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(Main Office) Statement of PracticeEmployment Law, Employment Discrimination, Employment Contracts, Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits, ERISA, Age Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Disability Law, Civil Rights, False Claims Act and Whistleblower Litigation, Section 1983 Litigation, Criminal Law, Real Estate, Housing Litigation, Housing Discrimination, Premises Liability, Litigation, Mediation and Arbitration. Year Established: 1998
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John A. Beranbaum (Member) born New York, New York, February 9, 1955; admitted to bar, 1982, New York; 1983, New Jersey; U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second and Third Circuits, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and U.S. District Court, District of Pennsylvania. Education: Yale University (A.B., magna cum laude, distinction in History, 1977); New York University (J.D., 1981). Fellow, Reginald Heber Smith Community Lawyer Fellowship Program, 1981-1983. Author: "Reconstructing Constructive Discharge in the Second Circuit," N.Y.L.J., June 2007; "Time to Revisit New York's At-Will Employment Doctrine," N.Y.L.J., July 2006; "Civil Rights Remedies for Gender-Motivated Violence Act," N.Y.L.J., June 1998; "Survey of Emotional Distress and Punitive Damages Awards in Excess of $400,000," The Employee Advocate (Fall 1998); "Kolstad v. American Dental Association: Punitive Damages Under Title VII," N.Y.L.J., July 1999; "Overcoming the Farragher/Ellerth Affirmative Defense: An Annotated Set of Interrogatories and Request for Production of Documents and Things," The Employee Advocate (Fall 2000); "Accommodating Leaves of Absence Under ADA," N.Y.L.J., July 2001; "Reasonably Accommodating ADA Reassignments," N.Y.L.J., December 2001; "Calculating Economic Damages in an Employment Case," Employee Rights Quarterly, Spring and Fall, 2002; "Hiring Issues, Disability-Related Inquiries and Medical Examinations Under the ADA," HR Advisor, March/April 2002; "Litigating State and City Law Discrimination Claims: Individual Liability; Aiding and Abetting and Reasonable Accommodation," New York State Bar Association, Fall 2002; "Economic Damages: Assumptions and Calculations," National Employment Lawyers Association, June 2003. Celesq. Attorney Ed Center, Online Faculty. Mediator, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York. Member: The Bar Association of the City of New York (Member, Labor and Employment Law Committee, 2000-2003); New York State (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section) and American (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section) Bar Associations; American Bar Foundation. Reported Cases: Ferris v. Delta Air Lines, Inc., 277 F.3d 128 (2d Cir. 2001); Tse v. UBS Financial Services, Inc, 568 F.Supp.2d 574 (S.D.N.Y. 2008); Gaffney v. Dep't of Information Technology and Telecommunications, 2008 WL 4405280 (Sept. 26, 29008); DiFilippo v. Barclays Capital, Inc., 522 F.Supp.2d (S.D.N.Y. 2008); Rivera v. Ndola Pharmacy Co., 497 F. Supp.2d 381 (E.D.N.Y. 2007); International Healthcare Exchange, Inc. v. Global Health Care Exchange, LLC, 470 F. Supp.2d 345 (S.D.N.Y. 2007); Brennan v. City of White Plains, 67 F. Supp.2d 362 (S.D.N.Y. 1999); Crisonino v. New York City Housing Auth., 985 F. Supp. 385 (S.D.N.Y. 1998); Sunshine v. Long Island Univ., 862 F. Supp. 26 (E.D.N.Y. 1994); Weissman v. Dawn Joy Fashions. Inc., 1997 U.S. Dist. Lexis 11930 7 Am. Disabilities Cas. (BNA) 365 (S.D.N.Y. 1997); continuation of Weissman, 1999 U.S. Dist. Lexis 3002 (S.D.N.Y. 1999), vacated and remanded, 241 F.2d 224 (2d Cir. 2000); Kim v. Dial Service Int'l., 1997 U.S. LEXIS 12544 (S.D.N.Y. 1997); aff'd, 159 F.3d 1347 (2d Cir. 1998), cert. denied, 119 S.Ct. 1030 (1999); Roniger v. McCall, 22 F. Supp. 2d 156 (S.D.N.Y. 1998), 77 F. Supp. 2d 433 (S.D.N.Y. 1999) and 119 F.Supp. 2d 407 (S.D.N.Y. 2001); Hazeldine v. Beverage Media, Ltd. 954 F. Supp. 697 (S.D.N.Y. 1997); Governale v. Airborne Express, Inc., 1997 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 7562 (E.D.N.Y. 1997); Settecase v. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, 13 F. Supp.2d 530 (S.D.N.Y. 1998); Criado v. ITT Corp., 61 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 321; 8 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 1267 (S.D.N.Y., 1993). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Sexual Harassment; Disability Discrimination; Sex Discrimination; Race Discrimination; Age Discrimination; Mediation; Arbitration; Executive Compensation; ERISA; Employee Rights; Fair Labor Standards; Family and Medical Leave Act; Labor Law; Labor Arbitration.Email: John A. Beranbaum
Bruce E. Menken (Member) born Queens, New York, June 30, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, New York; 1991, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 1993, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Northern Districts of New York. Education: Clark University (B.A., 1983); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 1986). Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Committee on Corrections, 2002-2004); New York County Lawyers Association (Member, Labor and Employment Law Committee); National Employment Lawyers Association. Reported Cases: Kelsey v. County of Schoharie, 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 17057 (NDNY 2005); Zirlin v. Scarsdale, 365 F.Supp 2d 477 (SDNY 2005); Marriott v. County of Montgomery, 227 F.R.D. 159, affirmd, 2005 U.S. App. LEXIS 25428 (2d Cir 2005); Bruce v. County of Rensselaer, 2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1889 (N.D.N.Y. 2004); Monaco v. Smith, 2004 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1334 (S.D.N.Y. 2004); Karen Abdel-Khalek v. Ernst & Young LLP, 97 Civ. 4514 (JGK) S.D.N.Y. 1999 U.S. Dist Lexis 2369; Lippold v. Duggal Color Projects, Inc., 1998 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2290 (S.D.N.Y 1998); Lippold v. Duggal Color Projects, Inc., 1998 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 335, (S.D.N.Y., 1998); Mask v. Johnson, 1997 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 16353, (S.D.N.Y., 1997); McNulty v. New York City Dept. of Finance, 941 F. Supp. 452, (S.D.N.Y., 1996); Choice v. Coughlin, (S.D.N.Y., 1996) U.S. Dist. LEXIS 8069, (S.D.N.Y., 1996). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Discrimination; Civil Rights; Criminal Defense; Executive Compensation; Wage and Hour Law; Mediation; Arbitration; Class Action; Litigation.Email: Bruce E. Menken
Mark H. Bierman (Member) admitted to bar, 1982, New York and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. Education: Hunter College of the City University of New York (B.A., 1978); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 1982). Adjunct Clinical Professor, Brooklyn Law School, 1982-1987. Author: "Warrens Weed Real Property - Summary Proceedings," 1988. Senior Attorney, Senior Citizen's Law Office. Speaker's Counsel Staff, New York State Assembly, 1987-1988. Partner, Finder Novick Kerrigan & Anderson, LLP, 1989-1997. Member: New York County Lawyers Association; National Employment Lawyers Association. Reported Cases: Abdou v. Gurrieri, 2006 WL 2729247 (E.D.N.Y. Sept. 25, 2006); Abel v. Merrill Lynch & Co., 1993 U.S. Dist. Lexis 1213 (S.D.N.Y., 1993); Mohassel v. Fenwick, 5 N.Y.3d 44, 799 NYS 2d 758, 832 N.E.2d. 1174 (2005); Mayer v. 486 Associates, Inc., _A.D. 3d _, 824 N.Y.S. 2d 725 (2nd Dept., 2006); Waverly Associates v. N.Y.S.D.H.C.R., 12 A.D. 3d 272 (1st Dept., 2004); Oriburger, Inc. v. BWHNV Assoc., 305 A.D.2d 275 (1st Dept., 2003); Grinnell Hous. Dev. Fund. Corp. v. McClain-James, 240 A.D.2d 203 (1st Dept., 1997); 196 Owners Corp. v. Hampton Managment, Co., 227 A.D.2d 296 (1st Dept., 1996); Levin v. Hertz, 221 A.D.2d 341 (2nd Dept., 1995); Antonovici v. Abrams, 124 Misc. 2d 407 (N.Y. Co., 1984); Singer v. Bermudez, 117 Misc.2d 708 (N.Y. Co., 1983). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Employment Law; Housing Discrimination; Employment Discrimination; Real Estate Litigation; Housing Law; Premises Liability; Civil Rights.Email: Mark H. Bierman
Jason J. Rozger (Member) born Jersey City, New Jersey; admitted to bar, 1997, New Jersey; 1998, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern, Eastern, Northern and Western Districts of New York. Education: Drew University (B.A., cum laude, 1993); New York University (J.D., 1996). Member, New York University, Review of Law and Social Change. Clerkship, Hon. Ronald Graves, N.J., Superior Court, 1996-1997. Member: National Employment Lawyer's Association. Reported Cases: Bruce v. County of Rensselaer, 2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1889 (N.D.N.Y. 2003); Martin v. SCI Management L.P., 296 F.Supp.2d 462 (S.D.N.Y. 2003); Lee v. State, 2004 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 6191 (4th Dept. 2004); Marriott v. County of Montgomery, 227 F.R.D. 159 (N.D.N.Y. 2005, aff'd); 2005 U.S. App. LEXIS 25 428 (2d Cir 11/22/05); Kelsey v. County of Schoharie, 2005 US Dist LEXIS 1057 (N.D.N.Y. August 5, 2005); Mitchell v. County of Clinton, 2007 WL 1987716 (N.D.N.Y. 2007). Practice Areas: Civil Rights; Employment Law; Criminal Law; Labor Law; Class Actions.Email: Jason J. Rozger
OF COUNSELStephen Palitz (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1986, New York and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. Education: New York University (B.A., 1980); Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law (J.D., 1985). Recipient, Bureau of National Affairs Award. Member, Law Review, Cardozo Law School. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; New York State Bar Association. Reported Cases: Livingston Associates v. New York State Div. of Housing, 289 A.D.2d 245, 734 N.Y.S.2d 484, (2d Dept. 2001); Hertz v Hertz, 291 A.D.2d 91, 738 N.Y.S.2d 62 (2d Dept. 2002); Muscat v. Gray, Misc.3d 905(A), 781 N.Y.S.2d 625, 2003 (N.Y. City Civ. Ct. 2003). Practice Areas: Discrimination; Commercial Real Estate; Housing Law; Housing Discrimination; Commercial Landlord and Tenant Law; Landlord and Tenant Law; Litigation.Email: Stephen Palitz
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