NEW YORK – PENNSYLVANIA
LITIGATION
RENEE SIMON LESSER
SIMON•LESSER PC
420 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10170
Tel: 212-599-5455
Fax: 212-599-5459
rlesser@simonlesser.com
www.simonlesser.com
PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: GENERAL
GENERAL LITIGATION
PERSONAL INJURY DEFENSE: GENERAL
Renee S. Lesser is a founding member and managing
partner of Simon•Lesser PC. She focuses her practice on
complex tort claims, insurance defense, coverage litigation,
and commercial litigation. For nearly two decades, she has
achieved excellent results for her clients in her insurance
defense cases representing large and small businesses and
individuals throughout New York in personal injury, property
damage, premises liability, product liability, toxic tort, wrongful
death, sports-related injuries, labor law, assaults, and negligent
supervision cases. Ms. Lesser also has a history of securing
significant awards in plaintiff personal injury cases. Her
representation of plaintiffs and defendants has given her a
unique insight into the successful resolution of tort claims.
STEVEN R.
SCHLESINGER
JASPAN SCHLESINGER LLP
300 Garden City Plaza
5th Floor
Garden City, NY 11530
Tel: 516-746-8000
Fax: 516-393-8282
sschlesinger@jaspanllp.com
www.jaspanllp.com
BUSINESS/CORPORATE
POLITICAL LAW
BUSINESS LI TIGATION
Steven R. Schlesinger is Managing Partner of Jaspan
Schlesinger LLP and heads the Litigation Practice Group; he
concentrates on corporate and real estate litigation. Currently
he serves as Law Chair, Nassau County Democratic Committee;
has served as a member of the Special Committee on the
Reform of Election Law of the New York State Bar Association;
was appointed by the Appellate Division, Second Department,
as a member of the Character and Fitness Committee; and
served as Chairman of the Professional Ethics Committee,
Nassau County Bar Association. He serves on the boards of
Vianetworks LTD and Starpoint USA Inc. Mr. Schlesinger’s Juris
Doctor is from Hofstra University School of Law.
CHRISTOPHER
MASSARONI
MCNAMEE, LOCHNER,
TITUS & WILLIAMS, P.C.
677 Broadway, 5th Floor
PO Box 459
Albany, NY 12201
Tel: 518-447-3331
Fax: 518-867-4731
massaroni@mltw.com
www.mltw.com
CIVIL LI TIGATION: CLASS AC TION/MASS TORTS
SECURITIES LITIGATION
BUSINESS LI TIGATION
Christopher Massaroni is a trial attorney with experience
in many substantive areas, including complex commercial
litigation, intellectual property disputes, mass tort litigation,
employment matters, and class action litigation. He represents
companies in state and federal courts throughout New York
State and has appeared in courts in numerous other states
as well. He serves as New York counsel to many national
corporations, and he has published and lectured on trial and
litigation tactics. Mr. Massaroni is a graduate of Union College
(1979) and Cornell Law School (1982), where he served on
the Cornell International Law Journal. Before entering private
practice, he clerked for the Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court,
Eastern District of Virginia.
JAMES Q. WALKER
RICHARDS KIBBE & ORBE LLP
One World Financial Center
29th Floor
New York, NY 10281
Tel: 212-530-1800
Fax: 212-530-1801
jwalker@rkollp.com
www.rkollp.com
PROFESSIONAL LIABILI TY: DEFENSE
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE & COMPLIANCE
CRIMINAL DEFENSE: WHI TE COLLAR
James Walker concentrates on internal investigations, white
collar criminal defense, corporate governance, civil litigation,
professional liability, and legal ethics. Mr. Walker represents
audit committees, audit committee directors, corporate officers,
and other professionals in criminal and regulatory investigations
of potential violations of securities laws and Foreign Corrupt
Practices Act. He represents law firms, lawyers, and other
professionals in government and internal investigations of
potential criminal, regulatory, or professional misconduct,
and in civil litigation and regulatory proceedings. He lectures
and writes on internal investigations, corporate governance,
attorney-client privilege, and professional ethics.
ALAN S. RUTKIN
RIVKIN RADLER LLP
926 RXR Plaza
Uniondale, NY 11556
Tel: 516-357-3277
Fax: 516-357-3333
alan.rutkin@rivkin.com
www.rivkinradler.com
INSURANCE COVERAGE
Alan Rutkin, of Rivkin Radler, has more than 25 years of
experience in insurance coverage disputes involving
environmental issues and other complex claims. Mr. Rutkin has
addressed through litigation, arbitration, and negotiation scores
of major claims (above $10 million). In 2009, he arbitrated
a dispute concerning a toppled oil well, believed to be the
only insurance coverage case of its kind addressed to final
conclusion. Mr. Rutkin has authored articles on many aspects
of insurance coverage litigation, including a long-running and
award-winning column in Best’s Review. He co-authored a
chapter in the New Appleman Insurance Law Practice Guide.
Mr. Rutkin is the editor of the ABA book, The Reference
Handbook on the Comprehensive General Liability Policy.
DAVID J. WUKITSCH
MCNAMEE, LOCHNER,
TITUS & WILLIAMS, P.C.
677 Broadway, 5th Floor
PO Box 459
Albany, NY 12201
Tel: 518-447-3315
Fax: 518-867-4715
wukitsch@mltw.com
www.mltw.com
EMPLOYMEN T & LABOR
BUSINESS LI TIGATION
Mr. Wukitsch handles commercial and employment litigation
throughout New York for businesses and municipalities. He
has tried cases to verdict in state and federal court, and,
where practical, he pursues alternative dispute resolution
procedures. He regularly represents employers before
administrative agencies in New York State. David is AV-rated
by Martindale-Hubbell for over 15 years and appears in the
2007-2011 Super Lawyers Corporate Counsel editions and
the 2007-2011 Super Lawyers Upstate New York editions. He
is an author whose published works are cited in annotations
accompanying New York’s consolidated statutes. His goal in
each representation is to achieve the most advantageous and
cost-effective outcome for his client.
GEORGE R. RAGSDALE
RAGSDALE LIGGETT PLLC
2840 Plaza Place, Suite 400
PO Box 31507
Raleigh, NC 27612
Tel: 919-881-2211
Fax: 919-783-8991
gragsdale@rl-law.com
www.rl-law.com
ROBERT J. DUBYAK
DUBYAK CONNICK
THOMPSON & BLOOM, LLC
3401 Enterprise Parkway
Suite 205
Cleveland, OH 44122
Tel: 216-364-0500
Fax: 216-364-0505
rdubyak@dctblaw.com
www.dctblaw.com
JOHN J. BARR
PALMER & BARR, P.C.
Grove Summit Office Park E- 3
607 Easton Road
Willow Grove, PA 19090
Tel: 215-659-2200
Fax: 215-659-4081
john.barr@palmerbarr.com
www.palmerbarr.com
CIVIL LI TIGATION DEFENSE
BUSINESS LI TIGATION
BUSINESS/CORPORATE
REAL ESTATE
BUSINESS LI TIGATION
ALTERNATIVE DISPU TE RESOLU TION
PERSONAL INJURY DEFENSE: GENERAL
LITIGATION
George Ragsdale is a Senior Partner and co-founder of the
firm. Prior to entering private practice, he served as a North
Carolina Superior Court Judge. His practice area includes
complex business litigation, real estate and administrative law,
and his extraordinary civil practice encompasses many phases
of litigation. Mr. Ragsdale has successfully argued business
law issues before the U.S. Supreme Court and has received
significant recognition in both the legal arena and the local
community, among them the North Carolina Distinguished
Citizens Award. Business Leader Magazine said he was “among
the top lawyers in North Carolina.” He is a Fellow of the
Litigation Counsel of America.
Rob Dubyak is a trial attorney with extensive and diverse
experience representing clients in state and federal courts
in commercial litigation, business disputes, and real estate
matters. He is the managing member of Dubyak Connick
Thompson & Bloom, LLC and represents a wide variety of
privately and publicly held companies as a trusted adviser and
legal resource on business and litigation matters. Through
creativity, skill, and experience, Rob has amassed a very
successful track record of handling partnership disputes and
dissolutions, employment issues, trade secret claims, breach
of contract actions, non-competition/non-solicitation disputes
and construction, zoning, and land use controversies.
For over 20 years, John J. Barr has been defending insureds
and insurance companies in automobile, homeowners’, and
commercial claims. He also provides representation in fraud
and SIU investigations for major insurance companies. Mr. Barr
is frequently appointed as an arbitrator in the UM/UIM forum
and practices primarily in Bucks, Montgomery, and Philadelphia
Counties. A founding partner of Palmer & Barr, P.C., an AV-rated
firm, both he and the members of his firm take pride in the high
level of responsive, aggressive representation they provide for
the state’s major insurers.
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