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Ronald C Davies
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St. James, NY Business Law Attorney. 53 years experience
220 Lake Avenue
Suite 1
 St. James, NY 11764
Business, Divorce, Elder and Real Estate
Brooklyn Law School
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Undergraduate degrees from Adelphi University, Garden City, New York, in which I competed as a starter in intercollegiate Athletics in Baseball, Basketball, Soccer, and Squash Racquets; Graduate School with doctorate degree, Doctor of Laws, from Brooklyn Law School; Devoted to my Private practice of law from 1963 to the present, predominantly in Suffolk County: including: Real Estate, Commercial and residential; Elder Law Matters Such as Trusts, Qualifying for Medicaid, and Preserving Assets for family spouse and children; , and its issues; Surrogate Court matters such as Wills Trusts and Estates; Matrimonial Law, Divorce, Separation,...
Richard Chertock
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Ronkonkoma, NY Business Law Attorney. 30 years experience
(516) 771-6900 3505 Veterans Memorial Highway
Unit E
 Ronkonkoma, NY 11779
Free ConsultationBusiness, Estate Planning, Landlord Tenant and Real Estate
Quinnipiac University School of Law
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3505 Veterans Memorial Highway, Ste D, Ronkonkoma, NY 11779 Solo Practitioner established in 1987. Member of the Nassau County Bar Association. Resident of Merrick, NY.
(516) 771-6900 3505 Veterans Memorial Highway
Suite D
 Ronkonkoma, NY 11779
Joseph A. Bollhofer Esq.
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St. James, NY Business Law Lawyer. 32 years experience
291 Lake Avenue
 St. James, NY 11780
Business, Elder, Estate Planning and Probate
Fordham University School of Law and State University of New York - Stony Brook
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Mr. Bollhofer is an attorney, and President of the law office of Joseph A. Bollhofer, P.C. in St. James, New York. He is licensed to practice law in New York and New Jersey. Mr. Bollhofer received his undergraduate degree from the Stony Brook University and his law degree from Fordham University School of Law. Elder Law and Estate and Business Planning, including asset transfer and Medicaid applications, have been primary areas of Mr. Bollhofer's law practice since 1985. He periodically gives lectures in these areas of law to community, professional and continuing education groups. He is a member...
Amideo Nicholas Guzzone
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Centereach, NY Business Law Lawyer.
(631) 588-5000 2450 Middle Country rd.
 Centereach, NY 11720
Free ConsultationBusiness, Estate Planning, Personal Injury and Probate
Brooklyn Law School
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AMIDEO NICHOLAS GUZZONE & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Established and well Respected Law firm serving Suffolk County, Nassau County and all New York Counties for over 50 years Personal Injury / Accident Law / General Practice law 631-588-5000 FIRM SIZE: 4 Litigation Attorneys 2 Trial Attorneys 5 Support/Litigation Assistants
Justin A. Meyer
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Hauppauge, NY Business Law Lawyer. 5 years experience
(631) 434-7633 1200 Veteran's Memorial Highway
Suite 350
 Hauppauge, NY 11788
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William & Mary Marshall-Wythe School of Law
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I have worked for Finra, a financial regulator; LeClairRyan; and the Legal Aid Society of Eastern Virginia. I have been recognized as a Technology Litigation Fellow by the Center for Legal and Court Technology, in Williamsburg, Virginia and was selected to participate in the Center’s annual lab trial. I focus on corporate law and estate planning for the small business owner. During my time at Finra, I worked in Registration and Disclosure, developing policies relating to past criminal sanctions, as well as assisting in decisions regarding expungment of customer complaints against registered brokers. While at LeClairRyan, I...
Howard Edward Greenberg
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Smithtown, NY Business Law Lawyer. 32 years experience
(631) 982-0080 180 East Main Street, Suite 308
 Smithtown, NY 11787
Business, Consumer, Employment and Estate Planning
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Roberta Karen Guzzone
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Commack, NY Business Law Attorney. 21 years experience
(631) 588-5000 Valleywood Rd
 Commack, NY 11784
Free ConsultationBusiness, Criminal and Divorce
St. John's University School of Law
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AMIDEO NICHOLAS GUZZONE & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Established and well respected Law firm serving Suffolk County, Nassau County and all New York Counties for over 50 years. Personal Injury Law & General Practice Law 631-588-5000 FIRM SIZE: 4 litigation Attorneys 2 Trial Attorneys 5 Support/Litigation Assistants
(631) 588-5000 2450 Middle Country Rd.
 Centereach , NY 11720
James Lillie
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Ronkonkoma, NY Business Law Lawyer. 16 years experience
(631) 580-0437 269 Southport St
 Ronkonkoma, NY 11779
Business, Entertainment & Sports, IP and Patents
St. John's University School of Law
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Raymond Grasing
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Smithtown, NY Business Law Lawyer. 25 years experience
(631) 240-4480 99 Smithtown Blvd.
 Smithtown, NY 11787
Business
Brooklyn Law School
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Timothy Ronald Davies
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Miller Place, NY Business Law Lawyer. 26 years experience
(631) 209-1111 565 Route 25A
 Miller Place, NY 11764
Free ConsultationBusiness, Landlord Tenant, Probate and Real Estate
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
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Davies At Law * 2017 * Timothy R. Davies is the culmination of many years of legal services proudly practicing within the Long Island, New York legal landscape. Over twenty-four years ago in 1991 Davies, Elston, Davies and Davies was newly formed with partners, Ronald C. Davies, A. Roger Elston, Victoria L. Davies and Timothy R. Davies. With the early foundation of a family law firm who had been servicing our neighboring Long Island community and families for many years, Davies At Law proudly continues this tradition forward. My wife,...
(631) 209-1111 565 Route 25A
 Miller Place, NY 11764
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Hawthorne, NY Business Law Lawyer
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Robert Zysk
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Patchogue, NY Business Law Attorney. 43 years experience
(631) 289-3745 629 Medford Avenue ( Rte 112) Suite #4
 Patchogue, NY 11772
Business, Elder, Landlord Tenant and Tax
Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University
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Robert J. Zysk has a highly technical background, including Engineering School studies; former employment as an Internal Revenue Officer and investigator; and facility with the Laws of Taxation and the Internal Revenue Code. During 41 years of private practice, I have developed a broad spectrum of experience and facility in numerous areas of the law, as further indicated in my profile. I represent businesses and entreprenuers in all types of Civil Litigation. Elder Law has emerged as one of my practice areas and I am knowlegeable and draft Faimly Trusts. My practice is thus manifold and flexibile....
Lisa Azzato
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Hauppauge, NY Business Law Lawyer. 28 years experience
(631) 886-1357 150 Motor Parkway
Suite 401
 Hauppauge, NY 11788
Business, Arbitration & Mediation and Real Estate
Emory University School of Law
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ABOUT LISA A. AZZATO, ATTORNEY AT LAW ATTORNEY ADVERTISING. Born in New York and raised on the North Shore of Long Island in Mount Sinai, Lisa Azzato is proud of her Long Island roots and committed to her community. Lisa is honored to serve on the Board of Trustees of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Long Island Chapter and to be an active member of various civic and professional organizations. Ms. Azzato attended Vassar College and Emory University School of Law. She graduated from Vassar with a Bachelor of Arts in English with Honors. Lisa received her law degree from...
Lisa Renee Pomerantz
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Bohemia, NY Business Law Attorney. 36 years experience
(631) 244-1482 80 Orville Drive
Suite 100
 Bohemia, NY 11716
Business, Arbitration & Mediation, Communications and Employment
Boston University School of Law
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Lisa Renee Pomerantz has more than thirty-five years of varied legal experience. After graduating cum laude from Radcliffe College of Harvard University and from Boston University Law School where she was on the Law Review, Lisa spent a year as a law clerk to a federal court judge. Following a stint as a litigation attorney in private practice, she worked for more than fifteen years as a senior level in-house attorney for a major corporation. Since 2003, Lisa has had her own practice. She works with innovative and creative enterprises to structure and foster successful business relationships...
James Andrew Mcglynn
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Patchogue, NY Business Law Lawyer. 14 years experience
178 East Main Street
 Patchogue, NY 11772
Free ConsultationBusiness, Criminal, Elder and Estate Planning
New York Law School
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Rory Alarcon
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Hauppauge, NY Business Law Attorney.
(631) 867-2348 140 Fell Court, Suite 202
 Hauppauge, NY 11788
Free ConsultationBusiness, Consumer, Divorce and Real Estate
St. John's University School of Law
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Lisa S Fine
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Hauppauge, NY Business Law Attorney. 20 years experience
(631) 361-9600 900 Wheeler Road
Suite 220
 Hauppauge, NY 11788
Business, Arbitration & Mediation, Divorce and Family
Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University
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Concetta G. Spirio
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Sayville, NY Business Law Attorney. 31 years experience
(631) 277-8844 173 North Main Street PMB #320
 Sayville, NY 11782
Business, Collections, Divorce and Family
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As a member of the Suffolk County Bar Association, Nassau County Bar Association, New York State Bar Association, LEGAL – The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York, as well as the Collaborative Law Association of New York, Inc, Ms. Spirio knows how to help her clients by providing experienced and personal legal services. Since 1986 Ms. Spirio has served Long Island families and individuals in the following Practice Areas: * Collaborative Law * Non-traditional Family Law * Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) representation * Prenuptial and Domestic Partnership Agreements * Divorce and Separation Mediation * Real Estate Law * Trusts, Wills and Estates
(631) 277-8844 350 Moffitt Blvd.
2nd Floor
 Islip, NY 11751
Shari Lee Sugarman
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Hauppuge, NY Business Law Lawyer. 19 years experience
(631) 406-7600 900 Route 111 (Wheeler Road)
Suite 220
 Hauppuge, NY 11788
Free ConsultationBusiness and Real Estate
Touro College
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Ms. Sugarman has been an attorney on Long Island for over 10 years, practicing in many areas, including residential and commercial real estate, buying and selling businesses, commercial litigation, including banking, construction, breach of contract and surety claims. Prior to becoming an attorney, Ms. Sugarman worked as a real estate paralegal for The Klar Organization.
Barbara M. Pizzolato P.A.
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Islandia, NY Business Law Attorney. 30 years experience
Suite 430, One Suffolk Square
1601 Veterans Memorial Highway
 Islandia, NY 11749
Business, Estate Planning and Probate
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Barbara M. Pizzolato, P.A., is committed to offering you the kind of personalized, customized legal services you expect and deserve. With 28 years of experience in a multitude of jurisdictions and practice areas, Ms. Pizzolato has mastered the tools and strategies inherent in proper estate planning, allowing her to effectively address the legal issues affecting you, your loved ones and your business. In addition, Ms. Pizzolato is dedicated to forging strong personal relationships with her clients. She will work with you in a collaborative way to guide you through difficult and complicated personal and business matters, and work tirelessly...
(239) 225-7911 12751 New Brittany Blvd.
Suite 402
 Fort Myers, FL 33907
(239) 225-7911 4851 Tamiami Trail North
Suite 252
 Naples, FL 34103
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80 Main Street, Suite 140
 West Orange, NJ 07052
Leonard Anthony Bellavia
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Hauppauge, NY Business Law Lawyer. 34 years experience
(631) 224-7000 490 Wheeler Road, Suite 250
 Hauppauge, NY 11788
Business, Bankruptcy, Estate Planning and Real Estate
St. John's University School of Law
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Leonard A. Bellavia, founding partner of the law firm of Bellavia Blatt Andron & Crossett, PC, is a nationally recognized authority in the field of automotive franchise law and represents thousands of automobile dealerships across the country in all aspects of commercial litigation and buy/sell transactions. He has been instrumental in negotiating the sale of hundreds of dealerships and has achieved national recognition for advocating the mass action litigation model on behalf of franchised automobile dealers. Most notably, Len has successfully implemented the mass litigation model in the following actions: • In a settlement to recover reasonable compensation for warranty parts...
(516) 873-3000 200 Old Country Road, Suite 400
 Mineola, NY 11501
(518) 734-5700 5338 State Route 23
 Windham, NY 12496
Steven Krantz
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Commack, NY Business Law Attorney. 32 years experience
(631) 543-3750 353 Veterans Memorial Hwy
 Commack, NY 11725
Business, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
Franklin Pierce Law Center
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Christopher Ross
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Patchogue, NY Business Law Lawyer.
(631) 654-5134 178 East Main Street
 Patchogue, NY 11772
Business, Bankruptcy, Divorce and Personal Injury
New York Law School and Ithaca College
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Joseph M. Rosenthal
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Hauppauge, NY Business Law Lawyer. 41 years experience
(631) 952-3500 330 Vanderbilt Motor Pkwy
Suite 300
 Hauppauge, NY 11788
Business, Bankruptcy and Real Estate
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Joanne Fanizza
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Bay Shore, NY Business Law Attorney. 29 years experience
(631) 647-9595 One East Main Street
Suite 1
 Bay Shore, NY 11706
Business, Elder, Estate Planning and Probate
University of Florida
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I am your New York-Florida connection, with offices on Long Island and in Fort Lauderdale. I practice: Estate planning for New Yorkers and Floridians, especially for those contemplating changing domiciles; administration of estates in both states, especially ancillary administrations for decedents with properties in both or either state; real estate transactions in both states, especially New Yorkers buying or selling in Florida. I also practice in the areas of litigation and small business law. I have more than 25 years' experience practicing law in Florida, and eight in New York. My office provides caring service with an...
(954) 565-5445 2631 E. Oakland Park Blvd.
Suite 205
 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33306
Michael James Giusto
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Melville, NY Business Law Attorney. 11 years experience
(631) 549-1717 225 Old Country Rd
 Melville, NY 11747
Business, Estate Planning and Real Estate
Benjamin Cardozo School Of Law
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Jessica M. Smith
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Wading River, NY Business Law Lawyer.
(631) 456-2724 6302 Route 25A, Ste 7
 Wading River, NY 11792
Free ConsultationBusiness, Estate Planning, Real Estate and Tax
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I founded this law firm to provide my clients with creative, personalized legal services. Hiring my firm means that your case or transaction receives exclusive, undivided attention. You will never deal with paralegals or junior attorneys. The same attorney personally takes your calls, answers your questions, and attends all court proceedings. In addition to appointments at my Wading River office, consultations at your home or business on Long Island or in Manhattan are available.
Francesco Paolo Tini
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Copiague, NY Business Law Attorney. 11 years experience
(631) 925-2650 425 Oak St.
 Copiague, NY 11726
Free ConsultationBusiness, Criminal, Landlord Tenant and Real Estate
Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
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Tini law, P.C. was established early 2015, after its managing partner, Mr. Tini, left his position as Principal Law Clerk for the now retired Acting Justice of the Supreme Court, Stephen M. Behar. Prior to his appointment as Principal Law Clerk, Mr. Tini has previously managed Tini & Associates, P.C. This unique experience between private practice and public service allows our firm to better appreciate the specific needs of our clients and appreciates the challenges of each case, while relating to the specific rules of the assigned jurist. As leaders in each of the areas in which we practice, and...
David S. J. Neufeld
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Melville, NY Business Law Attorney. 33 years experience
(631) 549-1717 225 Old Country Rd
 Melville, NY 11747
Business, Estate Planning and Real Estate
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
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Michaelangelo Matera
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Melville, NY Business Law Lawyer. 21 years experience
(516) 741-6700 560 Broadhollow Road
Suite 303
 Melville, NY 11747
Business, Criminal, DWI and Personal Injury
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Michaelangelo's practice areas include criminal defense, personal injury, commercial litigation and general litigation. Michaelangelo is a native of Long Island where he currently resides today. He spent four years at Binghamton University in upstate New York prior to attending law school where he received several awards including the American Jurisprudence award in Trial Practice. Even prior to his admission to the New York Bar, Michaelangelo was hired to work for the Bronx County District Attorney’s Office where he spent several years. During his time there, he successfully prosecuted hundreds of criminal cases ranging from...
Michael D. Prywes
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Melville, NY Business Law Attorney. 7 years experience
(631) 254-0804 68 South Service Road
Suite 100
 Melville, NY 11747
Free ConsultationBusiness, Communications, Employment and IP
Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University
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I am an attorney admitted in New York. I am also a former media professional with a background in film, video, Internet, and law. As former President of 2 Life! Films, I was one of four producers of the comedy feature "Returning Mickey Stern," starring Joe Bologna, Tom Bosley, Connie Stevens, and Renee Taylor. The film, distributed in US theaters and abroad, is available on DVD (PG-13). I also created the now-defunct CastOurMovie site, the world's first crowdsourced voting site (before "American Idol" and "Last Comic Standing" would make crowdsourced voting commonplace). The site was featured in Time...
(212) 206-9104 275 Seventh Avenue
7th Floor
 New York, NY 10001
Jacob R. Fleitman
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Deer Park, NY Business Law Attorney. 4 years experience
(631) 242-7801 2061 Deer Park Ave
 Deer Park, NY 11729
Business, Employment, Landlord Tenant and Real Estate
Albany Law School
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Denis O'Leary
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Melville, NY Business Law Lawyer.
(631) 549-1717 225 Old Country Rd
 Melville, NY 11747
Business, Estate Planning and Real Estate
Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University
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Edwin Broderick
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Melville, NY Business Law Attorney.
(631) 549-1717 225 Old Country Rd
 Melville, NY 11747
Business, Estate Planning and Real Estate
Notre Dame Law School
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James Murtha
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Babylon, NY Business Law Attorney. 9 years experience
(631) 747-0356 26 Railroad Avenue # 351
 Babylon, NY 11702
Business and Appeals
Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University
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James D. Murtha has been a member of the consumer credit industry for over twenty-five years, having held key positions in several of the nation’s leading debt-collection firms. As an expert in FDCPA, FCRA and HIPAA issues, Mr. Murtha has written and taught on the subjects and has successfully litigated cases in defense of consumers’ rights. In addition to his passion for consumer defense, Mr. Murtha is an outspoken advocate of Constitutional issues and has championed the right to keep and bear arms in court. Practicing in the courts of...
Harold August Steuerwald
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Bellport, NY Business Law Attorney. 29 years experience
(631) 286-0800 112 South Country Road
Suite 116
 Bellport, NY 11713
Business
University of Dayton
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HAROLD A. STEUERWALD, LLC., Bellport, New York 11713 January 2004 to Present PARTNER TO THE FIRM OF AUGUSTINE & STEUERWALD, LLP. June 1995 to December 2003 DEPUTY TOWN ATTORNEY, Town of Riverhead, New York February 2006 to February 2010 DEPUTY TOWN ATTORNEY, Town of Brookhaven, New York October 2002 to February 2006 SENIOR ASSISTANT TOWN ATTORNEY, Town of Brookhaven, New York September 1998 to October 2002 ASSISTANT TOWN ATTORNEY, Town of Brookhaven, New York January 1998 to March 1991 October 1993 to September 1998 VILLAGE ATTORNEY, Village of Patchogue, New York June 2000 to February 2004 ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY, COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, New York March 1991 to October 1993
Vicki Gruber
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Farmingdale, NY Business Law Lawyer. 26 years experience
(516) 845-8088 17 Conklin St
 Farmingdale, NY 11735
Business, Arbitration & Mediation and Securities
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Aaron Deacon
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Huntington, NY Business Law Lawyer. 5 years experience
(859) 437-0160 77 Salem Ridge Dr
 Huntington, NY 11743
Business
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Jonathan Austern
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wading river, NY Business Law Attorney.
(631) 929-4541 2 taconic court
 wading river, NY 11792
Business
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Robert Sweeney
Hauppauge, NY Business Law Lawyer. 32 years experience
(631) 360-7333 1383 Veterans Memorial Hwy
 Hauppauge, NY 11788
Business, Criminal, DWI and Insurance Defense
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Cynthia Sue Butera
Smithtown, NY Business Law Lawyer. 19 years experience
(631) 780-6177 398 Rt. 111
 Smithtown, NY 11787
Business
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