation litigation before the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board, as well as drafting and submitting summations and appeals, negotiating settlements, and drafting settlement agreements. Karina has attended hearings in all five boroughs of New York City as well as on Long Island and upstate New York.. While earning her J.D. at Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, Karina served as a student attorney representative with SEPA Mujer, where she advocated and submitted petitions to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services on behalf of clients seeking legal status under the Violence Against Women Act, which allows battered immigrants to petition for legal status. She was also active in her school’s Student Bar Association as well as the Long Island Hispanic Bar Association as its Black Law Student Association Representative and served as the secretary of Touro Law Center’s Latino American Law Student Association.. Karina was a legal intern in Queens County District Attorney’s Office’s Major Crimes Bureau and Criminal Bureau, where she conducted legal research, interviewed witnesses and police officers, and conducted Huntley Sandoval and Mapp/Dunaway hearings and hospital arraignments under supervision of Assistant District Attorneys.

Karen Saab-Dominguez handles all manner of litigation, including premises liability, negligent security, products liability, labor law, and transportation matters for a variety of high-profile clients, including one of the world’s largest beverage manufacturers. Her civil litigation experience includes trials, depositions, hearings, and successful summary judgment motions including a high-profile case in federal court involving claims of civil rights violations.. Karen routinely handles complex mediations and arbitrations, and negotiates settlements in high-value cases, some exceeding seven figures.. Before joining Goldberg Segalla, Karen spent six years as an Assistant District Attorney in Bronx County, New York, prosecuting domestic violence and child abuse and sex crimes cases. During her time at the District Attorney’s office, she gained invaluable trial experience, which included trying approximately three felony cases to verdict before a jury, trying misdemeanor cases, presenting approximately 200 to 300 cases to the grand jury, and handling approximately 30 to 40 sex-offender risk assessment hearings.. Prior to her time in the District Attorney’s office, Karen worked with Sanctuary for Families, the leading nonprofit in New York State dedicated exclusively to serving domestic violence victims, sex trafficking victims, and their children. During her time with Sanctuary, she tried 15 to 20 family court matters to verdict.. In August of 2012, Karen attended the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) National Trial College at Harvard Law School, an interactive week-long trial school taught by accomplished trial lawyers from all parts of the country. While in law school, Karen was a member of the executive board for the Women’s Law Journal and competed for the school's national team.. Karen is fluent in Spanish.

Kamini Fox has practiced in the area of bankruptcy, corporate restructuring, and debtor’s and creditors’ rights for over 17 years.. Prior to her association with Ackerman Fox, LLP, Ms. Fox was an associate with Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman, LLP and Meltzer, Lippe, Goldstein & Breitstone, LLP, focusing on chapter 11 debtor representations, creditor representation, chapter 7 trustee representation, and chapter 7 and 13 personal bankruptcies.. Ms. Fox was also the Former Managing Bankruptcy Attorney at Berkman, Henoch, Peterson, Peddy & Fenchel, P.C., where she was responsible for the representation of various national institutional lenders, as creditors, in individual and corporate bankruptcy proceedings throughout New York State.. Ms. Fox was admitted to the New York State Bar in March 2003, and is admitted in the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern, Southern, Northern, and Western Districts of New York.. Ms. Fox graduated from John Jay College of Criminal Justice in 1999 with a B.S. degree, and received her J.D. from Hofstra University School of Law in 2002.

Jonathan E. Kroll has been practicing law for many years, having been admitted in 1994. He is highly respected in the professional community for his ability and integrity. Mr. Kroll has been involved in numerous matrimonial and family law cases that range from straight forward to complex. His expertise in understanding and litigating high conflict custody cases permits him to navigate these difficult situations. In addition, Mr. Kroll has been able to maximize the results for clients faced with difficult business and financial issues related to equitable distribution divorce.. Attorney Jonathan Kroll is an experienced matrimonial and family law attorney who is a father of three. He personally understands the importance of family and of protecting the rights and future of your children. As such, we strive to provide only the highest quality legal representation in order to help our clients reach their individual goals as they relate to their matrimonial or family law matter.. Mr. Kroll represents clients throughout Long Island and the five boroughs of New York. He also has special expertise in appearing before arbitration panels in religious divorce cases.. He is known to proceed with force and sensitivity, always attending to the client's needs in the drive for a just result. Each case is different and requires its own attention.. Mr. Kroll is a member of the Nassau County Bar Association and matrimonial sub-committee. He has lectured in Brooklyn College, Landers College and many other schools on matters of equitable distribution and divorce. He is often consulted by health care professionals and clergy on issues relating to divorce and specifically child custody.

Jim is a founding partner at Kase & Druker. He specializes in tax law and federal criminal defense matters.. Jim began his legal career as an Assistant Attorney General for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and Special Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Organized Crime and Racketeering Section. He served as Assistant U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of New York, and Deputy Chief, Criminal Division and Chief of Official Corruptions Section. Jim was an Assistant District Attorney and Chief of Rackets and Narcotics Bureau in Nassau County.. Jim has served as the Master of the Bench, American Inns of Court, Theodore Roosevelt Inn. He is also the author of “New Cars and UCC Section 2-608: Your Client Isn’t Stuck with a Lemon.” He has been Guest Adjunct Law Professor at Fordham School of Law.  Also, a frequent lecturer at Baruch College Graduate Business school 2012 – present.. He is a graduate of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and earned his J.D. at Boston College.

Jill Altarac is the founding partner in The Altarac Law Firm. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and graduated with high distinction from the University of Michigan in 1992. In 1995, Ms. Altarac received her law degree from Brooklyn Law School and was subsequently admitted to practice in New York in 1996. Since her admission in 1996, Ms. Altarac has concentrated solely in the field of matrimonial and family law. Ms. Altarac is extremely well versed in the area of matrimonial law and has handled numerous trials and proceedings in Nassau and Suffolk Counties, as well as in each of the five boroughs of New York, over the last seventeen years. Ms. Altarac was recently accepted as a member of the American Inns of the Court, an organization that consists of the most pristine matrimonial attorneys in Long Island. Jill Altarac is recognized as a specialist in matrimonial law, serving as a member of the Nassau County Bar Association, the Nassau County Bar Association/Family Law Committee, the Nassau County Bar Association Custody and Family Law Subcommittee, the New York State Bar Association/Matrimonial Family Law Committee and the American Bar Association Matrimonial/Family Law Committee. She is also a member of the Nassau County Women's Bar Association. Ms. Altarac is a strong advocate for her clients. She will work with her client in an effort to obtain the most favorable outcome in a cost effective and expedited fashion. She is extremely dedicated to her clients and makes certain that their rights are protected throughout the matrimonial proceedings. She has argued cases before the New York Supreme Court and Family Court and the New York State Appellate Division. In addition, Ms. Altarac has served as a distinguished lecturer for the National Business Institute, and New York Life Insurance and the Professional Speaker's Bureau, Inc. Her lectures have covered numerous topics in the Matrimonial/Family law area, notably grandparent visitation rights, custody, visitation and support issues, equitable distribution considerations, property rights, ethical considerations in divorce cases and settlement negotiation tactics. While Ms. Altarac understands that all children's financial interests should be protected throughout the divorce proceedings, she is especially cognizant that the rights of special needs children must be addressed, on a case by case basis, so that their necessary services are maintained and continued for the children. Thus, she makes certain that the financial provisions, as set forth in the legal documents are tailored to the individual child's needs. Ms. Altarac currently serves as the Vice President of Special Education Parent Teacher Association (SEPTA) in the Syosset School District.