New York Lawyers Michael Pollok to Michael R.

Firm: Law Offices of Michael Pollok, PLLC

44 Main Street , Kingston , New York 12401 Zip code: 12401

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense , Criminal Defense

Michael S. Pollok focuses his practice on state and federal criminal defense, civil litigation and entertainment law.  For more than 25 years, Mr. Pollok has represented clients charged with complex white-collar crimes, particularly in the areas of Medicaid/Medicare/healthcare fraud, mortgage and securities fraud, misconduct by public officials and less complex criminal cases including DUI, youthful offender, juvenile offenses, domestic violence and family offenses.. Mr. Pollok has substantial grand jury, pre-trial hearing, trial, appellate and post-conviction litigation experience in both state and federal courts. He also handles corporate compliance, subpoena response compliance and advising clients regarding a variety of collateral matters related to criminal prosecutions including: professional licensing hearings before the New York State Board of Regents Review Committee and Office of Professional Discipline, Medicaid Fraud Control Unit ("MFCU"), Office of the Medicaid Inspector General ("OMIG"), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ("CMS") investigations, NASD/SEC arbitration/civil proceedings, civil forfeiture proceedings initiated by New York State or one of its political subdivisions or the U.S. Justice Department, New York DMV licensing and suspension issues arising from Vehicle and Traffic Law convictions and advising clients how to avoid or minimize the immigration consequences of a potential or past criminal conviction.. In the area of entertainment law, over the past two decades, Mr. Pollok has represented athletes and media artists in negotiations and litigation in the film, television, live theater, publishing and music industries and is a member of the New York State Bar Association's Entertainment Arts and Sports Law section.. Mr. Pollok is a part-time municipal special prosecutor and has lectured on police encounters, New York's "social hosting laws" and the criminal consequences of under-aged drinking and addiction. He has spoken as a panel member at Continuing Legal Education programs on topics including representation of clients addicted to drugs or alcohol, DWI and he has participated in forums discussing the collateral consequences of criminal convictions sponsored by the New York City Bar Association where he is a former member of the Criminal Law Committee.. Mr. Pollok's writings regarding the New York Court of Appeals' mandate to provide free counsel at arraignment to all defendants charged with crimes have been published in the New York Law Journal and he provides pro bono services to indigent defendants at arraignments without the benefit of counsel.. Mr. Pollok holds the highest "AV" peer review rating granted by Martindale Hubbell and is a member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the New York State Bar Association Criminal Justice Section, the New York City Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the National College for DUI Defense and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.. Mr. Pollok is a former member of the Assigned Counsel Plan for the Appellate Division, First Department and the Criminal Justice Act Panel for the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He is admitted to practice law in the State of New York, the Supreme Court of the United States, the United States Courts of Appeal for the First and Second Circuits, the United States District Courts for the Southern, Eastern, Northern Districts of New York and the District of Connecticut. Mr. Pollok will be handling matters in our Hudson Valley and Manhattan offices. He may be reached after hours on his cell phone at or by email at

Firm: Nash Connors PC

344 Delaware Ave Ste 400 , Buffalo , New York 14202 Zip code: 14202

Practice Areas: Insurance

Firm: Carter DeLuca Farrell and Schmidt, LLP

445 Broadhollow Road   225 New  11747 , Melville , New York 11747 Zip code: 11747

Practice Areas: Civil ,Copyrights,Patents,Trademarks

Firm: Lipsitz, Ponterio & Comerford, LLC

424 Main Street, Suite 1500 , Buffalo , New York 14202 Zip code: 14202

Practice Areas: Asbestos , Automobile Accidents, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Products Liability, Toxic Substances, Workers Compensation, Mesothelioma & Asbestos

Michael A. Ponterio is a founding partner of Lipsitz, Ponterio & Comerford, LLC. Mr. Ponterio represents families in Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Rochester, Syracuse, and across New York State who have suffered injuries as a result of exposure to asbestos, childhood lead poisoning, automobile accidents, medical malpractice, and families suffering injuries as a result of defective products.. Mr. Ponterio has been representing people suffering from mesothelioma caused by asbestos for 26 years. He obtained the first personal injury jury verdict in the State of New York for an asbestos victim (Racich v. Celotex Corporation). Mr. Ponterio also obtained the first punitive damage award for an asbestos worker in the State of New York (Racich v. Celotex Corporation). Mr. Ponterio and his partner, John Ned Lipsitz, also received the first personal injury jury verdict in Buffalo, New York, on behalf of an asbestos victim (Wolf v. Celotex Corporation).. Since 1988, Mr. Ponterio has obtained over $250 million in settlements on behalf of the firm’s mesothelioma clients.. Mr. Ponterio has served as trial counsel in asbestos cases involving plaintiffs’ jury verdicts in excess of $25 million:. In July 2017, Mr. Ponterio obtained a $1.2 million dollar jury verdict in a medical malpractice lawsuit against two doctors at the University of Rochester Medical Center for failing to timely diagnose a female client's bowel perforation.. In September 2011, Mr. Ponterio obtained the first jury verdict in Western New York on behalf of a lead poisoned child. In November 2013, Mr. Ponterio, together with Senior Partner Zachary J. Woods, Esq., obtained a verdict on behalf of a Rochester, New York, child for injuries resulting from exposure to lead based paint.. Mr. Ponterio was selected as a Super Lawyer by Thomson Reuters from 2011 to 2021, recognizing his excellence in the practice of law. Only 5% of the attorneys in Upstate New York are named Super Lawyers.

Firm: Torre, Lentz, Gamell, Gary & Rittmaster, LLP

100 Jericho Quadrangle Ste 309 , Jericho , New York 11753

Practice Areas: Construction & Development

Firm: Prywes Greenberg, P.C. - Serving NYC and Long Island

555 Broad Hollow Road , Melville , New York 11747 Zip code: 11747

Practice Areas: Business

Michael Prywes is a startup and entertainment attorney in New York who teaches law to artists, writers, entrepreneurs, and law students.. He is also a former media professional with a background in film, video, art, music, Internet, and law. For 2+, Michael served as the Chair of Film & Television at Five Towns College, where he also taught. As President of 2 Life! Films, LLC for almost a decade, he produced his first theatrically-released award-winning comedy feature "Returning Mickey Stern" (PG-13). Michael has served as an advisor to a number of production companies and film festivals, as well as Associate Producer on the Sundance entry "The Perpetual Life of Jim Albers" and Tribeca entry "The Look." Michael's spec script for "Without a Trace" was a finalist for the (s)cript magazine Television Writing Competition and his original screenplay "The King of Summer" was a finalist for the "Heart of Film" Screenwriting Competition.. Michael is also the author of the bestselling business guide for creative entrepreneurs, The Gasp: How to Seize That A-Ha! Moment and Launch a Winning Business.. A tech enthusiast since the age of 5, when he learned to program Basic on a TI-99/4A, Michael built the first globally crowdsourced audience voting entertainment site, CastOurMovie, which was featured in the Industry Standard, Time, Entertainment Weekly, and U.S. News and World Report.. On the legal side of the entertainment and creative industries, Michael is counsel to the Long Island Film and Television Foundation and teaches Entertainment Law at Touro Law School and Media Law and Producing at Five Towns College. He has served as Law Clerk for New Video Group/Docurama (now Cinedigm), distributor of the A&E/History, Scholastic, and Major League Baseball labels, and has worked for ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Performers). Michael has been involved in the drafting of agreements and negotiations with the companies guiding the future of media and technology convergence: Amazon Unbox, Apple iTunes, Netflix, etc.

Firm: Phillips Lytle LLP

One Canalside , Buffalo , New York 14203

Practice Areas: Lawsuits & Disputes

Mr. Powers practices primarily in the areas of commercial litigation and product liability defense. In the commercial area, Mr. Powers handles a variety of matters involving contract and warranty claims, fraudulent trade practices and other business-related disputes. He also provides services in the areas of prelitigation strategic planning, counseling to businesses concerning methods of avoiding litigation and alternative dispute resolution.. Mr. Powers has served as the Town Justice for the Town of Clarence since June 2008.. Phillips Lytle LLP is a full-service law firm with passionate people who are guided by a pragmatic process. We take great pride working on complex litigation and transactional matters in each of our 36 practice areas, which include Banking & Financial Services, Business and Commercial Litigation, Corporate, Energy, Environment and Telecommunications. Our offices are located in Albany, Buffalo, Chautauqua, Garden City, New York and Rochester, NY, as well as Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.. View my Page on

Firm: Law Office of Michael G. Postiglione, P.C.

11 Clinton Avenue , Rockville Centre , New York 11570 Zip code: 11570

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Firm: Michael Premisler

C/O Michael M. Premisler, Esq., 1 Old Country Rd , Carle Place , New York 11514 Zip code: 11514

Practice Areas: Business

Firm: Michael J. Prior, Esq.

6143 186th St , Fresh Meadows , New York 11365

Firm: Mandm Entertainment

Po Box 208 , Old Westbury , New York 11568

Firm: Michael P. Psyllos, Esq

21335 40th Ave , Bayside , New York 11361

Firm: Nassau County District Attorney

99 Main St , Hempstead , New York 11550

150 Payne Avenue , North Tonawanda , New York 14120 Zip code: 14120

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Firm: Michael J. Quartarone LLC

50 Fountain Plz Ste 1400 , Buffalo , New York 14202

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor

Firm: Stockman Poropat, PLLC

371 Sunrise Hwy , Lynbrook , New York 11563

866 United Nations Plaza  10017 , New York , New York 10017 Zip code: 10017

Practice Areas: General Practice,Trademarks

Broadway , New York , New York 10036

Practice Areas: Banking & Finance,Civil ,Employment & Labor ,Insurance

Firm: Epstein Becker and Green, P.C.

250 Park Avenue  10177 , New York , New York 10177

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor

Firm: Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto

30 Rockefeller Plaza  101123801 , New York , New York 10112

Practice Areas: Drugs & Medical Devices