New York Lawyers Kristin Ann to Kristine Lanchantin

260 E 161st St , Bronx , New York 10451

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Firm: Smith, Sovik, Kendrick & Sugnet, P.C.

250 S Clinton St Ste 600 , Syracuse , New York 13202

Practice Areas: Workers Compensation

Kristin joined Smith Sovik in October 2000 and was elected to partnership in 2009.. Kristin's practice focuses in many areas of litigation including trucking and motor vehicle accidents, premises liability, Labor Law, professional/medical malpractice, No-Fault claims and  Workers’ Compensation defense.  Kristin spends the majority of her time defending trucking companies like McLane Northeast and retail/restaurant establishments like Carrols Corporation as well as individuals involved in motor vehicle accidents.. Kristin is a trial lawyer and appellate advocate.  Since joining Smith Sovik over 15 years ago, she has successfully tried cases in the areas of premises liability, Labor Law and motor vehicle accidents.. Kristin has received an AV Preeminent rating from her peers through Martindale-Hubbell and the "Forty Under 40" Award from Oswego County Business Magazine.  Kristin has also been honored with her inclusion in Super Lawyers Magazine Upstate New York Edition for 2013, 2014 and 2015.

Firm: Danone North America

1 Maple Ave , White Plains , New York 10605

Practice Areas: Litigation

Firm: Goldberg Segalla

665 Main St , Buffalo , New York 14203

Practice Areas: Education

Kristin Klein Wheaton counsels and defends the interests of clients facing employment and labor issues, civil rights and discrimination claims, and complex commercial disputes. A skilled problem solver with over 20 years of legal experience in both the private and public sectors, Kristin’s wide-ranging practice includes labor and employee relations, contract negotiations, and assisting clients with the creation and maintenance of compliance strategies for state and federal laws.. Kristin dedicates a significant portion of her practice to providing day-to-day employment and labor counseling to a wide variety of clients. These include municipal bodies, such as towns, villages, counties, law enforcement bodies, and public entities; long-term care facilities, colleges and universities, and nonprofits; and the full gamut of private sector employers, in fields from health care and hospitality to logistics and manufacturing. Kristin frequently offers comprehensive counsel on employment concerns including issues involving personnel, discipline, and leave administration. Kristin also provides guidance on fine-tuning, overhauling, or drafting from scratch her clients’ policies, procedures, and handbooks. She represents her clients in hearings before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB), as well as in arbitrations and traditional labor negotiations. Kristin’s record of success in hearings, arbitrations, and negotiations is proof of her skill at achieving highly favorable settlements and agreements, saving her clients time and legal dollars and avoiding the distraction, risk, and publicity of a trial. Kristin also is adept at negotiating employment agreements and severance agreements and has extensive experience conducting and counseling on internal employee investigations and audits.. Kristin’s practice includes defending her clients against discrimination and civil rights claims in hearings before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the New York State Division of Human Rights (DHR). Her experience in this area also extends to housing issues. Kristin has defended property management companies, homeowners associations, realty groups, and other clients in a wide variety of discrimination and civil rights matters involving allegations ranging from reasonable accommodation and disability discrimination claims to racial discrimination claims. Kristin also has extensive experience handling claims before the United States Department of Justice, Office for Civil Rights, in areas including but not limited to discrimination claims based upon race, religion, disability, and national origin, as well as alleged failure to accommodate, to name a few.. As the former Executive Vice President for Legal Affairs at a large community college in Western New York, Kristin brings an unparalleled depth of experience and client-oriented service to higher education institutions facing a host of legal issues, from employment and labor policy drafting to union negotiations, audits and investigations, commercial leasing, and crisis management. In her previous role, Kristin reported directly to the president of the institution, and managed a team of 20 professionals across a range of departments. Kristin provided legal guidance to the Board of Trustees on a whole host of issues affecting the college, as well as guidance on meeting administration, bylaws and policy revisions. Kristin coordinated and represented the school in all of its legal matters, as well as union matters, including grievances, arbitration, negotiations and labor management meetings, tort and employment litigation, Title IX, financial aid and Education Law compliance, administrative proceedings, and more. She also instituted monthly labor management meetings and reduced grievances by more than 50 percent over her tenure — including a two-year period with no grievances from one of its four unions, and only three grievances total that went to arbitration. As an administrator, Kristin was also a member of numerous governance committees and was a member of the leadership team assigned to manage budgetary issues, accreditation issues, compliance issues and regulatory visits. As leader of Goldberg Segalla’s Higher Education Practice Group, Kristin leverages that experience on behalf of both public and private institutions of higher education across New York State and beyond.. Kristin also spent several years in the Erie County Attorney’s Office, as an Assistant County Attorney, a First Assistant County Attorney, and the Acting County Attorney. Among other duties, she frequently appeared before the New York State Public Employment Relations Board, negotiated settlements with unions on employment issues, represented the county and its employees before a variety of state and federal courts and administrative agencies, and acted as in-house counsel for Erie County Commissioners and the County Sheriff. As counsel for the Commissioners of Personnel, Disability, and Equal Employment Opportunity, Kristin regularly advised on matters involving the New York State Civil Service Law and civil service administration, New York General Municipal Law, Open Meetings Law, Freedom of Information Law (FOIL), New York Public Officers Law, and legislative resolutions. She also represented the Erie County Board of Elections on election law proceedings. Kristin has extensive experience handling municipal litigation arising out of legislative enactments, and has achieved no cause of action verdicts in jury trials and favorable results on summary judgment in a variety of employment and civil rights cases — including claims involving discrimination, constitutional rights, negligence, and excessive force — in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York, as well as in CPLR Article 75 and 78 proceedings in New York State Supreme Court. Kristin has broad experience handling inmate condition claims, as well as claims brought under New York General Municipal Law section 207-c.. As the manager of the County’s self-insured risk retention fund during part of her tenure, Kristin also was responsible for case and reserve valuation and reporting, municipal budgeting and risk management including, but not limited to, litigation, workers compensation, and health insurance. She also served as a management representative on the jointly administered labor management health care trust fund. In addition, Kristin served as an ex officio member of the Erie County Board of Ethics and provided guidance on ethical issues and the Hatch Act.. Kristin is an adjunct professor at Hilbert College, where she teaches Trial Preparation and Practice for Paralegals (Advanced Civil Litigation). In 2015, Kristin was named one of Western New York’s Legal Elite by Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal. In 2017 and 2018, she was named one of the Best Lawyers in America in the category of Employment Law — Management.

Firm: Morrison Cohen LLP

909 Third Avenue 27th Floor  10022 , New York , New York 10022

Practice Areas: Civil

Firm: Nassau County Supreme Court

100 Supreme Court Dr , Mineola , New York 11501

Practice Areas: Family

Firm: Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP

700 Crossroads Building   2 State Street New Yor , Rochester , New York 14614

Practice Areas: Trusts

Firm: Young, Sommer LLC

5 Palisades Drive , Albany , New York 12205

Practice Areas: Constitutional , Environmental , Insurance , Toxic Substances, Constitutional, Constitutional

Firm: Young/Sommer

5 Palisades Dr , Albany , New York 12205

Practice Areas: Business & Commercial, Construction , Environmental , Government

Firm: Clifton Budd and DeMaria, LLP

Graybar Building   420 Lexington Avenue  10170 , New York , New York 10170

Practice Areas: Labor

Firm: Kristin Langdon Arcuri

701 Seneca St Ste 609 , Buffalo , New York 14210

Practice Areas: Bankruptcy, Family , Real Estate , Divorce & Separation

Born and raised in Buffalo, NY,  I am very proud to be one of the founding partners of Bennett Schechter Arcuri & Will, LLP.  Focusing my practice primarily in the area of Matrimonial law, I handle all aspects of divorce and post-divorce proceedings, as well as child custody, support and vistation matters. I am experienced trial attorney as well as a trained mediator and collabortive lawyer for those clients that are looking for alternatives to litigation.

Firm: Whiteman, Osterman & Hanna

1 Commerce Plz , Albany , New York 12210

Practice Areas: Health Care

Firm: The Altarac Law Firm PLLC

600 Old Country Rd Rm 535 , Garden City , New York 11530

Practice Areas: Family

Firm: David Galison, P.C.

1539 Franklin Avenue , Mineola , New York 11501

Practice Areas: Speeding & Traffic Ticket

Kristin Galison is a former Nassau County Assistant District Attorney experienced in all aspects of criminal law. Ms. Galison was assigned to several bureaus during her tenure with the office including District Court where she specialized in Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) cases and County Court where she prosecuted both misdemeanor and felony cases. Kristin Galison has handled thousands of criminal cases and has tried dozens of cases to verdict.. Kristin Galison is a graduate of the State University of New York at Geneseo and the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University. While earning her Juris Doctorate, Ms. Galison participated in the AAJ Student Trial Advocacy Competition and the National Institute for Trial Advocacy Trial Techniques Program.. Kristin Galison is the 2015 recipient of the Nassau County Women’s Bar Association Courage Award.. Kristin Galison regularly appears in Nassau and Suffolk County Traffic and Criminal Courts and Village Courts throughout New York State. Kristin Galison is licensed to practice law in the State Courts of New York and Massachusetts.

Firm: Hinman Straub P.C.

121state St , Albany , New York 12207

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Firm: Curtis, Mallet Prevost, Colt and Mosle LLP

101 Park Avenue  10178 , New York , New York 10178

Practice Areas: International & Trade,Taxation - State & Federal,Trusts

Firm: Morgan, Lewis and Bockius LLP

101 Park Avenue  10178 , New York , New York 10178

Practice Areas: General Practice

Firm: GIRVIN & FERLAZZO, P.C.

20 Corporate Woods Boulevard Suite 2 , Albany , New York 12211

Practice Areas: Real Estate

Firm: Goldberg Segalla LLP

665 Main Street , Buffalo , New York 14203

Practice Areas: Higher Education, Employment and Labor, Municipalities and Public Entities, Corporate Services and Commercial Litigation

Firm: Donohue, O'Connell & Riley PLLC

144 East Central Avenue , Pearl River , New York 10965

Practice Areas: Estate Planning