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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

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.

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?"

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.

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.

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.