Jamaica Lawyers, New York
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Real Estate, Estate, Accident & Injury, Foreclosure, Personal Injury
Audrey Jacobs is an experienced attorney who has been practicing law since 1992.
(more)Divorce & Family Law
Gary. Port has been recognized by the New York Law Journal in 2016, in “Those Who Lead, Pro Bono Category.” He was also honored in 2016 by the Center for Children, Families and the Law, and the Gitenstein Institute for Health Law and Policy. In 2016 he was also honored by Angel for Warriors for his Pro Bono work for Veterans. Mr. Port is former Assistant Professor at the Maurice Deane School of Law, Hofstra University where he established the well regarded Veteran’s Law Clinic. He has also been named Chairman of the Nassau County Bar Association Veterans’ Law Committee. Mr. Port heads the Divorce and Family Law group. His practice focuses on divorce, custody, support and family law related matters. He also practices in the area of complex commercial litigation, as there is often an overlap with commercial law and the division of property in divorce. As a retired Lieutenant Colonel, Mr. Port also heads the Military Law/Veterans Rights section, working to get discharge upgrades and representing service members and veterans in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, as well as at Courts-Martial. In recognition for his achievements in the military and for veterans, Mr. Port was named the United States Army Reserve Ambassador for New York. In this position he provides advice to the Commander of the Army Reserve, advocates for reservists with elective officials and business leaders, and is the gatekeeper for the Army Reserve Minuteman College Scholarship. The Minuteman Programm will pay 100% of college tuition in exchange for a service in the Army Reserve. https://www.usar.army.mil/Featured/Ambassador-Program/Find-an-Ambassador/New-York/ Mr Port tried his first case in April 1987 and since then has tried hundreds of cases. He has appeared in New York State Court and in New York Federal District Courts. Mr. Port is also recognized for his knowledge of military retirement pay and benefits as they relate to divorce and has delivered classes to other attorneys in New York and Pennsylvania. Mr. Port graduated law school in 1986 and was commissioned as an officer in the United States Army later that year. He served on active duty and as a reserve officer until January 1, 2015, when he retired a the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Mr. Port served in various positions and ended his career as the legal advisor (Staff Judge Advocate) to the Commanding General of the much storied 78th Training Division. He was twice awarded the Meritorious Service Medal, three times awarded the Army Commendation Medal and was awarded the Army Achievement Medal. Mr. Port served in the Kings County District Attorney’s Office from 1990 to 1993 where he prosecuted major crimes. He left for private practice in 1993, working at two law firms until founding his own practice in 2002. He is currently the Commander of American Legion Post #81, Franklin Bell.
(more)Real Estate, Accident & Injury, Motor Vehicle, Traffic
If you need an attorney in the Great Neck, Westbury, and Kensington, NY areas, turn to Barton Sobel, Attorney at Law for legal guidance. Attorney Sobel has been practicing law for more than 30 years. Whether you're buying a home or dealing with a traffic violation, our law firm is here to assist you.
(more)Immigration, Real Estate
Marc Taylor is a practicing attorney in New, York. He handles all phases of immigration, primarily including corporate and family immigration, permanent residence, and citizenship applications.
(more)Personal Injury, Car Accident
Richard S. Gershman, the firm’s founder, has been practicing law for more than five decades. Over the past 50 years, Richard Gershman has won recoveries amounting in the millions of dollars for injured plaintiffs and their families. As most colleagues and clients already know, Richard Gershman is a tireless advocate for those injured through the negligence of others. Richard S. Gershman, born in Far Rockaway, New York 1946, attended Oklahoma City University earning a BS in business, and continued his education at Suffolk University Law School earning a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree. Professionally, Richard S. Gershman specializes in Personal Injury beginning his career with the Law Firm Queller & Fisher. He then went on to form his own firm Bernstein & Gershman which handled real estate transactions along with oil & gas transactions. He now is the sole owner of Richard S. Gershman & Associates PC. Richard S. Gershman has formerly been a board member of Franklin General Hospital. He is the former president of the Woodmere Country Club. He has served as a board member of Fresh Meadow Country Club. He is currently a Board Member of Northwell Health and was named the outstanding Associate Trustee of the hospital in 2019. Over the past 35 years, he has headed up Golf tournaments for numerous charities including Northwell Health for Cohen’s Children’s Hospital, raising in excess of twenty-five million dollars.
(more)Accident & Injury
Nicolette is an Associate at Argyropoulos & Associates where she represents accident victims. Nicolette’s personal injury practice encompasses motor vehicle accidents, slip/trip and fall accidents, wrongful death, construction accidents, workers’ compensation, product liability, and professional malpractice. Her experience prior to joining the Argyropoulos & Associates includes working for various prominent national litigation firms, where she honed her litigation skills and gained knowledge of the inner workings of defense firms, municipalities, private and public companies, and various large insurance companies. She now utilizes that perspective and experience, as well as her terrific work ethic and thoroughness, to give her clients an advantage in obtaining the favorable results on the plaintiffs’ side. Nicolette also represents property owners, lessees, and financial institutions in real estate transactions.
(more)Accident & Injury, Medical Malpractice, Employment, Personal Injury
Nicole Brenecki is a native-born New Yorker who, following an extensive overseas education, returned to practice law in her place of birth. Fluent in English, German, and Polish, Ms. Brenecki’s distinctive global experiences allow her to fully understand and appreciate the unique needs of her clients with the ability to explain the intricacies of New York law in multiple languages. Ms. Brenecki obtained her Juris Doctorate from Brooklyn Law School in 2017. At Brooklyn Law, Ms. Brenecki was awarded the prestigious Brooklyn Law Students for the Public Interest Fellowship and in 2018, she co-founded an organization that was instrumental in the repeal of the New York City Cabaret Law by Mayor Bill DeBlasio. Prior to obtaining her Juris Doctorate, Ms. Brenecki received a Master’s Degree in Law at the Faculty of Law and Administration at the University of Warsaw and a Diploma in American Law at Center for American Law Studies at the University of Warsaw in 2013. Nicole has extensive experience working for both Plaintiffs and Defendants and specializes in Personal Injury and Labor Law, as well as Employment and Wage Law, in which she heads the firm’s practice. In only her second year of full-time practice, Nicole was named a “Super Lawyer – Rising Star,” a distinction awarded to no more than 2.5% of attorneys in each state for her excellence as a litigator, in 2021. In 2022, she was honored with the “Super Lawyer – Rising Star” award again, followed by the “Top 10 under 40” Award for New York Personal Injury Attorneys, as well as the Lawyers of Distinction Award. Ms. Brenecki is admitted to practice law in the state of New York, as well as before the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York.
(more)Accident & Injury, Personal Injury, Slip & Fall Accident, Car Accident, Wrongful Death
Jason Zemsky is a practicing lawyer in the state of New York.
(more)Lawsuit & Dispute, Litigation, Banking & Finance, Lawsuit, Complex Litigation
Thomas Stagg, managing partner at Stagg Wabnik Law Group, LLP, focuses his practice on commercial, general and appellate litigation. He represents clients in federal and state courts in New York and New Jersey, as well as in Connecticut federal court, and has argued before New York's highest court, the Court of Appeals, on behalf of international banking clients. Each year since 2003 Thomas has achieved an "AV" Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating, which is assigned to lawyers who have reached the height of professional excellence and who are recognized for the highest levels of skill and integrity. He has also been selected annually as a New York Metro Super Lawyer since 2012. No more than five percent of the lawyers in the state are selected to Super Lawyers, which is a rating service of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement made after a rigorous multi-phased process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates, and peer reviews. In 2012, Thomas was named by the New York State Bar Association as an Empire State Counsel® for providing more than 50 hours of free legal services to low-income individuals and in 2016 was awarded Top Legal Eagle in Litigation for Nassau and Suffolk Counties, which is assigned annually to only ten attorneys. Thomas has represented the firm's banking and credit clients in connection with Uniform Commercial Code matters and federal and state consumer credit statutes, including the Truth in Lending Act, Equal Credit Opportunity Act, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Electronic Fund Transfer Act and the Fair Credit Reporting Act. On behalf of corporate, municipal and private clients, he has successfully litigated numerous actions involving federal and state environmental laws, class action constitutional and land use issues. He has also served as counsel to a large municipality in its negotiations with New York State for a multimillion dollar grant and regularly represents clients in trust and estates litigation and administration matters. Thomas completed advanced commercial mediation training and is an active member of the Southern District of New York Mediation Panel and the New York State Commercial Division Mediation Panel in New York, Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester counties. He has also been certified as a guardian ad litem by New York State. In addition, Thomas is registered with and has volunteered hundreds of hours to the American Bar Association's Military Pro Bono Project, a nationwide program that connects junior-enlisted servicemembers in need of pro bono legal help with volunteer attorneys throughout the nation. He is a 2015 recipient of the ABA Military Pro Bono Project Outstanding Services Award. After graduating from the State University of New York at Binghamton and St. John's University School of Law, where he was Associate Notes and Comments Editor of St. John's Journal of Legal Commentary, Thomas began his legal career with the Washington, D.C. based firm of Beveridge & Diamond. His publications include, as coauthor, "Contractual Protection: An Existing Remedy for Bondholder Distress." 4 St. John's Journal of Legal Commentary 2. He lectures on environmental lender liability and has served on the Long Island Sound Nonpoint Source Pollution Committee.
(more)Lawsuit & Dispute, Motor Vehicle, Accident & Injury, Car Accident, Landlord-Tenant
Christopher M. Lynch has been a practicing attorney since January of 2011. In that time he has zealously advocated for his clients and has guided them through the often confusing and complex world of the law, including obtaining substantial settlements for personal injury clients, taking the steps to evict problem tenants, guiding first-time home buyers and sellers from contract through closing, reducing the property tax burden on tax grievance clients, obtaining refunds for clients whose property taxes were improperly raised, vacating judgments entered against clients' properties, and preventing a client's home from being lost to foreclosure.
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