Practice Areas
Business and Corporate Law
Our firm represents clients in various business matters, including formation of corporations, preparation of shareholder agreements, employment agreements, purchases, and sales of businesses, buy-sell agreements, construction and consumer related matters. We provide advice and counsel to our business clients in all types of matters including business and finance operations and strategic planning.
Commercial Litigation
Our firm offers the full scope of general corporate and commerical services. Our clients have ranged from large public corporations, to small public and privately held corporations, parternships and family businesses in diverse industries including real estate, construction, automobile dealerships, financial and securities industries, and internet advertising and marketing.
Criminal Defense
Since 1985, we have successfully handled various violation, misdemeanor and felony matters and trials in the local District, County, Supreme and Criminal Courts as well as in the Federal District Courts. Our goal is not only to throroughly review, investigate and research each case, in order that we may provide our clients with the best possible defense and obtain the most favorable disposition, but also to counsel and obtain assistance for our clients with alcohol, carcotic and other special considerations.
As with all firm matters, we understand the sensistive nature of criminal cases and we care about our clients, ensuring that each matter is handled in a discrete and confidential manner.
First Amendment Litigation
Today, successful litigation is the result not only of legal expertise, but careful balancing of cost and reward.
We pursue cases in the most efficient manner possible. Our well-balanced support staff has been thoroughly trained to enhance that function. We believe that our record of performance in New York State and Federal Courts, as well as in administrative agencies and arbitration panels and the list of corporations and businesses we regularly represent, is the best evidence of our success in striking that balance.
Accident and Personal Injury
We handle a multitude of actions involving injuries relating from motor vehicle, construction, malpractice and other accidents. There is no legal fee to our clients, unless there is a recovery.
Wills and Estates
Our goal is to help our clients protect assets for the benefit of their families and loved ones and in doing so, our firm delivers an exceptionally high level of personal service.
We provide our clients with assistance in estate planning including simple wills, as well as more detailed estate planning and powers of attorney, living wills, appointment of health care agents and the settlement of estates.
We work to achieve an unusually close personal and professional relationship with our clients. This allows us to anticipate the needs of our clients and to be pro-active.
Real Estate Law
Our firm offers a full range of real estate services involving negotiation and preparation of contracts, lease agreements, closing of residential and commercial properties, mortgage closings and refinance transactions for lenders and individual clients, and all matters involving landlord tenant relationships.