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While not practicing law John enjoys surfing and spending time with his wife and two daughters.

Welcome to my profile. As an experienced litigator, I have guided numerous individuals and corporations through the legal system. Having handled many high-profile, high-stakes litigation matters, I bring a level of expertise and attention to detail to every case in which I am involved. Being involved in a court case is a stressful situation for clients and I work to ease that stress by providing the confidence that the matter will be handled diligently, discretely and professionally.. ---An experienced litigator, I am also an adjunct professor of law at Touro Law School and taught previously as an adjunct at New York Law School.  I also serve on a number of non-profit boards including The Long Island Hispanic Bar Association,  the Nassau County Legal Aid Society and the Nassau County Bar Association.. I am the managing partner of my firm which is a litigation boutique.  We pride ourselves on providing big firm results, ability and experience in a small firm setting. We have litigated successfully against many of the largest firms in the country and on some of the most noteworthy and high profile cases in our area. In addition, as a sideline to my practice I work in the field of wrongful  convictions, having exonerated 9 men in 10 cases in the past fifteen years. We have always provided a free initial consultation and personalized attention.. On a personal note, I was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and am fluent in Spanish. I now reside on Long Island with my wife and three sons.

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Since 2004 I have had the privilege to assist some extraordinary people in their personal and family matters related to marriage, divorce, children, parents, family wealth and immigration.. During my time in law schools, I worked on projects funded by the Ford Foundation to promote women's rights, social equality, constitutional democracy and rule of law in transitional societies in Asia and Eastern Europe. After working for some renowned international law firms in New York, Beijing, and Hong Kong, I established my own practice in New York City in 2004 and in 2016 I expanded my practice to Michigan, where my family now resides. For over a decade, I have represented clients from over 50 countries. I have litigated and tried high-impact international family law cases in federal and state courts in New York. I am frequently hired by U.S. and foreign law firms to consult or serve as expert in matters involving multinational litigation. I am a recognized expert in international family law, U.S. immigration law and Chinese family law. I have testified as an expert of international law, U.S. law, and Chinese law in various foreign country courts and U.S. courts.. My husband, Dr. Stave Kohtz and I are proud parents of three talented daughters. Our family cares about climate crisis, public education, gun violence, health care justice in rural America and many other social causes. At our free time, we enjoy postmodern and contemporary artwork, cooking, playing musical instruments, sailing and traveling around the world.

In addition to extensive experience handling as business law matters for start-ups, emerging and well-established companies, counseling clients on private equity financing and serving as M&A counsel, I:. -- have been a member of the Board of Directors of both public and private companies;. --  represent several non-profit organizations;. --  am adjunct professor at Touro Law Center, teaching Business Organizations II (public corporations); and. --  regularly serve as a panelist presenting on a wide-variety of business/corporate law matters.

I am an aggressive advocate who fights hard to get his clients what they deserve. I am on your side.

I am a Partner at Tarter Krinsky LLP, and focus my practice on complex commercial litigation, construction disputes, real estate litigation and construction contract drafting and negotiation. I generally represent property owners, developers, construction managers, general contractors and design professionals in all phases of litigation, from case inception through trial or alternative dispute resolution, and, when necessary, at the appellate level. I am admitted to practice law in the States of New York and New Jersey and the United States District Court, District of New Jersey as well as the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.. My experience includes litigating mechanics' lien foreclosures, delay claims, extra work disputes, defaults and wrongful termination claims, trust fund claims, surety and insurance issues, design defect claims, contested mortgage foreclosures, adverse possession claims, license agreements, and coop/condo disputes. I have extensive experience in all aspects of contract drafting, negotiation and review, including the drafting, negotiation and review of construction management and general construction agreements, architectural and engineering agreements, construction access and license agreements, consulting agreements and subcontracts.. I have been selected by Super Lawyers Magazine as a Rising Star in Construction in New York City, an honor given to less than 2.5% of attorneys in the state. I am the drafter of New York Lien Law Section 44-b, dealing with necessary parties to a public improvement mechanic's lien foreclosure action.. I serve on the Council of Phi Delta Phi International Legal Honor Society. Additionally, I have volunteered to assist victims of the September 11 attacks in applying to the Victims Compensation (Zadroga) Fund and have worked with victims of human trafficking to expunge their criminal records resulting from having been trafficked. I am also active in the New Jersey Chapter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.. I received my Juris Doctor from Brooklyn Law School and graduated from the State University of New York at Oneonta, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science.

Gregory J. Ryan, Esq. is managing partner of Tesser, Ryan, & Rochman LLP.. Mr. Ryan’s practice is concentrated in the representation of closely held entrepreneurial businesses and clients in commercial litigations and criminal cases, including white collar and felony criminal trials, in Federal and State courts.. Mr. Ryan also often serves as personal counsel to business owners, persons in the entertainment field and sports industry, and entrepreneurs, assisting them in their professional and personal legal matters.. Mr. Ryan is an honors graduate of Fordham University and the Fordham University School of Law.  He is a member of the New York State Bar Association (member of Business Law, Entertainment Law, Commercial and Federal Litigation and Criminal Justice sections) and was selected to Top 100 trial lawyers by The National trial Lawyer in 2014.. Mr. Ryan is licensed to practice law in New York and New Jersey and is admitted to practice in the Federal Courts of both states, the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and is a member of the bar of the Supreme Court of the United States.