KAREN B. ROSENTHAL
BENDER & ROSENTHAL LLP
451 Park Avenue South
8th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Tel: 212-725-7111
Fax: 212-725-3737
rosenthal@brmatlaw.com
www.brmatlaw.com
Ms. Rosenthal, one of the foremost NYC matrimonial attorneys,
has concentrated her legal career on matrimonial law for 30 years.
She has been selected to Super Lawyers, The Best Lawyers in
America, Top Women Attorneys in Metro New York, New York’s Top
Attorneys, Who’s Who As a Professional of the Year (2015-2016)
and is AV preeminent rated by Martindale-Hubbell. She is regularly
appointed by the court to represent Children (AFC) in high conflict
custody matters. She has lectured on various legal topics to the legal
community. She is the immediate past Co-President of the New
York State Chapter of The Association of Family and Conciliation
Courts, a founding member of the Business & Professional
Division of the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America, and
is on the Executive Committee of UJA’s Women’s Executive Circle.
FAMILY LAW
KENNETH SACKS
SACKS & SACKS, LLP
150 Broadway
Fourth Floor
New York, NY 10038
Tel: 212-964-5570
Fax: 212-349-2141
ken@sacks-sacks.com
www.sacks-sacks.com
Kenneth Sacks is a Senior Partner at Sacks & Sacks, LLP. He
has more than 25 years of experience managing the firm’s
most complex cases, directing litigation strategy, conducting
trials and pretrial discovery, and negotiating and mediating
significant matters.
PERSONAL INJURY GENERAL: PLAINTIFF
EDWARD V. SAPONE
SAPONE & PETRILLO, LLP
One Penn Plaza
Suite 5315
New York, NY 10119
Tel: 212-349-9000
Fax: 212-349-9003
edward@saponelaw.com
www.saponepetrillo.com
Edward V. Sapone, Esq., defends people throughout the U.S.,
routinely winning trials, dismissals of indictments and appeals.
Focused on white-collar investigations and defense, Mr. Sapone
represents foreign governments, corporations, and individuals. He
was featured in in VerdictSearch’s Top New York Verdicts (2010),
National Trial Lawyers’ Top 100 Trial Lawyers (2014 and 2015), and
in New York Super Lawyers (2014-2017). He is a past-president of the
New York Criminal Bar Association (NYCBA) and current Chairman
of the NYCBA Sentencing Committee. He is a faculty member
of the National Institute for Trial Advocacy. Mr. Sapone received
Citations of Honor from the Queens Borough President (2009)
and a New York State Assemblyman (2011) and a Proclamation
from a New York State Senator (2010), all for his legal advocacy.
CRIMINAL DEFENSE: WHI TE COLLAR
STEVEN SCHIESEL
PECORARO & SCHIESEL LLP
41 Madison Avenue
31st Floor
New York, NY 10010
Tel: 212-344-5053
Fax: 212-344-5055
StevenSchiesel@P-S-Law.com
www.P-S-Law.com
Steven Schiesel is a founding partner in the law firm of Pecoraro &
Schiesel located on Madison Avenue in Manhattan. His practice
is focused on personal injury cases, and he has earned a solid
reputation for excellence by winning multimillion-dollar verdicts
and settlements. He also represents individuals in cases involving
construction accidents, professional malpractice, insurance
disputes, and civil rights violations. Steven is AV (5/5 preeminent)
rated by Martindale-Hubbell, is rated 10/10 (Superb) by AVVO, and
was awarded diplomat status by the National College of Advocacy.
Steven has a B.A., cum laude, from Columbia University; a J.D.
from Fordham Law School; and an LL.M. in trial advocacy from
Temple Law School. Steven is also a graduate of Gerry Spence’s
Trial Lawyers College.
INSURANCE COVERAGE
PERSONAL INJURY MEDICAL MALPRAC TICE: PLAINTIFF
PERSONAL INJURY GENERAL: PLAIN TIFF
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
Steven R. Schlesinger, managing partner of Jaspan Schlesinger
LLP, heads the firm’s Litigation and Appellate Practice Groups
and concentrates on civil litigation, commercial, and real estate
matters predominantly in the Commercial Division of the New
York State Supreme Court, and bankruptcy. He was appointed
by the Appellate Division, Second Department, as a member of
the Character and Fitness Committee; served as Chairman of
the Professional Ethics Committee of the Nassau County Bar
Association; and served as Law Chairman of the Nassau County
Democratic Committee. He is a contributing author of Goldfeder
on Modern Election Law, Third Edition, and Commercial Litigation
in New York State Courts, Fourth Edition.
STATE, LOCAL & MUNICIPAL
REAL ESTATE
BUSINESS LI TIGATION
DAVID M. SCHWARTZ
GERSTMAN SCHWAR TZ &
MALI TO, LLP
1399 Franklin Avenue
Suite 200
Garden City, NY 11530
Tel: 516-880-8170
Fax: 516-880-8171
davids@gerstmanschwartz.com
www.gerstmanschwartz.com
David Schwartz is a partner of New York firm Gerstman Schwartz &
Malito, LLP, a comprehensive firm serving a diverse client base
in construction law, general litigation, government advocacy,
and criminal defense matters. An aggressive litigator who has
established a national reputation, Mr. Schwartz also focuses on
lobbying at the city and state level on behalf of corporations,
not-for-profits, trade associations, and individuals. In the past, he
obtained successful outcomes for clients in high-profile civil cases
and white collar, misdemeanor, and federal criminal cases as a trial
attorney. He served as an assistant district attorney in Kings County
1993-1997, leading hundreds of criminal prosecutions. Since 1997,
he has been in private practice. He is regularly asked to share his
legal insight as a commentator on national television outlets.
LEGISLATIVE & GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
CRIMINAL DEFENSE
GLENN H. SHORE
GLENN H. SHORE, ESQ., P.C.
100 William Street
Suite 1901
New York, NY 10038
Tel: 212-374-9494
Fax: 212-346-9437
gshore@glennshorelaw.com
www.glennshorelaw.com
At the law offices of Glenn H. Shore, Esq. you will be working with
our team of highly dedicated and committed professionals. We
are here to provide you with the service and attention you require
to litigate your case, and we will do our best to fight passionately
and aggressively to help you achieve the best possible results
for settlement or verdict. Our firm only represents individuals
who are injured in workplace environments or by faulty products,
equipment, or machinery; in construction and automobile
accidents; or through the negligence of maintenance of property.
Our firm has achieved great success in these specialties which are
all bound together by a common thread: an individual has suffered
serious physical or emotional injury.
PERSONAL INJURY PRODUC TS: PLAIN TIFF
PERSONAL INJURY GENERAL: PLAIN TIFF
ROBERT SILVERSMITH
SILVERSMI TH & ASSOCIATES
LAW FIRM, PLLC
30 Broad Street
FL 20
New York, NY 10004
Tel: 212-922-9300
Fax: 212-681-1904
rsilversmith@silversmithassociates.com
www.silversmithassociates.com
Robert Silversmith is a founding member of Silversmith &
Associates Law Firm, PLLC. Over the years, Silversmith &
Associates Law Firm, PLLC, has expanded and now provides legal
counsel in commercial and residential real estate litigation and
real estate transactional matters. Robert Silversmith’s background
includes chairing the Housing Court Advisory Council and New
York County Lawyers’ Association’s Judiciary Committee and twice
serving as Chair of its civil court committee which is known as the
Civil Court Practice Section. Bob chaired NYCLA’s Commercial
Landlord-Tenant Subcommittee and has also served as a member
of the New York County Lawyers’ Association’s Board of Directors.
Bob has practiced in the real estate field for 35 years.
REAL ESTATE
JOHN D. SINGER
SINGER DEUTSCH LLP
555 5th Avenue
17th Floor
New York, NY 10017
Tel: 212-682-4224
Fax: 212-682-2006
jds@singerdeutsch.com
www.singerdeutsch.com
John D. Singer is an employment and securities litigator. Within
Mr. Singer’s broad practice, he concentrates on representing
employees against investment banks and hedge funds. Prior to
co-founding Singer Deutsch in 2003, Mr. Singer was a litigator at
Proskauer Rose in both New York and Los Angeles (1996-2002)
and at Rosenman & Colin (now Katten Muchin Rosenman)
(1992-1996). Mr. Singer received his B.A., magna cum laude, from
Tufts University, and he received his J.D. from the Georgetown
University Law Center, where he was an Associate Editor of the
Georgetown Journal of Law and Policy in International Business.
Mr. Singer, a FINRA Arbitrator and Court Mediator, is a regular
legal commentator on CNBC, Fox, CNN, and Yahoo! Finance.
EMPLOYMEN T LITIGATION: PLAINTIFF