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Eric Broutman is an associate at Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Greenberg, Formato & Einiger, LLP.. Mr. Broutman's practice focuses on the areas of mental health, guardianship and disability law.. Previously, Mr. Broutman was a staff attorney with Touro Law Center's Mental Disability Law Clinic, where he specialized in mental health civil rights litigation. Mr. Broutman has an extensive knowledge of mental health law and in particular, its relation to constitutional law and various discrimination statutes, such as the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Fair Housing Amendments Act.. Mr. Broutman received his J.D. from the University of San Diego School of Law, where he graduated cum laude and served on the Law Review. He received his B.S. from the University of Wisconsin.. Mr. Broutman is a member of the New York State Bar and is admitted to practice in the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.

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.

Danielle M. Visvader is an associate at Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Formato, Ferrara & Einiger, LLP. When she first joined the firm, Ms. Visvader predominantly practiced Elder Law and specifically concentrated on Article 81 guardianship proceedings for both individuals and institutional clients, including nursing homes and hospitals. She subsequently expanded her practice to include Mental Health Law, dealing with the retention and treatment of patients in psychiatric facilities. Ms. Visvader also made it a point to familiarize herself with the regulations governing institutional and community Medicaid and Medicaid planning in an effort to more effectively represent her Elder Law clients. Additionally, Ms. Visvader handles other civil litigation matters and residential real estate purchases and sales. Ms. Visvader is eligible for court appointments in various counties, including Nassau and Suffolk, as Guardian, Court Evaluator and Counsel for alleged incapacitated persons, pursuant to Part 36 of the Rules of the Chief Judge of the New York State Unified Court System. Ms. Visvader was recently selected to the 2013 New York Rising Stars list. Each year, no more than 2.5% of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor.  Ms. Visvader also received Long Island Business News’ Leadership in Law award in 2013.Ms. Visvader received her B.A. from Fordham University and her J.D. from Hofstra University School of Law, where she served on the Journal of International Business and Law and the Moot Court Association. She is an active member in various professional and civic organizations such as the New York State Bar Association, where she is a member of the Elder Law section, and the Nassau County Bar Association, where she is a member of the Elder Law section and the Hospitals and Health Law section.  Ms. Visvader is also dedicated to giving back to the community through education. For twelve years, Ms. Visvader acted as the Mock Trial coach for her alma mater, Preston High School, a private Bronx high school for girls.  She was recently selected as a “Rising Alumnae Under 40” by the Alumnae Association of the school.

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.

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.

Christopher A. Renke is an associate at Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Greenberg, Formato & Einiger, LLP.. Mr. Renke is a member of the litigation practice group and concentrates his practice in commercial, as well as family law and divorce litigation representing the firm's valued clients. He has experience at both the trial and appellate levels.. In 2005, Mr. Renke was a summer clerk for the Hon. F. Dana Winslow in the New York State Supreme Court, County of Nassau. He then clerked for a boutique litigation firm before joining Abrams Fensterman, working in the areas of corporate, labor, employment, landlord-tenant, personal injury and intellectual property law. Mr. Renke started working at Abrams Fensterman in January 2008 as a law clerk and then as a summer associate prior to joining the firm on a full-time basis in August 2009. Mr. Renke is actively involved in numerous legal organizations, associations and charities. He is a member of the New York State Bar Association and the Nassau County Bar Association. Mr. Renke is a member of the Matrimonial Lawyer's Committee and the Commercial Litigation Committee at the Nassau County Bar Association.. Mr. Renke received his J.D. from Hofstra University School of Law and his B.S. in Business Administration with a concentration in law from Boston University School of Management. In law school, he was a Staff Editor and Chief Business Administrator for the Family Court Review. Mr. Renke is admitted to practice law in the State of New York.

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 Vishnick is the Senior Partner of Vishnick McGovern Milizio LLP and heads the firm’s Trust and Estate Litigation Practice. A seasoned litigator with over 50 years of experience in various areas of litigation, his specific focus is Trusts and Estates. Mr. Vishnick is also a member of VMM’s Wills, Trusts, and Estates, Elder Law, Guardianships, and Surrogacy, Adoption, and Assisted Reproduction Practices. Mr. Vishnick’s litigation background includes Will contests, both for and against the probate of the Last Will and Testament; accounting proceedings; defense or removal of fiduciary and other fiduciary-related proceedings; discovery and turnover proceedings of estate property; defense and removal of trustees; rights of various parties to assets of, or formally belonging to, the decedent; and a variety of other trusts and estates and Supreme Court-related matters. He also acts as executor and trustee of significant estates and trusts.. Bernard Vishnick can be reached at  and.

Barry H. Gleen is Of Counsel at Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Greenberg, Formato & Einiger, LLP and part of the Immigration & Nationality law practice.. Mr. Gleen has more than 25 years of experience practicing immigration law. He specializes in obtaining both temporary (E, H, L, and O) and permanent visas (green cards), for both individuals and employees of the firm's clients. Mr. Gleen's clients include entertainment conglomerates, drug and pharmaceutical companies, perfume manufacturers, investment banks and engineering companies.. Mr. Gleen is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, serving as Chair of its Corporate Practice Committee from 2002-2003 and 2008-2009. He has lectured widely in the U.S. and abroad on U.S. immigration matters and is a frequent participant in the "Ask the Experts" programs sponsored by AILA. Mr. Gleen is fluent in French and Spanish, having received a diploma from the French Study Institute of the University of Grenoble. Mr. Gleen's published works and lectures include:. Mr. Gleen was recognized a leading Immigration lawyer by New York Magazine's The Best Lawyers in America 2010.. Mr. Gleen is a graduate of St. John's University School of Law and holds a bachelor's degree from the State University of New York. Mr. Gleen is admitted in New York as well as the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York and U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York. In addition to AILA, Mr. Gleen is a member of the New York Bar Association.

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.

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.