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Damien Matthew Bosco
Long Island City, NY Business Law Lawyer with 23 years of experience
(929) 416-1864
31-00 47th Avenue
Suite 3100
Long Island City, NY 11101
Business and Appeals
Brooklyn Law School
Hello! And welcome to my short biography.
My legal background is in Business Law, Commercial Litigation and Appeals. I handle business set ups, agreements, contracts and disputes. I have represented clients in both state and federal court and handle appeals. I have represented clients in arbitrations and mediations. I am a designated arbitrator for FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Agency).
Early in my career I worked at the Pentagon for the Department of Army.
I am a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University, Harvard University and received my...
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Ted Little
Astoria, NY Business Law Lawyer with 3 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness and Tax
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ted advises small business owners, entrepreneurs, freelancers, and even other corporate attorneys on the intricacies of commercial tax law, from the time of a business’s formation through to investment exit. Ted has significant experience working with clients across a wide range of scales and industries to effectively achieve their tax structuring aims, including structuring tax-free corporate mergers and cross-border transactions.
Early in an investment’s lifecycle, Ted can help you choose (and form) the ideal entity for your venture’s long-term success, balancing tax and administrative costs. And when the time comes to bring in new investors, to sell a portion of your...
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Stefan Stoyanov
New York, NY Business Law Attorney with 20 years of experience
Business, IP, Patents and Trademarks
Cornell Law School
I am a former engineer and programmer turned lawyer helping clients in all aspects of intellectual property, technology & business law. Over the past 13 years I have represented and counseled clients in numerous patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret matters, including litigation, licensing, protecting technologies through patents, trademarks, copyrights and other methods, assessing risks for new product launches, assessing the strengths of IP portfolios, devising licensing strategies, helping with mergers and acquisitions, and many other.
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Robert Komitor
New York, NY Business Law Attorney with 43 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Asbestos, Environmental and Insurance Claims
Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University
Mesothelioma lawyer Robert I. Komitor is a partner at Levy Phillips & Konigsberg, LLP, and serves as lead trial lawyer specializing in products liability, negligence, and personal injury cases involving mesothelioma, hazardous wastes, and pollution. Bob was named one of the nation's Best Lawyers, in the area of mass torts, in Gregory W. Smith and Steven W. Naifeh's The Best Lawyers in America 2005-2012 (Woodward/White).
Bob has consistently won some of the highest damage awards in the nation. For three consecutive years, he made The National Law Journal's list of lawyers winning the highest verdicts.
He was trial lawyer on the "New...
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Myles Alderman
New York, NY Business Law Attorney with 38 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Arbitration & Mediation, Bankruptcy and IP
Syracuse University College of Law
Myles H. Alderman Jr. is a founding member of Alderman & Alderman and leads the firm's Commercial Litigation, Bankruptcy, Creditors Rights’ and Restructuring Practice Group. He has extensive experience representing businesses in financial distress, secured and unsecured lenders, trade creditors, committees and parties interested in acquiring assets, in Chapter 11 business reorganizations, liquidations and workouts. Industries with which he has experience include, construction, design, fashion, manufacturing, distribution, materials handling, retail, aviation and ground transportation. Myles has been guiding business leaders, accountants and lawyers through Chapter 11 Business Reorganizations since 1986. His clients range from large financial institutions...
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Lorraine Nadel
New York, NY Business Law Lawyer with 35 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Appeals, Construction and Real Estate
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Named one of the Top 50 Women Attorneys in NYC by Super Lawyers and one of America’s Top 5% Most Honored Lawyers of 2020, Lorraine Nadel is the founding partner of Nadel & Ciarlo, P.C. She is a skilled and accomplished litigator in the areas of real estate, co-op and condo law, business and commercial law, and complex landlord-tenant matters. She is known for her ability to help clients effectively solve problems by providing concrete solutions to complex matters. Having been an accountant with a top accounting firm prior to obtaining her law degree, her combined legal and accounting background...
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Michael J. Ciarlo
NEW YORK, NY Business Law Attorney with 25 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Appeals, Estate Planning and Real Estate
Brooklyn Law School and New York University
Named a Super Lawyer for 2023, Michael Ciarlo has been practicing Real Estate law since 1999, providing successful and experienced results for his clients. During this time, his extensive knowledge of commercial, business, and real estate litigation has benefited the clients of the firm. He has a wide range of experience negotiating, analyzing, resolving, and litigating all aspects of real estate, business, co-op, condo, and landlord/tenant matters. Mr. Ciarlo brings a significant depth of understanding to his role in advising large and small businesses, co-ops, condominiums, landlords, tenants, and individuals in their disputes and litigation.
Mr. Ciarlo graduated from New...
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Glen Alan Kendall
New York, NY Business Law Attorney with 13 years of experience
Business, Employment, Estate Planning and IP
Brooklyn Law School
Glen A. Kendall has an exceptional track record representing small and medium-sized businesses and individuals in complex, high stakes litigation and arbitration across the New York area.
He regularly serves as lead counsel in business and employment matters involving breach of contract, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, employment discrimination, restrictive covenants, defamation, trade secret misappropriation, and copyright and trademark infringement. Mr. Kendall also handles trusts and estates matters involving probate, will contests, contested accountings, and fiduciary removal proceedings. Clients entrust Mr. Kendall because of his compassion, zealous advocacy, and creativity in problem-solving.
A significant portion of Mr. Kendall’s practice involves...
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Jennifer Harrington
New York, NY Business Law Attorney with 8 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness
Washington & Lee University
My passion is family law. It is what drove me to become a lawyer, motivated me through law school, and gets me excited to start my day. Family law has always been a part of my life, in experience, study, and practice. A childhood spent in and out of domestic court piqued my interest in the different elements of such a complex and human-driven area of the law. My goal is to make every client feel heard in a situation where communication may have broken down. I will vigorously advocate for all of my clients, because I am...
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Hillary Johns
New York, NY Business Law Attorney with 31 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Employment, Entertainment & Sports and IP
Golden Gate University School of Law
Ms. Johns is a civil trial lawyer who has tried more than one hundred cases to verdict. She is the managing partner for Hillary Johns, Trial Lawyer which maintains offices in Beverly Hills, the Bay Area and New York City. She graduated from Occidental College in 1990 and Golden Gate University School of Law in 1993 where she graduated with Dean’s List and class honors. She is licensed to practice law in California, the California Southern, Central and Northern U.S. Federal District Courts, the District of Columbia, Montana, New York, and the New York Eastern and Southern U.S....
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James Michael Smedley
New York, NY Business Law Lawyer with 16 years of experience
(212) 370-1300
1345 Avenue of the Americas
11th Floor
New York, NY 10105
Free ConsultationBusiness, IP, Patents and Trademarks
Boston University School of Law
Partner at McCarter & English LLP, in the Intellectual Property and Technology Law Group. I have a wealth of industry experience in the computer software and hardware fields to bolster the legal experience I have developed over the years.
My primary focus is on intellectual property matters in the technology sector, mainly involving patent prosecution and litigation. However, we also handle a whole host of other matters, including corporate transactions and finance, M&A, litigation, real estate, employment, immigration, privacy, data security, licensing and more.
On a personal level, I am an avid video gamer, wine lover and fitness...
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Robert R. Miller
New York, NY Business Law Attorney
Free ConsultationBusiness, Employment and Securities
New York University School of Law
Robert R. Miller is an associate at Lax & Neville LLP with a practice primarily in securities, employment, and corporate disputes before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”), and state and federal courts.
He represents individual investors in their claims against brokers, broker-dealers, and wealth managers for abusive customer sales practices, such as fraud, churning, unsuitability, and breach of fiduciary duty; brokers and other financial services professionals in a broad range of matters, including transitions between firms and disputes over deferred compensation, promissory notes, Form U-5 expungements, and employment agreements; and broker-dealers and other financial services...
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Robert J. Grand
New York, NY Business Law Attorney with 29 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Employment and Securities
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Robert J. Grand is of counsel to Lax & Neville LLP. Mr. Grand’s practice is focused on representing corporations and individuals in complex civil litigation and arbitration involving securities and other financial products, employment, real estate, intellectual property, unfair business practices, and other commercial tort-related matters before federal and state courts, and private arbitration panels. Mr. Grand represents investors, financial service professionals, investment funds and financial institutions in securities litigation and arbitration, as well as in investigations and enforcement proceedings initiated by regulatory agencies such as FINRA, the SEC, and the CFTC.
Mr. Grand has extensive experience representing founders, partners, joint...
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Ralph Stone
New York, NY Business Law Lawyer with 33 years of experience
Business, Securities and Stockbroker Fraud
University of Texas School of Law
Ralph M. Stone, the founding partner, is recognized as a leading lawyer in the securities litigation, investor rights, and international discovery fields. He has represented public and private companies, hedge funds, and other institutional investors in a wide variety of commercial litigation in courts around the country and in FINRA and American Arbitration Association arbitrations, on creditor committees in international bankruptcies, and in various other forums. He actively represents and advises private banks and other non-U.S. institutions in major securities litigation, and he regularly represents and advises them in various hedge fund disputes and matters arising from collapsed funds. He...
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Larry Cary
New York, NY Business Law Attorney with 40 years of experience
Business
Georgetown University Law Center and Brooklyn Law School
Larry Cary is a Founding Member of Cary Kane LLP. He has practiced labor, employment and employee benefits law for nearly 25 years. He has been involved with the American labor movement for over 35 years. Prior to co-founding the firm, Mr. Cary was the senior partner in the labor department of Vladeck, Waldman, Elias & Engelhard, PC., where he represented unions and benefit plans for 17 years. He also previously served as in-house general counsel to the Amalgamated Service and Allied Industries Joint Board, ACTWU, and its benefit plans.
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Eric Sarver
New York, NY Business Law Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Business and Employment
Hofstra University School Of Law
Since 2001, Sarver Law Firm has defended, counseled, and advocated for those who need someone in their corner. What began as an employee-side, plaintiff employment law firm has evolved into an experienced firm that represents small and mid-sized companies, business owners and startups in all matters of business law, employment and labor law, and contracts.
Our firm understands that many business owners – from the small business to the large corporation – are not always the villain in an employment law or labor law dispute. Mistakes are made. Employers miss nuances and changes in the labor law requirements. Disgruntled workers file...
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Joseph Peter Allgor
New York, NY Business Law Attorney with 25 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Arbitration & Mediation, Employment and Securities
UCLA School of Law
Joseph’s practice is concentrated in the areas of regulation of financial services firms, securities litigation and commercial litigation.
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Michael J. Paleudis
New York, NY Business Law Attorney with 18 years of experience
Business and Real Estate
The George Washington University Law School
Mr. Paleudis represents businesses that traffic in alcoholic beverages. His practice focuses on liquor licensing and commercial leasing. His clients consist largely of bars, restaurants, grocery stores, craft breweries and other craft manufacturers. Mr. Paleudis practices law in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.
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Raoul Duggal
New York, NY Business Law Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, International and Securities
New York University School of Law
Raoul Duggal is a corporate attorney focusing on the representation of start-up and venture-backed companies. He has advised companies and investors on numerous venture capital and angel investments and exits. In addition, he has extensive experience advising clients on a broad spectrum of domestic and international M&A transactions, including restructuring and refinancing transactions. Raoul also has experience with public companies and has advised on domestic and international IPOs.
Raoul has represented a wide variety of start-up companies and investors, as well as numerous mid- and large-sized U.S. and European corporate clients. Raoul has extensive experience in such industry sectors as technology,...
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Harold Rabner
New York, NY Business Law Attorney with 57 years of experience
Business, Arbitration & Mediation and Employment
Yale Law School
Mr. Rabner has more than 30 years of experience representing entrepreneurs and executives, guiding them through not only the purchase, sale or structuring of their businesses, but also through the difficult nuances involved in resolving business and personal conflicts with business partners, former employers and competitors through litigation and negotiation. His practice includes the resolution of complex business partners' disputes, restrictive covenant issues and related confidential and proprietary information issues.
Mr. Rabner brings an unusually broad set of legal skills and experience to his practice. His creative, close and personal approach has often resulted in long-term relationships with his clients, serving...
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Jeffrey Shepro
New York, NY Business Law Attorney with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness
New York Law School
Corporate attorney experienced in finance, marketing and law. More than ten years of experience representing and advising individuals, entrepreneurs and businesses of all sizes. I have experience with assisting business in all stages of development, from startups just getting off the ground to established corporations expanding internationally. I assist my clients with customers, sales, vendors, employees and shareholders. I provide clients with direct access when they need help. I work fast without sacrificing quality. For more than ten years, I have helped businesses get through good times and bad. I help businesses operate smoothly and free up valuable resources so...
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Elazar Aryeh
Queens, NY Business Law Lawyer with 32 years of experience
Business, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Real Estate
Hofstra University
Elazar Aryeh, the Senior Attorney at the Law Offices of Elazar Aryeh, PC., is a seasoned attorney practicing law for almost 30 years, and has litigated cases both in the State and Federal Courts of the State of New York. Throughout the years, Elazar Aryeh has successfully represented thousands of clients and has procured millions of dollars on behalf of individuals, businesses, corporations and banking institutions. Elazar Aryeh has broad experience in matters involving personal injuries sustained as a result of Motor Vehicle Accidents, Trip & Falls, Construction Accidents and Medical Malpractice, as well as having...
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Stephen George Stim
New York, NY Business Law Attorney with 43 years of experience
Business, Communications, Energy and Entertainment & Sports
Fordham University School of Law
STEPHEN G. STIM IS A VETERAN LAWYER SPECIALIZING IN INTERNATIONAL, MEDIA, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, ENTERTAINMENT, SPORTS, CORPORATE, SENIOR EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AND OIL & GAS BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS AND FIELDS OF LAW
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Jabari-Jason Tyson-Phipps
New York, NY Business Law Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Business, IP, Securities and Trademarks
Washington University School of Law and National University of Singapore
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Daniel E. Katz
New York, NY Business Law Lawyer with 43 years of experience
Business, Construction, Employment and Securities
Brooklyn Law School and University of Michigan Law School
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...
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Megan Gardner
New York, NY Business Law Lawyer with 9 years of experience
Business, Construction and Real Estate
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Megan Gardner is a skilled attorney at Rich, Intelisano & Katz, LLP. Her practice encompasses a broad range of Real Estate, Construction, and Business Law matters, involving litigation, arbitration, contracts, and transactions. Ms. Gardner represents general contractors, construction managers, commercial real estate developers and property owners. She is dedicated to providing comprehensive advocacy and pursuing outstanding results.
Ms. Gardner is a native of the greater-Cleveland area. She earned her J.D. from Case Western Reserve University School of Law and her B.A. from American University. Ms. Gardner is a member of the New York State Bar and the Association of the Bar...
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Michael Springer
New York, NY Business Law Lawyer with 10 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Entertainment & Sports and IP
Harvard Law School
My practice focuses on small business law, venture finance, intellectual property, and commercial litigation. I represents both investors and start-ups/small businesses.
Coming from a family of entrepreneurs, I understands the drive to create a prosperous and self-sustaining company and does not believe that drive should be stifled by looming legal bills or complex legal code.
Knowledgeable attorneys can assist owners with the varied legal aspects associated with running a company, allowing owners to focus on the business of their companies. But most big law firms, while filled with many capable and experienced attorneys, cater primarily to well established institutions. The traditional law...
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Gerard Romski
New York, NY Business Law Lawyer with 37 years of experience
Business, Construction, Employment and Securities
Brooklyn Law School
Gerard Romski serves as Of Counsel at Rich, Intelisano & Katz, LLP. Mr. Romski practices in the areas of construction litigation, real estate and land use law, commercial law and government relations.
Mr. Romski holds a Bachelor of Arts from the New York Institute of Technology and received his Juris Doctor degree from Brooklyn Law School. He is a member of the bar of State of New York and is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Southern and Eastern District of New York and the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. Romski is on the Board...
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Patricia Lynn DeSalvo
New York, NY Business Law Attorney
Business, Divorce and Family
New York Law School
Matrimonial and Family Law
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Vildan Erturk Starr
New York, NY Business Law Attorney with 34 years of experience
Business, Bankruptcy and Foreclosure Defense
University of Ankara, Faculty of Law and Georgetown University Law Center
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Michael R. Dal Lago
New York, NY Business Law Attorney with 24 years of experience
Business and Bankruptcy
New York Law School
Mike Dal Lago, the founder of Dal Lago Law, has more than 20 years of experience providing customized and comprehensive legal business solutions for businesses in Southwest Florida worth $1.5 million and more. He has consistently been recognized in Florida Trend’s prestigious Legal Elite list, and is an AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rated attorney by Martindale-Hubbell®, the highest rating an attorney can receive for their professional ethics and legal ability by their peers and judiciary. Mike is admitted to practice law in Florida, New York and New Jersey.
With broad experience in an array of industries including...
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Benjamin Charles Korray
Brooklyn, NY Business Law Attorney with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Entertainment & Sports, IP and Trademarks
New York Law School
Korray Law is a boutique law firm dedicated to serving the legal needs of businesses, entrepreneurs, and creative individuals. Our clients include businesses and individuals in various sectors including retail, entertainment, manufacturing, clothing, food and restaurant, jewelry, and media, film and music.
We stand out from other law firms by providing our clients with consistent and honest one-on-one attention, maintaining a transparent approach to billing, and bridging the communication divide between the creative and corporate worlds.
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Andre Castaybert
New York, NY Business Law Attorney with 36 years of experience
830 Third Avenue
5th Floor
New York, NY 10022
Free ConsultationBusiness, Appeals, Arbitration & Mediation and IP
New York University School of Law
André G. Castaybert is the founder and principal attorney at CASTAYBERT PLLC. His experience as a commercial trial court and appellate lawyer spans two and a half decades. He started his career as a litigator in New York City, at the international law firm of Proskauer Rose LLP where he worked for twenty years in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department on a wide range of commercial disputes in the Federal courts across the United States, in the New York State courts, and in domestic and international arbitration. André has also been Counsel to several highly regarded boutique business...
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Sean Robert Callagy
New York, NY Business Law Lawyer with 28 years of experience
Business, Employment, Health Care and Personal Injury
Seton Hall University
Sean Callagy is an entrepreneur, national speaker, philanthropist, one of America’s top trial attorneys, online personality, and creator of various peak performance technologies.
Oh, and he’s a legally blind warrior and adventurer.
For 23 years, aided by his unique insights, love for people, ability to “see” and create transformational breakthroughs, Sean has achieved and co-created an incredibly diverse variety of unique successes. Sean has been favorably compared to some of the top speakers and influencers in the world.
As a byproduct of his technologies, Mr. Callagy is one of only two attorneys out of 1,220,000 attorneys in America to achieve 2 Top...
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Daniel A. Singer
New York, NY Business Law Attorney with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Bankruptcy, Divorce and Real Estate
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Dan is originally from Montreal, Canada. Following his graduation from McGill University with an Honors Degree in Political Science, Dan moved to Japan where he worked as an English Teacher for 2 years. Upon his return to North America, Dan relocated to New York City and subsequently enrolled in the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, where he was an Editor of the school’s Moot Court Honors Society. Following his graduation from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and prior to establishing his own law practice, Dan worked as an Associate at two established Manhattan law firms.
In 2008, Dan...
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Eric W. Fries
Brooklyn, NY Business Law Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Communications, IP and Trademarks
The City University of New York School of Law
I am a New York-based, trademark lawyer with years of experience helping US and international clients register their trademarks. I am dedicated to providing personal, top-notch IP services to my diverse client base at reasonable, flat-fee prices.
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Matthew L. Holden
New York, NY Business Law Attorney with 18 years of experience
Business, Divorce, Family and Real Estate
University of Miami School of Law
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Robert Unger
New York, NY Business Law Attorney with 44 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness and Real Estate
Fordham University School of Law
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Lowrance Fisher
Brooklyn, NY Business Law Lawyer with 10 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness and Real Estate
Florida Coastal School of Law
Lowrance Fisher co-founded Fisher Stone with partner and fellow Florida Coastal Law School graduate Greg Stone. In addition, he is a New York licensed attorney and an accomplished entrepreneur who has started and run two successful enterprises.
Lowrance now focuses on real estate law and business law. In these fields, Lowrance is now able to assist real estate buyers, sellers, and developers. Moreover, Lowrance has assisted thousands of businesses looking for help along their journey.
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Robert G. Leino
New York, NY Business Law Lawyer with 42 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Appeals, Insurance Claims and Personal Injury
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Practicing law since 1982. Serving people with top-quality legal services. Providing personal service and quick access. Offering deep experience for civil cases in the areas of civil litigation, tort-personal injury-wrongful death claims, commercial litigation and business disputes, employment law-FLSA-ERISA, insurance claims and coverage, intellectual property-trademark-trade secret infringements, real estate litigation and estates litigation.
Also handling appeals, arbitration, international arbitration and mediation.