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Meetings and Hearings Address:
230 Park Avenue, 23rd Floor
New York, New York 10169-0005 (New York Co.)
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 Free Initial Consultation (Main Office) Formerly: Member of Kurzman Karelson & Frank, LLP; Moore, Berson, Lifflander, Eisenberg and Mewhinney. Statement of PracticeCivil and Commercial Litigation, Trials and Appeals, Employment Discrimination, Restrictive Covenants, Condominium Law, Mediation, Arbitration, Utility, Telecommunications and Leasehold Cost and Expense Audit and Consultant Issues, Breach of Contract, Commercial Collections, Probate and Estates Disputes, Mediation and Arbitration of Commercial and Employment Disputes, Administrative Law, Judicial Review, Administrative Hearings and Appeals, Aged and Aging, Age Discrimination, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Arbitration, Collaborative Law, Mediation, Appellate Practice, Civil Appeals, Business Law, Business Arbitration, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Business Mediation, Business Torts, Business Transactions, Complex Business Litigation, Family Business Mediation, Limited Liability Company Law, Professional Practices, Sole Proprietorships, Civil Practice, Federal Civil Practice, Civil Rights, Civil Liberties, Civil Rights Section 1983, Sex Discrimination, Collections, Commercial Collections, Secured Collections, Unsecured Collections, Construction Law, Architectural Law, Construction Accidents, Construction and Design Law, Construction Arbitration, Construction Claims, Construction Contracts, Construction Litigation, Construction Mediation, Mechanics Liens, Contracts, Breach of Contract, Commercial Contracts, Contract Fraud, Contract Litigation, Conveyancing, Debtor and Creditor, Creditors Rights, Debtor and Creditor Collections, Debtor and Creditor Remedies, Debtor and Creditor Rights, Secured Creditors Rights, Unsecured Creditors Rights, Employee Benefits, COBRA, Deferred Compensation, Disability Benefits, Health Benefits, Unemployment Compensation, Family Law, Alimony, Divorce, Divorce Arbitration, Divorce Mediation, Family Arbitration, Family Mediation, Premarital Agreements, Inheritance, Labor and Employment, Age Discrimination in Employment, Collective Bargaining, Confidentiality Agreements, Covenants Not To Compete, Disability Discrimination, Employee Discipline, Employer Liability, Employer Rights, Employment Arbitration, Employment at Will, Employment Breach of Contract, Employment Civil Rights, Employment Contracts, Employment Disability Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Employment Litigation, Employment Mediation, Employment Termination, Equal Employment Opportunity Law, Executive Severance Contracts, Human Resources Law, Labor Arbitration, Labor Law, Management Labor Law, Non-compete Litigation, Noncompetition and Non-Solicitation, Personnel Policies, Reductions in Force, Restrictive Covenants, Retaliatory Discharge, Sexual Harassment, Title VII Discrimination, Unfair Labor Practices, Union Contract Negotiations, WARN Act, Wrongful Termination, Wrongful Termination Defense, Leases and Leasing, Commercial Landlord and Tenant Law, Commercial Leasing, Industrial Leasing, Landlord and Tenant Law, Office Leasing, Retail Leasing, Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Attorney Discipline, Attorney Errors and Omissions, Attorney Fee Disputes, Attorney Grievances, Legal Ethics, Libel, Slander and Defamation, Defamation, Libel and Slander, Libel Defense, Negligence, Partnership Law, Limited Liability Partnerships, Limited Partnerships, Partnership Dissolution, Partnership Formation, Partnership Organization, Personal Injury, Personal Injury Mediation, Personal Injury Arbitration, Probate, Ancillary Probate, Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Professional Liability, Architects and Engineers Errors and Omissions, Architects and Engineers Liability, Architects and Engineers Malpractice, Design Professionals Liability, Design Professionals Errors and Omissions, Design Professionals Malpractice, Professional Conduct, Professional Discipline, Professional Errors and Omissions, Professional Malpractice, Professional Negligence, Property Damage, Property Law, Personal Property, Personal Property Leasing, Real Estate, Condominium Association Law, Condominium Law, Cooperative Housing Association Law, Property Management, Real Estate Arbitration, Real Estate Brokerage Law, Real Estate Brokers and Agents Liability, Real Estate Contracts, Real Estate Collections, Real Estate Foreclosure, Real Estate Litigation, Real Estate Mediation, Real Estate Partnerships, Real Estate Sales, Real Estate Secured Lending, Real Property, Real Property Acquisitions, Restraining Orders, Torts, Civil Liability, Intentional Torts, Tort Defense, Trade Secrets, Theft of Trade Secrets, Trade Secret Misappropriation, Trusts and Estates, Contested Trusts and Estates, Decedents Estates, Estate Administration, Estate Litigation, Estate Settlements, Fiduciary Liability, Fiduciary Litigation, Living Trusts, Powers of Attorney, Surrogates Court Practice, Trust Administration, Trust and Estate Collections, Trust Litigation, Unfair Competition, Wills, Living Wills, Contested Wills, Consultant Agreements. Year Established: 1961
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AddressMeetings and Hearings Address:
230 Park Avenue, 23rd Floor
New York, NY 10169-0005, (New York Co.)
PhonePhone: 917-902-7979
Fax: 212-246-6774
Website
http://www.grafflawoffices.net
Michael P. Graff (Principal) born New York, N.Y.; admitted to bar, 1961, New York; 1983, Florida; U.S. District Court, Southern (Trial Bar), Middle and Northern Districts of Florida; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second, Third and Sixth Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Michigan State University (B.S.); Brooklyn Law School (LL.B.); Basic and Advanced Certified Mediation Training. Author: "Condominium Liens: Which Come First," The Queens Bar Journal, 1992. Co-Author: Report on Proposed New York Court Rule Regarding Interrogatories, Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Committee on State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction, October 29, 2004; "The Art of Pleading - State Courts," Course Materials and Presenter, New York City Bar C.L.E., January 2008 and 2009. Panel Member: NYC Contract Dispute Resolution Board. Arbitrator: Civil Court of the City of New York. Mediator, Commercial Divisions of Supreme Court, New York and Queens Counties. Mediator and Arbitrator, Joint Committee on Fee Disputes and Conciliation. Safe Horizon Mediator of Civil Court and Community Disputes. Former Partner: Kurzman, Karelsen & Frank, LLP; Moore, Berson, Lifflander, Eisenberg & Mewhinney; Becker, Goldstein & Graff. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Committees on: Law and Science, 1993-1994; Uniform State Laws, 1995-1998; State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction, 2003-2006; Litigation, 2006-2009; Alternate Dispute Resolution, 2009); The Florida Bar (Member, Sections on: Trial Practice; Real Property; Probate; Trust Law); National Employment Lawyers Association, New York; N.Y.C. Civil Court Association of Arbitrators; N.Y.S. Dispute Resolution Association. Fellow: Master, American Inn of Court, New York Chapter. Reported Cases: National Utility Service, Inc. v. J.R. Sexton, Inc., 1989 WL 343048 (D. Conn.); American Telephone & Utility Consultants, Inc., v. Beth Israel Medical Center, 307 A.D.2d 834, 763 N.Y.S.2d 466; Parkash v. UtiliSave Corporation, 295 A.D.2d 330, 743 N.Y.S.2d 889; National Utility Service, Inc. v. Savannah Food & Industries, Inc., 1994 WL 16182865, 1994 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1821489, aff'd 61 F.3d 895, cert. denied 116 S. Ct. 709; National Utility Service, Inc. v. Blue Circle, Inc., 793 F.Supp. 52, aff'd 978 F.2d 707; Shannon v. Fireman's Fund Ins. Co., 136 F.Supp.2d 225 and 156 F. Supp. 2d 279. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Mediation; Arbitration; Employment Discrimination; Contracts; Contract Litigation; Utility and Telecommunication Audit and Consultant Compensation; Restrictive Covenants; Probate Litigation; Commercial Real Estate; Condominium Law.
Member of the Bar of New York and Florida.
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