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Irene R. Lax
New York, NY Attorney with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationCivil Rights
Temple University Beasley School of Law
Irene Lax is senior counsel at Grant & Eisenhofer, focusing her practice on civil rights litigation. Ms. Lax is a vigorous advocate for survivors of sexual assault and victims of discrimination, wrongful incarceration, and other forms of harassment. Ms. Lax also litigates Title IX sexual assault actions and matters related to federal detention reform. Her representations include:
Aguirre-Jarquin v. Hemmert et al. (M.D. Fla.), an action alleging Section 1983 and related claims against defendants relating to the investigation leading to plaintiff’s death row sentence and 14 years of wrongful incarceration for two murders that he did not commit.
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Barbara Jane Hart
New York, NY Lawyer with 32 years of experience
Free ConsultationCivil Rights
Fordham University School of Law
Barbara Hart is a principal at Grant & Eisenhofer and serves on the firm’s Executive Committee. Ms. Hart has nearly three decades of experience as a leader in plaintiffs’ litigation. She has represented institutional investors, including many public pension funds, in securities and antitrust litigation and served as lead counsel in 4 of the top 100 securities class action settlements. Ms. Hart has also achieved substantive antitrust and False Claims Act/Qui Tam settlements on behalf of her clients.
In addition, Ms. Hart has represented other matters include representation of approximately 45 adult survivors of sexual abuse who brought claims against the...
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Walter Sage Jennings
New York, NY Lawyer with 55 years of experience
Free ConsultationLandlord Tenant
I am an expert in landlord tenant and real estate law, I have been practicing in NYC since 1971 and have been successfully helping residential and commercial tenants and landlords resolve their issues.
Besides being a lawyer, I am a native New Yorker and former Opera singer, I have recorded and performed internationally.Prior to opening this firm, I was a Senior Staff Attorney with the New York City Legal Aid Society and Special Counsel to the New York State Assembly. I have been featured on Tenant Talk Radio, represented thousands of individual tenants and property owners with a variety of real...
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Mitchell Laurence Proner
NEW YORK, NY Attorney with 37 years of experience
Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
Mitchell Proner has been recognized as one of the most talented and experienced trial advocates in the country. He has represented clients in over 30 jurisdictions across five continents. He has lectured to Bar Associations and attorney groups in the U.S., Canada, and Europe on how to represent accident victims.
Within the legal community, Mitchell Proner has held important positions and received many prestigious honors:
Pat President of the New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers
Lifetime member of the Multimillion Dollar Advocates Forum
Top 100 trial lawyer, American Trial Lawyers Association, 2009-present
Nominated by his peers as “Super Lawyer”, 2008-2014
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Douglas Marc Colbert
New York, NY Attorney with 51 years of experience
Free ConsultationDivorce, Estate Planning, Family and Personal Injury
Brooklyn Law School and City University of New York - Baruch College
For 45 years I have answered thousands of telephone calls from people looking for the best legal advice because of my vast legal experience. Since I know the law and listen to you with compassion to understand your facts, I figure out the best solutions for your legal problems. We then personally prepare every part of your case in our office with you to obtain the results you have a right to expect!'
'For those reasons many of our clients are referred to me from the referral services of the local bar associations, other attorneys, part time judges, doctors,...
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Christopher Lopalo
New York, NY Lawyer with 21 years of experience
Hofstra University School Of Law
Christopher R. LoPalo is an experienced litigator who manages the firm’s Pharmaceutical and World Trade Center Departments. He is a personal injury attorney whose primary focus is on the litigation of complex mass tort litigations involving products liability, personal injury litigation, medical malpractice cases, wrongful death litigation, environmental, negligence, and class actions all over the United States. Mr. LoPalo has been an integral player in successfully recovering hundreds of millions of dollars on behalf of the firm’s clients since joining the Napoli Shkolnik PLLC.
Mr. LoPalo’s clients typically include individuals throughout the country who were seriously injured by large corporations...
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Jed Neil Kirsch
New York, NY Attorney with 44 years of experience
Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
Brooklyn Law School
Jed brings over 37 years of experience in all phases of personal injury litigation, as well as the experience of running a successful solo practice for more than 15 years. Interestingly enough, early on in his legal career, Jed was an associate at one of the largest personal injury firms in New York and came under the tutelage of partner Joseph Napoli. It was therefore quite fitting when Jed “returned to the fold” of working with Joe at the firm years later after he joined the firm.
Jed’s concentration presently is in the area of alternative dispute resolution (ADR),...
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Myles Alderman
New York, NY Attorney with 38 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Bankruptcy, Business and Foreclosure Defense
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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Andrew Francis Lavadera
New York, NY Lawyer with 11 years of experience
Municipal, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Seton Hall University School of Law
Andrew Lavadera, Esq., is a Senior Trial Attorney at Cellino Law dedicated to representing individuals who sustained serious bodily injury as a result of accidents. Our goal is to provide each client with maximum compensation for their pain and suffering, lost income, medical expenses, and other economic losses. There is no fee unless our client receives compensation.
Andrew completed his undergraduate studies at Villanova University’s School of Business where he received his B.S. in Management and International Business with a concentration in theater. He subsequently earned his J.D. with a concentration in Intellectual Property from Seton Hall University School of Law....
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Lois Margaret Brenner
New York, NY Lawyer with 44 years of experience
Divorce and Family
Elisabeth Haub School of Law - Pace University
For over three decades, Lois M. Brenner, Esq. has provided her clients with aggressive representation in cases dealing with divorce, child custody, child support, estate planning, family business, separation agreements, or other family law matters. No matter what the case may be, Attorney Brenner can take the time to understand the various intricacies of your case and devise a strategy specific for your needs and desires. She is passionate about forming a client-based relationship and treating her clients with the utmost respect and compassion as they deal with difficult family hardships. To see what she can do for you, call...
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Kristin R. White
New York, NY Attorney with 26 years of experience
Estate Planning, Probate and Real Estate
Boston College Law School
Kristin R. White is a graduate of Boston College Law School. Upon completing her education, she served two judicial clerkships at the trial and appellate levels in Massachusetts. Ms. White is a former Assistant Attorney General for the State of New York and spent several years practicing in private law firms in New York City. She has also received appointments as a guardian ad litem in the Surrogate’s Court in New York.
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Konstantin Burshteyn
New York, NY Attorney with 15 years of experience
Free ConsultationMedical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
A personal injury attorney who takes your personal injury, personally.
Konstantin joined Wingate Russotti Shapiro & Halperin, LLP after serving as a senior attorney at a prestigious personal injury firm in New York City. He currently handles litigation in the areas of construction accidents and Labor Law, catastrophic motor vehicle accidents and premises liability.
Konstantin has obtained millions of dollars for his clients through verdicts and settlements throughout the State of New York. His motivation and devotion to his clients has helped him be a zealous advocate for his clients and enables him to do everything he can to help his clients...
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Glenn Eric Gold
New York City, NY Lawyer with 27 years of experience
Free ConsultationIP, Patents and Trademarks
University of Miami
Hi, and thank you for visiting my Justia profile. My name is Glenn Gold and together with my partner John Rizvi we founded "The Idea Attorneys", a leading Patent and Trademark Legal Practice.
Did you know that approximately 75% of American publicly traded companies worth lays in intangible assets.
Intellectual Property accounts for a massive $5 Trillion, larger than any other economy in the world. It is the fastest way to wealth that exists today. It is also one of the mainstays of the American Dream and it is even mentioned in Article 1 of the constitution:
"To promote the progress of...
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Keith Hugh Gross
NEW YORK, NY Lawyer with 43 years of experience
Free ConsultationMedical Malpractice and Personal Injury
Syracuse University College of Law
Keith H. Gross has more than three decades of experience litigating medical malpractice, negligence, products liability, and construction cases.
Keith is known for his strong analytic abilities, attention to detail, and legal and medical research skills. He is also an accomplished negotiator and is known for his pragmatic approach to effectuating settlements, whether in mediations or directly with defense counsel or defendants’ insurance companies. Over the course of his career, he has obtained numerous multi-million dollar settlements.
His experience is broad, running the gamut of general negligence, products liability, construction accidents, and medical malpractice matters. In addition, Keith has worked on numerous...
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Patricia Lynn DeSalvo
New York, NY Attorney
Free ConsultationDivorce
New York Law School
Matrimonial and Family Law
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Jeffrey Benjamin
New York, NY Attorney with 28 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals, Business, Construction and Real Estate
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
Attorney Jeffrey Benjamin is enjoying his third decade of practicing law. In 1997, he started practicing law in the field of consumer protection and class actions. Out of the starting gate, he was trying cases, arguing substantial motions and appeals, and building a practice under the motto: “Doing Well, by Doing Good.”
Today, he continues to develop skill and expertise in trial and appellate advocacy. Adversary counsel against him come from some of the largest and most resourceful firms in New York City down to competent and capable sole practitioners. From the beginning of his practice, Mr. Benjamin has felt that...
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Raymond James Dowd
New York, NY Attorney with 32 years of experience
Business and IP
Fordham University School of Law
Partner, Dunnington Bartholow & Miller LLP. Attorney experienced in civil litigation and arbitration in federal and state courts, emphasis on copyright, trademark, trade secret and domain name issues, heirship and title disputes, contract, licensing, authenticity and ownership disputes. Extensive experience in licensing and fine art. Author Copyright Litigation Handbook (Thomson Reuters 2015-2016, Copyright Litigation Blog.
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G. Oliver Koppell
New York, NY Attorney with 58 years of experience
Free ConsultationConsumer, Employment, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
Harvard Law School
G. Oliver Koppell, a cum laude graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School, has a distinguished legacy of service in both the private and public sectors. He brings more than 40 years of legal experience to bear on every case, and has successfully represented clients in many areas of practice. Mr. Koppell is a former New York State Attorney General. In addition, he has served as a member of the New York State Assembly and the New York City Council.
Mr. Koppell has vast experience in both trial and appellate courts across New York and beyond. In fact, he has...
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Sumeet Sondhi
New York, NY Lawyer with 21 years of experience
Free ConsultationHealth Care, Real Estate, Tax and White Collar Crime
Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
Sumeet Sondhi is counsel to The Blanch Law Firm. Mr. Sondhi has worked in conjunction with Ryan Blanch on a myriad of matters, ranging from government investigations to white collar and antitrust crimes, his specialties being real estate fraud and complex mortgage fraud matters.
Mr. Sondhi’s extensive knowledge and experience have resulted in a number of favorable outcomes for the firm’s clients. He has represented clients and companies charged with an array of white collar crimes, including:
*Price Fixing: Represented a billion dollar air cargo company in a DOJ industry-wide criminal antitrust investigation regarding alleged price fixing
*Tax Evasion: Represented a Partner in...
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Moshe Bennie Nachum
New York, NY Attorney with 9 years of experience
Landlord Tenant and Real Estate
New York Law School
Nachum represents commercial and residential landlords and developers, as well as management companies, brokers and coop/condo boards across a wide range of real estate litigation matters. He has litigated many cases in the Civil and Supreme Courts, including complicated rent regulation disputes, landlord-tenant matters and general contract litigation. He is fully familiar with DHCR and rent stabilization issues and the unintended consequences surrounding the HSTPA of 2019. He also advises clients on the practical and legal implications involved with the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP). He has additional experience negotiating commercial leases and lease amendments and modifications. He is a...
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Mark Ira Goldstein
Brooklyn, NY Attorney with 42 years of experience
Free ConsultationMedical Malpractice and Personal Injury
Multi million dollar verdicts and settlements.
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Marc Thompson
New York, NY Lawyer with 51 years of experience
Free ConsultationMedical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Products Liability and Workers' Comp
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Joshua S.C. Parkhurst
New York, NY Lawyer with 28 years of experience
825 Third Avenue, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10022
Employment
New York University School of Law
Joshua Parkhurst has represented employees, labor unions and employee benefits funds since 1998. His work with employees includes representing individuals in litigation or other dispute resolution involving termination of employment, unlawful discrimination and harassment and wage and hour violations. In addition, Josh advises employees in non-litigation matters, such as working with current employees as to how to avoid potential terminations, and advising clients in contract or severance negotiations. Joshua has also worked with labor unions in all aspects of representation, including organizing drives, grievance representation, contract negotiation and duty of fair representation matters. Joshua also represents employee...
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Jay Scott Knispel
Brooklyn, NY Lawyer with 33 years of experience
Free ConsultationMedical Malpractice and Products Liability
Albany Law School
Attorney Jay S. Knispel is a personal injury attorney serving New York City, Brooklyn, and all the boroughs. Jay has over 25 years of experience representing clients in cases involving all kinds of injuries including car accidents, truck accidents, premises liability, construction accidents, medical malpractice, nursing home abuse, slip and fall accidents, dog bites, product liability, defective products, and wrongful death.
At the Law Offices of Jay S. Knispel Personal Injury Lawyers, we are dedicated to helping those who have been harmed as a result of someone's negligence get the compensation they are entitled to. We have a proven...
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Mark Zafrin
New York, NY Attorney
Business, Health Care, Real Estate and Securities
New York University School of Law and St. John's University School of Law
Mark Zafrin has over thirty years of transactional experience and handles a broad range of matters for clients in the Healthcare & Pharmaceutical and Financial Services industries. He possesses in-depth knowledge of FHA and conventional mortgage financing, mezzanine and private equity financing and healthcare Certificate of Need applications. He has vast experience representing clients in extremely complex and difficult mergers and acquisitions of healthcare facilities, hospitals, federally financed clinics, ambulatory surgery centers and large physician practice groups. As General Counsel, Mr. Zafrin advises and assists his clients, ranging from nursing homes to assisted living centers and clinics (including primary care...
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Michael Huguenot
Bronx, NY Lawyer with 43 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
Elisabeth Haub School of Law - Pace University
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Stephanie Hendricks
Brooklyn, NY Attorney with 21 years of experience
Business
Willamette University College of Law
Hendricks Law Firm PLLC is owned by NYC business lawyer Stephanie Hendricks, a business lawyer and litigator with over 15 years of experience handling business and litigation matters. Stephanie competently, professionally, and efficiently provides legal guidance for starting and maintaining business operations, and she helps established business owners and entrepreneurs resolve their legal issues and move forward successfully. Stephanie obtained incomparable legal training as a law clerk for a former Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court and as an associate for one of the largest law firms in the Pacific Northwest before returning to New York in 2009....
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David Sheridan Waltzer
Brooklyn , NY Lawyer with 22 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy
Rutgers School of Law-Newark
What makes our bankruptcy law firm (Waltzer Law Group) stand out? Why should you chose us?
We believe that consumer bankruptcy is one of the very few areas of practice where you get an opportunity to improve the lives of your clients and their families. There is a multitude of reasons why people find themselves facing overwhelming debt, often it's not even their fault. Whether from the bad economy, divorce, loss of income, or medical illness, these people deserve help and a fresh financial start.
Bankruptcy law gives me the opportunity to help people who find themselves in these difficult financial...
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Angel Antonio Castro III
New York, NY Attorney with 9 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals, Civil Rights and Education
Hofstra University
Mr. Castro is a dedicated attorney with a strong team of professionals around him. Angel's law firm, A. A. Castro C.L.A.N. PLLC, has attorneys available to represent clients all over New York State with Offices in Manhattan and Syracuse, New York. Hablamos Espanol!
Mr. Castro's focus is on Education Law (Special Ed., General Ed. and Higher Ed.) including issues surrounding educational placement, related services, accommodations, discrimination, discipline/suspension/expulsion, personal injuries, and criminal cases related to education institutions.
Angel has also launched a new practice group solely focused on issues related to higher education (University, College, Professional Schools) including grade appeals, overturning dismissals from...
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Eric Brian Richman
New York, NY Attorney with 27 years of experience
Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
University of Pennsylvania Law School
Eric Richman, Esq. is a leading New York City personal injury lawyer with more than 20 years of experience fighting for injury victims and their families in and around the New York area. Ivy League-educated, he has dedicated his career as a personal injury lawyer to helping people get the justice and compensation they deserve.
Attorney Richman’s areas of practice focus on personal injury related to vehicle, bus, subway, and bicycle accidents as well as trip, slip and fall accidents, medical malpractice, sexual assault, wrongful death, catastrophic injury, and premises liability. Eric Richman has served as a legal expert and commentator...
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Robert Todd Rosenblatt
Brooklyn, NY Lawyer with 39 years of experience
Free ConsultationLandlord Tenant, Personal Injury and Real Estate
Brooklyn Law School
Robert Rosenblatt has been practicing Landlord Tenant Law since 1986 and during that period he has handled over 200,000 cases. He is a seasoned expert in Landlord Tenant law and he offers free consultations
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Daniel James Plaia
New York, NY Attorney with 7 years of experience
Personal Injury
Elisabeth Haub School of Law - Pace University
Daniel J. Plaia is a results-oriented lawyer who focuses on representing plaintiffs in personal injury and trial litigation matters. Daniel brings a compassionate approach to client care and to negotiations and uses it to his client’s advantage.
Prior to joining Brach Eichler, Daniel worked for a global casualty insurance company where he gained valuable trial experience successfully handling several automobile and slip and fall cases to verdict. In addition, Daniel worked for a national law firm in their New York office where he handled all aspects of construction and Labor Law litigation.
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Kevin Jay Kohn
Bronx, NY Attorney with 34 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy, Divorce, Landlord Tenant and Personal Injury
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
A General Practice Law Firm with an emphasis in personal injury, car accidents, slip & fall accidents, nursing home cases, and elevator cases. Also handling divorce, real estate, landlord/tenant, and bankruptcy. In The Bronx; Serving The Bronx.
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Darnley D. Stewart
New York, NY Attorney
Business, Civil Rights and Employment
Northeastern University School of Law
DARNLEY D. STEWART is Of Counsel to Outten & Golden LLP in its New York office. She represents employees in litigation and negotiation in all areas of employment law, including executive and professional contracts and compensation, whistleblowing, discrimination based on disability, race, gender and pregnancy, and discrimination class actions.
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Edward David Smith
New York, NY Lawyer with 29 years of experience
Bankruptcy and Business
Tulane University-LA
E. David Smith, Esq., is principal of Smith & Associates, and serves as outside general counsel for US and foreign companies, family enterprises and family offices. Guiding his clients in the creation and growth of their wealth, he positions business entities for growth opportunities and for mitigating risk, including asset preservation. Combining his experience in corporate transactions, capital raising and financing, corporate governance, corporate litigation and intellectual property, he provides strategic guidance, identifies and addresses core issues, and quarterbacks companies’ and family offices’ legal needs. He is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, and the Tulane University School...
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Cara Greene
New York, NY Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Employment
Fordham University School of Law
CARA E. GREENE is a partner at Outten & Golden LLP in New York, where she represents employees and partners in litigation and negotiation in all areas of employment law, including executive and professional contracts and compensation; lawyers as clients; discrimination class actions; whistleblowing; sexual harassment; and discrimination based on disability, pregnancy, and family responsibilities. She is Co-Chair of O&G's Family Responsibilities and Disability Discrimination Practice Group and is active in the Sexual Harassment and Sex Discrimination Practice Group, Financial Services Practice Group and the Executives and Professionals Practice Group.
In addition to reviewing and negotiating employment contracts and compensation guarantees,...
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Melanie Hammer
Brooklyn, NY Attorney with 22 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense
Brooklyn Law School
Criminal defense attorney in private practice since 2007. Former Prosecutor. I have handled thousands of criminal cases.
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Jennifer V Abelaj
New York, NY Attorney with 15 years of experience
Estate Planning, Probate and Tax
St. John's University School of Law
Jennifer helps clients plan and carry out goals for estate planning and not-for-profit matters that are most important to them. She believes that all individuals, irrespective of the size of their estate, can benefit from proper estate planning. Whether the focus is on tax savings, family business continuity, providing ongoing income and assets for their loved ones, or supporting their favorite charities by creating an endowment, Jennifer guides individuals toward the estate planning tools that best meet their wishes and needs.
Jennifer also assists not-for-profit organizations in obtaining federal tax-exempt status, updating their Bylaws, creating supporting organizations, or assisting with...
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Tsirina Goroshit
New York, NY Attorney with 22 years of experience
(212) 495-9076
Law Office of Tsirina Goroshit
641 Lexington Avenue, 15 Floor
New York, NY 10022
Immigration
Law Offices of Tsirina Goroshit & Associates, P.C. focuses on US Immigration and Nationality Law. We are located at 275 Madison Ave., 4 Floor, New York, NY 10016.
We have experience in handling complex immigration law matters, immigration-related litigation and consular matters, and have successfully represented clients from Former Soviet Union, China, Caribbeanâs, Europe, Middle East, Israel, India and Africa. Our experience included but not limited to removal/deportation defense/ Asylum, Adjustment of status, including litigation practice associated with delays due to security name checks, naturalization, visa petitions, extension of status, petitions under the Violence Against Woman Act (VAWA) and much more.
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Nadi Ganesan Viswanathan
New York, NY Attorney with 20 years of experience
Family, Immigration, Landlord Tenant and Personal Injury
I am a litigation lawyer based in Midtown Manhattan, New York. Practicing before the New York State and Federal Courts; Practice in the areas of Employment Law (employment discrimination actions before the EEOC and Federal and State Courts; pay-scales and union matters); Negligence (personal injury, product liability and slip-and-fall); Immigration (removal proceedings; asylum; employment and family-based permanent residency petitions; investment visas (EB-5); Business Visas (L-1)); Wills and Trusts and Estates; and Real Property (Property closings; mortgage modifications).