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Thorough yet efficient commercial litigator with Cuddy & Feder LLP.  Representative work includes strategizing swift resolution of Article 78 proceeding by drafting successful motion to dismiss on behalf of major wireless telecommunications company; Litigation analysis and support in connection with complex R&W insurance arbitration; Representation of financial industry corporation in contract dispute through Second Circuit appeal and successful settlement; Representation of private corporation in Second Circuit vacation of dismissal in matter involving enforcement of arbitration agreement by non-signatories; managing complex commercial litigation at the SDNY in a commercial matter regarding allegations of breach of contract and fraud; Counsel in AAA arbitration of contractual dispute arising out of tax litigation; Counsel in Second Circuit appeal and SCOTUS petition for Certiorari in tax litigation; Appellate consultant in Federal Circuit patent infringement appeal.

Specialize in complex commercial litigation, arbitration and appeals, with a focus on real estate and construction disputes, contract disputes and partnership disputes.  Manage all phases of litigation from inception through discovery, motion practice, trial, appeals and enforcement of judgments.  Represent individuals and corporate entities in a variety of industries, including residential and commercial real estate development, construction, insurance and financial services.. published decisions of note include:. Accent Collections, Inc. v. Cappelli Enterprises, et al., 94 A.D.3d 1026 (2d Dept. 2012) (affirming order denying motion for partial summary judgment); 94 A.D.3d 1027 (2d Dept. 2012) (affirming order denying motion to vacate trial readiness order); 84 A.D.3d 1283 (2d Dept. 2011) (affirming order denying motion to compel discovery).Ampul Electric, Inc. v. Village of Port Chester, et al., 96 A.D.3d 790 (2d Dept. 2012), leave denied, 19 N.Y.3d 1063 (2012) (affirming order denying motion to extend notice of pendency nunc pro tunc).Anderson Street Realty Corp. v. New Rochelle Revitalization, LLC, 78 A.D.3d 972 (2d Dept. 2012) (affirming order granting motion to compel arbitration).In re Estate of Tripp, 101 A.D.3d 1137 (2d Dept. 2012) (affirming decree issued on default).Schultz v. Gershman, 68 A.D.3d 426 (1st Dept. 2009) (affirming order granting motion to dismiss).Zherka v. Amicone, 634 F.3d 642 (2d Cir. 2011) (affirming order granting motion to dismiss).

Phil focuses on achieving and maintaining his clients’ competitive advantage. Beginning with counseling the business client concerning its legal rights and available remedies, Phil proceeds to negotiate or litigate with the client’s adversary in command of both the law and  facts. By maintaining a focus on the client’s economic interests throughout the discovery, pretrial and trial phases of litigation, Phil has successfully resolved numerous business disputes placing his clients ahead of the competition.Phil regularly appears before state and federal courts in New York as well as arbitration and alternate dispute resolution forums. Phil has represented clients in disputes over their contract and financial relationships, shareholder and partnership rights, business organizations and dissolutions, claimed errors and omissions, antitrust and trade practices, intellectual property, executive compensation, employment, construction projects, and insurance coverage.. Practice Area: Business Litigation Securities Fails; Other Securities Disputes; Member/Member and Customer/Member Securities Arbitration; Dissolution; Environmental Defense; Service Warranty Disputes; Construction; Antitrust; Employment Law; Executive Compensation and Catastrophic Personal Injury Defense.

Petar Vanjak counsels clients in complex product and professional liability matters in state, federal, and foreign venues, and engages in dispute resolution through a variety of strategies, including mediation, arbitration, and litigation.. Petar recently achieved an exceptional result in a federal settlement conference in a case against a software developer involving professional liability and breach of contract claims. He also oversaw and assisted local counsel in an arbitration involving a highly complex engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning framework for an electric power plant. And, in litigation in a Canadian court involving professional negligence claims in connection with the construction of an ethanol production plant, Petar was able to ultimately settle the case favorably after mediation.. Before entering the legal profession, Petar spent several years in the United States Navy as a Fleet Marine Force (FMF) Hospital Corpsman in the 2nd Marine Division. As an FMF Corpsman Petar administered combat trauma care, performed routine sick call and diagnostic patient care, and instructed Marines on combat trauma treatment, and triage procedures.. Petar, who is fluent in Croatian, earned his Juris Doctor from Pace University School of Law in 2006, where, as part of an international internship program, he presented comparative law conferences on common and civil law legal systems for the President of the Zadar Municipal Court in Croatia. The programs involved translating common law principles into the Croatian language.

Nadin practices across multiple areas of law including civil, corporate, and business litigation, as well as labor and employment law.. Before becoming an Associate with Criscione Ravala, LLP, Nadin was a Law Clerk at the firm during her law school tenure. Nadin's additional legal experience includes working as a Summer Legal Intern for the United Nations Development Programme, and as Research Assistant for one of her law school professors. Her other past professional experience includes working in Public Relations for several years.

Mr. Green has been affiliated with three Westchester County law firms since 2002 on an “of counsel” basis, and maintains a private law practice, Law Offices of Timothy A. Green. He graduated from the University of Southern California with a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and Economics in 1991 and earned his Juris Doctorate degree from Pace University School of Law in 2001.  Since February 2002, Mr. Green has been admitted to practice law in all courts in the State of New York and the United States Federal Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.. Mr. Green is a full-time civil litigator with a focus on matters such as personal injury, matrimonial and family law, contract disputes, real estate disputes, construction litigation, insurance disputes, discrimination, partnership disputes, shareholder disputes, legal malpractice, declaratory judgment actions and Article 78 proceedings, just to name a few.. We provide each client with respect and the personal attention they require.  Call today for a free and confidential consultation.

Joel Hirshfield graduated from Pace University with a Bachelor of Arts degree and the City University of New York Law School with a Juris Doctor degree. He is admitted to practice in and before the Courts of the State of New York; Supreme Court of the United States of America and the District Courts of Southern and Eastern of New York.. Joel is a member of American, New York State, New York County and Westchester County Bar Associations, as well as the Association of Trial Lawyers of America and New York Trial Lawyers Association.

JANE BILUS GOULD is a founding member of Gould & Berg, LLP.  She has practiced law for four decades during which she has concentrated her work in the areas of federal civil rights and employment discrimination litigation and in commercial and real estate litigation.. In the employment arena, Ms. Gould works collaboratively with both employees and employers to achieve the best possible outcome for the particular client.  She is a seasoned trial and appellate lawyer who has successfully litigated numerous cases before federal and state courts and has successfully represented employers and employees before administrative agencies such as the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the New York State Division of Human Rights. She has negotiated and secured substantial confidential settlements on behalf of clients in cases involving claims of discrimination in employment on the basis of sex, disability, race and age, in cases involving claims of retaliation for the exercise of First Amendment rights to free speech and free association, and in claims involving violations of the wage and hour provisions of the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act and the New York Labor Law.   Ms. Gould takes a practical approach to representation of her clients’ interests and where appropriate, is a proponent of alternative dispute resolution in the form of arbitration and/or mediation as more expeditious and cost effective vehicles for realizing the client’s goals.. Ms. Gould provides frequent advice and consultation to clients on a wide range of employment related issues including the drafting, review, and negotiation of termination and severance agreements, the impact of non-competition agreements, and the use of proprietary information and intellectual property.  She frequently consults with public sector employees on issues related to their rights and status under the New York State Civil Service Law, the New York State Education Law and applicable Collective Bargaining Agreements.. She has been named a New York “Superlawyer” and has received the “Above the Bar” Award as 2011 Leading Labor and Employment Attorney in Westchester County.  She is rated “AV” by Martindale- Hubbell.. Ms. Gould brings a well-honed perspective to her work in commercial practice, where she has consulted on and litigated matters involving real estate brokerage commissions, foreclosure defense, construction, theft of intellectual property, breach of non-competition agreements and violations of the Federal Fair Housing Act.. Admitted: New York, United States District Court for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, 1974; (Northern District) United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1975; United States Supreme Court, 1981.. Education:. The National Law Center,. George Washington University School of Law, J.D. with honors, 1973. University of Pennsylvania, A.B., cum laude, 1970. Memberships: New York State Bar Association, Westchester Women’s Bar Association President, 1987-1989; Vice President, 1986-1987; Corresponding Secretary, 1983-1985;  Member, Judicial Screening Committee and Program Committee; Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York, Board of Directors, 1987-1993.

Jacqueline Hattar is a partner in the New York-metro offices of Wilson Elser. She has significant trial experience in handling general casualty matters around the state of New York. She handles and supervises premises liability claims, transportation claims and construction accident claims. She also has extensive experience in alternative dispute resolution. In addition, she has significant appellate experience. She has written and argued over 50 appeals in the New York State Appellate Division, First and Second Departments. Jacqueline was selected to the 2024 Best Lawyers in America and 2023 NewYork Metro Super Lawyers.

I specialize in estate planning, administration and litigation, business law and intellectual property.

I have more than 30 years of experience in handling commercial disputes before the federal and state courts of New York, as well as before arbitration tribunals (AAA and FINRA). My experience covers a broad range of commercial matters, including complex contract, fraud, commercial real estate, and securities disputes; arbitrations and mediations, including securities brokerage customer disputes; director and officer liability cases; attorney and accountant malpractice claims; significant insurance coverage disputes; commercial warranty claims; and numerous other litigated matters. I also provide counsel on risk management and litigation avoidance.

Former Law Secretary to Hon Dorothea E. Donaldson, New Yor State Court of Claims;. New York University B.S. Econonics: Washington and Lee School of Law, J.D.

Daniel H. Roseman is Special Counsel based in Hinman, Howard & Kattell’s White Plains, NY office. His practice focuses primarily on Civil Litigation where he handles a variety of matters ranging from major commercial disputes to mass tort and products liability actions. Daniel also counsels clients in Corporate Law and General Business Representation, drafting and negotiating contracts and insulating businesses from general liability.. Prior to starting at Hinman, Howard & Kattell, Daniel worked as an attorney at Boies Schiller Flexner LLP in the field of complex civil litigation. Previously, he served as in-house counsel at a start-up company, overseeing all legal operations of a developing business in the sports and entertainment industry.. Daniel serves as an advisory board member for a number of companies, consulting with them on legal matters as well as strategic business development. He also serves on the board of directors of the Children’s Dream Foundation, striving to improve pediatric health care throughout the Hudson Valley.

Bonnie Orden has been actively litigating matters of significance since 1983 in an enormously varied set of legal matters in civil and criminal proceedings. Ms. Orden has tried 75 criminal cases to verdict without a a trial expert, Ms. Orden has taught, lectured and given demonstrations of trial techniques to a national audience of law students and trial lawyers for nearly twenty-five years. Along with her experience as Ms. Orden was the 3rd ranking member of the New York City Department of Corrections leading all of that departments investigations, and as a member of a local school board for six years, she brings another dimension of knowledge and expertise to our clients.

Attorneys at the MacLean Law Firm represent and counsel clients in all aspects of trusts and estates law, including estate planning, probate, estate administration, trust administration, estate and trust accountings, fiduciary taxes, estate, trust, and fiduciary litigation and including contested probate, will contests, removal of fiduciaries, capacity challenges, undue influence cases, powers of attorney, discovery and turnover, all other types of miscellaneous proceedings, guardianship matters, and fiduciary tax compliance.

As co-chair of the Trusts and Estates group and chair of the Surrogate’s Court Litigation group, Frank is a noted Surrogate’s Court practitioner and has been involved in significant litigated trust and estate matters in the Surrogate’s Court in Westchester County and throughout the region. He and other lawyers at the firm represent fiduciaries (executors, trustees and guardians) and actual or prospective beneficiaries of estates and trusts in a variety of contested proceedings, including, but not limited to, Will and Trust Contests; Property Turnover Proceedings; Fiduciary Removal Proceedings; Contested Accountings; Spousal Rights Proceedings; Kinship Proceedings; and Will or Trust Construction Proceedings.

Alexander Levy is well-versed in general commercial, matrimonial, trusts and estates, and landlord/tenant litigation. He is noted for his compassion for his clients and the zeal he brings to each of his cases.. Lex, as he is known to his friends, has been involved in numerous litigations over the years including landlord/tenant litigations and disputes between cooperative boards and sponsors, contractors, architects and engineers. He is also experienced with litigating disagreements between fight promoters, between fighters and promoters, between fighters and sanctioning organizations, matrimonial disputes, business divorces, traffic law violations, collections and white collar fraud.

Aaron Schlossberg focuses on complex commercial and insurance coverage matters involving corporate clients, entrepreneurs and individual policyholders.  Mr. Schlossberg drafts and negotiates high-level contract documents and appears frequently in state and federal courts throughout New York State.. At The Law Office of Aaron M. Schlossberg, Esq., P.L.L.C., I am committed to providing my clients with the highly effective results that they need. I serve individuals, entrepreneurs and business owners throughout New York, New Jersey and abroad. My approach has always involved creating advantages for our clients through utilization of a detailed knowledge of the law, extensive trial experience and a creative approach to dispute resolution. By excelling in these three areas — knowledge, experience and creativity — I am able to resolve even the most complex disputes.    Mr. Schlossberg earned his Bachelor of Arts Degree in English from The Johns Hopkins University and his Juris Doctorate Degree from the George Washington University Law School.  Mr. Schlossberg gained invaluable insight during his post-graduate judicial clerkship and significant experience as an associate with two midtown Manhattan law firms prior to founding The Law Office of Aaron M. Schlossberg, Esq., P.L.L.C., in June 2012.Mr. Schlossberg is a published author and a seasoned presenter. He is fluent in Spanish, conversational in French and has basic knowledge of Mandarin Chinese and Hebrew. Mr. Schlossberg is a member of the New York State Bar Association and is admitted to the following courts: New York State, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.. Read Aaron Schlossberg's Recent Achievements here:. Read Client Testimonials of Aaron Schlossberg here: