Richard Garbarini | New York Employment Lawyer

Mr. Richard M. Garbarini

Mr. Richard M. Garbarini

Fight The Good Fight.

Experience: 26 years
Language(s): English

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About Richard

Rich is the Managing Partner of Garbarini FitzGerald and has more than a decade of experience dedicated to representing individual and corporate plaintiffs in intellectual property, employment and other civil litigation matters, including consumer class actions. Rich is an expert on corporate wrongdoing, with an emphasis on anti-terrorism and human rights litigation. Rich had the honor of working on the 9/11 Families United to Bankrupt Terrorism multi-district litigation, aiming to bankrupt financiers of al Qaeda and other terrorist groups.

After graduating from Brooklyn Law School, where he placed first and won best brief in the Wagner National Labor Law Moot Court Competition, Rich spent a year in the chambers of the Hon. Cheryl L. Pollack, Magistrate Judge, E.D.N.Y and the Hon. Jack B, Weinstein, Senior District Court Judge, E.D.N.Y. Rich was an associate at several New York City law firms including most recently at Kreindler & Kreindler, one of the pre-eminent plaintiff law firms in the country. Rich is admitted to the Bar of the United States Supreme Court; Second Circuit Court of Appeals; Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals; United States District Court for the Southern District of New York; United States District Court for the Eastern Districts of New York; and New York. Rich has been admitted pro hac vice and prosecuted cases in the United States District Courts of Central District of California, Northern District of California, Northern District of Georgia and New Jersey.

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Experience

Managing Partner

Garbarini, FitzGerald, P.C.

Present

New York, NY

Admission

Verified Fifth Curcuit Ct. of Appeals

 

Verified Supreme Court of the United States

2008

Verified Second Ciircuit Ct. of Appeals

 

Verified New York

1999

Recognitions & Achievements

Associations
  • Member, New York State Bar Association, Federal Bar Council, Second Circuit Committee, In of the Court

Questions & Answers

Please describe a case in the last year or two where you made a big difference.

It was a civil RICO securities ponzi scam. It took 2 years to break down and track what happened to millions of dollars. We had to seize computers, and shut down shell companies. Finally were able to recover millions and convince the US Attorneys Office to bring criminal charges.

How did you build a successful practice?

We do not lose.

What should clients look for in a lawyer?

An established track record in the area of you matter.

How important is local knowledge to the success of your cases?

We only handle Federal matters, it is not very important.

What information can you provide in a free phone consultation?

A complete case evaluation. The most important thing an attorney can tell a client is they have no case. The second most important things is an expert and honest assessment of what the case is worth.

What differentiates you from other lawyers in your community?

We do not lose.

What is the most rewarding aspect of your job?

Not losing. I will work all night, day after day, just to make sure we do not lose.

What are your other interests in addition to law?

My dogs, smoking cigars, New York Athletic Club.

Are you involved in your community?

Any free help needed is available.

Founded 2010

Garbarini Fitzgerald P.C. Highlights

Employment, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Civil & Human Rights, Employment Discrimination, Wage and Hour (FLSA)

Firm Size: 1
Firm Locations: 1
Languages: Spanish