Peckar & Abramson is one of the nation's leading construction law firms, having achieved national recognition for its successes in representing many of the construction industry's most successful building and civil contractors, construction managers and builders, both domestically and internationally. The firm combines its unique problem-solving expertise and litigation/arbitration experience with its substantial experience counseling clients regarding the management of transactional risks inherent in the industry.

Peckar & Abramson has successfully resolved disputes at all levels of complexity arising from a wide range of construction projects, from moderately sized projects to mega-projects in both the public and private sectors. The firm has particular expertise in projects such as airports, government buildings, highways, tunnels and bridges, power generation facilities, pipeline projects, environmental clean-ups, sports arenas, manufacturing facilities, shipping ports, hotels and other hospitality industry projects, offices, residential communities and educational facilities. The firm represents general contractors and other construction industry participants with matters throughout the U.S., Asia, South America, the Middle East, the Caribbean and Europe.

In addition to and complementing its construction industry practice, the firm offers expert legal services in government contracts, corporate integrity and compliance, labor and employment, environmental law, shipbuilding and repair, as well as corporate and real estate law. Our Government Contracts Group specializes in advising domestic and international companies, including contractors, manufacturers, suppliers, service providers, developers and financiers on a multitude of different projects. The Labor Relations and Employment Law Department serves every type of business from Fortune 100, and privately held multinational corporations, to small family-owned firms in diverse industries. The Environmental Law Group helps businesses anticipate and prevent costly environmental problems. Our Corporate and Real Estate groups serve a wide range of clients, from entrepreneurs to small investment banks to large multinational enterprises in many industries, including the construction industry.

Peckar & Abramson serves the needs of its clients from its offices in New York, New Jersey, Florida, California, Washington, D.C. and London and offers its international clients the many benefits of its relationships with allied international firms through the International Construction Law Alliance (ICLA).

Statement of Practice

Construction, Government Contract Law, Litigation, Arbitration, Surety, Commercial Law, Labor Relations and Employment Law, Environmental Law, Corporate Law, and Real Estate and Land Use Law.

Address

41 Madison Avenue
20th Floor
New York, NY 10036, (New York Co.)

Phone

Phone: 212-382-0909
Fax: 212-382-3456

Website

http://www.pecklaw.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

(For complete biographical data on other personnel, see Professional Biographies at other locations)

FOUNDING MEMBERS

Richard L. Abramson (Member) born Jersey City, New Jersey, October 29, 1946; admitted to bar, 1973, New York and New Jersey; 1974, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 1981, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1982, U.S. Court of Federal Claims; 1984, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., 1968); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 1972). Member, 1970-1971 and Editor, 1971-1972, Brooklyn Law Review. Member: Bergen County and New Jersey State Bar Associations. Reported Cases: J.I. Hass Co. v. Gilbane Bldg. Co., 881 F.2d 89 (3d Cir. 1989), cert. denied, 493 U.S. 1080 (1990) Practice Areas: Construction Law(80%); Commercial Litigation(20%).Email: Richard L. Abramson

Robert S. Peckar (Member) born New York, N.Y., April 30, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, New York, New Jersey, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Circuits; 1973, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: Rutgers University (B.A., 1968); Columbia University (J.D., 1972). Author: "New Jersey Construction Law," 1998 West Group, St. Paul, Minn. Member, National Board of Directors, Construction Financial Management Association, 1983-1989, General Counsel, 1989—. New York Building Congress, General Counsel, 1987-2002, General Counsel Emeritus, 2002—. Building Trades Employers Association (New York) General Counsel, 2002— and New Jersey Building Contractor's Association, General Counsel, 1980—. Organizing Co-Chairman, Alternative Dispute Resolution Superconference, 1997-1998. Chairman: ENR Construction Resolution of Construction Disputes Conference, 1991; Building Successfully Without Disputes Conference, 1992. Member, Steering Committee of Dispute Avoidance and Resolution Task Force (DART). Chairman, Private Dispute Resolution Committee. Member: New Jersey State (Chairman, Public Contract Law Section, 1979-1981; Chairman, Effective Dispute Resolution Committee, 1990-1991; Member, N.J. Supreme Court Committee on Dispute Resolution, 1991-1995) and American (New Jersey State Chairman, Section on Public Contract Law, Litigation Section, 1979-1983; Region II Chairman, 1984-1988) Bar Associations; Building Futures Council; International Construction Law Alliance (President, 2000—). American College of Construction Lawyers. Practice Areas: Construction Law(100%).Email: Robert S. Peckar

MEMBERS OF FIRM

Gregory R. Begg (Member) admitted to bar, 1991, New York; 1996, New Jersey, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey and U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: State University of New York College at Oneonta (B.S., 1986); St. John's University (J.D., 1990). Member: New York State (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section) and New Jersey State (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section) Bar Associations; National Society of Human Resource Management (New York Chapter). Practice Areas: Public and Private Sector Labor and Employment Law; Employee Benefits.Email: Gregory R. Begg

Elana Ben-Dov (Member) born Medford, New Jersey, July 26, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, New Jersey; 1996, New York and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1997, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Rutgers University (B.A., 1992); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 1995). Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; New York State, New Jersey State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation.Email: Elana Ben-Dov

Steven M. Charney (Managing Partner) born Montclair, New Jersey, December 4, 1959; admitted to bar, 1987, New Jersey; 1988, New York. Education: Syracuse University (B.S., 1981); New Jersey Institute of Technology, School of Civil Engineering (M.S., Construction Management, 1983); Seton Hall University (J.D., 1987). Lectures: Insurance Risk Management Institute, Construction Superconference; Building Contractors Association of New Jersey, Construction Law for the Superintendent; The Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation, Office of The Bronx Borough President, Construction Law in Construction Management; Regional Alliance for Small Contractors, Construction Law for the Small Contractor; Association for Minority Enterprises of New York, Construction Law. Publications: "Will Pay-When-Paid Decision Affect the Development Industry," New York Construction News. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Commercial Litigation; Suretyship; Tort Law.Email: Steven M. Charney

Gregory H. Chertoff (Member) admitted to bar, 1994, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1995, New York and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1991); Hofstra University (J.D., 1994). Recipient, William F. Levine Scholarship Award for Excellence in Trial Advocacy, 1993. Practice Areas: Construction Litigation; Commercial Litigation.Email: Gregory H. Chertoff

Thomas J. Curran (Member) born New York, New York; admitted to bar, 1990, New York; 1991, U.S. Distict Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. Education: Georgetown University (B.A., 1986); Fordham University School of Law (J.D., 1989). Assistant District Attorney: Career Criminal Program, Manhattan District Attorney's Office, 1995-1997; Frauds Bureau, 1998-2001, Manhattan District Attorney's Office. Member: Mayor's Committee on City Marshals, 2002—; Appellate Division, First Department, Character and Fitness Committee, 2003—. Faculty, Manhattan District Attorney's Trial Advocacy Program, 2002—. Co-Founder and Co-Chair, Morgenthau Alumni Group, 2002—. Chair, Committee on Criminal Advocacy, 2009. Member of the Board, New York State Prisoners Legal Services, Inc., 2009. Practice Areas: White Collar Criminal Defense; Regulatory Compliance; General Commercial Litigation ; Attorney Ethics; Attorney Malpractice.Email: Thomas J. Curran

Jeffrey M. Daitz (Member) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 18, 1965; admitted to bar, 1994, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania; 1994, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2001, New York, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Temple University (B.A., 1988); Seton Hall University (J.D., 1993). Phi Alpha Delta. Recipient: Trial Advocacy Award, Seton Hall University. Appellate Moot Court Competition. Founder, American Trial Lawyers Association 1L. Member, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Employment Litigation Panel. Member, Sidney Reitman Employment Law American Inn of Court, 1997-1999. Member, Princeton Area Chamber of Commerce. Member, Subcommittee and Committee on ADR in Labor and Employment, Family and Medical Leave Act and Federal Labor Standard Legislation. Member: Pennsylvania, New Jersey State (Member, Labor and Employment Section) and American (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Litigation.Email: Jeffrey M. Daitz

Robert A. Drucker (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, June 19, 1951; admitted to bar, 1980, New Jersey, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey and U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 1981, New York; 1988, U.S. Court of Federal Claims and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Syracuse University (B.S., Civil Engineering, 1973); New York Law School (J.D., 1980). Member: New York State (Member, Environmental and Municipal Law Section Committee and Construction Contract Law Committee, 1980) and New Jersey State (Member, Public Contract Law Committee, 1982—) Bar Associations; American Arbitration Association (Advisory Member). Practice Areas: Construction Law; E-Construction; Development and Operation of Project Notice; Defense of Construction Related Personal Injury, Wrongful Death and Property Damage Claims; Defense of OSHA Citations In Construction and Industry Sectors; Commercial Litigation.Email: Robert A. Drucker

Alvin Goldstein (Member) born New York, N.Y.; admitted to bar, 1953, New York; 1959, U.S. Supreme Court; 1963, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: City College of the City University of New York (B.S.S., 1950); Brooklyn Law School (LL.B., 1953; S.J.D., magna cum laude, 1960). Member, Brooklyn Law Review, 1952-1953. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; New York State Bar Association. [With U.S. Army, 1953-1955]. Reported Cases: State of New York vs. Lundin, 60 N.Y.2d 987, 471 N.Y.S.2d, 261, 459 N.E.2d 486 (1983); Pearl Street Development Corp., vs. Conduit & Foundation Corp.; 41 N.Y.2d 167, 391 N.Y.S.2d 98, 359 N.E.2d 693 (1976); Raisler Corporation vs. New York City Housing Authority, 32 N.Y.2d 274, 344 N.Y.S.2d 917, 298 N.E.2d 91 (1973); Castagna & Son, Inc. vs. The Board of Education of the City of New York, 173 A.D.2d 405, 570 N.Y.S.2d 286 (1st Dept. 1991); Ecco III Enterprises, Inc., vs. Metro-North Commuter Railroad Co., 170 A.D.2d 204, 565 N.Y.S.2d 103 (1st Dept. 1991), lv. to app. denied, 78 N.Y.2d 863, 578 N.Y.S.2d 877, 586 N.E.2d 60 (1991); State of New York vs. Willets Point Contracting Corp., 125 A.D.2d 742, 509 N.Y.S.2d 163 (3d Dept. 1986). Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Construction Law; Public Contract Law.Email: Alvin Goldstein

Patrick J. Greene, Jr. (Member) born Jersey City, New Jersey; admitted to bar, 1981, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1982, U.S. Court of Federal Claims; 1986, New York. Education: St. Peter's College (B.S., 1978); Georgetown University (J.D., 1981). Member: New Jersey State (Vice Chairman, Construction and Public Contract Law Section) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Public Construction Contract Litigation; Construction Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Federal Government.Email: Patrick J. Greene, Jr.

Stephen P. Katz (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, May 14, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, New Jersey; 1993, New York. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1989); Fordham University School of Law (J.D., 1992). Co-Chair, Securities Law Division, Business Law Section, New Jersey State Bar Association. Member: New York State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law.Email: Stephen P. Katz

Charles F. Kenny (Member) admitted to bar, 1976, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1980, New York; 1981, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1986, U.S. Supreme Court; 1990, U.S. Court of Federal Claims; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Georgetown University (B.A., 1970); Fordham University (J.D., 1976). Law Secretary to the Hon. Edward F. Hamill, New Jersey Superior Court, Law Division, 1976-1977. Editor, Peckar & Abramson Newsletter. Member: New Jersey State (Member and Co-Chair, Construction Law Committee), New York State and American (Member, Forum on the Construction Industry) Bar Associations; Building Contractors Association, New Jersey (Counsel, Speaker and Articles contributor). Practice Areas: Construction Litigation; Construction Claims; Commercial Real Estate; Residential Real Estate.Email: Charles F. Kenny

Lisa H. Lesser (Member) admitted to bar, 1993, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1994, New York; 2000, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: State University of New York at Binghamton (B.A., 1990); Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University (J.D., 1993). Member: New Jersey State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Construction Litigation.Email: Lisa H. Lesser

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Roger S. Markowitz (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, July 23, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, New York; 1974, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York. Education: Bucknell University (B.A., 1965); New York University (J.D., 1968). Member: New York State and American (Member: Construction and Surety Law Division; Litigation and Public Contract Section; Forum on the Construction Industry) Bar Associations. [With U.S. Army, JAGC, 1969-1973]. Reported Cases: U.S.S. Fabrication Division vs. M.L. Barge Management Corp., 1984 WL 1308 (S.D.N.Y. 1984); U.S. Steel Corp. vs. Turner Construction Co., 560 F.Supp. 871 (S.D.N.Y. 1983); Blando vs. I. & O.A. Slutzky, Inc., 68 N.Y.2d 869, 508 N.Y.S.2d 417, 501 N.E.2d 25 (1986); Underpinning & Foundation Constructors vs. Chase Manhattan Bank, 46 N.Y.2d 459, 414 N.Y.S.2d 198, 386 N.E.2d 1319 (1979); Public Health Trust of Dade County vs. M.R. Harrison Construction Corp., 415 So.2d 756 (Fla. App. 3d Dist. 1982). Practice Areas: Construction Law; Public Contract Law; Commercial Litigation and Arbitration.Email: Roger S. Markowitz

Eugene J. McTague, Jr. (Member) admitted to bar, 1975, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1986, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third and Sixth Circuits; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1991, New York; 1992, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: New Jersey Institute of Technology (B.S.M.E., 1966); Seton Hall University (J.D., 1975). Tau Beta Pi; Pi Tau Sigma; Phi Alpha Delta. Project and Industrial Engineering Positions, 1966-1975. Construction Contract Attorney, Foster Wheeler Energy Company, 1975-1979. Assistant Company Counsel and Director, Product Litigation, Ingersoll-Rand Company, 1979-1984. Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, American Seating Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1984-1987. Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New York; New Jersey State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Construction Contracts; Construction Claims.Email: Eugene J. McTague, Jr.

Bruce D. Meller (Member) admitted to bar, 1975, New York, New Jersey, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey and U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 1981, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit and U.S. Court of Federal Claims; 1983, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York; 1984, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York. Education: University of Connecticut (B.A., 1970); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 1974). Member: New Jersey State and American (Member, Section on Public Contract Law; Member, Forum Committee on Construction Industry, 1978—) Bar Associations; Litigation Counsel of America. Reported Cases: Ingrassia Const. Co. v. Vernon Tp. Bd. of Ed., 345 N.J.Super. 130 (App. Div. 2001); Martin v. Perinni Corp., 37 F.Supp.2d 362 (D.N.J. 1999); Foundation for Fair Contracting, Ltd. v. New Jersey State Dept. of Labor-Wage and Hour Compliance Div., 316 N.J.Super. 437 (App.Div. 1998); Highlands Ins. Group v. Perinni/Nugent Joint Venture, 1998 WL 377953 (D.N.J. 1998); Longwood Resources Corp. v. C.M. Exploration Co., Inc., 988 F.Supp. 750 (S.D.N.Y. 1997); Serenity Contracting Group, Inc. v. Borough of Fort Lee, 306 N.J.Super. 151 (App.Div. 1997); Schiavone Const. Co., Inc. v. Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority, 209 App.Div.2d 598, 619 N.Y.S.2d 117 (2d Dept. 1994); Prismatic Development Corp. v. Somerset County Bd. of Chosen Freeholders, 236 N.J.Super. 158 (App.Div. 1989); Zaro v. Mason, 658 F.Supp. 222, Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P93,222 (S.D.N.Y. 1987); Albany Port Dist. Com'n v. Edward B. Fitzpatrick, Jr., Const. Co., Inc., 124 App.Div.2d 867, 508 N.Y.S.2d 633 (3d Dept. 1986); Abramson v. Japan Airlines Co., Ltd., 739 F.2d 130 (3d Cir. 1984); National Preferred Risks, Inc. v. S.S. Silberblatt, Inc., 78 App.Div.2d 850, 434 N.Y.S.2d 667 (Mem) (2d Dept. 1980). Practice Areas: Construction Law.Email: Bruce D. Meller

Paul G. Monte (Member) born New York, N.Y., November 5, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, New York; 1991, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 1992, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York; 1998, U.S. Court of Federal Claims; 2006, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: State University of New York at Binghamton (B.A., with high honors, 1984); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 1987). Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Committee on Construction Law, 1997-2000) (Member, Committee on Real Estate Law, 2006—); Westchester County and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: High Steel Structures, Inc. v. Buckram Industries Corp., 279 A.D. 2d 610, 719 N.Y.S. 2d 880 (2d Dept. 2001); Barrier Systems, Inc. v. A.F.C. Enterprises, Inc. 279 A.D. 2d 543, 719 N.Y.S. 2d 597 (2d Dept. 2001). Practice Areas: Construction; Real Estate Law; Commercial Litigation.Email: Paul G. Monte

Gerard J. Onorata (Member) born Englewood, New Jersey, April 3, 1963; admitted to bar, 1990, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1991, New York; 1994, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. Education: University of New Haven (B.S., 1985); Seton Hall University (J.D., 1989). Delta Theta Phi. Law Clerk to the Honorable Frank A. Piscatella. Law Clerk to the Honorable Carol A. Ferentz. Author, "ERISA Preemption of the New York Lien Law and the New Jersey Bond Act," Construction and Public Contracts Law Section Newsletter, Vol. V, No. 1, March 1998; Follow up Case Note, "New Jersey District Court Holds Construction Lien Law not Preempted by ERISA," Construction and Public Contracts Law Section Newsletter, Vol. V, No. 11, November 1998. Member: American Bar Association; Seton Hall University School of Law Inn of Court. Reported Cases: Mears v. Sandoz Pharmaceuticals, 300 N.J.Super. 622 (App.Div., 1997); Bender, Inc. v. Muscarelle, Inc., 304 N.J.Super. 282 (App.Div., 1997); Gaglioti Contracting v. Hoboken, 307 N.J.Super. 421 (App.Div., 1997); SeaCoast Builders v. Howell Township Bd. of Ed., 315 N.J.Super. (Law Div., 1998); Faeth v. ACA Environmental Services, Inc., 659 N.Y.S.2d 683 (Sup., 1997); Benjamin R. Harvey Co., Inc. v. Spring Lake Bd. of Ed., 358 N.J.Super. 383 (Law Div. 2002). Practice Areas: Construction Litigation.Email: Gerard J. Onorata

Howard M. Rosen (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, August 6, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, New York; 1978, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit and U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: Cornell University (B.S., 1973); New York University (J.D., 1976). Faculty, N.Y.U. Real Estate Institute (Practical Construction Law). Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Chairman, Construction Law Committee, 2003—); American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Public Contract Law; Construction Industry Law). Practice Areas: Construction Law; Commercial Litigation.Email: Howard M. Rosen

Aaron C. Schlesinger (Member) born Princeton, New Jersey, May 14, 1967; admitted to bar, 1996, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1997, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 2003, Pennsylvania; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Syracuse University (B.A., 1990); Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center (J.D., 1996). Associate Editor in Chief, Moot Court Board. Member: New Jersey State (Labor and Employment Law Section) and New York State (Labor and Employment Law Section) Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Williamsbridge Manor Nursing Home v. Local 144 Division of 1199, 107 F.Supp.2d 222 (S.D.N.Y. 2000); Oakwood Care Center, 343 N.L.R.B. No. 76 (2004). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Aaron C. Schlesinger

Richard H. Schwartz (Member) born Brooklyn, New York; admitted to bar, 1992, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1993, New York. Education: Johns Hopkins University (B.A., cum laude, 1989); Cornell University (J.D., 1992). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law.Email: Richard H. Schwartz

Craig D. Spector (Member) born New York, N.Y., December 4, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, New Jersey and New York; U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Washington University (B.A., 1983); New England School of Law (J.D., 1986). Member: New Jersey State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Property Law(60%); Corporate Law(20%); Commercial Contracts(20%).Email: Craig D. Spector

Stephen A. Stallings (Member) born Evansville, Indiana, May 16, 1958; admitted to bar, 1990, New York; 1993, Connecticut. Education: University of Kentucky (B.A., 1980); St. John's University (J.D., cum laude, 1989). Staff Member, St. John's Law Review, 1987-1989. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; New York State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Litigation.Email: Stephen A. Stallings

Richard R. Volack (Member) born Scranton, Pennsylvania, June 5, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Connecticut; 1999, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 2001, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York. Education: University of Scranton (B.S., with honors, magna cum laude, 1995); Syracuse University (M.A., 1998; J.D., 1998, with honors, cum laude, 1998). Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Justinian Honor Society. Business Editor, Syracuse Journal of International Law & Commerce. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; New York State and American Bar Associations; New York County Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Construction Litigation.Email: Richard R. Volack

Charles E. Williams, III (Member) admitted to bar, 1970, New York; 1971, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 1973, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York; 1974, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Franklin & Marshall College (B.A., 1966); Columbia University (J.D., 1969). Vice President and General Counsel, NYC School Construction Authority, 1989-1993. General Counsel, NYC Housing Authority, 1983-1986. Member, Board of Directors, Upper Manhatten Empowerment Zone (UMEZ). Member, Board of Trustees, Saint Frances College, New York. Member: American and National Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Public Contracts; Litigation.Email: Charles E. Williams, III

Alan Winkler (Member) admitted to bar, 1983, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1984, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: George Washington University (B.A., 1979); Fordham University (J.D., 1982). Member, 1987-1989 and Assistant Chief, 1989-1993, Commercial Litigation Division, Office of the Corporation Counsel of the City of New York. Arbitrator, New York City Civil Court, Small Claims Division, 1993-1999. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Construction Industry Forum; Public Contracts). Reported Cases: Rice Mohawk U.S. Construction Co. Ltd. v. Sturdy Concrete Co. Corp., 40 A.D.3d 1065, 837 N.Y.S.2d 263 (2d Dep't 2007); Underpinning & Foundation Constructors, Inc. v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co., 325 F.Supp.2d 194 (E.D.N.Y. 2004); Blandford Land Clearing Corp. v. National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa., 260 A.D.2d 86, 698 N.Y.S. 2d 237 (1st Dep't 1999); Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Spartan Mechanical Corp., 738 F.Supp. 664 (E.D.N.Y. 1990); O & K Trojan, Inc. v. Municipal & Contractors Equipment Corp., 751 F.Supp. 431 (E.D.N.Y. 1990). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Commercial Litigation.Email: Alan Winkler

Michael S. Zicherman (Member) born Bronx, New York, November 2, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1993, New York; 1996, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 2005, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Rochester (B.A., 1989); Syracuse University (J.D., 1992). Member, Order of the Barristers. Director, Moot Court Executive Board. Law Clerk to the Hon. Alvin Weiss, Presiding Civil Judge, Law Division, Superior Court of New Jersey, Essex County, 1992-1993. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Litigation; International Law.Email: Michael S. Zicherman

ASSOCIATES

Daniel E. Budorick (Associate) born Oak Park, Illinois, 1959; admitted to bar, 1986, California; 1989, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Central and Southern Districts of California and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 2003, New York. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., 1981); University of Iowa (J.D., 1985); University of California, Los Angeles (M.B.A., 1996). Member: Los Angeles, Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation; Bankruptcy; Litigation.Email: Daniel E. Budorick

Jeffrey R. Escobar (Associate) born Seattle, Washington, 1978; admitted to bar, 2005, New York; 2006, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York. Education: University of Washington (B.A., 2000); New England School of Law (J.D., 2004). Phi Beta Kappa. Author: "Will Corporate Officers Ever Be Held Responsible for Environmental Crimes?: Collapsing the Doctrines of Piercing the Corporate Veil," New England Law Journal, Civil & Criminal, Winter 2004, V.30, No. 1, 2004. Languages: Spanish, Tagalog and Elecano. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Environmental Law; Corporate Law; Insurance Coverage.Email: Jeffrey R. Escobar

Douglas A. Franklin (Associate) admitted to bar, 1979, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1980, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Lafayette College (A.B., 1970); Fordham University (J.D., 1979). Member: New York State and New Jersey State Bar Associations; New York County Lawyers Association. Languages: Spanish and French. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Commercial Litigation; Surety Law; Insurance Coverage.Email: Douglas A. Franklin

David A. Fultz (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, New York and New Jersey; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Syracuse University (B.A., Mus., 1997); St. John's University (J.D., 2002). Member: New York State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Construction Litigation.Email: David A. Fultz

Frank A. Hess (Associate) born Kankakee, Illinois, November 3, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Illinois; 2001, New Jersey and New York. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., 1980); Southern Illinois University (J.D., 1983). Abraham Lincoln American Inns of Court, 1998. Articles Editor, Southern Illinois University Law Journal. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Section on Litigation). Practice Areas: Construction Litigation; Commercial Litigation.Email: Frank A. Hess

Scott G. Kearns (Associate) admitted to bar, 1996, New York and New Jersey; 1998, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Union College (B.S., 1992); Fordham University School of Law (J.D., 1995). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Scott G. Kearns

Sergey Leonidov (Associate) born 1968; admitted to bar, 1997, Massachusetts; 1999, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 2000, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 2004, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: State University of New York at Stony Brook (B.S., 1994); New England School of Law (J.D., 1997). Member: New York State and Massachusetts Bar Associations. Languages: Russian, English, Italian and Polish. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Public Contract Law; Commercial Litigation.Email: Sergey Leonidov

Peter E. Moran (Associate) born Ridgewood, New Jersey, July 22, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, New Jersey, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2002, New York. Education: Seton Hall University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1998); Seton Hall University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Member, Seton Hall Constitutional Law Journal. Member: New Jersey State and American Bar Associations. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation(30%); Construction Litigation(50%); Intellectual Property Litigation(10%); Complex Commercial Litigation(5%); Business Litigation(2%); Appellate Practice(3%).Email: Peter E. Moran

Kevin J. O'Connor (Associate) admitted to bar, 1995, New Jersey; 1996, New York, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 2000, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Montclair State University (B.A., cum laude, 1992); Rutgers University School of Law (J.D., 1995). Order of the Barristers. Recipient, Nathan Schildkraut Award for Excellence in Appellate Advocacy. Adjunct Professor, Seton Hall University School of Law, 2002-2003. Member: District X Ethics Committee, a Court Appointed Special Advocate for Children (CASA-Morris); Lakeland Hills YMCA Board of Governors in Mt. Lakes, New Jersey. Member: New Jersey State and American Bar Associations. [Sergeant, U.S. Air Force, 1985-1989]. Reported Cases: Congiusti v. Ingersoll Rand, 306 N.J. Super. 126 (App. Div. 1997). Practice Areas: Construction Law; Commercial Litigation.Email: Kevin J. O'Connor

Cesar F.F. Pereira (Associate) born New York, New York; admitted to bar, 2005, New York; 2006, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. Education: New York University (B.A., 2000; M.P.A., 2001); Boston College Law School (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Construction Law.Email: Cesar F.F. Pereira

Richard Robinson (Associate) admitted to bar, 1994, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1995, New York. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1978); Seton Hall University School of Law (J.D., 1994). Author: "Preemption, the Right of Publicity, and a New Federal Statute," 16 Cardoza Arts & Ent. L.J. 183 (1998); "The Layoff Priority Amendment," 17 Seton Hall Leg. J. 615 (1993). Practice Areas: Construction Law; Contracts; Litigation.Email: Richard Robinson

Sean P. Ryan (Associate) born Brooklyn, New York, February 6, 1952; admitted to bar, 1995, New York and New Jersey; 1996, Colorado. Education: Manhattan College (B.A., 1974); Pace University (J.D., 1995). Member: New York State, New Jersey State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Construction Contracts.Email: Sean P. Ryan

Denis Serkin (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, New Jersey; 2005, New York; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Stevens Institute of Technology (B.S., 2000); Seton Hall University (J.D., cum laude, 2004). New Jersey Super Lawyers Rising Star. Languages: Russian. Practice Areas: Construction Litigation.Email: Denis Serkin

Doris Short (Associate) born Reading, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 2007, New York; 2008, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. Education: Trinity College (B.A., 2000); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Regulatory Compliance; White Collar Criminal Defense; Commercial Litigation.Email: Doris Short

Walter E. Sudol (Associate) admitted to bar, 1975, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1985, New York. Education: Tulane University of Louisiana (B.A., 1963); Seton Hall University (J.D., 1975). Naval Aviator, August 1965. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York. [Captain, U.S. Navy, 1959-1967 active, 1967-1997 active reserve]. Practice Areas: Construction Law.Email: Walter E. Sudol

OF COUNSEL

Craig A. Landy (Of Counsel) born New York, N.Y., November 16, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1992, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Manhattan College (B.A., 1973); Fordham University (J.D., 1976). Adjunct Professor of Law, New York Law School, 1987-2000, 2000—. Member: New York County Lawyers Association (President, 2000-2002). Practice Areas: Construction Contracts.Email: Craig A. Landy