BUSINESS & TRANSACTIONS
LIT
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ERIC DRANOFF
SARETSKY KATZ DRANOFF &
GLASS, LLP
475 Park Avenue South
New York, NY 10016
Tel: 212-973-9797
Fax: 212-973-0939
edranoff@skdglaw.com
www.skdglaw.com
Eric Dranoff, a founding partner at Saretsky Katz Dranoff &
Glass, LLP, a New York City law firm, primarily serves clients
in the areas of insurance coverage, employment and wage
litigation, and defense of municipalities and government
agencies in civil rights and general liability matters. Although
he is fully prepared to litigate cases when necessary, Mr. Dranoff
completed a mediation-intensive training program at the
Center for Mediation in Law to develop a better understanding
of effective mediation techniques. He serves on the mediation
panels for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ne w
York and U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Ne w
York. He is admitted to the U.S. District Court for the Western,
Southern, and Eastern Districts of New York.
STATE, LOCAL & MUNICIPAL
EMPLOYMENT LI TIGATION: DEFENSE
INSURANCE COVERAGE
PHILIP M. HALPERN
COLLIER HALPERN NEWBERG
NOLLETTI & BOCK, LLP
1 North Lexington Avenue
White Plains, NY 10601
Tel: 914-684-6800
Fax: 914-684-6986
phalpern@chnnb.com
www.chnnb.com
I have successfully reported to general counsels at Fortune
500 companies for more than two decades. My law firm
provides large firm service and results at half the cost of large
firms. We pride ourselves in offering the highest quality legal
services in an efficient, cost-effective manner and in always
exceeding a client’s expectations. My practice focuses primarily
on commercial litigation, employment litigation, real estate
litigation, and securities litigation. My partners concentrate on
corporate, real estate, and business transactions.
CIVIL LI TIGATION: DEFENSE
APPELLATE
BUSINESS LI TIGATION
SEAN F. O’SHEA
O’SHEA PAR TNERS LLP
521 Fifth Avenue
25th Floor
New York, NY 10175
Tel: 212-682-4426
Fax: 212-682-4437
soshea@osheapartners.com
www.osheapartners.com
Sean F. O’Shea is a highly skilled and aggressive trial lawyer
whose firm specializes in complex business litigation and
white collar criminal defense. Mr. O’Shea has represented
clients in some of the nation’s most prominent trials,
government investigations, and legal disputes. Clients benefit
from Mr. O’Shea’s aggressive cross-examination style and
experience in litigation and negotiation. A Fortune magazine
profile of one of Mr. O’Shea’s cases described Mr. O’Shea
“as a top draw... one of the toughest, most resourceful (of
lawyers)...” (Fortune, 8 June 1998, 216). His firm has successfully
obtained multimillion-dollar awards and judgments in judicial
proceedings, arbitrations, and settlements, including a recent
judgment exceeding $100 million.
CRIMINAL DEFENSE: WHITE COLLAR
SECURITIES LITIGATION
BUSINESS LI TIGATION
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 Litigation Practice Group, concentrating on
corporate and real estate litigation. He practices extensively
in the commercial parts of the New York State courts and the
federal courts. He has argued numerous appeals, including
many to the New York Court of Appeals. Currently serving as
Law Chair for the Nassau County Democratic Committee, he is a
contributing writer to Goldfeder’s Modern Election Law treatise.
He has been appointed by the Appellate Division, Second
Department to the Character and Fitness Committee and
has previously served as Chairman of the Professional Ethics
Committee for the Nassau County Bar Association. He serves on
the boards of Via Networks Inc. and StarPoint USA Inc.
BUSINESS/CORPORATE
LEGISLATIVE & GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
BUSINESS LI TIGATION
ARMANDO J. ROSELL
MULINIX OGDEN HALL &
LUDLAM, PLLC
210 Park Avenue
Suite 3030
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
Tel: 405-232-3800
Fax: 405-232-8999
rosell@lawokc.com
www.lawokc.com
Armando Rosell’s main practice areas include commercial
litigation, banking, creditor’s rights, real estate, entity formation,
and sports and entertainment law. He is admitted to practice
law in Oklahoma and is admitted in the federal courts in the
Eastern, Northern, and Western Districts of Oklahoma; the
Western District of Arkansas; and the Southern District of
Florida. He graduated from Southern Methodist University in
1995 with a B.B.A. emphasizing finance. He graduated from
Oklahoma City University School of Law in 2000 with a J.D. and
served as managing editor of the Oklahoma City University Law
Review. He currently sits as a commissioner of the Oklahoma
Department of Consumer Credit and serves on the board of OK
Kids Korral, a project of The Toby Keith Foundation.
BANKING
REAL ESTATE
BUSINESS LI TIGATION
DAVID E. CHAMBERLAIN
CHAMBERLAIN MCHANEY
301 Congress Avenue
21st Floor
Austin, TX 78701
Tel: 512-474-9124
Fax: 512-474-8582
dchamberlain@chmc-law.com
www.chmc-law.com
David Chamberlain was named the Outstanding Defense Bar
Leader in the nation in 2006 by DRI, the largest association of
defense trial lawyers in the country. He is a current director of the
State Bar of Texas and recently served as President of the Texas
Association of Defense Counsel and the Austin Bar Association.
He currently serves as Course Director of the State Bar Business
Disputes Law Course and the State Bar Advanced Civil Trial Law
Course. He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America (2012-2014)
(Woodward White, Inc.) and is the founding partner of
Chamberlain McHaney, where he handles a full docket of complex
civil litigation. He is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law
by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and is president-elect
of the American Board of Trial Advocates, Texas Chapter.
PERSONAL INJURY GENERAL: DEFENSE
PROFESSIONAL LIABILIT Y: DEFENSE
CIVIL LI TIGATION: DEFENSE
PHILIP H. HILDER
HILDER & ASSOCIATES, P.C.
819 Lovett Boulevard
Houston, TX 77006
Tel: 713-655-9111
Fax: 713-655-9112
philip@hilderlaw.com
www.hilderlaw.com
Philip H. Hilder represents white-collar criminal defendants in
a variety of cases, including parallel litigation and corporate
compliance. Mr. Hilder represented the Enron whistleblower
and has played a key role in several significant cases, including
representing executives and witnesses before Congress.
Mr. Hilder is the national Co-Chair of the ABA White Collar
Committee of the Criminal Justice Section and Co-Chair of the
ABA National Institute on Securities Fraud. He is the former
President and Criminal Law Chair of the Federal Bar Association
(South Texas Chapter). Mr. Hilder served as the Attorney in
Charge of the U.S. Department of Justice Organized Crime
Strike Force (Houston office) and as an Assistant U.S. Attorney.
BUSINESS LI TIGATION
CRIMINAL DEFENSE: WHI TE COLLAR
MICHAEL W. JOHNSTON
JOHNSTON LEGAL GROUP PC
Dispute Management Center
4200 Airport Freeway
Fort Worth, TX 76117
Tel: 800-771-6946
Fax: 817-820-0830
johnston@txinslaw.com
www.johnstonlegalgroup.com
Michael W. Johnston is Certified in Civil Trial Law by the
Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 1991; Certified in
Consumer and Commercial Law by the Texas Board of Legal
Specialization since 1993; Certified in Civil Law since 1992 and
in Civil Pretrial Practice Advocacy since 2012 by NBOTA; AV
Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell; A.M. Best Recommended
Insurance Attorney, 2002-present; Texas Super Lawyers by
Thomson Reuters 2005-present; Top Attorney, Fort Worth,
Texas magazine 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013; Top attorney, H Texas
magazine 2006, 2011, 2014; Best Lawyer in San Antonio, S.A.
Scene magazine 2011, 2013; and a former adjunct law professor.
CONSUMER LAW
CIVIL LI TIGATION: DEFENSE
INSURANCE COVERAGE
LYNNE M. JUREK
THE JUREK LAW GROUP, PLLC
363 North Sam Houston Pkwy East
Suite 1100
Houston, TX 77060
Tel: 713-230-8233
Fax: 713-230-8654
lmjurek@jureklaw.com
www.jureklaw.com
Lynne M. Jurek is the managing attorney at The Jurek Law
Group, PLLC, located in Houston, Texas. Ms. Jurek is Board
Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of
Legal Specialization and is AV Preeminent rated by Martindale-Hubbell. She focuses her practice on personal injury defense,
transportation litigation, corporate law, property damage
litigation, and commercial litigation. She also represents
clients in other matters, including government entity litigation,
employer’s liability, oil and gas, construction defect claims,
and general maritime casualty litigation both at the trial and
appellate levels. Ms. Jurek earned her Juris Doctor from William
Mitchell College of Law in 1991. She is licensed in both Texas
and Minnesota.
CIVIL LITIGATION: DEFENSE
TRANSPORTATION/MARITIME
PERSONAL INJURY GENERAL: DEFENSE
