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Lisa Zeiderman, a managing partner at Miller Zeiderman LLP, a Founding Member of the American Academy of Certified Financial Litigation, a Divorce Financial Analyst, practices in all areas of matrimonial and family law including but not limited to matters involving custody, an equitable distribution of assets, child support and the negotiation and drafting of prenuptial and postnuptial agreements. Ms. Zeiderman is a high energy, zealous and relentless advocate. She strategically and creatively crafts each case from the time of the first consultation to its resolution, in order to achieve the client's ultimate goals. While educating the client in the process, so that he/she can obtain realistic goals, Lisa works hand in hand with the client to reach the best possible result in their custody, divorce and/or family law matter. Lisa takes a sincere interest in each individual client never losing touch with the human side of this process making their life changing event as painless as possible. Lisa, once divorced herself, is married with an adult daughter. She is a Founding Member of the American Academy of Certiifed Financial Litigators (AACFL), a member of the Advisory Board of the AACFL a member of the Legislation Committee of the New York Bar Association, a member of the New York Women's Bar Association and  a  member of the Executive Board of the Justice Brandeis Law Society. Lisa has lectured for the New York State Bar Association, the New York Women's Bar Association and the JCC located in New York, New York on financial and custody related matters. She has published articles in the New York Law Journal and the Family Law Review including an article on drafting of Prenuptial Agreements.. Lisa's practice areas include Manhattan, Brooklyn, Westchester, as well as Rockland, Orange and Putnam Counties.

Jeffrey P. Scaggs is a skilled litigator with extensive criminal and civil experience.   Mr. Scaggs handles the defense of individuals charged with serious crimes throughout the New York metropolitan area, routinely litigating in the state and federal courts of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. Mr. Scaggs’ areas of expertise include white collar defense litigation, drug distribution and possession, weapons possession, sex offenses, as well as burglary, assault, robbery and other violent crimes. Mr. Scaggs has worked on several homicide cases, including a capital murder trial. An accomplished trial attorney, Mr. Scaggs has secured acquittals in several jury trials.. As a civil litigator, Mr. Scaggs handles complex business litigation matters, corporate disputes, real estate litigation, breach of contract suits and other civil actions. In a recent corporate dispute among the shareholders of a prominent New York corporation, Mr. Scaggs argued before the Appellate Division of the New York State Supreme Court, Second Department, and was victorious.. Mr. Scaggs’ practice also includes transactional matters. He has represented banks, purchasers, and sellers, and has closed hundreds of real estate deals.. Jeffrey attended Muhlenberg College before graduating Fordham Law. He is licensed to practice law in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, and he is admitted to the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and the District of New Jersey. He is an active member of the New York State and New York City Bar Associations, and lives in New York City with his dog, Cali.

James Seganti is a graduate of the University of Miami and obtained his law degree from Touro Law School. He joined the firm in 2012 and has successfully represented thousands of clients in all workers’ compensation matters before the workers’ compensation board. He was made a partner in 2018.. He oversees the 9/11 World Trade Center Department and works closely with both the injured worker and their families to ensure all of their rights are protected. He is a member of the Nassau County Bar Association and the New York State Workers’ Compensation Bar Association. He has lectured at a variety of Union Organizations in regards to their disability rights under the law and continues to fight for the injured worker. He and his wife reside in NYC.

Israel is an experienced commercial and class action litigator, representing domestic and international individuals and entities in courts throughout the State of New York and in arbitrations across the United States. Israel is a formidable attorney with an impressive record of success, obtaining millions of dollars for his clients. Notably, following one of Israel’s recent class action lawsuits, the City of New York dismissed and refunded $26 million in invalid parking tickets. Israel is regularly quoted by the media, including Fox News and the New York Post, and has been selected to the Super Lawyers Metro New York Rising Stars List in 2018 and 2019.. Prior to joining Pardalis & Nohavicka, LLP, Israel practiced commercial and class action litigation with another New York City law firm, served as law clerk to the Honorable Martin G. Cronin (New Jersey Superior Court, Essex County), and acted as a New Jersey Superior Court trained mediator. Israel also completed internships with the Honorable Joseph F. Bianco (formerly sitting on the United States District Court, Eastern District of New York, currently sitting on the United Stated Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit), former Councilman David G. Greenfield (New York City Council, 44thDistrict), the Kings County District Attorney’s Office, as well as several New York City law firms.. Israel graduated from the Fordham University School of Law, where he received the Archibald R. Murray Public Service Award and a student leadership award for his various pro bono contributions. During law school, Israel served as a member of the Unemployment Action Center, where he represented claimants in their unemployment insurance appeals before New York State administrative law judges. Israel also served as secretary of the Prisoners’ Rights Advocates and, as a student practitioner at Fordham’s Criminal Defense Clinic, assisted in the representation of two Guantanamo Bay detainees and other indigent defendants. Israel also served as a member of the Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal.

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.

Ed Slaughter is Partner-in-Charge of the Dallas office of Hawkins Parnell Thackston & Young LLP.. He has been a trial lawyer for more than twenty years. Ed has represented corporations and individuals in high risk litigation including business litigation, product liability, toxic exposure cases and employer practices liability claims. He has represented defendants as national trial counsel and national coordinating counsel including employers, school systems, design engineering and construction firms and manufacturers of dozens of different products. Ed has served as lead counsel in trials across the country, including the landmark mesothelioma defense victory in O'Neil v. Crane et al., which established product manufacturers could not be held liable for injuries caused by replacement parts or materials used in association with their products.. In 2014, Ed won a complete defense verdict for the sole trial defendant in Felton v. Maremont Corp, a mesothelioma trial that received national attention. Plaintiffs offered evidence that plaintiff ground defendant's brake re-linings without any respiratory protection for years. The jury found the defendant's asbestos containing brake linings were not defectively designed and that the company had no duty to warn. Instead, the employers who were not parties to the case were at fault for violating California law by failing to provide respiratory protection and ventilation.. As national coordinating counsel, Ed manages expert development and national trial preparation. Ed has successfully managed dockets of mass tort cases, obtaining thousands of dismissals without payment in the earliest stages of litigation. Ed has also been actively involved in reshaping the Texas litigation landscape through tort reform. He assisted in drafting legislative proposals and testified before the Texas House Civil Practices Committee to close the loophole that allowed thousands of out-of-state claims to be filed in Texas.. Ed is also a frequent author and invited speaker of various topics, including alternative fee arrangements and developing efficient models for legal project management and cost control in litigation.