Norfolk Arbitration & Mediation Lawyers

I am a trial lawyer and litigator. I also provide corporate advice and representation to religious institutions and represent foreign nationals in applications for religious asylum. I have actively practiced as a lawyer since graduating from law school in 1983. After eight years of training in big firms in Chicago and New York, I established my own law office in New York City. In summer, 2016, I joined with two other experienced lawyers to form Nelson Madden Black LLP. Our firm focuses on the representation of churches, synagogues, temples, mosques and other religious institutions, and individuals who have legal...

I am a divorce mediator and attorney who works with clients as a neutral third party to assist them in achieving a mutually agreed upon settlement of divorce. My goal as a mediator is to provide my clients with information and a supportive environment that fosters mutual respect and that ends with the best results for both of the parties and their children. Having been through divorce mediation personally, I embrace the mediation process not only as a practitioner advocate, but also as a former client of mediation. This experience has given me the unique ability to understand...

Brittany A. Stevens has considerable experience representing employees in a wide range of employment discrimination matters. She manages a variety of cases involving sexual harassment, retaliation, and discrimination based on race, national origin, gender, pregnancy, age, disability, religion, caregiver status, and sexual orientation. She has handled numerous cases from inception through settlement.

Ms. Stevens zealously advocates for women's rights and is committed to helping women in the workplace. Ms. Stevens is a passionate litigator who believes strongly in civil rights and fairness throughout the work environment.

Ms. Stevens has obtained significant awards and settlements for her clients. Remarkably, Ms. Stevens received a...

I spent over 20 years in the trenches as a trial attorney, but my passion is in the areas of special education and disability law. Wanting to help clients in a more sustainable way, I have transitioned into a new type of practice.

My goal is to empathize, collaborate, and advocate for clients to find them resolutions, in special education, discriminatory conflicts, and other areas. I am a trained mediator, and have extensive experience in negotiations. I offer services to anyone looking to mediate a dispute, or who may benefit from training in conflict resolution. I offer consulting services to school...

Cesar is an International Attorney specialized in business law, litigation, and cross-border investments. He assists start-ups and seasoned investors to structure their business efficiently, reducing risk and setting them up for success. His experience in dispute resolution and litigation allows him to provide comprehensive and top-notch advise zealously protecting the interest of his clients. He holds a J.D. and International Arbitration LL.M. from the University of Miami School of law, an LL.M. for Foreign-Trained Lawyers from Brooklyn Law School, and a Licenciatura en Derecho “Cum Laude” from the Universidad Tecnológica de Honduras. He is admitted to practice law in the states...

Dealing with Divorce can be the hardest battle of your life. Don’t go through this alone. I do my best to craft intimate relationships with clients so get to understand what they need, while building a concrete reputation as a reputable defender of the law. Not only is this good manners and not only does it make the process better for everyone, it's good business for me to understand you as well as possible. We need to concentrate on a better life for you once the wrangling is over. We need you to win the justice and peace of mind that...

August Iorio is Partner at Iorio Altamirano LLP, a securities arbitration law firm in New York, New York.

Iorio Altamirano LLP is a highly-skilled, client-focused law firm with the experience, judgment, and vision to achieve favorable outcomes for its clients. Iorio Altamirano LLP's primary practice area is securities arbitration, where it represents investors nationwide who have suffered investment losses due to wrongful conduct by financial advisors and brokerage firms.

Iorio Altamirano LLP has nearly 20 years of combined experience as securities arbitration lawyers and has helped individual investors, groups of individuals, business entities, family offices, credit unions, and institutional investors recover...

I'm a business lawyer in New York City, at Ray Beckerman, P.C., with offices conveniently located in downtown Forest Hills, Queens. We represent small and medium sized businesses, are are well known for commercial litigation and copyright litigation. I'm the author of the copyright law blog, "Recording Industry vs The People", which Justia.com has rated as the #1 most popular all time copyright law blog in the U.S. I'm "NewYorkCountryLawyer" on Slashdot.org, and @RayBeckerman on Twitter.

Christopher J. Gray has spent most of his career representing individuals and small businesses- almost exclusively as plaintiffs- in complex litigation, arbitrations, class actions, and trials and appeals in state and federal court.

Mr. Gray was admitted to the New York bar in 1997, is a member of the bars of the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern, Southern and Western Districts of New York, the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Northern Districts of Texas, the U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, the U.S. Court of...

I am a Trial Lawyer with over 25 years of experience in Business lawsuits, Arbitration and White-Collar Criminal investigations. I provide high quality advocacy and advice to companies, partnerships, their owners, managers, directors and employees in business disputes. My practice encompasses matters involving Securities, Stockbroker Fraud, Class Action lawsuits, Real Estate, Technology and Intellectual Property, privately held Businesses, Employment law,Professional Liability and Legal eEthics. I have an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell, which is the highest rating the organization gives, and am a longstanding leader in legal ethics, demonstrating that my peers rank me at the highest level of professional excellence. {This...

For over 35 years Ingrid Gherman has dedicated her New York family law practice exclusively to all aspects of matrimonial law, focusing on divorce and child custody. This specialization has enabled her to accumulate extensive knowledge and robust experience in matters including divorce, child custody and visitation, marital agreements, equitable distribution of marital property, child support, spousal support and maintenance (alimony), prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, enforcement and modification proceedings, same sex marriage and divorce, contempt of court proceedings, domestic violence, and interstate and international child abduction.

Her skill as a litigator and appeals attorney is equaled by her ability...

The Denver Law Firm LLC is led by experienced trial attorney William Denver. Mr. Denver started his career as a clerk to NJ Appellate Division Chief Judge Hermann Michels. Mr. Denver then spent three years trying felony cases as an Assistant District Attorney for the Manhattan DA’s office before moving to Robertson, Freilich Bruno & Cohen and undertaking insurance recovery work on behalf of policyholders. Mr. Denver was later elected as a partner in the insurance recovery group of two AmLaw 100 firms in New York City before forming The Denver Law Firm in 2014.
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Nelson practiced in the private sector for six years, from 1988-1994 as a litigation associate. From 1994, when he left the private sector, Nelson worked for the New York State Unified Court System, serving as Court Attorney to judges in the New York Court system. He resolved thousands of cases, and researched and drafted decisions for dispositive motions involving commercial contract, real estate, business litigation, personal injury, medical malpractice, credit agreement, and foreclosure matters in IAS and Commercial Division parts. Over the last three years, Nelson trained and apprenticed as a mediator and as an arbitrator in community, commercial, and business...

Divorce Done Differently. Choose Vacca Family Law Group for Court-Free Creative Family Law Solutions. At Vacca Family Law Group, we focus on resolving family and divorce-related legal disputes through non-adversarial methods, avoiding the emotional and financial turmoil associated with courtroom proceedings. Our approach centers on mediation and collaboration, allowing our clients to maintain more control over the outcome of their cases and reach innovative solutions that are tailored to their family’s needs. As a leading family and divorce law firm in New York, we know that each family’s situation is unique. We have seen the damaging effects of traditional, litigated divorces and...

Experienced and dedicated matrimonial Attorney. I will fight aggressively for your family. Call me today! Kim M. Rayner has over 30 years of experience as a matrimonial lawyer. As such, she has extensive litigation skills, developed through trials regarding custody, maintenance, child support, and equitable distribution. Ms. Rayner’s experience is shown through her ability to form a trusting and enduring relationship with her clients. She zealously advocates for her client in and out of the courtroom, and is an effective negotiator. Ms. Rayner always implements the best possible strategy in order to best suit her client’s needs and...

The focus of our practice is the representation of individual and institutional investors in arbitrations and litigations involving claims of breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, mismanagement, stock fraud, suitability, unauthorized trading, negligence and churning.

I also regularly represent those who work in the financial services regarding recruiting practices including issues relating to the Protocol for Broker Recruiting; non-solicit, non-compete and other restrictive covenants; customer privacy and other regulatory issues; best-practices for preserving a book of business through a transition; Form U5 negotiations; responding to FINRA inquiries; promissory notes; bonus disputes; team disputes; temporary restraining orders (TROs); expedited FINRA arbitrations;...

After graduating from Manhattan College in 2009, Jacob began his career as a Special Education Advocate & Paralegal. For seven years he worked for a reputable Manhattan-based law firm that concentrates on advocating for students with special needs. As an Advocate, Jacob would often attend Committee on Special Education (“CSE”) meetings alongside parents, providing them with assistance in the development of their children’s Individual Education Programs (“IEP”) and/or 504 Plans. When disputes arose with local school districts, Jacob assisted attorneys in all phases of the administrative due process procedure provided by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ("IDEA"). This often...

Anthony A. LoPresti has represented clients in diverse fields such as bio-tech, architectural design, publicly traded technology corporations, oil & gas, fashion, entertainment, publishing, top restaurants & restaurant groups. Anthony has also represented numerous creative ventures in film, TV, theatre & music, and is an Associate Producer of the 2014 Academy Award winning film The Lady in Number 6 and Executive Producer of Imminent Threat (2015) a documentary on the War on Terror and its impact on civil liberties. Anthony is the Founder of Lima Charlie Media, a company that publishes Lima Charlie News, featuring news, insight & analysis by military...

"When representing clients, I am consciously aware of the stress associated with any type of litigation. I try to reduce that stress by being available on a nearly 24/7 basis to answer questions and head off potential problems. I pride myself on prompt return of telephone calls, and I am also sensitive to the importance of the cost considerations of effective representation." My work focuses on all aspects & types of Family Law including High Net-Worth/High Income Divorce, Child Custody & Visitation, Child Support, Child Relocation, Alimony/Spousal Support/Spousal Maintenance, Property...

Mrs. Rudyuk is a very passionate and devoted divorce and family law attorney. A lot of times her adversaries ask why she cares so much about her clients and their children. Her answer is - because she does; because her clients chose her to help them navigate the NY legal system through very difficult emotional times, they trust her and she feels it is her duty to obtain the best possible results for them.

Mrs. Rudyuk has been representing clients in all aspects of divorce and family law including but not limited to child custody and visitation, child support, spousal...

I help domestic and international businesses and their directors and officers resolve complex commercial litigation disputes through practical and economical pre-suit negotiations and, if necessary, litigation (federal and state), arbitration, and mediation.

For all of my clients, I strive to understand their businesses as well as they do and work efficiently to achieve their desired outcomes hopefully without need for litigation. All of my clients have come to expect that I will provide frank but value-added legal advice that empowers them to consider salient risks and act decisively.

I have successfully represented clients in a wide range of disputes involving corporate...

Keith M. Fleischman is a founding partner of Fleischman Bonner & Rocco, as well as its predecessor firm, Fleischman Law Firm, PLLC. Keith is a nationally recognized trial lawyer who has successfully investigated, litigated, and tried to verdict some of the largest and most complex civil and criminal cases in the country. Keith began his career as a prosecutor, first with the Bronx District Attorney’s Office and later with the Department of Justice. His practice presently focuses on representing public and private companies, financial institutions, and institutional investors in connection with the prosecution and defense of complex...

Having graduated with both an M.B.A. and a J.D. from New York University, Kenneth Goldberg understand the ways businesses work in relation to their employees. Goldberg has been practicing law since 1991, and is a member of a number of professional associations, including the New York State Bar Association, the New York County Lawyers' Association, and the American Bar Association. This extensive familiarity with labor laws and the cultures surrounding business makes Goldberg uniquely qualified to handle employment law cases.

Jim Hacker is a 1981 graduate of Hamilton College and a 1984 graduate of Albany Law School. He is a member of the Hamilton College Board of Trustees and is The Chair of the Albany Law Board of Trustees.

He is an elected Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the premier legal associations in North America. The College is comprised of the best of the trial bar from the United States and Canada and membership is by invitation only. He is also an elected fellow of the International College of Trial Lawyers whose membership is limited to...

Alexandria Jean-Pierre is an esteemed employment lawyer based in New York City and a valued member of the Phillips & Associates law firm. With a strong focus on employment law litigation, she is deeply committed to advocating for the rights of employees. If you find yourself facing concerns regarding employment discrimination or any other legal issues within your workplace, reaching out to Ms. Jean-Pierre and her dedicated team at the law firm will help you determine the merits of your case. Having obtained a B.S. in business management with a minor in government from St. John's University, Ms. Jean-Pierre went on...

Since 1977, my practice has consisted of representing and assisting people and businesses in all matters, including public and private corporations.

Mark Anderson has a broad range of legal experience in civil and criminal litigation topics. His practice areas include foreclosure and foreclosure defense, bankruptcy, landlord-tenant law, quiet title actions, and family law.

Mr. Anderson is a native of Minnesota. He received his B.S. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2006. His J.D. was earned from the University of Baltimore School of Law in 2011. He is licensed to practice in the State of New York as well as the U.S. District Court for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.

Mr. Anderson has obtained millions of dollars in settlements for his...

Joseph’s practice is concentrated in the areas of regulation of financial services firms, securities litigation and commercial litigation.

Currently, Kathryn is of counsel at Levene Gouldin & Thompson, LLP. She practices in the medical malpractice group. She also advises clients, both employers and employees, in all areas of labor and employment law, including preparation of employment agreements and employment manuals and policies, litigation including mediation and arbitration, as well as trials, appeals, and administrative hearings. She also advises clients on general litigation matters.

Previously, Kathryn practiced mainly military law; regularly handling cases involving Article 15s, letters of reprimand, courts-martial, security clearance and officer/enlisted separation proceedings. She also handled discrimination complaints before the Equal Employment Opportunity...

Warren Law Group is a business law firm that provides its clients with fierce strategic advocacy in the courtroom and sage advice in the boardroom. Our approach is to give our clients the freedom to pursue their vision while mitigating their risks and minimizing liability exposure. Warren Law Group represents privately held businesses of all sizes as well as investors and not-for-profit organizations in everything from formation and deal-making to protecting their rights in litigation and arbitration. Contact Chris Warren today to learn about how Warren Law Group can protect your rights and bring your business to the next level.

Daniel E. Katz is a Founding Partner of Rich, Intelisano & Katz, LLP. He specializes in construction law, commercial law and securities and employment arbitrations. Mr. Katz has received the highest designation (A-V) from the Martindale-Hubbell Peer Rating Review. He was recognized as a "Super Lawyer" in the field of Construction Litigation every year since 2006. He is also a Fellow in the Construction Lawyers Society of America, which is a nationwide organization of leading practitioners in the field.

Mr. Katz obtained his Juris Doctor magna cum laude from Brooklyn Law School. He graduated from the University of Michigan with a...

Steven Altman has practiced law for more than 30 Years. In that time, he has litigated complex commercial cases at the highest standards of practice and numerous small and modest size matters on a cost effective basis. He has extensive dispute resolution experience designing, developing and implementing strategies to economically solve business problems for clients. As a business lawyer with numerous contacts in a wide array of business areas, he is a “go to” person for finding the most suitable person for countless tasks, including securing financing and structuring transactions.

Among innumerable others, Mr. Altman’s professional accomplishments include:
- Resolving a $10...

Robert Michalak represents contractors, owners, and surety companies. His experience includes contract negotiations, bidding issues, project closeout consultation, mechanic's lien and trust fund filings and challenges, and claim prosecution and defense. Mr. Michalak also represents clients in structuring business and shareholder relationships, real estate development and commercial leases. He regularly represents clients in mediation, arbitration, and litigation.

In addition to his Doctor of Jurisprudence, Mr. Michalak has degrees in mechanical and chemical engineering and has held engineering positions in county government and a Fortune 500 company. Mr. Michalak has been a business law lecturer at the University at Buffalo and a...