New Paltz, New York Civil Rights Lawyers

Stephen Bergstein
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New Paltz, NY Civil Rights Attorney with 24 years experience
(845) 469-1277 5 Paradies Lane
 New Paltz, NY 12561
Civil Rights, Appeals and Employment
Cuny Law School
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Martindale-Hubbell AV-rated civil rights lawyer situated in Orange County, New York. Practice concentrated in employment discrimination (including sexual and racial harassment, disability discrimination and wrongful discharge) as well as constitutional issues (including First Amendment, due process and whistleblower protection). Extensive experience litigating claims from administrative level to appellate practice. Martindale-Hubbell AV-rated attorney, 2015. Named Hudson Valley "Super Lawyer" in 2013-2015. Has litigated and argued numerous civil rights precedents in Second Circuit Court of Appeals and Southern and Northern Districts of New York, including Back v. Hastings School District, 2d Cir. 2004, which held for the first time that caregiver...
Stephen S. Cobb
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Newburgh, NY Civil Rights Attorney with 3 years experience
(845) 247-5464 724 Broadway, #201
 Newburgh, NY 12550
Free ConsultationCivil Rights and Criminal
Pace Law School
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Effective and economical representation for criminal defense matters in local justice courts and Orange County Court. I represent civil rights clients (police abuse) in Federal Court. Sí, hablo español. In God We Trust.
Frederick Bittner
Poughkeepsie, NY Civil Rights Attorney with 50 years experience
(845) 485-6226 2 Cannon St
 Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
Civil Rights, Business, Divorce and Estate Planning
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Edward Bruno
Pine Bush, NY Civil Rights Lawyer with 20 years experience
(845) 361-3671 15 Bruyn Ave
 Pine Bush, NY 12566
Civil Rights, Criminal, DWI and Medical Malpractice
New York Law School
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Irwin Milton Portnoy
Newburgh, NY Civil Rights Attorney with 59 years experience
(845) 567-0315 7 Rock Cut Rd
 Newburgh, NY 12550
Civil Rights, Arbitration & Mediation, Elder and Social Security Disability
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Louis Klein
Kingston, NY Civil Rights Lawyer with 51 years experience
(845) 853-4229 369 Washington Avenue 2nd Floor
 Kingston, NY 12401
Civil Rights, Elder and Estate Planning
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Michelle Sharon Marcus
Newburgh, NY Civil Rights Lawyer with 30 years experience
(845) 567-0315 7 Rock Cut Rd
 Newburgh, NY 12550
Civil Rights and Social Security Disability
Albany Law Union Univ
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James K. Riley
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Pearl River, NY Civil Rights Attorney with 47 years experience
(845) 735-5050 144 East Central Avenue
 Pearl River, NY 10965
Civil Rights, Elder, Estate Planning and Personal Injury
Rutgers University - New Brunswick/Piscataway
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James K. Riley is an attorney who provides clients with personal injury and product liability advocacy in New York and New Jersey. He also serves his clients in the complex areas of estate planning, estate administration, elder law business and tax planning in both states. Mr. Riley teaches as an Adjunct Professor in the fields of estate planning, elder law and finanical planning at Pace University in White Plains, New York as well as in the field of education law at Long Island University and Pace University. Mr. Riley is an Accredited Estate Planner and a Certified Financial Planner. He...
Katherine Zalantis
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Tarrytown, NY Civil Rights Lawyer with 22 years experience
(914) 682-0707 120 White Plains Rd
#305
 Tarrytown, NY 10591
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Appeals, Business and Construction
Pace Law School
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Land Use and Zoning, Environmental and Municipal Law Real Estate Litigation Commercial Litigation Civil Rights (Property Rights) Litigation
Steven M. Silverberg
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Tarrytown, NY Civil Rights Attorney
(914) 682-0707 120 White Plains Rd
#305
 Tarrytown, NY 10591
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Appeals, Business and Construction
New York University School of Law
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Steven M. Silverberg is a partner in Silverberg Zalantis LLP. He has extensive experience in representing developers and municipalities in land use, zoning and environmental law matters including litigation and appeals in the New York State and Federal Courts. Starting his career as an assistant district attorney and then working as a town attorney, providing counsel in such diverse areas as contracts, construction, telecommunications and employment law, prepared him for the services he continues to provide to businesses, municipalities and individuals. In addition to his experience with the approval process for residential and commercial developments and related litigation, he has...
Richard S. Pakola Jr.
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New City, NY Civil Rights Attorney with 23 years experience
(845) 634-2221 317 Little Tor Road South
 New City, NY 10956
Civil Rights, Criminal, Estate Planning and Probate
The George Washington University Law School and Fordham University School of Law
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Rick has over twenty years of experience in civil and criminal practice, in both state and federal courts. He appears in throughout Rockland, Westchester, and Orange Counties, as well as in New York City, and in the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. He specializes in estate planning, all trusts and estates issues and litigation, civil rights, criminal, and family law cases in trial level courts and on appeal.
Peter John Schuyler
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Croton-On-Hudson, NY Civil Rights Lawyer with 19 years experience
(914) 862-0999 321 S Riverside Ave
 Croton-On-Hudson, NY 10520
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Divorce, Employment and Medical Malpractice
Fordham University
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Kitson & Schuyler LLP is a full-service law firm located in Croton-on-Hudson, New York, in the heart of the lower Hudson Valley. We offer clients professional, cost-efficient representation and personal attention to all aspects of the legal matters we handle. Our attorneys have successfully represented clients in courts from New York City to Dutchess County, as well as in mediation and arbitration of both commercial and individual claims. We have guided clients through a variety of business and real estate transactions, establishing a reputation as effective advocates for our clients regardless of the nature of the issues presented. Call today...
William Theodore Martin
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Somers, NY Civil Rights Attorney with 41 years experience
(866) 557-2275 108 Village Sq., Suite 143
 Somers, NY 10589
Civil Rights, Criminal, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
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Brian Daniel Nugent
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South Nyack, NY Civil Rights Lawyer with 13 years experience
(845) 353-2000 96 South Broadway
 South Nyack, NY 10960
Civil Rights, Administrative, Employment and Municipal
Pace Law School
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Michael Diederich Jr.
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Stony Point, NY Civil Rights Attorney
(845) 942-0795 361 Route 210
 Stony Point, NY 10980
Civil Rights, Appeals, Employment and Environmental
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Thomas Singleton
Mt Kisco, NY Civil Rights Attorney with 59 years experience
(914) 666-4400 50 Main St
 Mt Kisco, NY 10549
Civil Rights, Estate Planning and Real Estate
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Nicholas Roman Lewis
Tarrytown, NY Civil Rights Attorney with 17 years experience
(718) 493-0404 25 Rosehill Ave
 Tarrytown, NY 10591
Civil Rights, Business, Criminal and DWI
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Kimberly Ann Einzig
Armonk, NY Civil Rights Attorney with 11 years experience
(914) 730-3400 84 Business Park Dr
 Armonk, NY 10504
Civil Rights, Criminal, DWI and Personal Injury
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Peter Matis Margolius
Catskill, NY Civil Rights Lawyer with 42 years experience
(518) 943-4351 7 Howard Ct
 Catskill, NY 12414
Civil Rights, Personal Injury, Social Security Disability and Workers' Comp
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Stephen Lowe
New City, NY Civil Rights Lawyer with 42 years experience
(914) 639-7711 499 Rte 304
 New City, NY 10956
Civil Rights, Criminal, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
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Christopher Dale Watkins
Chester, NY Civil Rights Lawyer with 19 years experience
(845) 469-1277 15 Railroad Ave
 Chester, NY 10918
Civil Rights
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Peter Joseph Famighetti
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Melville, NY Civil Rights Attorney with 17 years experience
(631) 352-0050 25 Melville Park Road, Suite 235
 Melville, NY 11747
Free ConsultationCivil Rights and Employment
Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University
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Peter is a passionate and dedicated advocate. Peter has represented clients in various forums, including the United States District Court for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, as well as in New York State Courts in the region. Throughout his career that has spanned more than a decade, Peter has served as defendants' and Plaintiffs' counsel in single and class action employment related litigation. Most recently, Peter won a jury trial on a First Amendment retaliation case in Federal Court. Additionally, Peter has appeared extensively in cases before arbitration tribunals and administrative agencies, including...
Edward Anthony Ruffo
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Bronx, NY Civil Rights Lawyer with 25 years experience
(646) 330-1550 558 Grand Concourse
 Bronx, NY 10451
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home and Personal Injury
St. John's University School of Law
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Mr Ruffo one of the Nation's Top 100 Trial Lawyers as ranked by the National Trial Lawyers as well as a Top 100 New York Super Lawyer. He is rated Pre-Eminent By Martindale Hubble and maintains a perfect 10/10 AVVO rating. He has 23 years experience obtaining multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements for victims of negligence, specializing in Motor Vehicle, Slip, Trip & Fall , Workplace,Medical Malpractice and Nursing Home Negligence Litigation. Mr Ruffo helps victims in the NY and NJ metropolitan area. He is admitted to practice in the State and Federal Courts of NY &...
(646) 330-1550 595 Madison Avenue
 New York, NY 10022
(646) 330-1550 1957 Flatbush Avenue
 Brooklyn, NY 11234
(646) 330-1550 666 Old Country Road
 Garden City, 11530
(646) 330-1550 163-09 Northern Blvd
 Flushing, NY 11358
Anthony H. Gair
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New York, NY Civil Rights Attorney with 38 years experience
(212) 943-1090 80 Pine Street
34th Floor
 New York, NY 10005
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Legal Malpractice, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
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I am a personal injury lawyer. The firm I joined in 1980, Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf was founded by my father Harry A. Gair in 1919. Clients I have represented have found themselves needing my help with cases involving anything from defective products to medical malpractice to automobile accidents.In the city of New York, I am considered to be one of the most respected personal injury attorneys in town. My reputation is not limited to the city of New York however. I have a national reputation built in the area of civil rights where...
James Avery
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Manhattan, NY Civil Rights Lawyer with 35 years experience
(866) 987-4368 41 Madison Ave.
 Manhattan, NY 10010
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Legal Malpractice, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
University of Denver
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Nationally recognized trial lawyer with 30+ years experience in complex and catastrophic personal injury, insurance law and product liability cases.
(866) 987-4368 201 N. Illinois St.
 Indianapolis, IN 46204
(303) 840-2222 4610 S. Ulster St., Ste. 150
 Denver, CO 80237
(303) 840-2222 4450 Arapahoe Ave, Ste. 100
 Boulder, CO 80303
(866) 987-4368 44 Cook St., Ste. 100
 Denver, CO 80206
Joanne Fanizza
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Bay Shore, NY Civil Rights Attorney with 30 years experience
(631) 647-9595 One East Main Street
Suite 1
 Bay Shore, NY 11706
Civil Rights, 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
Richard Hochhauser
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Garden City, NY Civil Rights Lawyer with 3 years experience
(516) 939-1529 1225 Franklin Avenue
Ste 325
 Garden City, NY 11530
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Criminal, DWI and White Collar Crime
Fordham University School of Law
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Richard Hochhauser is the founding partner at the Law Office of Richard Hochhauser, PLLC. As a former Assistant District Attorney, Mr. Hochhauser is a proven trial attorney having successfully taken numerous criminal cases to verdict and is highly experienced in all aspects of criminal law. As an ADA, Mr. Hochhauser prosecuted thousands of criminal cases, including DWI, hit and run, drug sale and possession, assault, domestic violence, larceny, financial fraud, ID theft, and many others. Further, Mr. Hochhauser was chosen to be a member of a specialized unit which focused on DWI and DUI prosecution.

As part of this appointment,...
Ben B. Rubinowitz
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New York, NY Civil Rights Attorney with 36 years experience
(212) 943-1090 80 Pine Street
34th Floor
 New York, NY 10005
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Legal Malpractice, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University
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Anthony La Pinta
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Hauppauge, NY Civil Rights Lawyer with 26 years experience
(631) 231-1199 200 Vanderbilt Motor Parkway
Suite C-17
 Hauppauge, NY 11788
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Criminal, DWI and White Collar Crime
Temple University
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Anthony M. La Pinta is one of Long Island’s most accomplished and respected trial attorneys. Practicing law for over 26 years, he specializes in all phases of federal and state criminal defense, civil rights and plaintiff's personal injury litigation.

Described by members of the judiciary as "an attorney of the highest caliber," and "one of the finest lawyers on Long Island," Mr. La Pinta represents the highest standards in the legal community. He has been selected to the 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017 editions of "Super Lawyers" magazine and has earned the “Preeminent - AV” rating with the prestigious Martindale-Hubbell...
Bryan S. Arcé
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New York, NY Civil Rights Lawyer
(877) 469-5297 45 Broadway, Suite 610
 New York, NY 10006
Civil Rights and Employment
Brooklyn Law School
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Bryan was born in Los Angeles, CA. He attended the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor Michigan where he received his Bachelors of Arts Degree. He obtained his Juris Doctorate law degree from Brooklyn Law School. Mr. Arce is a member of the American Bar Association, New York State Bar Association, New Jersey State Bar Association, and Pennsylvania State Bar Association. He is admitted to practice law in the States of New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania and is admitted to the Federal Courts of those states. Mr. Arce is of counsel to the Derek T. Smith Law Group, P.C. Prior to...
(215) 239-3036 1500 Market St
12th Floor, East Tower
 Philadelphia, PA 19102
(201) 210-5072 1 Gateway Center
#2600
 Newark, NJ 07102
Gregory Scott Hach
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New York, NY Civil Rights Attorney with 19 years experience
(212) 779-0057 185 Madison Ave, 14th Floor
 New York, NY 10016
Civil Rights, Nursing Home, Personal Injury and Products Liability
The Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law
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Gregory Hach is a partner at Hach & Rose, LLP. His practice area focus is in representing members of organized labor unions in mass tort actions including prescription drug liability, personal injury actions, and asbestos litigation. Mr. Hach is admitted to practice law in New York, Washington, DC, and the United States District Court for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. He earned his Juris Doctorate from Ohio Northern University, Claude W. Pettit College of Law in 1999. He also earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science in 1996 from the John Jay College of Criminal...
Erica L. Shnayder
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New York, NY Civil Rights Attorney
(212) 248-0120 45 Broadway
#610
 New York, NY 10006
Free ConsultationCivil Rights and Employment
American University Washington College of Law
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Derek T. Smith
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New York, NY Civil Rights Lawyer with 23 years experience
(877) 469-5297 One Penn Plaza
Suite 4905
 New York, NY 10119
Free ConsultationCivil Rights and Employment
Dickinson School of Law and University of Michigan Law School
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Derek T. Smith is an experienced New York City Labor & Employment Law and sexual harassment Attorney in New York City, New Jersey and Philadelphia who has particular experience in the areas of employment discrimination, workplace sexual harassment, civil rights litigation, labor & employment law and civil litigation. Attorney Derek Smith is admitted to the state bars of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania and the U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
(877) 469-5297 1845 Walnut Street
Suite 1600
 Philadelphia, PA 19103
(877) 469-5297 73 Forest Lake Drive
 Hewitt, NJ 07421
Peter E Brill
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New York, NY Civil Rights Lawyer with 20 years experience
(888) 315-9841 306 Fifth Avenue
Penthouse
 New York, NY 10038
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Criminal, Domestic Violence and White Collar Crime
Georgetown University Law Center
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I spend my days making sure that the Government lives up to its promises that police officers don’t lie, that prosecutors act with some semblance of honor, and that my clients get a fair shake, even if they have done something wrong.

Peter E. Brill is one of only two attorneys in all of New York State — and the only attorney in the New York metropolitan area — to be certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy in Criminal Law, a certification with rigorous requirements for legal knowledge and criminal trial experience. In his nearly 20 years of practice,...
(888) 315-9841 64 Hilton Avenue
 Hempstead, NY 11550
(888) 315-9841 150 Vanderbilt Motor Parkway
Suite 401
 Hauppauge, NY 11788
(888) 315-9841 67A Main Street
#2
 East Hampton, NY 11937
Gerald Chiariello
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Glen Cove, NY Civil Rights Attorney with 23 years experience
(888) 692-1540 147 Glen Street
 Glen Cove, NY 11542
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Legal Malpractice, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
Fordham University School of Law
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Dominic Louis Chiariello
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Glen Cove, NY Civil Rights Attorney with 27 years experience
(888) 692-1540 147 Glen Street
 Glen Cove, NY 11542
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home and Personal Injury
Fordham University
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Attorney Dominic Chiariello graduated from Fordham University School of Law in 1990, when he was admitted to the New Jersey State Bar. He joined the firm in 1991 after being admitted to the New York State Bar. He frequently lectures for the Queens County Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Program and serves as Chair of the Civil Practice Committee, as well as Sub-Committee Chairman for Tort Legislation. He is a member of the Queens County Bar Judiciary Committee, Medical Malpractice Committee and Mentors Committee. He is past president of Queens County Columbian Lawyer’s Association, as well as past chairman...
(888) 692-1540 118-21 Queens Blvd
 Queens, NY 11375
Gerald Jay Resnick
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New York, NY Civil Rights Lawyer with 28 years experience
(646) 867-7997 1375 Broadway
3rd Floor #17
 New York, NY 10018
Civil Rights, Employment and Military
Western New England University School of Law
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Matthew Weinick
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Melville, NY Civil Rights Lawyer
(631) 352-0050 25 Melville Park Road
Suite 235
 Melville, NY 11747
Free ConsultationCivil Rights and Employment
Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University
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Matthew Weinick is a Long Island employment lawyer. Since the beginning of his career, Matt has been fighting for his clients’ workplace rights before Federal and State Court judges and administrative law judges. He has tried employment discrimination and retaliation cases before juries in Federal Court, represents clients at mediation and arbitration, and has argued appeals before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals and the New York Appellate Divisions, First and Second Departments. Matt’s success has been recognized for five consecutive years by Super Lawyers Magazine which listed him as a Rising Star from 2012-2016, a recognition reserved for...
Joshua P. Frank
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New York, NY Civil Rights Lawyer
(212) 248-7431 45 Broadway
#620
 New York, NY 10006
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Arbitration & Mediation and Employment
Boston University School of Law
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Angel Antonio Castro III
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New York, NY Civil Rights Attorney with 1 year experience
(646) 234-3177 60 Broad Street
24th Floor
 New York, NY 10004
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Appeals, Criminal and Education
Hofstra University
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Mr. Castro is a dedicated attorney with a strong team of professionals around him. Angel's law firm, A. A. Castro C.L.A.N. PLLC, has attorneys available to represent clients all over New York State with Offices in Manhattan and Syracuse, New York. Hablamos Espanol!

Mr. Castro's focus is on Education (Special Ed., General Ed. and Higher Ed.) including issues surrounding educational placement, related services, accommodations, discrimination, discipline/suspension/expulsion, personal injuries, and criminal cases related to education institutions.

Admission in and experience with the NYS Supreme/Article 78 Courts, Administrative Impartial Due Process Hearings, Appeals to the Office of State Review and Federal Courts allows him...

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