New York Lawyers Richard Zielinski to Rishi Bhandari

Firm: Chelus, Herdzik, Speyer & Monte PC

438 Main St , Buffalo , New York 14202

Practice Areas: Litigation

As a Trial Attorney at Chelus, Herdzik, Speyer & Monte, Richard concentrates his practice on civil defense litigation, litigating cases in labor law, premises, and automobile tort liability, breach of contract claims, SUM claims, and insurance coverage disputes. Richard has been named a Super Lawyers Rising Star in 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 for his dedicated work in civil litigation.. Prior to joining Chelus, Herdzik, Speyer & Monte PC, Richard worked in house for a J.D. Power ranked insurance company, representing the company and its insureds in a variety of disputes from tort defense to contract dispute.   Richard has also worked for a national labor and employment law firm advocating on behalf of both employees and employers on an array of disputes arising in discrimination, retaliation, wage and hour law and unfair labor practices.  At the federal level, Richard has assisted managers, employees, and contractors who are litigating Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) complaints as well as U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) appeals. Richard also practiced in civil litigation and corporate law, providing counsel to small businesses.  Richard has represented businesses targeted by personal injury lawsuits under labor law liability, products liability, and negligence.. Richard earned his juris doctorate cum laude from the University at Buffalo School of Law in 2015.  While earning his degree, Richard interned within the Criminal Appeals unit at the Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo.  In this position, Richard advocated on behalf of indigent clients seeking appellate review of their convictions.  Richard managed all aspects of the appellate process, culminating in argument before the 4th Department Appellate Division panel of judges. During law school, Richard was the Publications Editor to the Buffalo Journal of Gender, Law & Social Policy and worked as a law clerk in Buffalo City Court, researching and drafting judicial opinions.. Prior to his legal career, Richard earned his Bachelor of Arts in Literature summa cum laude from Buffalo State College.  As an undergraduate, Richard tutored fellow students in writing and reading comprehension at a local community college, focusing on both academic papers and creative endeavors.. A native of Western New York, Richard resides in West Seneca with his wife and their two children.  Richard is a loyal Bills and Sabres fan. When he is not in the office or spending time with his family, he enjoys spending his free time on the ice or running.

Firm: Ciardi Ciardi & Astin

100 Church St Fl 8 , New York , New York 10007

Practice Areas: Admiralty & Maritime

Firm: Law Office of Risa K. Kass PC

220 White Plains. , Tarrytown , New York 10591

Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation

Risa's practice is focused on providing counsel in a wide range of matrimonial and family law matters including divorce, child custody and access, spousal and child support, paternity, prenuptial, postnuptial and separation agreements as well and the intersection of Family matters with criminal and real estate matters.. Risa became involved in the practice of Family Law in her third year of law school, while working with victims of Domestic Violence in Queens County Family and Supreme Courts as a legal intern in the Battered Woman’s Rights Clinic. After law school Risa was an associate in well established law firms where she litigated numerous cases in the Matrimonial, Civil and Criminal fields in Family Court, Supreme Court, Appellate Division Second Departments and in NJ Federal Court. She has focused predominantly in Matrimonial and Family Law and all its related aspects.. Risa is the former chair of the Young Attorney’s Committee of the Rockland County Bar Association (RCBA) and she is a former board member of the RCBA. Risa is admitted to practice in NY, NJ and the United States Supreme Court. Risa serves as an Attorney for the Children in several New York counties. In combination with continuing her legal education, she has studied Psychoanalysis at the Center for Modern Psychoanalysis (CMPS) in the West Village of NYC.Risa is intimate with the path and grief associates in the divorce process; and can empathize and develop a deep commitment to advocating for her clients.Risa’s practice offers personalized, one-on-one, immediate attention, as well as in-depth explanation of the divorce process as the case progresses.. Risa is a Rockland County native. She has received her Bachelors of Science in Biology from the University of Colorado at Boulder (1997) and her Juris Doctor from City University of New York. After college, she conducted research in Belize Central America. Her work in Belize led to an adoption of an eco-friendly management plan for the surrounding southern cayes of Belize. She is a seasoned endurance athlete, skiier and SCUBA diver.

Firm: Guerrero Law Firm PLLC

291 Broadway Suite 1005 , New York , New York 10007

Practice Areas: Immigration

Founded in 2002, the Guerrero Law Firm has long been a leading immigration law firm in New York City. Serving individual and corporate clients across the globe, the Guerrero Law Firm offers comprehensive immigration solutions, customized to meet your individual needs.. Predominately staffed with first- and second-generation immigrants, we at Guerrero Law understand the immigration process is a personal journey and empathize with our clients. We understand that no matter how many cases and clients our law firm is handling, you have only one case, your case, and it is the most important case in the world to you, your family, your business.. Guerrero Law maintains an up-to-date and comprehensive knowledge of the ever-changing U.S. immigration laws, delivering decades of experience and proven success to our clients and we believe in availability and responsiveness.. Our award-winning team is experienced and well-respected nationally, throughout the immigration bar. We are flexible and have the infrastructure to best serve the immigration needs of both individual and corporate clients.. For our corporate immigration clients, we limit potential risks and liabilities by meticulously mapping out employment strategies, for the immediate to mid and long-term. We partner with the corporate human resources department and in-house counsel to provide a personalized and smooth process for both the organization and the employee. We also have the flexibility and skill to review and revise existing strategies when business conditions change, sometimes suddenly and unexpectedly.. Through open communication, Guerrero Law works closely with individual, corporate and employee clients throughout their immigration process, answering all of their questions and addressing all of their concerns, from the early document and information gathering stages, through the application package build and filing, until the preparation and successful completion of their actual in-person immigration interviews.. Guerrero Law is built on providing the attention, responsiveness, empathy and expertise every individual immigrant and employee wants and deserves for their unique case.. "The opportunities I have been fortunate enough to realize and those I create for my wife and children are the direct result of my parents' brave decision to pick up their lives as professionals in the Philippines and immigrate to the U.S. I applaud my brave friends, family, clients and colleagues who make this life-changing decision." - Attorney Rio Guerrero

Firm: Lamb & Barnosky, LLP

534 Broadhollow Road Suite 210 , Melville , New York 11747

Practice Areas: Arbitration, Discrimination, Education , Labor , Occupational Safety & Health, Wages/Commissions/Overtime, Employment & Labor, Employment & Labor

Firm: Ricki H Berger, PC

254 S Main St Ste 202 , New City , New York 10956

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor

150 East 42 Street  10017 , New York , New York 10017

Practice Areas: Defamation, Libel and Slander,Health Care & Hospitalization,Labor

Firm: Law Office of Rick S. Geiger, LLC

18 Harrison Circle New  145344109 , Pittsford , New York 14534

Practice Areas: Adoption,Business & Commercial,Civil Rights,Constitutional ,Contracts,Discrimination,Employment & Labor ,Family ,Gaming ,Internet ,Labor ,Medical Malpractice,Motor Vehicle Accidents,Personal Injury,Professional Malpractice,Sexual Harassment

Firm: Popick & Rutman PLLC

13631 41st Ave , Flushing , New York 11355

Practice Areas: Personal Injury

Rick J. Rutman is a founding member of POPICK & RUTMAN who is an experienced trial attorney, focused on cases involving workers injured during construction.. Mr. Rutman has obtained impressive trial results with several verdicts in excess of $1 million each. This exemplifies his meticulous approach and dedication to the preparation of each individual case.. Rick was born and raised in Brooklyn New York. He attended New York City public schools, including the specialized school, Brooklyn Technical High School.  The saying that you can take a person out of Brooklyn but you cannot take Brooklyn out of the person applies to Rick.  Rick grew up with and went to school with a great diversity of individuals.. This background helps him with jury selection.  Mr. Rutman has excellent instincts for picking juries.  It also assists with making his clients comfortable in knowing their legal rights.  The role of a good lawyer is to educate his/her client about the law and to help prepare the client to testify for trials and depositions.  Mr. Rutman spends quality time with his clients explaining how the law is applied to their specific case so that they understand all procedures and risks.. During the course of his over three decade-long career, Mr. Rutman has tried construction cases involving paraplegia from falling from a height, brain injuries from falling objects, serious injuries for falls from ladders, scaffolds and makeshift construction devices.  Mr. Rutman has an extensive working knowledge of OSHA, the New York State Industrial Code and other state codes.  Mr. Rutman has tried many other cases including sexual harassment, police brutality, accidents of all types including, bus, garage doors, bicycles, slippery floors, improperly built stair cases and dog bite.  Mr. Rutman also handles commercial matters. He has successfully defended or prosecuted matters including bank fraud, mortgage fraud, breach of contracts including for real estate, personal services and employment.  Mr. Rutman helped make new law in the State of New York by obtaining a verdict in favor of a person who was swindled out of money in a loan syndicate. The case involved multiple issues of law involving statute of frauds and state prohibitions of individuals to act as a bank and loan money.. Not all cases go to trial.  Mr. Rutman has obtained millions of dollars in recovery (or settlements) in alternative dispute resolution consisting of mediation and arbitration.  He also represented individuals damaged by the destruction of the Twin Towers before the World Trade Center Victims Compensation Fund.. Mr. Rutman received his undergraduate degree in History from the State University of New York at Albany in 1981. He then moved to Texas where he received his law degree from the University of Houston Law Center in 1984.  Mr. Rutman started his legal career working for a law firm that represented oil and gas companies and he saw how the companies broke promises and, after depleting oil reserves, left the landowners with their property destroyed.  This taught Mr. Rutman that litigation is a game of power. The party with power tries to take advantage of the one without the power. Mr. Rutman then went to work for a premier Texas Plaintiff’s law firm. He traveled around the state primarily representing clients injured in the oil field due to explosions, being caught in the machinery and developing sickness due to exposure to toxic chemicals.. Upon returning to New York, Mr. Rutman went to work for a Plaintiff’s firm in Manhattan.  He selected many juries and tried many cases to verdict for this firm before becoming partners with Brad Popick in 1995.  Since becoming partners with Mr. Popick, Mr. Rutman has continued to be the lead trial attorney for their firm.  Many attorneys can say they are trial attorneys but they do not have real experience. It does not matter how much an insurance company pays their lawyers or how many it hires, the battlefield is leveled once you are in the courtroom.. On a personal level Mr. Rutman lives in the New York Metropolitan area. He is married with 2 children and he generously donates his time as a coach of his son’s soccer team. Rick is an avid skier and enjoys playing volleyball, scuba-diving and yoga.. Mr. Rutman is admitted to practice law in The State of New York, including The United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and is admitted in the State of Texas. He is a member of The New York State Trial Lawyers and The Queens County Bar Association.

Firm: Hodgson Russ

140 pearl street,suite 100 , Buffalo , New York 14202

Practice Areas: Environmental , Ethics & Professional Responsibility

Firm: Seeger Weiss LLP

One William Street  10004 , New York , New York 10004

Practice Areas: Consumer Protection,Corporate ,Drugs & Medical Devices,Personal Injury,Securities

Firm: Drechsler and Drechsler LLP

60 E 42 Street   1463  10165 , New York , New York 10165

Practice Areas: Real Estate

Firm: Kaufman Dolowich & Voluck, LLP

40 Exchange Place , New York , New York 10005

Practice Areas: Business Litigation, Litigation, FINRA Arbitrations Customer and Industry Disputes, Securities, Employment Practices Liability Defense, Labor and Employment Law on Behalf of Management, Financial Services

Firm: Haynes and Boone, LLP

153 East 53rd Street 4900  10022 , New York , New York 10022

Practice Areas: Corporate Finance,Mergers & Acquisitions,Securities

Firm: Leventritt Lewittes & Bender

1010 Northern Blvd Ste 208 , Great Neck , New York 11021

Practice Areas: Appellate , Civil , Appeals, Appeals

Firm: Jones Walker LLP

45 Broadway , New York , New York 10006

Practice Areas: Affordable Housing, Business & Commercial Transactions, Government Relations & Legislative Advocacy, Private Equity, Real Estate: Land Use, Development & Finance

1 Chase Manhattan Plaza  10005 , New York , New York 10005

Practice Areas: General Practice

Firm: Legal Aid Society of Ny

12046 Queens Blvd , Kew Gardens , New York 11415

Practice Areas: Child Custody

Firm: Koeppel Martone & Leistman LLP

155 1st St , Mineola , New York 11501

Practice Areas: General Practice

Firm: Brune and Richard LLP

Broad Street , New York , New York 10004

Practice Areas: Corporate ,White Collar Crime