Thomas Stagg | Garden City Commercial & Business Litigation Attorney
Thomas E. Stagg
Lawsuit & Dispute, Litigation, Banking & Finance, Lawsuit, Complex Litigation, Trusts, Environmental, Civil Litigation
- Law Office: Stagg Wabnik Law Group LLP
- Law School: St. John's University School of Law, J.D. 1990
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- Licensed: 34 years
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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.
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Experience
Position | Organization | Location | Duration |
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Managing Partner | Stagg Wabnik Law Group LLP | Garden City, NY | 2009-Present |
Education
School | Degree | Major | Graduation |
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St. John's University School of Law | J.D. | Law School | 1990 |
St. Johns University | J.D. | 1990 | |
State University of New York | Bachelors | 1984 |
Admission
State / Court | Date |
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US Supreme Court | 2007 |
District of Columbia | 1991 |
New Jersey | 1991 |
New York | 1991 |
Associations
- Member | New York City Bar Association
Member | New York State Bar Association
Member | American Bar Association
Member | New Jersey State Bar Association
Member | District of Columbia State Bar Association
Member | Illinois State Bar Association
Member | L.I. Sound Nonpoint Source Pollution Committee
Honors & Awards
- New York Metro Super Lawer | Super Lawyers | 2012-2021
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated | Martindale-Hubbell | 2021
Cases
Lin v. Chase Card Services
Lin v. Chase Card Services
Publications
- 4 St. John's Journal of Legal Commentary 2 | Contractual Protection: An Existing Remedy for Bondholder Distress | 1989
Office Hours
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9:00 am - 5:30 pm | 9:00 am - 5:30 pm | 9:00 am - 5:30 pm | 9:00 am - 5:30 pm | 9:00 am - 5:30 pm |
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Service Type: Private
Language: English
Update Date: 2018-02-01
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401 Franklin Ave
Suite 300
Garden City, NY 11530