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Thomas J. Cooke is an associate at Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Greenberg, Formato & Einiger, LLP.. Mr. Cooke is responsible for handling all aspects of No-Fault Insurance litigation, including: drafting pleadings and motions; conducting trials and arbitrations; taking depositions; conducting settlement negotiations; and preparing and presenting oral arguments.. Prior to joining Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Greenberg, Formato & Einiger, LLP., Mr. Cooke worked for an insurance defense firm in Manhattan. While there, he handled a large caseload covering all aspects of insurance coverage litigation, from inception of lawsuits to trial.. Mr. Cooke received a B.A., cum laude, from St. John's University in 2004 and a J.D., from St. Thomas University School of Law in 2007. During his time there he helped revitalize the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration's Managed Care Ombudsman Committee and was an intern for the Legal Aid Society of the Dade County Bar Association and 11th Judicial Circuit. He was also a law clerk for the Hon. Michael Aloise in New York State Supreme Court.. Mr. Cooke is admitted to practice law in New York State and is a member of the New York State Bar Association.

Samuel J. Ferrara is an executive partner and co-director of the Matrimonial Law department at Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Formato, Ferrara & Wolf, LLP.. Mr. Ferrara represents a variety of clients in a range of matrimonial and family law issues, as well as transactional, corporate and commercial matters. He has particular expertise with contested custody cases, high net worth cases and commercial transactions.. Mr. Ferrara counsels clients throughout all phases of the divorce and separation process, including custody/parental access disputes and support/property distribution issues. He also assists clients in resolving corporate and commercial issues. His experience includes transactional work such as buy/sell agreements for multimillion dollar entities and smaller, individual transactions. These include such issues as employment, shareholder and partnership agreements, licensure issues, and real estate and general business/corporate consultation.. A top litigator and negotiator, Mr. Ferrara was recently granted Fellowship in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, named one of the Top 10 Matrimonial and Family Attorneys Under the Age of 45, as well as being designated as a New York Super Lawyer in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011,2012 and 2013, a distinction earned by only five percent of the lawyers in the New York metro area.. Mr. Ferrara presents numerous programs and/or teaches at various professional organizations on parent education, custody, parental access, property distribution, trial advocacy, appellate advocacy and ethics. He is also published in professional journals and newsletters. Mr. Ferrara is an adjunct Professor at Hofstra University.. He received his B.A. and M.A. from Boston University and his J.D. from Hofstra University School of Law. Mr. Ferrara is one of the directors of the Parent Education and Custody Effectiveness program (P.E.A.C.E.), Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC), the American Bar Association, the Nassau and Suffolk County Bar Associations.

Robert Fensterman is a founding and executive partner at Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Greenberg, Formato & Einiger, LLP.. Mr. Fensterman is one of the law firm's senior litigators and a member of the firm's executive committee. He is involved in all facets of the firm's law practice, including representing nursing homes, banks, corporations, business entities, and individuals. He advises his clients in connection with litigation, settlement negotiations, purchase and sale of businesses, asset-based lending, shareholder and partnership agreements, and real estate matters.. Mr. Fensterman is very active in his community, in particular in both civic and political organizations. Recently, he was honored as the Businessman of the Year for his service to the National Republican Congressional Committee. He is also a former executive vice president and member of the Board of Trustees of the Oyster Bay Jewish Center and a current member of the Nassau County Bar Association and the Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity.. Mr. Fensterman is a frequent public speaker regarding collection and general litigation issues, including the representation of programs to nursing homes and other health care providers. He is often asked by professional and legal associations to discuss the private collection methods and litigation strategies available to reduce outstanding receivables. In addition, Mr. Fensterman authored a chapter, entitled "Fair Debt Collection Practices Act," which is included in the treatise Legal Manual for Physicians, as well as the revisions to its Second Edition. The treatise was published by the New York State Bar Association’s Health Law Section in conjunction with the Medical Society of the State of New York.. Mr. Fensterman received his J.D. from Rutgers University Law School and is admitted to practice in New York and New Jersey.

Richard Apat is the head of Vishnick McGovern Milizio LLP's Personal Injury Practice and Real Estate Litigation Subpractice. Mr. Apat is a seasoned attorney with over 30 years of experience in plaintiff personal injury litigation, real estate litigation, and commercial litigation. His personal injury work encompasses all aspects of representing clients injured due to the negligence or wrongdoing of another, including motor vehicle accidents, construction accidents, workplace accidents, all types of premises accidents, slip & falls, product liability, and wrongful death cases.. Richard Apat can be reached at and

Reaz H. Jafri is a partner at Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Greenberg, Formato & Einiger, LLP and head of the Immigration & Nationality law practice. Mr. Jafri has nearly 20 years of experience advising large, multi-facility health systems, hospitals, nursing homes, research foundations, professional health associations as well as American businesses, multi-national companies, foreign investors and high-net worth individuals on all aspects of immigration law and regulatory compliance. Mr. Jafri has developed a sterling reputation as a knowledgeable, creative and solution-oriented attorney. Mr. Jafri fully understands the commercial benefit of predictable, efficient immigration counsel as well as the personal and professional implications of immigration upon the lives of executives, investors, business owners, and professionals. Mr. Jafri is well versed in all aspects of Immigration & Nationality law and has worked effectively and closely with federal agencies including the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS), Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), Department of State (DOS) and Department of Labor (DOL).. Mr. Jafri concentrates on business, investment and employment-based cases and has successfully assisted clients in obtaining nonimmigrant or temporary visas including B1/B2, E-1, E-2, F-1, H-1B, H-3, J-1, L-1A/B, O-1, P-1 and R-1. On matters relating to immigrant visas or "green cards" Mr. Jafri has extensive experience in successfully filing employment-based cases including:. In addition, Mr. Jafri has represented many hundreds of individuals on family-based immigration matters. Mr. Jafri has experience in working with US embassies and consulates throughout the world including India, Philippines and Switzerland. He has personally accompanied corporate and individual clients to American embassies in Asia and Europe to facilitate and expedite the issuance of visas.. A trusted advisor to other law firms, Mr. Jafri serves as immigration counsel to companies and law firms on M&A transactions, advises clients on intergovernmental matters, represents foreign companies and investors in establishing US offices and counsels US companies in establishing foreign operations. Mr. Jafri has considerable offshore experience and maintains an affiliation with a Switzerland-based Qualified Financial Intermediary (QFI) and consulting group that specializes in advising multinational companies and entrepreneurs on business structuring matters.. Mr. Jafri is a long-standing member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and involved in AILA's legislative efforts. Mr. Jafri is a 1991 graduate of St. John's University School of Law, where he was a member of the Law Review, and a 1987 graduate of New York University. Mr. Jafri is a former Trustee (2000-03) of the Interest on Lawyers Account Fund, having been appointment by Governor George Pataki. He is also a member of St. John's University School of Law Nassau County Alumni Board. Mr. Jafri is admitted to practice in New York and New Jersey as well as the United States Districts Courts for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York and District Court of New Jersey.. Mr. Jafri has authored a chapter entitled Foreign Medical Graduates & Immigration Law: A Primer in International Medical Graduates in US Hospitals (1995, American College of Physicians) and is a frequent lecturer and presenter to hospitals and medical associations.

Patrick Formato is a senior partner at Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Greenberg, Formato & Einiger, LLP.. Mr. Formato focuses his practice on health care law. He represents a variety of health care providers including skilled nursing facilities, diagnostic and treatment centers, imaging centers, home health care agencies, adult homes, and physicians. He has extensive skill and expertise counseling his diverse client base in the development and implementation of corporate compliance programs. In addition, Mr. Formato advises health care providers in such matters as fraud and abuse, survey certification and enforcement, managed care agreements, employment, shareholder and partnership agreements, affiliation agreements, and buy/sell agreements. He also counsels his clients on licensure issues, the attainment of certificates of need, advance directives and treatment decision issues, real estate, and general business/corporate matters.. Recognized by his peers and clients as a knowledgeable and talented health care attorney, Mr. Formato has been asked by several health care and professional organizations to present programs on such topics as fraud and abuse, corporate compliance, reimbursement, and provider contracting. In addition to lecturing, Mr. Formato has written articles and has been published in professional and industry journals and newsletters. He has also authored several chapters in the Legal Manual for Physicians that was published by the New York State Bar Association in conjunction with the Medical Society of the State of New York, and is a contributing author of The Biggest Legal Mistakes Physicians Make and How to Avoid Them.. He received a J.D., cum laude, from Albany Law School and a B.A., cum laude, from the State University of New York at Albany. Active in legal and professional associations, Mr. Formato is a member of the American Health Lawyers Association, the New York State Bar Association's Health Law Section, and the Nassau County Bar Association's Hospital and Health Law Committee. He also served as Chairman of the Health and Hospital Committee of the Nassau County Bar Association, and was a member of the Executive Committee of the Health Law Section of the New York State Bar Association.

Nancy Levitin is a Partner and the Director of the Health Care Reimbursement and Recovery Practice at Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Formato, Ferrara & Wolf, LLP.. She counsels the firm's clients on all matters pertaining to Medicaid, guardianships, third party reimbursement, private collections, Medicare, HMOs, and estate recoveries.. Prior to joining Abrams Fensterman, Ms. Levitin was an elder law attorney with her own practice on Long Island. She is also a former staff attorney with Legal Services for the Elderly and the former New York City coordinator of the New York State Disability Advocacy Project.. Ms. Levitin is a contributing author of Elder Law and Guardianship in New York and the Legal Manual for New York Physicians. Her articles have been published in the New York Law Journal, NYSBA Elder and Special Needs Law Journal, and by trade associations including the New York State Health Facilities Association. She has written several books including Health Care Rights, Retirement Rights and America's Health Care Crisis, and has spoken on the issue of Medicaid, guardianship, and nursing home reimbursement to both bar and trade associations including Leading Age New York (formerly NYAHSA).. Ms. Levitin is designated as a New York Super Lawyer in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013, a distinction earned by only five percent of the lawyers in the New York metro area. She was also included in the list of Top Women Attorneys in the New York Metro Area for 2012 and 2013 in the New York Times Magazine.. Nancy Levitin received her undergraduate degree from Tufts University and her J.D. from the New York University School of Law where she was a member of the Review of Law and Social Change journal.

My parents brought me to the States with refugee visas when I was but a year old.  I attended Francis Lewis High School, graduated summa cum laude a semester early from St. John's University College of Professional Studies ranking 20 out of 795 with a 3.94 GPA (majoring in Legal Studies, an American Bar Association approved program), and subsequently graduated a semester early from St. John's University School of Law.. At my previous firm, I represented individuals and businesses in virtually all aspects of employment law, practiced in state and federal court as well as federal, state, and local administrative agencies, and counseled others as they worked through important career decisions and related contracts.. At the Milman Labuda Law Group, I continue to work in labor & employment practice but my focus has shifted to representing businesses and management.  In doing so, I counsel and advise employers on preventative measures to protect them from legal claims by employees, assist in compliance with applicable laws, and - if necessary - vigorously defend my clients in agencies and in court.

Mr. Freundlich is Counsel in Vishnick McGovern Milizio’s Trust and Estate Litigation, Commercial Litigation, and Surrogacy, Adoption, and Assisted Reproduction Practices. His extensive litigation experience includes appellate, probate, business disputes, mental hygiene, and major federal antitrust actions. Prior to joining VMM, Mr. Freundlich headed his own firm in Great Neck, NY, where he led the litigation practice group. Before that, he gained significant court experience as an associate with several prominent New York and Long Island-based firms.. Jordan M. Freundlich can be reached at and.

Moriah Adamo is a partner at Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Formato, Ferrara & Wolf, LLP. Ms. Adamo represents nursing facilities and individuals in all aspects of securing third party benefits, including Medicaid. Ms. Adamo focuses her practice on formulating asset protection strategies, applying for Medicaid, initiating and pursuing appeals of Medicaid denials, including drafting reconsideration applications, preparing for and advocating for appellants at Fair Hearings and Article 78 proceedings. She distinguishes herself as a litigator pursing maximization of Medicaid benefits and priority of reimbursement in the context of Article 81 Guardianship and estate proceedings. Additionally, Ms. Adamo counsels clients with respect to all Medicaid benefits, including advocating for increased home care hours, reversing penalty periods, and eliminating findings of excess resources. Ms. Adamo is a frequent lecturer on the various Medicaid topics. Ms. Adamo has co-authored published articles examining various issues involving maximization of Medicaid benefits. She currently serves as co-chair of the Nassau County Bar Association’s Elder Law, Social Services & Health Advocacy Committee.. Prior to joining Abrams Fensterman, Ms. Adamo was an associate at a boutique long island elder law firm. There, in addition to Medicaid practice, Ms. Adamo worked on all aspects of Article 81 guardianship proceedings, uncontested and contested probate proceedings, and formulating and executing asset protection plans.. Ms. Adamo graduated from Arizona State University, manga cum laude, and Touro Law School, summa cum laude. At Touro Law School, Ms. Adamo was a faculty fellow, recipient of a judicial clerkship fellowship, a merit scholar, and a member of the moot court team.

Michael E. Ratner is a partner at Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Greenberg, Formato & Einiger, LLP.. Mr. Ratner represents the firm's valued clients in family law, divorce and other litigation matters.. In addition to practicing law, Mr. Ratner is actively involved in numerous legal organizations and associations. He is currently an administrator for the Nassau County Parent Education and Custody Effectiveness program (P.E.A.C.E.), which is designed to educate parents going through divorce and/or separation. Mr. Ratner is also a member of the Advisory Board of the Nassau Academy of Law.  In that capacity, he has organized lectures and programs at the Nassau County Bar Association, most recently lecturing on the impact of divorce/separation proceedings on health insurance coverage.. Mr. Ratner was recently elected President of the Jewish Lawyers Association of Nassau County.  He is a member of the Association of Family Court and Community Professionals, as well as a founding member of its New York Chapter.  Mr. Ratner is a member of the Nassau County Bar Association and is an active committee member of the matrimonial law and commercial litigation committees.. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Ratner clerked for Bee, Eisman & Ready, LLP, working in the areas of matrimonial, corporate, labor, employment, real estate, and personal injury law. He also interned for former Nassau County District Court Judge Kenneth L. Gartner.. Mr. Ratner received his J.D. from Hofstra University School of Law and his B.S. in Business Administration from the State University of New York at Albany. In law school, he was elected Managing Editor of Articles for the Family Court Review, where he published a student note in the October 2001 issue, entitled "In the Aftermath of Troxel v. Granville: Is Mediation the Answer?"

Melvin Monachan is the founder of The Law Office of Melvin Monachan, PLLC, a full service, real estate law firm representing individuals, investors and corporate entities in all aspects of real estate law.. On the transactional side, Melvin represents purchasers and sellers of coops, condos and houses from the pre-contract due diligence through closing. He also represents landlords and tenants in the review, drafting and negotiation residential and commercial leases.. On the litigation side, Melvin represents individuals and corporations in the Civil Court, Housing Court, Supreme Court, and Appellate term and Appellate division of the State of New York. These matters include items related to staying foreclosure auctions, landlord and tenant disputes, breach of contract, disputes related to contract deposits, coop corporation and condo association disputes, fraud claims, and boundary disputes and easements.. Prior to opening his own firm, Melvin worked as an associate at a general law practice firm. Before that, he was a law clerk and paralegal for many years working for a variety of firms with different practice areas including: litigation, general business law, real estate litigation law, foreclosure defense, trust and estate law, and personal injury. Melvin's prior experience at a wide array of law firms with varying practice areas gives Melvin the ability to bring a broad base of experience to each real estate matter he works on.. Whether the matter involves drafting a contract, or commencing a lawsuit, Melvin Monachan brings his experience and knowledge to provide personalized service at an affordable price to his current clients.. Bar Admissions. New York (state and federal). Professional Affiliations. Association of the Bar of the City of New YorkNew York State Bar AssociationAmerican Bar AssociationNew York State Real Property Law Section. Education. Pace University School of Law School, White Plains, New York- J.D. Cum LaudePace University Lubin School of Business, New York, New York - M.B.A. Cum LaudeSaint John's University, Jamaica, New York - B.A. Magna Cum Laude

Mark Frimmel is a partner at Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Greenberg, Formato & Einiger, LLP.. Mr. Frimmel handles all aspects of the firm's diverse real estate practice. He represents tenants and landlords in retail, restaurant, office and industrial leases and represents sellers and purchasers in commercial and residential conveyances. He also advises commercial and residential mortgage lenders and borrowers.. Additionally, Mr. Frimmel has extensive experience in the representation of cooperative and condominium housing associations. He has also counseled debtors and creditors in Chapter 7, 11 and 13 bankruptcy proceedings, and advised a Chapter 7 Panel Trustee in asset recovery actions, Adversary Proceedings and other contested matters.. Mr. Frimmel is a member of the New York State Bar Association, Association of the Bar of the City of New York, and the Nassau County Bar Association. He has served on numerous committees and has held many leadership roles, including the Cooperative/Condominium Law Committee and the Real Property Law Committee of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York; Of Counsel, The Real Estate Board of New York Subcommittee On Existing Housing; Hearing Officer, County of Nassau, Small Claims Assessment Review; Panelist in Fundamentals of Bankruptcy Law, The Nassau Academy of Law; and Member of the Nassau County Volunteer Lawyers Project.  He currently serves on the Real Property Law Committee of the New York State Bar Association and the Real Property Law Committee of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York.. Mr. Frimmel received his B.A. from the State University of New York at Stony Brook and his J.D. from Fordham University School of Law, where he was the recipient of the American Jurisprudence Award for Civil Procedure. He is admitted to practice in the State of New York, the Supreme Court of the United States of America and the District Courts for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York.

Lori A. La Salle is a Partner at The Greenberg, Dresevic, Iwrey, Kalmowitz & Pendleton Law Group.Ms. La Salle focuses her practice on all aspects of health care law, representing a wide array of health care clients such as hospitals, nursing homes, physician practices, federally qualified health centers (FQHCs), independent practice associations (IPAs), and Regional Health Information Organizations (RHIOs). With 18 years of experience in health care law, Ms. La Salle advises health care providers on matters such as corporate compliance, fraud and abuse, HIPAA, EMTALA, human-subject research, assisted reproductive technology, mental health issues and advance directives. Additionally, she handles a variety of transactions, including IPA formation, managed care contracting, audits conducted by commercial and government, physician arrangements, procurement agreements, medical services agreements, clinical trial agreements and negotiation of electronic health records.  Additionally, she is an active member of the North Shore-LIJ Health System Institutional Review Board.. Prior to joining the firm, she was a Senior Associate General Counsel at one of the nation's largest health care systems, which is comprised of 15 hospitals, (including three world-class tertiary hospitals as well as a nationally recognized children's hospital and a psychiatric facility), a hospice, home care services, a major medical research institute, and skilled nursing facilities. She was responsible for coordinating and responding to audits and surveys by regulatory agencies such as NYSDOH, FDA, the NYS Attorney General and The Joint Commission. She has had extensive experience as the Director of Risk Management at a large New York City hospital system and handled high-exposure medical malpractice cases at a Wall Street law firm as an associate litigation attorney.. Prior to becoming an attorney, Ms. La Salle worked as a registered nurse in the operating room at The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center and was instrumental in setting up a multi-specialty physician practice in Westchester County.. Ms. La Salle received her J.D., cum laude, from St. John's University and her BSN from Adelphi University.

Lawrence Kobak is a partner at Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Greenberg, Formato & Einiger, LLP and the director of the firm's Office of Professional Medical Conduct (OPMC) and Office of Professional Discipline (OPD) practice.. Dr. Kobak works out of both the Lake Success and New York City offices.. Dr. Kobak's practice includes representing physicians in connection with licensure issues. He also maintains a personal injury practice focusing on lead paint cases and construction site accidents.. Dr. Kobak was the international president of the Academy of Ambulatory Foot and Ankle Surgery. In that capacity, he helped draft the first set of practice guidelines in his profession that are still on the National Guideline Clearinghouse website. Dr. Kobak recently updated the guidelines that were accepted by the government's website. Dr. Kobak is a fellow of the Academy of Ambulatory Foot and Ankle Surgery, Diplomate of the American Board of Podiatric Surgery, Ambulatory Division, Diplomate of the American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians, Diplomate of the American Academy of Pain Management, and Diplomate of the American Institute of Foot Medicine. Highly respected in his field, Dr. Kobak frequently served as an expert witness before the New York State Office of Professional Discipline and still teaches foot and ankle surgical seminars at various medical schools. In addition, Dr. Kobak actively helps physicians with insurance company audits.. Dr. Kobak obtained his B.A., Phi Beta Kappa, from Queens College, CUNY, his D.P.M. from the New York College of Podiatric Medicine and his J.D. from Touro Law School. In law school, Dr. Kobak was the valedictorian of the evening division, winning writing and New York practice awards along the way.

Joy Jankunas has been practicing law since 2004. After graduating Duke University and Georgetown University Law Center, Ms. Jankunas litigated complex financial cases at Skadden Arps in New York City. She then joined a non-profit legal services provider where she represented victims of domestic violence in matrimonial and family law matters. Her diverse experience has afforded her the highest level of training in legal analysis and writing, courtroom trial skills, and the human element of practicing matrimonial and family law.

John Gordon is a member of Vishnick McGovern Milizio LLP’s Business and Transactional Law, Exit Planning for Business Owners, Real Estate, Wills, Trusts and Estates, and COVID-19 Legal Assistance Practices. Mr. Gordon represents business owners in all stages of the business life cycle, including formation and initial planning, mergers and acquisitions, exit and succession planning, ownership transfers, and entity dissolutions. He is a Certified Exit Planner (CExP) by the Business Enterprise Institute (BEI).. John Gordon can be reached at  and.

Joel M. Greenberg is a Partner at The Greenberg, Dresevic, Iwrey, Kalmowitz & Pendleton Law Group.Mr. Greenberg has decades of experience helping physicians, medical groups, dentists, and other health care providers deal with a host of business and legal issues that confront them in their professional lives. He has developed a solid reputation among private practitioners as a well-respected, knowledgeable attorney and a creative problem-solver. Mr. Greenberg fully understands the delicate interplay between the business needs of today's practitioner and the complex limitations that exist in the highly regulated environment in which health care professionals must practice.. Mr. Greenberg provides a wide range of services to health care professionals, including counseling them on choosing the best form of entity in which to practice; preparing their employment, partnership and shareholder agreements; and guiding them on how to structure their business arrangements so as not to violate federal and state fraud, abuse, self-referral, and professional misconduct laws. He is also particularly skilled at assisting health care professionals in the purchase, sale, and dissolution of their professional practices; helping them understand the intricacies of the malpractice insurance world; and counseling them on the myriad of other business and legal issues that confront them daily. He is well regarded as an effective negotiator and mediator, and is credentialed by the American Health Lawyers Association and the Amicus Mediation and Arbitration Group to serve as a mediator in their Alternative Dispute Resolution programs. Mr. Greenberg is a frequent lecturer on health law issues at hospitals, medical societies, colleges, and bar associations.. Mr. Greenberg is dedicated to several not-for-profit organizations, such as the United Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County, UJA-Federation of New York, and Temple B'nai Sholom in Rockville Centre, where he served as president from 2002 to 2004. He has been a long time member of the New York State and Nassau County Bar Associations, the American Health Lawyers Association, the American Medical Association's Doctors Advisory Network, the Medical Group Management Association, and the American Academy of Family Physicians' Network of Consultants. Mr. Greenberg served as the Managing Editor of the New York Health Law Update from 1998 through 2003 and was the Chairman of the Hospital and Health Law Committee of the Nassau County Bar Association from 2000 to 2002.. Mr. Greenberg received an undergraduate degree from Muhlenberg College and both a Master's degree in Public Administration and a J.D. from the American University in Washington, D.C. He is admitted to practice in New York and the District of Columbia.

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 the current President of the Nassau County Women's Bar Association.

I am dedicated to providing top quality legal representation to all of my clients.  I focus on each and every client's individual needs and goals, working vigorously to allow my clients to achieve them.  I am available to my clients 24/7 should they need me.  I am honest with all of my clients and will always advise my clients as to what I believe is in their best interest.

I am a seasoned general attorney/ mediator, in which my expertise includes negotiation & colloboration, interpersonal relations & the art of effective listening. My experience includes matrimonial law, both as an attorney, and as mediator, client advocacy in moving violations, collections & some criminal as well. I have worked for the estemeed NY State Assemblywoman Nettie Mayersohn by reviewing and helping draft key human rights legislation as her Counsel. I also currently serve as an Adminstrative Law Judge for the NYC Department of Finance. Past employers include the NBA & NBC Studios where I worked with dozens of proefessional athletes & celebrities.

Hon. Edward W. McCarty, III, the Nassau County Surrogate from 2011 until his retirement in 2016, is Of Counsel in Vishnick McGovern Milizio LLP’s Trust and Estate Administration, Trust and Estate Litigation, and Alternative Dispute Resolution Practices. He is also a mediator-arbitrator in National Arbitration and Mediation (NAM), where he specializes in medical malpractice, trusts and estates, international law, clergy abuse, commercial law, and orphan art redemptions. Judge McCarty served as Justice of the New York State Supreme Court from 1992 to 2010, where he specialized in complex litigation and medical malpractice cases, and as Justice of the Nassau County District Court from 1985 to 1991. Prior, he served as the Nassau County Assistant District Attorney in the Homicide Bureau from 1972 to 1985 and as prosecutor for the Judicial Inquiry of Professional Conduct from 1971 to 1972.. Hon. Edward W. McCarty, III can be reached at and.

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.