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James Burdi is a partner in Vishnick McGovern Milizio LLP's Wills, Trusts, and Estates and Elder Law Practices, concentrating in Trust and Estate Planning and Administration. He advises and assists clients in preparing both simple and complex estate plans, including aspects of tax planning and planning for families with special needs. He also represents clients in probate proceedings, Surrogate’s accountings, and other matters involving trust and estate administration.. James F. Burdi, Esq. can be reached at or at.

I  am a leading estate planning attorney and certified financial planner.  I've been honored as a Rising Star by Super Lawyer magazine in the area of estate planning and probate.. I frequently speak on a variety of estate and financial planning topics, regularly presenting educational workshops for the public as well as  business organizations, corporations, associations, special interest groups, support groups, financial advisory firms and other legal professionals in our community. I always do my best to try and reduce complex legal and financial principles into understandable concepts.. I feel grateful to have had the opportunity to be of service to so many families.  I enjoy making a difference in the lives of people I work with.  While protecting financial assets is often why someone often seeks my help, strengthening and maintaining family unity is my major goal and probably the number one reason why clients refer their friends and family to our practice.. I think it is important to make the most of every day and always find a way to laugh even when times are difficult.. I am married to my law firm partner, Ilana, and we enjoy raising our four children.

Ilana F. Davidov, Esq. is an attorney at Davidov Law Group, P.C., and has been practicing law for two decades. Mrs. Davidov’s practice is focused in the areas of Estate Planning, Probate, Estate Administration, Elder Law and Medicaid planning & qualification.. Mrs. Davidov is a sought after expert in the field and is a regular lecturer to the public and professionals on topics relating to Elder Law issues and Estate Planning. She is member of the American Academy of Estate Planning Attorneys and Attorneys with Purpose (a national organization that supports attorneys that work in the areas of Elder Law and Medicaid Planning). Mrs. Davidov is married to Michael Davidov, an Estate Planning attorney and Certified Financial Planner. She devotes much of her time outside of work to raising their four children.

I have been an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of New York since 1998.   My practice comprises personal injury, medical malpractice and employment litigation as well as real estate transactions and estate planning and administration.  I have litigated hundreds of personal injury, medical malpractice and workplace discrimination cases at both the trial and appellate levels and through arbitration and mediation, obtaining seven figure awards for my clients.. I represent banks, developers and individuals in all manner of residential and commercial real estate transactions.. I represent clients in the preparation and implementation of estate plans designed to preserve assets, mitigate estate taxes and care for the special needs of family members.  I also represent executors and fiduciaries in all manner of estate proceedings, including probate, administration, accounting and contested surrogate's court matters.

I am the founding partner of Pegalis Law Group,LLC, and one of the nation’s foremost medical malpractice trial lawyers. In more than 50 years practicing law as an advocate for seriously injured victims of negligence, I have obtained some of the highest jury verdicts. I am most proud of providing peace of mind, a sense of justice, and financial security for more than 2,000 clients to date. Our firm develops a personal relationship with each client while seeking the best possible result for their particular situation. It is the team’s truly personal investment in each case that has brought about consistent success on behalf of so many patients, year after year. Stacks of thank-you notes and photos from clients and their families are among my most prized processions. I along with my firm, has worked tirelessly with some two thousand injured individuals and their families. For example: we obtained a $116 million jury verdict for a brain injured child. Some say I literally wrote the book on medical malpractice, as the author of American Law of Medical Malpractice, Volumes 1-3, now in its 3rd edition. I am an Adjunct Professor of Law at New York Law School teaching medical malpractice law, and serve on the school’s Board of Trustees. I am an advocate of the American Board of Trial Advocacy, a Dean of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association, a member of the American Association for Justice, and a member of the National Board of Trial Advocacy. I am an Associate in Law of the American College of Legal Medicine, and AV rated on Martindale-Hubbell for professional excellence. I have been voted as one of the Best Lawyers® in New York and one of New York’s Super Lawyers. I have lectured extensively on medical/legal issues, and contributed to numerous articles and publications.

I am someone who has always had an interest in helping others and in fighting for what I beleive in as well as in fighting for justice.  Whether this takes the form of defending someone in a criminal action, in fighting for the vidication of a violation of someone's civil rights, in fighting to preserve our beautiful earth and natural environments, or in litigating commerical transactions and disputes, I will honestly assess the likelihood of success and the value of pursuing litigation.  You will always get an honest assessment from me even when it means, and many times it does mean, turning down business.  I am fully committed to defending and prosecuting my client's while listening and respecting my clients interests and views.

Gregory D. Bellantone was admitted to practice law in New York in 1991. Mr. Bellantone is also admitted to practice in the Federal Courts in the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.. Since his admission to the bar, Mr. Bellantone has dedicated his career to representing injured victims of negligence and medical  malpractice. Mr. Bellantone has successfully secured substantial verdicts and settlements on behalf of his clients in construction accidents, medical malpractice, motor vehicle negligence and premises liability cases.  Mr. Bellantone continues to distinguish himself as a true advocate for his clients. His work focuses on all aspects of discovery, motion practice, trial, and appeals in substantial medical malpractice and personal injury cases.. He has prepared and presented high value cases for mediation, arbitration, and trial. Recovering millions of dollars for his clients, Mr. Bellantone  has successfully tried cases in Supreme Court in every county in the City of New York, Long Island and in the Federal Courts in the states of New York and Florida. Mr. Bellantone acts as trial counsel to law firms in New York City and Long Island.  Mr. Bellantone has successfully argued appeals in the Appellate Division, and his trial verdicts have been published in New York VerdictSearch. Mr. Bellantone also represents a number of small businesses in ligitation matters.

Ellen L. Flowers is a partner and director of the Guardianship Law Practice at Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Greenberg, Formato & Einiger, LLP.. Ms. Flowers concentrates her practice in the area of Article 81 of the Mental Hygiene Law, which is the New York State guardianship statute. Ms. Flowers has been involved in all aspects of guardianship proceedings, on behalf of facilities and private individuals, petitioners and cross-petitioners, as well as alleged incapacitated persons. In addition, Ms. Flowers has been appointed by the courts in various counties as guardian, court evaluator and counsel for alleged incapacitated individuals.. Ms. Flowers is a member of the Trusts and Estates and Elder Law Sections of the New York State and Nassau County Bar Associations. An authority in the area of guardianship, Ms. Flowers is a frequent lecturer for the state and local bar associations and the Practicing Law Institute regarding guardianship issues. She has also lectured at the request of the Office of Court Administration to court attorneys, court examiners, law clerks, judges, and Mental Hygiene Legal Service attorneys.. Ms. Flowers is an associate editor and contributor to the Guardianship Practice in New York State, a publication of the New York State Bar Association. For her commitment to the association, the New York State Bar nominated Ms. Flowers for Sustaining Membership. She is also a member of the Surrogate Decision Making Committee formed by the State Commission on Quality of Care for the Mentally Disabled. Ms. Flowers is the current Co-Chair of the Nassau County Bar Association Elder Law Committee. Ms. Flowers received her law degree from Hofstra University School of Law and her undergraduate degree from Adelphi University cum laude.

Denise Buda is a senior associate in the medical malpractice defense department at Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Greenberg, Formato & Einiger, LLP.. Ms. Buda has 18 years experience defending physicians and other health care providers in a wide range of litigation matters. She is responsible for conducting hearings on behalf of health care professionals in professional misconduct, license restoration, and moral character proceedings before the New York State Education Department, Office of Professional Discipline; preparing appellate briefs and arguing appeals challenging physician license revocations; and defending civil and malpractice lawsuits, from pleadings through appeal. Ms. Buda also has extensive experience in general appellate practice, complex matrimonial matters, and in general negligence, commercial, product liability and real estate litigation.. Ms. Buda received her J.D. from Brooklyn Law School where she was a Dean's Merit Scholar and her B.A. from the City University of New York at Queens College, where she graduated Magna Cum Laude. She is a member of the New York and New Jersey bars. Prior to attending law school, Ms. Buda worked as a Speech Pathologist and taught alternate communication skills at the Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults.

David S. Shor, Esq. is a Founding Partner of the law firm, Salem, Shor & Saperstein, LLP. His areas of practice include: Trust and Estates, Elder Law, Special Needs and Estate Planning, Estate Administration, Collections, Guardianships, and Real Estate matters. Mr. Shor focuses his practice in the Five Boroughs of New York, Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester Counties. Mr. Shor received his undergraduate Degree from Yeshiva University and his law degree from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and is admitted to the New York State Bar and the New Jersey State Bar.. Mr. Shor is an active member of the New York State Bar Associations and of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA). Mr. Shor has extensively lectured on his areas of practice on behalf of many organizations including, the Young Israel of Holliswood and Emunah of America.. David S. Shor, Esq. is committed to representing the elderly and disabled along with their families with legal counsel in the areas of Medicare, Medicaid, Wills, Trusts, Advanced Directives, Estate Administration, Guardianship and Real Estate.

Daniel Doeschner is an associate at Greenberg Burzichelli Greenberg P.C., where he advocates for public sector unions and their members in contract and labor disputes. His practice includes representing unions and employees in Article 78 proceedings, arbitrations, disciplines, and improper practice conferences. He joined the firm in 2013.. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Doeschner was an associate in the litigation department and White Collar Crime & Corporate Compliance group at Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP. There, he represented individual and corporate clients in criminal, regulatory, and commercial proceedings. He also provided pro bono assistance to indigent criminal defendants, public assistance/social security recipients, and Family Court pro se litigants.. Mr. Doeschner graduated with honors from Brooklyn Law School and served as a Notes & Comments Editor on the Brooklyn Law Review.

Constantina Papageorgiou is a partner in Vishnick McGovern Milizio LLP’s Wills, Trusts, and Estates Practice. Her work focuses on Trust and Estate Planning, Trust and Estate Administration, and Elder Law. Ms. Papageorgiou assists individuals and their families with asset protection and long-term care planning with the use of advance directives and various planning techniques. She also provides legal counsel to individuals and families with the administration of estates and the liquidation of assets after one’s death. In addition, her practice focuses on estate planning and guardianship matters for young families.. Constantina Papageorgiou can reached at  and.

Claudio A. De Vellis is a partner and director of the Estate Planning, Asset Protection and Estate Administration Practice at Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Greenberg, Formato & Einiger, LLP.. Mr. De Vellis concentrates his practice on estate, gift and generation skipping transfer tax planning for individuals, closely held business owners and charitable organizations. Mr. De Vellis advises individuals and families on wealth preservation issues, including structuring tax-efficient business succession plans, creating qualified and non-qualified retirement plans and implementing asset protection strategies. His practice includes all aspects of estate planning, from drafting wills and trusts, to forming business entities, to counseling clients on the income, estate and gift tax treatment of charitable giving. Mr. De Vellis also advises individual and corporate fiduciaries in connection with the administration of estates and trusts, and represents clients in disputes arising out of the administration of estates and trusts.. Mr. De Vellis provides a wide range of business and tax planning services to closely held business owners. He represents and assists clients in forming corporations, partnerships and limited liability companies; drafts shareholder, employment and consulting agreements; represents clients in the purchase and sale of business interests; and structures business succession plans to provide for the orderly disposition of family owned businesses.. Prior to becoming an attorney, Mr. De Vellis practiced in New York City as a certified public accountant for seven years. He has extensive experience preparing and analyzing business financial statements, preparing individual, corporate and partnership income tax returns, preparing estate and gift tax returns, and preparing fiduciary accountings and fiduciary income tax returns. Mr. De Vellis has also represented individual and corporate clients before the Internal Revenue Service and the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance on various tax matters.. Mr. De Vellis has lectured on a range of topics on estate and gift tax planning for the National Business Institute and the Queens County Bar Association. He co-authored Estate Planning with Real Estate Assets, which appeared in the September 2005 issue of the Tax Management Real Estate Journal.. Mr. De Vellis received a BBA from Hofstra University and a J.D. from Brooklyn Law School. He is admitted to practice law in New York, and is a member of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, the New York State Bar Association and the Nassau County Bar Association. He is also a member of the Tax and Personal Financial Planning Sections of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Claudia Hinrichsen is a partner at The Greenberg, Dresevic, Iwrey, Kalmowitz & Pendleton Law Group. Claudia Hinrichsen has over two decades of experience in representing health care clients.  Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Hinrichsen was a partner with Nixon Peabody, LLP where she established a diversified health law practice. Claudia Hinrichsen currently represents a cross-section of health care providers, including hospitals, physician groups, physician/hospital organizations and independent practice associations (IPAs, PHOs), diagnostic and treatment centers with respect to a broad array of issues, including fraud and abuse, corporate compliance, transactional arrangements, patient-related legal issues, and HIPAA compliance. Ms. Hinrichsen also devotes a significant amount of her time representing clients in negotiation and dispute resolution with respect to managed care contract issues and payor audits and in pursuing managed care companies for underpayments owed to health care providers.. Ms. Hinrichsen has to her credit a number of articles and client alerts on health law topics, including:. Can Solo Practioners and Small Group Practices Survive in Today's Challenging Marketplace?  Medical Society of the State of New York Magazine, May 2010, Vol. 66 No. 5.The 2009 Managed Care Reform Act: Does it Go Far Enough? New York Law Journal, November 10, 2009.  "The Impact of Electronic Health Technology Safe Harbor on Clinical Integration Initiatives and Antitrust Enforcement," Linn F. Freedman and Claudia A. Hinrichsen, October 1, 2007, HIT News.  "(Re)opening lines," hfm , Healthcare Financial Management Association's magazine, September, 2005.  "Medical Information Privacy Regulations Are Finalized, Finally," client alert, April 30, 2003.  "The Paper Monster--Corporate Compliance and the Board," Trustee , a leading, national health care industry magazine, February, 2001.  "Roadmap to Interpreting Federal Fraud Abuse Guidance Material," New York Law Journal , March 13, 2000.  "Providing Patient Dumping-Supreme Court Rules No Improper Motive Needed Under Statute," New York Law Journal , March 22, 1999.. Ms. Hinrichsen frequently lectures on health care fraud and abuse, HIPAA compliance, and managed care issues before hospitals, medical groups, and state and regional professional associations.. Ms. Hinrichsen is an adjunct Professor at Hofstra University's Zarb School of Business, lecturing on business and health law topics.

Carolyn Reinach Wolf is a Senior Partner in the law firm of Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Formato, Ferrara & Einiger, LLP and Director of the Firm's Mental Health Law practice. Ms. Wolf holds a J.D. from Hofstra University School of Law, an M.S. in Health Services Administration from the Harvard School of Public Health and an M.B.A. in Management from the Hofstra University School of Business. She is admitted to practice in New York State and Federal Courts as well as the U.S. Supreme Court. In addition, Ms. Wolf is currently an adjunct professor at Hofstra Law School, teaching Law and Psychiatry. Prior to practicing law, Ms. Wolf was a hospital administrator and Director of Hospital Risk Management. Ms. Wolf's practice concentrates in the areas of mental health and health care law, representing mental health and health care professionals, major hospital systems and community hospitals, institutional and community outpatient programs, skilled nursing facilities, higher education institutions, individuals and families. Her expertise includes mental hygiene law, including retention and treatment over objection psychiatric cases, mental health warrants, capacity determinations, informed consent and medical treatment cases, confidentiality and release of records matters, interaction with law enforcement in health care facilities and institutions of higher learning, Kendra's Law applications (Assisted Out-Patient Treatment Orders), Article 81 and 17-A guardianship proceedings, civil and criminal litigation and negotiation specific to mental health issues, consultation and advice in navigating the mental health system and legal interventions in the inpatient and outpatient treatment settings as well as mental health issues in the higher education setting. She also consults with health care institutions on issues of end of life decision making, development and ongoing functioning of ethics committees, advance directives, and institutional review boards. Ms. Wolf is a frequently invited speaker and consultant to health care and mental health organizations as well as institutions of higher education, specifically university counseling centers and administrators, and professional associations throughout the country regarding mental health law issues. Her topics include: mental health legal issues, health and risk management from a mental health care law perspective, the increasing rate of student suicides, serious mental illness on campus, drug and alcohol abuse, date rape, law enforcement, confidentiality, parental notification, documentation and the increasing liability of campus staff, administrators, mental health professionals and the institutions themselves.

Bernard McGovern is a Partner in Vishnick McGovern Milizio LLP's Wills, Trusts, and Estates Practice, concentrating in Trust and Estate Planning and Trust and Estate Administration. His practice also includes Trust and Estate Accounting and Trust and Estate Litigation, in addition to Guardianship proceedings, Elder Law matters, and real property law. Mr. McGovern is widely recognized by peers for his expertise. He advises fiduciaries and beneficiaries on their rights and obligations, including all aspects of contested probate and discovery proceedings and estate tax proceedings.. Bernard McGovern can be reached at  and.

Avrohom Gefen is a partner at Vishnick McGovern Milizio’s Employment Law, Commercial Litigation, and Alternative Dispute Resolution Practices. Mr. Gefen focuses on commercial and employment litigation, with extensive litigation experience representing businesses and individuals in a wide array of matters before federal and state courts and administrative tribunals. These include the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, United States Labor Department, New York State Labor Department, New York State Commission on Human Rights, and New York City Commission on Human Rights.. Avrohom Gefen can be reached at and.

Associate Attorney working as part of a Medical Malpractice Group. Currently admitted to practice in New York.

Angela C. Bellizzi is an associate at Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Greenberg, Formato & Einiger, LLP. Ms. Bellizzi represents clients in connection with health care collection and reimbursement recovery issues. She is involved in all aspects of this practice area including the preparation of all pleadings, negotiations, trial readiness and post-judgment collections. Prior to receiving her J.D., Ms. Bellizzi worked at Abrams Fensterman in both the guardianship and health care collection departments.. Ms. Bellizzi has contributed to a number of literary endeavors, including Guardianship Practice in New York State, a comprehensive treatise published by the New York State Bar Association, and the Legal Manual for Physicians, published by the New York State Bar in conjunction with the Medical Society of the State of New York, including its Second Edition.. She earned her B.S. in 1996 and her J.D. in 2002 from St. John's University School of Law.

Andrew Kimler heads Vishnick McGovern Milizio LLP’s Employment Law, Commercial Litigation, and Alternative Dispute Resolution Practices and is a key member of the LGBTQ Representation Practice. He focuses in the areas of employment, commercial, and corporate law, representing businesses and individuals in state and federal trial and appellate courts and before arbitration tribunals. His employment cases include wage and hour, discrimination, trade secret, and restrictive covenant disputes. An experienced litigator, he also handles complex contract, partnership, and other business disputes.. Andrew Kimler can be reached at  and.

Adam F. Kravitz is an associate at Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Greenberg, Formato & Einiger, LLP.. Mr. Kravitz is an associate in the firm's Health Care Collection & Reimbursement Recovery Department. Mr. Kravitz is responsible for all aspects of the department's litigation functions including conducting trials, inquests and depositions, attending court conferences, oral arguments, hearings and mediations/arbitrations, preparation of pleadings, discovery and motions and participating in settlement negotiations.. Prior to joining Abrams Fensterman, Mr. Kravitz worked at a firm in Mineola, NY, gaining experience in numerous areas of law, including collection matters, copyright, trademark, patent, breach of contract, and civil litigation.. Mr. Kravitz earned his B.A. in 2006 from The George Washington University in Washington D.C. and his J.D. in 2009 from Temple University School of Law where he was a member of the Rubin Public Interest Honor Society. Mr. Kravitz is licensed to practice law in the State of New York and is licensed by the Federal Bar to practice in the Southern District and the Eastern District of New York. Mr. Kravitz is a member of the New York State Bar Association and the American Bar Association.