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Joel Wertheimer
New York, NY Civil Rights Attorney with 13 years of experience
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Domagoj Sango
New York, NY Civil Rights Attorney with 15 years of experience
Civil Rights, Business, Employment and Personal Injury
Leiden University and University of Connecticut School of Law
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Sofia Aranda
NEW YORK, NY Civil Rights Attorney
Civil Rights and Criminal Defense
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Farhang Heydari
New York, NY Civil Rights Attorney with 11 years of experience
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Shawn Barnett
New York City, NY Civil Rights Lawyer with 11 years of experience
Civil Rights, Criminal Defense, Municipal and Personal Injury
Loyola University Chicago School of Law and Golden Gate University School of Law
Shawn Barnett is a skilled litigator and trial attorney who is dedicated to helping those who have been victimized by law enforcement or correctional officers. He has received multiple million-dollar settlements for his clients and has been recognized as an Illinois Rising Star multiple times.
During his time as an attorney, Shawn has represented numerous clients who have been injured by those who have abused their authority. He has vigorously pursued a wide variety of claims on behalf of his clients, including false arrest, malicious prosecution, excessive force, wrongful death, and sexual assault. Shawn has a particular focus on police involved...
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Richard Hochhauser
Hempstead, NY Civil Rights Lawyer with 9 years of experience
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and White Collar Crime
Fordham University School of Law
Richard Hochhauser is the founding partner at the Law Office of Richard Hochhauser, PLLC. As a former Assistant District Attorney, Mr. Hochhauser is a proven trial attorney having successfully taken numerous criminal cases to verdict and is highly experienced in all aspects of criminal law. As an ADA, Mr. Hochhauser prosecuted thousands of criminal cases, including DWI, hit and run, drug sale and possession, assault, domestic violence, larceny, financial fraud, ID theft, and many others. Further, Mr. Hochhauser was chosen to be a member of a specialized unit which focused on DWI and DUI prosecution.
As part of this appointment,...
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Anthony La Pinta
Mineola, NY Civil Rights Lawyer with 32 years of experience
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and White Collar Crime
Temple University
Anthony M. La Pinta is one of Long Island’s most accomplished and respected trial attorneys. Practicing law for over 30 years, he specializes in all phases of federal and state criminal defense, civil rights and plaintiff's personal injury litigation.
Described by members of the judiciary as "an attorney of the highest caliber," and "one of the finest lawyers on Long Island," Mr. La Pinta represents the highest standards in the legal community. He has been selected to the 2014-2020 editions of "Super Lawyers" magazine and has earned the “Preeminent - AV” rating with the prestigious Martindale-Hubbell Attorney Peer Rating System....
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Laura Reznick
Garden City, NY Civil Rights Lawyer with 10 years of experience
Free ConsultationCivil Rights and Employment
New York University School of Law
I am a senior associate with the Bell Law Group, PLLC. I graduated cum laude from NYU School of Law in 2013 and am admitted to practice law in New York and California, as well as in the Court of Federal Claims. I represent federal and private sector employees and employers in wage and hour, discrimination, sexual harassment, and other employment disputes. I also counsel employers who want to avoid litigation on compliance with state and federal employment laws.
Prior to joining Bell Law Group in 2019, I completed a fellowship with a large labor union in New York City, clerked...
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William Betz
Garden City, NY Civil Rights Lawyer with 40 years of experience
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Divorce, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
New York Law School
William E. Betz has over 39 years of experience providing a full range of legal services to individuals and small businesses in the New York Metropolitan area. The Law Office of William E. Betz is located in Nassau County. Mr. Betz practices in all of the Long Island courts and in the five Boroughs of New York City. Bill is a 1983 honors graduate of New York Law School, where he was a member of the New York Law School Law Review. He was the recipient of the American Jurisprudence Award and won first prize in the Nathan...
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James Michael Maloney
Port Washington, NY Civil Rights Attorney with 28 years of experience
Civil Rights, Appeals, Criminal Defense and Maritime
New York University School of Law and Fordham University School of Law
I have been a solo practitioner since 1999, after having worked for two historic maritime law firms in New York City. My practice now consists almost exclusively of federal litigation, including maritime and constitutional law. I am perhaps best known for my own pro se constitutional challenge to New York's ban on the in-home possession of the martial-arts weapon known as the nunchaku ("nunchucks"), a case that has been in litigation since 2003 (and continues as of November 2015, when this passage was last edited). Over the years, I have represented numerous individuals in state and federal...
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Spencer David Shapiro
Garden City, NY Civil Rights Lawyer with 6 years of experience
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Municipal and Personal Injury
St. John's University School of Law
Spencer D. Shapiro is a litigator at Horn Wright, LLP, with extensive experience handling civil rights, personal injury, and municipal law cases in the New York State Supreme Courts and Federal District Courts.
As a Deputy County Attorney for the Litigation and Appeals Bureau of the Nassau County Attorney’s office, Mr. Shapiro aggressively defended the County against claims of municipal liability through motion practice, depositions, and at trial, taking several cases to verdict. As a founding member of the Early Case Assessment and Litigation Support Section, Mr. Shapiro also oversaw the intake and triage of notices of claims received by the...
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Tara Fappiano
Tuckahoe, NY Civil Rights Lawyer with 26 years of experience
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Arbitration & Mediation and Education
St. John's University School of Law
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...
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David H. Rosenberg
Mineola, NY Civil Rights Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationCivil Rights
Hofstra Law School
David Harry Rosenberg is an Avvo rated top employment lawyer in the Long Island/New York City area. In 2016, he was selected for inclusion in the Who's Who: Top Attorneys of North America publication. Also in 2016, the American Society of Legal Advocates selected Mr. Rosenberg as a Top 40 under 40 Labor & Employment attorney. Mr. Rosenberg was recently published in the New York Times as a Rising Star for New York Metro's Top Lawyers. He was given an Excellence in Practice award from New York's Super Lawyers and was selected as one of...
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David Bythewood
Mineola, NY Civil Rights Attorney with 41 years of experience
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Appeals, Business and Education
Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University
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Allen Lim
Garden City, NY Civil Rights Lawyer with 1 year of experience
Free ConsultationCivil Rights and Personal Injury
Western State University College of Law
Allen Lim, Esq. is an attorney in the Litigation and Personal Injury Departments of Horn Wright, LLP.
Allen grew up and attended school in Orange County, California. He attained a B.A. in Criminal Justice from California State University, Fullerton, and his J.D. at Western State College of Law. An internship with the Orange County Public Defender started his desire to help those in need, and he carries that same drive to this day. Additionally, he utilizes his prior experience in customer service to ensure that each client is heard and that all of their questions are addressed.
Allen is bilingual...
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Pablo A. Fernandez
Garden City, NY Civil Rights Attorney with 22 years of experience
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Criminal Defense, Municipal and Personal Injury
City University of New York School of Law
Attorney Pablo A. Fernandez has a diverse background in the areas of civil rights, child victims act, municipal law, public contracts, child protective services, adult protective services, public benefits, criminal, immigration, construction and real estate law.
Attorney Pablo A. Fernandez was a deputy county attorney with the Office of the Nassau County Attorney, where he was a Deputy Bureau Chief in the Litigation & Appeals Bureau. This Bureau defends against all civil matters brought against Nassau County, including Section 1983 actions. Attorney Pablo A. Fernandez, while at the Office of the Nassau County Attorney, also served as counsel to the...
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Elliot D. Samuelson
Garden City, NY Civil Rights Lawyer with 64 years of experience
Civil Rights, Arbitration & Mediation, Education and Employment
Since 1961, Attorney Elliot D. Samuelson has represented clients in divorce and family law cases. With more than 50 years of experience in the field, he is a strong advocate capable of reaching fair settlements, as well as winning verdicts when litigation is in the best interests of his clients. More information is available by calling (516) 584-4685 or visiting www.samuelsonhause.net.
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Jonathan Tand
Garden City, NY Civil Rights Attorney with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Education, Employment and Entertainment & Sports
Mr. Tand is an aggressive and skilled litigator in all aspects of employment and civil rights litigation. Mr. Tand’s experience includes both federal and state trials, arbitration hearings and trials before administrative agencies. Mr. Tand has also successfully mediated and settled numerous cases on behalf of his clients. He has extensive experience in the fields of civil rights law, employment law, general civil litigation, complex civil litigation, personal injury, education law, and white collar fraud litigation. Since graduating from Hofstra University School of Law, Mr. Tand has developed an expertise and a passion for civil rights...
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Bradley L. Gerstman
Garden City, NY Civil Rights Attorney with 30 years of experience
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Employment and Health Care
Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
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David M. Schwartz
Garden City, NY Civil Rights Attorney with 31 years of experience
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Criminal Defense, Employment and Health Care
Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
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Lori Nevias
Rockville Centre, NY Civil Rights Attorney with 29 years of experience
Civil Rights, Education, Employment and Landlord Tenant
Cardozo Law School
Lori Nevias is a Long Island based lawyer who practices in courts all over New York, and takes on clients in and out of New York state. A skilled practitioner and compassionate advocate, she has successfully litigated personal injury, malpractice, real estate, civil rights, family law and estate law cases for over 20 years. An insightful counselor with a wide and deep range of experience, she has also successfully advocated for clients in real estate and business transactions, and areas of law ranging from copyright infringement to adoption.
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Meir Moza
Mineola, NY Civil Rights Lawyer with 27 years of experience
Civil Rights, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Family
Meir Moza, Esq. Aggressive Attorney & Former Prosecutor Admitted in NY, NJ, & all Federal Courts
Our office was founded by attorney Meir Moza in 1999 after being employed at the respectable Nassau County District Attorney’s Office, as a prosecutor, and chosen among thousands of candidates to this eminent position.
In the DA’s office Mr. Moza has acquired his vast experience in the criminal practice field and litigation, and mastering of the art of jury trials and bench trials.
Additionally Mr. Moza, while employed as an assistant District Attorney had further gained and acquired vast amount of knowledge of the criminal justice system...
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William J. Turley
Garden City, NY Civil Rights Attorney with 41 years of experience
Civil Rights, Insurance Claims and Workers' Comp
John Marshall Law School
William J. Turley is a Civil Rights, Insurance Claims, Workers' Compensation and Social Security Disability Claims attorney in Riverhead, New York.
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Alexander O Bentsen
Staten Island, NY Civil Rights Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Criminal Defense, Employment and Landlord Tenant
Seton Hall University School of Law
I provide no nonsense representation from retainer to resolution. I understand the difficulties built into the system and the realities faced by individuals when they wind up in court. I believe the best attorneys get the best results by personally getting to know all the facts and circumstances of each case. I am not selling the fight for you image, that many attorneys use to make it look like they are representing your interests. Nor am I pretending to be a big city firm. These two marketing methods are where the misleading begins. Almost every lawyer settles almost every case,...
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James G. Mermigis
SYOSSET, NY Civil Rights Lawyer with 20 years of experience
Civil Rights, Business, Divorce and Personal Injury
Brooklyn Law School
My mission is to provide the highest quality legal services to both corporate and individual clients in an efficient, cost-effective manner and to always exceed a client's expectations. My firm and I can be relied on to handle your most complex and challenging litigation issues. Offering extensive trial and appellate experience and a strong commitment to client advocacy, my practice focuses on business and commercial litigation, matrimonial law, estates litigation, constitutional law and personal injury.
As your lawyer, I will conduct a thorough analysis of your case at its outset, weigh its strengths and weaknesses and determine the most effective...
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Brian Michael Valdivia
Oyster Bay, NY Civil Rights Attorney with 10 years of experience
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University
Brian Valdivia, Esq. is a licensed attorney who lives in Oyster Bay, New York. He has offices in both Midtown Manhattan and Oyster Bay. Brian focuses his practice on motor vehicle collisions, premises liability, trip/slip and fall accidents, wrongful death, wrongful arrests, and various other types of negligence actions.
Before becoming an attorney, Brian worked as a police officer and a member of a SWAT team. It was there that he learned to be disciplined and straight forward. Brian will not be outworked or outfought when it comes to litigating your case.
Brian is a strong litigation and trial attorney with multi-millions...
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Patricia M. Pastor
Roslyn, NY Civil Rights Attorney with 16 years of experience
Civil Rights, Domestic Violence, Employment and Immigration
Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center and City University of New York - Queens College
Patricia is an AV rated attorney (Martindale Hubbell) with 15 years' experience as a litigator focused on labor and employment, civil litigation, and general counsel services. Patricia offers the full range of legal services to business owners, including dispute resolution.
Patricia also represents individuals subjected to sexual harassment, sexual assault, and gender discrimination in civil lawsuits, and practices family imigration law on behalf of families and refugees.
She has served as general counsel to a group of professional engineers and construction contractors, where she created and grew a legal department and developed expertise in matters ranging from corporate governance and contract...
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Eric Scott Tilton
Uniondale, NY Civil Rights Attorney with 17 years of experience
Civil Rights, Appeals and Employment
Hofstra University and American University
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Benjamin Max Pinczewski
Brooklyn, NY Civil Rights Attorney with 39 years of experience
Civil Rights, Personal Injury and Real Estate
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Steven Anthony Morelli
Garden City, NY Civil Rights Attorney with 43 years of experience
Civil Rights, Appeals and Employment
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Welton Kemilious Wisham
New York, NY Civil Rights Attorney with 27 years of experience
Civil Rights and Bankruptcy
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Charles Howard Horn
Garden City, NY Civil Rights Lawyer with 27 years of experience
Civil Rights, Employment and Personal Injury
St. John's University School of Law
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Helen Irene Feingersh
Garden City, NY Civil Rights Lawyer with 8 years of experience
Civil Rights, Employment and Personal Injury
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
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John Albert Hlavaty
New York, NY Civil Rights Attorney
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Administrative, Landlord Tenant and Personal Injury
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Thomas Weiss
Garden City, NY Civil Rights Attorney
Civil Rights, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Construction
Brooklyn Law School
JOSEPH P. AWAD
New York, NY Civil Rights Attorney with 43 years of experience
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New York, NY 10005
Civil Rights, Arbitration & Mediation, Criminal Defense and Employment
Albany Law School
Martin Silberman
New York, NY Civil Rights Lawyer
Civil Rights, Appeals, Business and Employment
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Matthew Weinick
Melville, NY Civil Rights Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Appeals, Arbitration & Mediation and Employment
Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University and SUNY Buffalo Law School
Matthew Weinick is a Long Island employment lawyer. Since the beginning of his career, Matt has been fighting for his clients’ workplace rights before Federal and State Court judges and administrative law judges. He has tried employment discrimination and retaliation cases before juries in Federal Court, represents clients at mediation and arbitration, and has argued appeals before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals and the New York Appellate Divisions, First and Second Departments. Matt’s success has been recognized for five consecutive years by Super Lawyers Magazine which listed him as a Rising Star from 2012-2016, a recognition reserved for...
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Peter J. Famighetti
Melville, NY Civil Rights Attorney with 24 years of experience
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Appeals, Employment and Real Estate
Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University
Peter is a passionate and dedicated advocate. Peter has represented clients in various forums, including the United States District Court for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, as well as in New York State Courts in the region. Throughout his career that has spanned more than a decade, Peter has served as defendants' and Plaintiffs' counsel in single and class action employment related litigation. Most recently, Peter won a jury trial on a First Amendment retaliation case in Federal Court. Additionally, Peter has appeared extensively in cases before arbitration tribunals and administrative agencies, including...
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Karen Ford Edler
White Plains, NY Civil Rights Attorney with 40 years of experience
Civil Rights, Education, Employment and Landlord Tenant
New York Law School
Karen Edler is the founder of the Price, Meese, Shulman & D'Arminio, P.C. Education Law Group. She advocates for parents and students to obtain a free, appropriate public education for students with disabilities under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (“IDEA”), Section 504 & related laws. Ms. Edler's services include reviewing Individual Education Plans (“IEP”) & Section 504 Plans, attending meetings and filing due process petitions when necessary. Ms. Edler represents students with any educational issues including academic issues, school disciplinary cases, bullying cases and collegiate academic and disciplinary matters. Ms. Edler handles special needs planning, Special Needs Trusts, guardianship...