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Member Contact Information; Practice Area Information; Committee Rosters (in alphabetical order):
Name: David J. Abeshouse
Firm Name: Law Offices of David J. Abeshouse Business Address: 50 Charles Lindbergh Boulevard; Suite 400 Uniondale, New York 11553 Telephone: 516-229-2360 Cell Phone (optional): 516-659-2660 Fax: 516-229-2361 Email: David@BizLawNY.com Web Address: www.BizLawNY.com
Practice Area: Business to business dispute resolution, including litigation and alternative dispute resolution (arbitration and mediation) Description of Practice:
Clients: Small to medium-sized businesses; Entrepreneurs; Professionals Work & focus: Resolution of business disputes and conflicts through settlement negotiations, alternative dispute resolution (arbitration and mediation), or court litigation. Also, serve as professional neutral arbitrator (on Commercial Panel of Neutrals of American Arbitration Association, International Centre for Dispute Resolution, and National Arbitration Forum; and maintain a private mediation practice (accepting business mediation referrals).
A.R.T. Co-founder; member since 2000.
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Name: Jeffrey Bernstein Business Address: 525 Northern Boulevard, Suite 210 Great Neck, New York 11021 Telephone: 516-466-4600 Cell Phone (optional): 516-428-2658 Fax: 516-466-6958 Email: lawwiz@optonline.net Practice Area: I provide corporate counsel services to closely held corporate clients on a "pay as you go" basis. Description of Practice: For companies with no in-house legal staff, I act in the capacity of a general counsel, handling day-to-day legal issues that arise and/or managing the work of outside counsel, whether in the area of corporate governance or in connection with contracts, financings, mergers, acquisitions and other transactions, litigation and/or other specialized matters. For companies that have a general counsel or in-house legal department, I act as an overflow attorney and/or independent legal consultant.
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Name: James Bitetto Firm Name: Keusey, Tutunjian & Bitetto, P.C.
Business Address: 20 Crossways Park North; Suite 210 Woodbury, New York 11797 Telephone: 516-496-3868 Fax: 516-496-3869 Email: jim@ktb-iplaw.com
Practice Area: Intellectual Property (Patents, Trademark, Copyrights) Description of Practice: We protect ideas, identity and goodwill of our clients, build assets by developing intellectual property portfolios/strategies and obtain and protect patents, copyrights and trademarks.
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Name: Aaron Britvan
Firm Name: Law Offices of Aaron Britvan
Business Address: 7600 Jericho Turnpike, Suite 300
Woodbury, NY 11797
Telephone: 516-496-2222
Fax: 516-496-3450
Email: abritvan@optonline.net
Practice Area: Adoption Law
Description of Practice: All aspects of adoption law and practice representing those seeking to adopt, as well as birth parents. As Co-Chair of the Adoption Committee of the New York State Bar Association, I invite questions from my colleagues on the subject of adoption.
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Name: Philip Capell Firm Name: Piermont Wealth Management Inc. Business Address: 135 Crossways Park Drive; Suite 102 Woodbury, New York 11797 Telephone: 516-496-7800, ext. 101 Cell Phone (optional): 516-313-6243 Fax: 516-496-7803 Email: pcapell@piermontwealth.com
Web Address: www.piermontwealth.com
Practice Area: Financial Planning/Investment Management Description of Practice: Piermont is a fee-only, non-commission based financial planning and investment management firm with offices in Manhattan and Woodbury. We service high-net worth families who are looking for comprehensive financial, tax and retirement planning services. Our minimum initial client balance is $500,000.00, and our average client balance is approximately $1 million.
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Name: Adrian L. DiLuzio Firm Name: Adrian L. Diluzio, Esq. Business Address: 200 Old Country Road, Suite 590 Mineola, New York 11501 Telephone: 516-248-8930 Cell Phone (optional): 516-359-2179 Fax: 516-248-8281 Email: aldiluzio@msn.com
Practice Area: Criminal Law Description of Practice: I will represent anyone charged with a crime, and do so anywhere. Federal (drugs, insurance fraud, illegal smuggling of aliens, etc.); or State (murder, robbery, sex crimes, assaults, the usual gamut). Preferred client criterion is simply those who can pay. I have handled criminal cases in Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and almost anywhere in New York. I have served as counsel in several prominent cases involving art fraud, murder, and embezzlement, and have experience in dealing with the media onslaught that accompanies these matters. * * * * *
Name: Victoria Roberts Drogin, Esq. President Firm: MindShift Resources, Inc. Practice Area: Executive, Professional and Life Coaching Email: victoria@mindshiftresources.com t: 516.640.6260 m: 917.418.2299 Your Thinking. Your Business. Your Life. (Additional info to follow.)
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Name: David S. Feather
Firm Name: Law Offices of David S. Feather
Business Address: 666 Old Country Road, Suite 304
Garden City, NY 11530
Telephone: 516-745-9000
Email: DFeather@FeatherLawFirm.com
Web Address: www.FeatherLawFirm.com
Practice Area: Employment and Labor Law
Description of Practice: Committed to representing clients in all aspects of employment and labor law, including claims of unlawful employment discrimination, sexual and other harassment in the workplace, wage and hour issues including minimum wage and overtime claims, union arbitrations, employment contracts, non-compete and confidentiality agreements, and severance agreements.
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Name: Justin C. Frankel Firm Name: Frankel & Newfield, P,C. Business Address: 585 Stewart Avenue, Suite 301
Garden City, New York 11530
Telephone: 516-222-1600 Cell Phone (optional): 516-510-7804 Fax: 516-222-0513 Email: JCF@FrankelNewfield.com Web Address: www.FrankelNewfield.com Practice Area: Individual and Long Tern Disability; ERISA Description of Practice: Representing individuals in group and private long-term disability insurance claims and litigation. Representing individuals preparing to file a long term disability claim, individuals whose long term disability claims are being processed and need guidance, and individuals whose long term disability claims have been wrongfully denied or terminated. Many of the firm’s clients are doctors, dentists and other white-collar professionals. * * * * * Name: Larry Glick Firm Name: Larry I. Glick, P.C. Business Address: 1305 Franklin Avenue; Suite 180 Garden City, New York 11530 Telephone: 516-739-1111 Fax: 516-739-0896 Email: larryglick@rcn.com
Practice Area: Bankruptcy/Workouts Description of Practice: Representation of debtors and creditors in Chapter 7, 11 and 13 cases; Small to medium business Chapter 11 cases; Creditors’ committee representation
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Name: Saundra M. Gumerove Firm Name: Law Office of Saundra M. Gumerove Business Address: 42 Marian Lane
Jericho, New York 11753 Telephone: 516-822-3397 Fax: 516-822-3516 Email: smg@smgesq.com Web Address: www.smgesq.com and advokidsblog.com Practice Area: Special Needs including 17A Guardianships, life planning, supplemental needs trusts, and Special Education Description of Practice:
Clients: Families of individuals with special needs, individuals with special needs
Work and focus: Resolution of issues facing families with individuals with disabilities, including guardianship, life planning, supplemental needs trusts, special education issues, housing. Also, training of professionals, including service coordinators, insurance agents, and other professionals, on issues facing families with individuals with special needs.
* * * * * Name: David B. Katz Firm Name: Law Office of David B. Katz Business Address: 45-17 Marathon Parkway Little Neck, New York 11362-1253 Telephone: 718-228-1900 Cell Phone (optional): 516-448-6581 Fax: 718-228-9910 Email: dkatz@katzlegal.com
Practice Area: Real estate transactions, acquisitions, management and lending Description of Practice: Engage in all aspects of real estate transactions including purchase or sale of commercial and residential properties; and refinances of coop and condo buildings, single family homes, multi-family homes, individual coop and condo apartments, and other properties. I am a principal involved in the acquisition and operation of multi-family properties, construction, development and sale of commercial and residential properties. Preferred clients are single owners or investors. Preferred work is transactions -- purchases, sales and refinances. * * * * * Name: Caryn L. Lilling Firm Name: Mauro Goldberg & Lilling, LLP
Business Address: 60 Cutter Mill Road; Suite 200 Great Neck, New York 11021 Telephone: 516-487-5800 Fax: 516-487-5811 Email: clilling@mglappeals.com Web Address: www.mglappeals.com
Practice Area: Litigation strategy and Appellate Advocacy Description of Practice: We dedicate our practice to Litigation Strategy and Appellate Advocacy. That's all we do. Having handled over 1,000 cases on appeal and with 75 years of combined appellate experience among our members, we have the skills necessary for this distinctive area of law. We know what works and what doesn't. And our track record proves it. For most clients, the appellate arena is the last chance to obtain or retain victory.
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Name: Michael J. Meehan Firm Name: Law Office of Michael J. Meehan Business Address: 73 Sackett Street Hicksville, New York 11801 Telephone: 516-822-4142 Fax: 516-620-6843 Email: mjmeehanesq@gmail.com Web Address: www.meehanlawoffice.com
Practice Area: Immigration Matters: Removal and Deportation Hearings; Family based green cards; Employment-based green cards; Asylum; Naturalization of Citizenship; Criminal Aliens; Airport/Border Detentions Description of Practice: Persons who have been placed in removal/deportation proceedings who have family members eligible to petition for them, or have an employer eligible to petition for them, or who are seeking asylum, to apply for citizenship, or who already have green cards but have a serious criminal charge making them deportable, or persons who are stopped at airport when arriving into the United States. * * * * * Name: Steve Millon Firm Name: Steven E. Millon, Esq. Business Address: 738 Durham Road East Meadow, New York 11554
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714 E 241st St., Bronx, New York 10470 Telephone: 516-292-2900 Fax: 718-324-0333 Email: smillaw@aol.com Web Address: www.mspfeifer.com
Practice Area: Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Products Liability Description of Practice: We represent plaintiffs in all types of accident/injury cases in Metropolitan Area, Upstate and Florida * * * * *
Name: Michael L. Pfeifer
Firm Name: Law Office of Michael L. Pfeifer, P.C.
Business Address: 350 Old Country Road; Suite 101 Garden City, New York 11530 Telephone: 516-222-1773 Email: mpfeifer@pfeiferlawoffice.com
Practice Area: Elder Law. Description of Practice: Help clients control their financial and health care decisions. Assist families in crisis (requiring immediate home care or nursing home care). Frequent lecturer to other attorneys, accountants and community groups. Regular contributor to the NYSBA's Elder Law Attorney.
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Name: Troy G. Rosasco Firm Name: Turley, Redmond & Rosasco, LLP Business Address: 230 Hilton Avenue, Suite 4 Hempstead, New York 11550 Telephone: 516-745-5666; Toll Free 1-877-NY-DBLAW Fax: 631-580-3042 Email: tgrosasco@nydisabilitylaw.com Web Address: www.disabledworkerlaw.com www.nydisabilitylaw.com
Practice Area: Long-term Disability, Worker’s Compensation, Social Security Disability Description of Practice: Anyone disabled from working or injured at work. Professionals with individual long-term disability policies. * * * * * Name: Elliot Samuelson Firm Name: Samuelson, Hause & Samuelson, LLP Business Address: 300 Garden City Plaza Garden City, New York 11530 Telephone: 516-294-6666 Cell Phone (optional): 516-697-0127 Fax: 516-294-6622 Email: info@samuelsonhause.net Web Address: www.NewYorkStateDivorceLawyers.com
Practice Area: Matrimonial Law and Sexual Harassment Description of Practice: High income wage earners. * * * * * Name: Nancy B. Schess Firm Name: Klein Zelman Rothermel LLP Business Address: 485 Madison Avenue New York, New York 10022 Telephone: 212-935-6020 Fax: 212-753-8101 Email: nschess@kleinzelman.com
Web Address: www.kleinzelman.com
Practice Area: Labor/Employment LawRepresenting Management Description of Practice: Helping small and large businesses in multiple disciplines proactively develop and implement preventive personnel policies and practices. We provide compliance training, policy development and counseling in an effort to avoid workplace claims. We also handle all types of litigation arising from the workplace, including before administrative agencies and federal and state courts. * * * * *
Name: Alan J. Schwartz Firm Name: Law Offices of Alan J. Schwartz Business Address: 1010 Franklin Avenue, Garden City, New York 11530-2900 Telephone: 516-248-6311 Cell Phone (optional): 516-242-4650 Fax: 516-294-2954 Email: alan@ajslaw.com Web Address: www.ajslaw.com Practice Area: Criminal Defense Attorney Description of Practice: Defense of all aspects of criminal and quasi-criminal offenses. These matters include, among others, traffic violations, trucking violations, DWI related offenses, drug offenses, sex offenses and white collar crime, all forms of traffic infractions, violations, misdemeanors and felonies, from the least to the most serious, on the local, county, state and federal levels. These offenses cover the gamut from violations of the Vehicle and Traffic Law, Penal Law, Transportation Law, Alcoholic Beverage Control Law, Tax Law, Public Health Law, Education and Environmental Conservation Law, among others.
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Name: Jeff Silver
Firm Name: Jeffrey Silver CPA, PC Business Address: 14 Faulkner Lane Dix Hills, New York 11746 Telephone: 631-427-5158 Cell Phone (optional): 631-804-8922 Fax: 631-427-0302 Email: jsilver@jeffsilvercpa.com jsjdcpa@aol.com
Web Address: www.jeffsilvercpa.com
Practice Area: Tax Description of Practice: High net worth individuals; small/midsized business and business owners; taxpayers needing representation re IRS/state/local tax controversies; businesses engaged in international transactions; expatriates/non-resident aliens; merger and acquisitions; estate/trust/gift taxation. * * * * *
Name: John V. Soderberg, PE, Esq.
Firm Name: Law/Engineering Offices of John V. Soderberg
Business Address: 207 Hallock Road, Suite 212
Stony Brook, NY 11790
Telephone: 631-751-6458
Cell Phone (optional): 631-834-9537
Fax: 631-751-6434
Email: jvsode@hotmail.com
Practice Area: Environmental Law and Environmental Engineering
Description of Practice: Clients include individuals and small to medium-sized businesses; work focuses upon resolution of environmental contamination issues, Brownfield negotiations, sales of properties with environmental contamination, and representation before administrative tribunals and courts. Also serve as professional engineer in environmental compliance and permitting matters before federal, state, and local regulatory agencies.
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Name: Andrew M. Thaler
Firm Name: Thaler & Gertler, LLP Business Address: 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 414 Westbury, New York 11590 Telephone: 516-228-3553 Fax: 516-228-3396 Email: thaler@thalergertler.com Web Address: www.thalergertler.com
Practice Area: Bankruptcy Description of Practice: All aspects of commercial and consumer bankruptcy. Looking for institutional clients, such as banks to service their needs, such as vacate stay motions, cash collateral, etc., and landlords. * * * * * Name: Stewart Wurtzel Firm Name: Deutsch Tane Waterman & Wurtzel, PC Business Address: 120 Broadway; Suite 948 New York, New York 10271 Telephone: 212-766-4000 Cell Phone (optional): 516-816-9362 Fax: 212-766-4022 Email: Swurtzel@deutschtane.com Web Address: www.deutschtane.com
Practice Area: Real estate litigation, co-op and condo representation Description of Practice: General counsel to co-op and condo boards throughout metro area. Landlord-tenant and all real estate litigation. * * * * *
Name: David A. Zarett Firm Name: Weiss & Zarett, P.C. Business Address: 3333 New Hyde Park Road; Suite 211 New Hyde Park, New York 11042 Telephone: 516-627-7000 Cell Phone (optional): 516-972-0491 Fax: 516-877-1172 Email: dzarett@weisszarett.com Practice Area: Healthcare Law Description of Practice: Physicians/Dentists
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Committee Rosters:
Executive Committee (elected to two-year term 1/07) -- D. Abeshouse; J. Bernstein; P. Capell; J. Frankel; L. Glick
Program* -- L. Glick (Exec. Comm. Liaison), A. Thaler, N. Schess, J. Silver, V. Drogin, M. Pfeifer
Membership -- J. Frankel (Exec. Comm. Liaison), A. DiLuzio, S. Millon, J. Bitetto, S. Gruer, D. Feather
Special/Social Events -- P. Capell (Exec. Comm. Liaison), E. Samuelson, S. Wurtzel, D. Katz, D. Zarett
Financial/Treasurers -- J. Bernstein (Exec. Comm. Liaison), A. Thaler
Website/Blog -- D. Abeshouse (Exec. Comm. Liaison), T. Rosasco, M. Meehan
Advertising Committee -- J. Bernstein & J. Frankel (Exec. Comm. Liaisons), C. Lilling
Luddite Webmaster: D. Abeshouse
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* Program Committee members are responsible for running the regular monthly meetings, on a rotating basis. The Program Committee person running the meeting for a particular month selects the location and seating configuration ("U" shape, rectangle, or separate round tables, etc.), reserves the room and arranges the configuration with the restaurant, sets the agenda (and sometimes even distributes a written agenda in advance via e-mail if that would be useful), arranges for an outside speaker or other program exercise, sends around the notice of meeting about 3 weeks beforehand to request member RSVPs, sends a reminder notice to members about a week before the meeting, gathers RSVPs and reports the head count to the restaurant a day or two in advance, and runs the meeting. The further in advance such aspects as restaurant location and outside speakers are arranged, the more smoothly things tend to go (and the less likely it is that any given private room will be unavailable or that a prospective speaker will have a conflict for that evening). David A. is available to help with any aspect along the way. The earlier you start, the less time consuming it is likely to be – it can take as little as an hour or two of time over a period of weeks, or it could take a couple of hours more if the programming is more complex or planning is not done sufficiently far in advance. Commitment to lead a meeting and reservation of the private room should be done at least 60 days in advance of the meeting date to decrease likelihood of unavailability.
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