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Michele Sue Mirman
New York, NY Lawyer with 48 years of experience
Medical Malpractice, Municipal, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
Antioch School of Law
With nearly 40 years of legal experience, Michele S. Mirman is a dedicated and compassionate personal injury lawyer serving all of New York. She focuses her practice on assisting injury victims in Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, and New York City. Attorney Mirman is licensed to practice law in numerous states, including New York, California, Connecticut, Florida, California, and Washington D.C. She holds the highest rating possible of 10.0 Superb from Avvo and has recovered millions of dollars on behalf of her clients over the years. Attorney Mirman is passionate about representing victims of medical malpractice, assault, and defective machinery. Her...
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David Pierre Turchi
New York, NY Lawyer with 24 years of experience
Free ConsultationAmerican University Washington College of Law
New York Litigator and Trial Lawyer
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Shayna Erin Sacks
New York, NY Lawyer with 22 years of experience
As a partner in the Napoli Shkolnik PLLC law firm, Shayna E. Sacks has extensive experience in pharmaceutical litigation. As a distinguished attorney, she focuses her nationwide practice on obtaining the best results for clients in the areas of mass tort litigation, including pharmaceutical products liability, personal injury, medical malpractice, and medical device liability cases. She serves as Plaintiffs’ Liaison Counsel in the In Re: Plavix Product Liability and Marketing Litigation by the Honorable Freda L. Wolfson of the United States District Court, District of New Jersey.
Prior to joining Napoli Shkolnik PLLC, Ms. Sacks worked at Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik...
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Joseph Napoli
New York, NY Lawyer with 58 years of experience
Free ConsultationMedical Malpractice and Personal Injury
St. John's University School of Law
Joseph Napoli is a dedicated legal advocate, academic scholar, and performance artist who brings all his education, skills, experience, and talent to bear in each case that he handles.
Currently, Mr. Napoli spends most of his time advocating for clients injured in auto accident cases and other types of personal injury that involve multi-million-dollar damage figures. As a personal injury attorney, Mr. Napoli also represents victims of defective products. Whether related to a design defect, manufacturing defect, or a failure to warn about known dangers, these actions often affect millions of innocent consumers.
In terms of individual actions, Mr. Napoli often...
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Kristina Georgiou
New York, NY Attorney
Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
St. Thomas University School of Law
Ms. Georgiou focuses her practice on personal injury law, including premise liability, products liability, labor law, and medical malpractice. She is involved in all aspects of a case from intake to trial. She has also provided legal assistance for her clients in the areas of family law, immigration, social security benefits, landlord/tenant, estate planning, and employment discrimination law.
She has been a featured speaker in “Know Your Rights” seminar series covering estate planning, advanced directive preparation and tenant’s rights.
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Nicholas Rocco Farnolo
New York, NY Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Syracuse University College of Law
Nicholas R. Farnolo is a Partner in the Product Liability Department, handling all phases of litigation from intake to settlement or trial. Mr. Farnolo has represented a variety of local, national and international clients in Mass Tort, Class Action, Mechanical Product Liability, Aviation, Commercial and Personal Injury matters.
Mr. Farnolo served as a Law Clerk to the Honorable Ronald B. Skolski, J.SC. in the New Jersey Superior Court where he assisted during courtroom proceedings and served as a mediator in qualifying landlord-tenant and small claims disputes. Mr. Farnolo also gained valuable experience as a Summer Associate in the Office of the...
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Brett S. Bustamante
New York, NY Lawyer
Free ConsultationSt. John's University
Mr. Bustamante is an associate in the Aviation and Product Liability Departments, handling all phases of litigation from intake to settlement or trial. Mr. Bustamante has represented clients locally and nationally in Mass Tort, Class Action, Pharmaceutical, Commercial, Automobile, Mechanical Product Liability, Aviation, and Personal Injury matters. Brett has been awarded the prestigious Rising Star award by New York Super Lawyers due to his advocacy and litigation knowledge.
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Janet Fashakin
Richmond Hill, Queens, NY Lawyer with 34 years of experience
Free ConsultationDivorce, Family, Immigration and Real Estate
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
Janet Fashakin is a seasoned attorney of over two decades, a journey that started in West Africa in 1990. She received her bachelors in law from the prestigious Obafemi Awolowo University in Nigeria, She proceeded to receive her Masters in Law from Yeshiva University, Cardozo School of Law in New York. She obtained a doctorate degree in Public Policy and Administration from Walden University in Baltimore, USA, where her dissertation focuses on the "Challenges faced by the African American Women upon their release from Prison."
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Jonna Spilbor
New York, NY Attorney with 32 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Family and Personal Injury
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Jonna Spilbor is the founding attorney at Jonna Spilbor Law. An experienced trial lawyer, she has served as a contributing attorney and legal analyst for the Fox News Channel and has lent her voice to various publications, such as Variety Magazine, The New York Times, CNN, and others. Jonna also hosts and co-hosts several radio shows in the Poughkeepsie area. She is one of only a few members of the elite National College for DUI Defense and has handled hundreds of DUI and criminal cases. Her firm assists clients with criminal defense, family law, estate planning, personal injury, and more.
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Scott J. Rothenberg
New York, NY Attorney with 22 years of experience
Free ConsultationMedical Malpractice, Nursing Home, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Scott J. Rothenberg, Esq., joined The Rothenberg Law Firm LLP in 2005. Scott litigates significant personal injury & wrongful death cases on behalf of injured plaintiffs including, but not limited to, Bus, Car, Motorcycle & Truck Accidents, Scarring cases, Premises Liability and Traumatic Brain Injury cases.
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Ryan Gordon Blanch
New York, NY Attorney with 24 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals, Criminal Defense, Securities and White Collar Crime
Southern Methodist University
Ryan Blanch is a well-known Reputation Management attorney. With years of experience as a New York criminal defense lawyer, Mr. Blanch has successfully handled a wide variety of crises, including government investigations, complex white-collar crimes, health care fraud, and felonies/misdemeanors.
Mr. Blanch has represented numerous individuals, including executives, attorneys, accountants, health care providers, financial industry professionals, as well as various corporations, in high-stake reputational crises. His unparalleled expertise has made him one of the most sought-after attorneys in the field of Reputation Management.
With a track record of success, Mr. Blanch has had a number of cases chronicled in various media outlets....
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Stephen Z. Starr
New York, NY Attorney with 33 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy and Foreclosure Defense
University of Southern California Gould School of Law
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Zachary Alexander Margulis-Ohnuma
New York, NY Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Appeals, Civil Rights, Criminal Defense and White Collar Crime
New York University School of Law
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Abby Pendleton
New York, NY Attorney with 29 years of experience
Health Care
Wayne State University Law School
Abby Pendleton is a founding partner of The Health Law Partners, P.C. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Wayne State University Law School in 1996 and is a member of the Order of the Coif. Ms. Pendleton was a member of the Wayne State Law Review and served on its editorial board as a Senior Articles Editor. While at Wayne State, she was a recipient of the American Jurisprudence Book Awards in Contracts and Criminal Law as well as the Deloitte and Touche LLP Award for her achievement in tax law.
Ms. Pendleton has been practicing healthcare law since 1996. She...
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Carey F. Kalmowitz
New York, NY Attorney with 31 years of experience
Health Care
New York University School of Law
Carey F. Kalmowitz is a founding partner of The Health Law Partners, P.C. Mr. Kalmowitz graduated from New York University Law School in 1994 and from Vassar College in 1989.
Mr. Kalmowitz was admitted to the Michigan Bar in 1994. He practices in all areas of healthcare law, with specific concentration on the corporate and financial aspects of healthcare, including structuring revenue-enhancing transactions among physicians and other healthcare providers, certificate of need, compliance investigations, corporate fraud and abuse/Stark and third party payment and reimbursement. In addition, Mr. Kalmowitz also practices in the following areas of health care law:
- Counsels physicians and...
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Jessica L. Gustafson
New York, NY Attorney with 20 years of experience
Health Care
Wayne State University Law School
JESSICA L. GUSTAFSON is a founding shareholder with The Health Law Partners, P.C. Ms. Gustafson represents hospitals, health systems, hospices, home health agencies, physicians and other health care providers and suppliers in an array of health care legal matters. Ms. Gustafson devotes a substantial portion of her practice to representing providers in the Recovery Audit (“RAC”) and Medicare audit appeals process. She also regularly assists clients with compliance and reimbursement matters, overpayment refunds, Medicare enrollment matters, as well as other health care regulatory matters.
Ms. Gustafson is a member of the American Health Lawyers Association, American Bar Association (Health Law Section)...
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Adrienne Dresevic
New York, NY Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Health Care
Wayne State University Law School
Adrienne Dresevic is a founding partner of The Health Law Partners, P.C. Prior to entering law school, she worked as an auditor in the Asset Based Lending Group of NBD, where she was promoted to an officer in 1995. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Wayne State University Law School in 2002, where she was elected as a member of the Order of the Coif. While at Wayne State, she was the recipient of Wayne Faculty Awards in Criminal Law and Contracts, Dean Scholarship, and Scholarship for outstanding performance in Health Law.
Ms. Dresevic practices in all areas of healthcare law...
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Keshab Raj Seadie
New York, NY Attorney with 28 years of experience
Free ConsultationImmigration
The University of Georgia School of Law
The Law Office of Keshab Raj Seadie, PC, is a full service New York City-based immigration law firm renowned for its impressive record of obtaining immigrant and non-immigrant visas for our clients. Over the past decade, we have helped countless businesses and families understand and successfully navigate the immigration and naturalization processes. We have represented over one hundred corporations, and have successfully processed thousands of immigrant and non-immigrant petitions for their employees. In addition, we have also successfully represented thousands of individuals and families.
We work directly with both domestic and international corporations to develop individual strategies to ensure the successful...
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Eric Dinnocenzo
New York, NY Attorney with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Insurance Claims, Personal Injury and Real Estate
Boston College Law School
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Michael Zigismund
New York, NY Attorney with 9 years of experience
Criminal Defense and Immigration
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
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At the Law Offices of Robert Tsigler, Michael Zigismund is an integral member of both the criminal defense and immigration teams.
For the firm’s criminal defense department, Mr. Zigismund handles a wide variety of matters at both the state and federal levels. He has represented clients facing charges including Murder, Assault, Weapons crimes, Drug crimes, Sex crimes, and Theft crimes, among others.
Mr. Zigismund’s unique expertise in immigration consequences for criminal defendants is indispensable for clients who are simultaneously struggling with both immigration and criminal issues. He also advises the family department on these...
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Slawomir Wieslaw Platta
New York, NY Lawyer with 21 years of experience
Free ConsultationConstruction, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
Slawomir Platta is an attorney at The Platta Law Firm, PLLC, located in New York City, advocating for those who suffer from catastrophic personal injuries due to the wrongful acts of others. Slawomir advocates for his clients, including injured workers, and proudly fights to obtain their rightful compensation and financial recovery.
Slawomir Platta attended law school and graduated from University of Florida Levin College of Law in 1999. Slawomir Platta began practicing law in 2004. He was featured in Super Lawyers for 2015 - 2021. Super Lawyers is an exclusive list of top-rated attorneys in specific practice areas who were...
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Barry Washor
New York, NY Attorney with 44 years of experience
Free ConsultationMedical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
New York Law School
Whenever a discussion is held about the top trial attorneys practicing in New York today, the name Barry Washor is consistently mentioned near the top of the list. Since he began practicing law in 1981, Barry has established a reputation as one of the top medical malpractice and personal injury lawyers in New York. His reputation stems from exceptional results and his integrity. His track record of success places him among the elite attorneys in New York history. Over the course of his career, Barry has recorded over 200 verdicts and settlements in excess of $1 million.
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Margaret Graf Linsner
Livonia, NY Attorney with 33 years of experience
Free ConsultationDivorce, Estate Planning, Probate and Real Estate
Washington and Lee University School of Law
I am a General Practice Attorney with over 30 years of experience, representing clients in Real Estate Closings, Real Estate Matters, Estate Proceedings (probate, administration, voluntary administration), Wills, Trusts and Estate Planning, Family Court representation (custody, visitation, child support, adoption), Divorce matters (including divorce mediation), Contracts, BusinessFormation, Accident and Personal Injury.
I have successfully represented clients in Livingston, Ontario, Monroe, Steuben, Genesee, Allegany and all surrounding counties.
I am a life-long resident of Livingston County and have extensive experience in all of the Courts. Having represented thousands of clients in real estate closings, especially in...
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Martin Edelman
New York, NY Attorney with 47 years of experience
Free ConsultationConstruction, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Brooklyn Law School
Martin Edelman began practicing law nearly 40 years ago when he joined his father, Jerome Edelman, to form Edelman & Edelman, P.C. Martin is widely recognized as one of the most tenacious and dedicated litigators in New York. He is known for taking the "impossible" cases and recovering substantial damages when other firms have insisted there was no claim.
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Gregory Kirschenbaum
New York, NY Attorney with 11 years of experience
Free ConsultationCivil Rights and Employment
Brooklyn Law School
Gregory Kirschenbaum is a New York City employment attorney at the law firm of Phillips and Associates who can handle the full spectrum of cases arising from violations of workplace rights. Mr. Kirschenbaum is passionate about helping people who need a sexual harassment lawyer or assistance with another claim. He enjoys seeing how cases unfold from start to finish and coming to work daily to advocate on behalf of those in need. Achieving positive resolutions makes the hard work worth it for him. Mr. Kirschenbaum also has strong trial experience.
Mr. Kirschenbaum received a Bachelor of Arts in political science from...
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Michael J. Redenburg
New York, NY Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
With more than Fifteen Years of legal experience, Attorney Michael J. Redenburg began his career defending cases for the clients of insurance companies. Initially defending no-fault claims at a Long Island based law firm, he then moved on to a Manhattan based firm where he defended the clients of insurance carriers in auto accident and premises liability matters. It was there that Attorney Redenburg tried his first case, defending the firm's insurance company's insured and successfully obtaining a directed verdict on behalf of his client. Subsequently, Michael J. Redenburg, Esq., defended clients facing various criminal charges throughout the five boroughs,...
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Annette Gifford
New York, NY Attorney with 22 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals
Cornell Law School
Annette Gifford has obtained successful outcomes for clients in both state and federal courts, including in connection with reversing or vacating convictions before multiple circuits of the United States Circuit Courts of Appeal.
Ms. Gifford’s primary work for Spolin Law clients includes post-trial direct appeals and writs of habeas corpus. She received her B.S. degree from Cornell University and her J.D. from Cornell Law School and is licensed to practice law in California and New York.
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Alexander W. Mejias
New York, NY Attorney with 17 years of experience
11 Broadway
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New York, NY 10004
Free ConsultationBusiness, Entertainment & Sports and IP
University of Virginia School of Law
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Andrew M. Stengel
New York, NY Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Domestic Violence
Albany Law School
As an Assistant District Attorney in New York City I worked on thousands of criminal cases learning the ins and outs of the New York criminal justice system. As a criminal defense attorney I learned that justice isn’t always served, particularly if the accused doesn’t know his or her rights, doesn’t understand the process and doesn’t have the right advocate. I left the New York County District Attorney’s office and formed The Law Firm of Andrew M. Stengel to help ensure that those accused of crimes in New York City, Nassau, Westchester and the surrounding counties have access to...
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Stuart Reich
New York, NY Lawyer with 30 years of experience
Immigration
Cleveland State University
Mr. Reich (a 10.0 out of 10 "Superb" rated attorney on Avvo.com and New York SuperLawyer 2011-Present) founded The Law Offices of Stuart J. Reich in 2003. His goal was and is to serve the needs of the professional foreign national community and of small and medium-size U.S. employers who require highly qualified foreign national talent to remain competitive and innovative. We understand the mission-critical nature of the immigration process as well as the confusion caused by it's complexity - so our philosophy is to get the work done quickly and competently while making sure our clients have the...
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Mark Weaver
Brooklyn, NY Attorney with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationArbitration & Mediation, Divorce and Family
Brooklyn Law School
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...
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Robert Walter Dapelo
Patchogue, NY Attorney with 37 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, Divorce, Family and Landlord Tenant
Brooklyn Law School
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At The Law Offices of Robert W. Dapelo, Esq., P.C., our attorneys and staff pride themselves on providing the finest quality legal representation to individuals with matrimonial, family and criminal court matters.
We provide the best of small firm personal service. We are assertive litigation attorneys, and we will be well prepared and ready to litigate, if it is in your best interest.
We are involved in a variety of practice areas, including:
- Divorce and Family Law
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Moses Apsan
Newark, NY Attorney with 41 years of experience
Immigration
New York Law School
Moses Apsan, Esq. emigrated from Brazil in 1955. He is a past President of the Federal Bar Association, New Jersey Chapter (1997-2002), and was Coordinator of the Annual Immigration Seminar, and a member of The American Immigration Lawyers Association. He graduated New York Law School with a Juris Doctor, Cum Laude degree and was an editor and writer for the Law Review. He graduated from Long Island University in 1970 with a degree in Business Management. He is a 1966 graduate of The Bronx High School of Science. He writes for jornal.us and The Brasilian. He hosts a weekly...
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Scott Glatstian
New York, NY Lawyer
Free ConsultationEstate Planning
Syracuse University
Scott is a graduate of Syracuse University College of Law and received his undergraduate degree from Rutgers University. Scott’s passion for analyzing complex issues and breaking them down into simpler terms led him to law school and ultimately to Rosenblum Law where he excels at working to help clients understand the law and the legal options available to them. A technology enthusiast, Scott’s hobbies include building computers and entertainment systems for his friends and family.
Mr. Glatstian is licensed to practice law in both New York and New Jersey and joined Rosenblum Law in 2020. He is a member of...
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Victoria Ledeneva
Brooklyn, NY Attorney with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationImmigration
St. John's University School of Law
Victoria Ledeneva, Esq. is the founder of the law firm. She is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. Ms. Ledeneva graduated from Law School in Russia and St. John's University School of Law in New York. Ms. Ledeneva is duly licensed and admitted to practice as an Attorney and Counselor at Law before all the courts of the State of New York, U.S. Immigration courts, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS), and other agencies.
Ms. Ledeneva focuses her practice on business immigration. She advises employers on the best way to employ candidates and retain foreign employees who...
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Irene Stein
Brooklyn, NY Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Free ConsultationHofstra University
Irene Stein, Esq. strongly believes that a lawyer should limit their practice to specific areas of law. Mrs. Stein also believes that being a good attorney requires concentration in that field. As well as the ability to develop a comprehensive and working knowledge of all aspects of the said field, as opposed to having some basic understanding of everything, and a working knowledge of little to nothing.
Since the beginning of our practice in 2000, Irene and her staff have assisted thousands of homeowners in achieving their goals. Including home-ownership, refinancing a current home, representing banks, reviewing titles and lien searches.
In...
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Renata Landskind
Brooklyn, NY Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Free ConsultationElder, Estate Planning, Probate and Real Estate
Brooklyn Law School
Landskind & Ricaforte Law Group, P.C., unites the experience of its partners, Renata Landskind and Terence J. Ricaforte for a firm of attorneys with over 28 years of combined legal experience between them both. Through their years of experience in the areas of Elder Law, Estate Planing, Wills Trusts, Probate and Estate Administration and Litigation, they have crafted their expertise to compliment their clients’ objectives and each others styles.
Renata is well known for providing results driven personal attention...
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Leonid Mikityanskiy
Brooklyn, NY Lawyer
Business, Estate Planning, IP and Probate
Experienced intellectual property attorney with over 18 years of practice - specializing in patents and trademarks, admitted to practice before United States Patent and Trademark Office and in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania.
Leonid received his Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the New York Polytechnic University (now NYU Tandon School of Engineering). After working five years as an engineering consultant, he pursued a law degree from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. Leonid worked for a boutique law firm and later for a Top 25 Am Law/Global 100 general services law firm.
After working in Big Law for several...
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Renata Weissman
Brooklyn, NY Lawyer with 14 years of experience
Divorce and Family
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Renata Weissman obtained her JD from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University in 2010. During law school, Renata began gathering her experience in the legal field through her internship with the Hon. Jane A. Solomon, New York Civil Division, New York County, followed by an internship with Jaffe & Koumourdas, LLP and an internship with ICE at Homeland Security. Prior to attending law school, but after obtaining her B.A. in Economics and Psychology from New York University, Renata was employed as a Legal Assistant at Agins, Siegel, Reiner & Bouklas, LLP (now Siegel & Reiner, LLC). Through these...
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Gary Christopher Angiuli
Staten Island, NY Attorney with 41 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Real Estate, Social Security Disability and Workers' Comp
American University Washington College of Law
Gary C. Angiuli is a founder and managing partner of Angiuli & Gentile, LLP. Mr. Angiuli is the supervising partner of the firm's Business, Franchise and Real Estate groups.