Beacon Lawyers

Fordham College BS 1955
1st Lt. U.S. Army
Columbia Law School LLB 1960
Adjunct Professor Maritime Law Hofstra Law School
Member Maritime Law Association of the U.S.
Member New York State Bar Association

Raymond C. Silverman is a partner at Parker Waichman LLP, where he is recognized as a skilled personal injury and mass tort trial attorney. He has more than two decades of experience advocating for clients in complex litigation, including catastrophic injury, medical device, defective product, and mass tort cases. Raymond is known for his commitment to serving clients nationwide and for his role in high-profile cases—most notably as Co-Lead Counsel in the Mirena IUD multicounty litigation in New Jersey. He is praised for his vigorous courtroom advocacy, dedication to client service, and leadership within the plaintiffs' bar

George H. Roberts, Esq. is the Managing Partner of the Firm and has been practicing estate planning and administration since 1975. His emphasis is on estate planning and administration, elder law and school law. He also provides services in real estate and assists those clients who own a family business. Mr. Roberts was a Town Justice in Lewisboro for many years, and is also a Certified Hearing Officer for the New York State Department of Education.

Carole Coleman-Florestal is an Investment Management Attorney.

The Arfa Firm's practice includes counseling of clients and representation in litigation and arbitration in wrongful termination, unpaid wage claims, overtime disputes, bonus and compensation disputes, claims involving discrimination (including sexual harassment), breach of contract, restrictive covenants ("non-competes"), whistle blower and related employment matters.

Stephen J. Penino is a graduate of both Fordham University and the Fordham University School of Law. He commenced the practice of law in 1985 as an Assistant District Attorney at the Queens County District Attorneyâs Office in New York City. Mr. Penino served as a Prosecutor for nearly four years in both the Rackets & Economic Crime and Homicide Bureaus, where his litigation skills were developed and honed. Subsequent to serving as a prosecutor Mr. Penino began his work in the Insurance Defense area. Initially he worked as an associate at a major Manhattan firm specializing in...

Ms. Zeiderman, a Managing Partner, is extremely well qualified to handle complex financial and custody divorce matters. Named a 2019 10 Best Family Law Attorney for Client Satisfaction by the American Institute of Family Law Attorneys, Ms. Zeiderman is also a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst, a founding member of the American Academy of Certified Financial Litigators and a member of the panel for Attorneys for Children.
Always conscious of the costs of litigation, Ms. Zeiderman has negotiated and/or litigated custody and financial matters in the Family and Supreme Courts in New York and Kings counties and in the New...