(Main Office)

This firm represents investment bankers, senior executives, licensed professionals and other employees in employment matters. We also represent small and publicly traded companies with employment and other issues where our particular expertise and approach can prove to be beneficial. We represent individuals in family law matters and are experienced in simple and complex commercial litigation.

Our approach is individualized and takes into consideration the particular nuances, needs and desires of the client. We are accessible, punctual, clear, and direct.

Statement of Practice

Employment Law, Contracts, Noncompete Agreements, Non-Solicitation Agreements, Severance Agreements, Loyalty, Mediation, Arbitration, Discrimination, Employee Benefits, Sexual Harassment, Age Discrimination, Executive Compensation, Wrongful Termination, Real Estate, Wills, Probate, General Practice, Commercial Litigation, Sexual Orientation, Civil Litigation, Family Law, Divorce, Divorce Mediation, Prenuptial Agreements, Separation Agreements, Administrative Hearings, Securities, Intellectual Property, Trials, and Appeals.

Address

1501 Broadway, Suite 800
New York, NY 10036, (New York Co.)

Phone

Phone: 212-403-7321
Fax: 212-354-6614

Website

http://www.pedowitzmeister.com

MEMBERS OF THE FIRM

Arnold H. Pedowitz (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, Massachusetts; 1973, Washington; 1977, New York and New Jersey. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., 1967); Boston University (J.D., 1971); New York University (LL.M., Labor Law, 1978). Associate Editor: "Covenants Not To Compete, A State by State Survey;" "Trade Secrets, A State by State Survey;" "Employee Duty of Loyalty, A State by State Survey;" "Tortious Interference in the Employment Context, A State-By-State Survey." Adjunct Professor, Pretrial Practice and Ethics Teaching Fellow, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University. SuperLawyer as designated by the publisher of SuperLawyer Magazine. Member: American Bar Association (Council Member, Section of Labor and Employment Law; Liaison to ALI Restatement of Employment Law, Labor and Employment Law Section; Co-Chair of ABA Labor and Employment Section's Continuing Legal Education Committee; Past Co-Chair, Committee on Employment Rights and Responsibilities; Co-Chair, Subcommittee on Covenants Not to Compete, Trade Secrets, Loyalty, Conflicts of Interests); National Employment Lawyers Association (Former Board Member); National Employment Lawyers Association, New York (Former Vice-President and Board Member). Fellow: The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers; The American Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Employment Discrimination; Executive Compensation; Noncompete Agreements; Severance Agreements; Sexual Harassment; Disability Discrimination; Age Discrimination; Arbitration; Mediation; Wrongful Termination; Real Estate; Wills; Probate; Commercial Litigation; General Practice.Email: Arnold H. Pedowitz

Robert A. Meister (Member) admitted to bar, 1963, New York; 1966, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: New York University (B.A.); Columbia University Law School (LL.B.). Listed in: Marquis Who's Who in America; Marquis Who's Who in American Law; Joseph P. Chamberlain Fellowship in Legislation, 1961-1962. General Attorney, Office of Economic Opportunity, 1966. Arbitrator, Civil Court, City of New York, 1971—; Member, Committee on Federal Courts, 1970-1973. Adjunct Professor of Law, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, New York City, 1999—. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Family Law); New York State and American Bar Associations; American Arbitration Association. Practice Areas: Family Law; Alimony; Annulment; Collaborative Family Law; Divorce; Divorce Arbitration; Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Federal Litigation; International Litigation; Trial Practice; Administrative Hearings and Appeals; Civil Appeals; Class Actions; Employment Contracts; Employment Litigation; Securities.Email: Robert A. Meister

ASSOCIATES

Karen Kranson (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, New Jersey; 2009, New York. Education: New York University (B.A., cum laude, 2002); Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2008);.Email: Karen Kranson

David Harrison (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Florida; 2005, New York. Education: Yeshiva University, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law (J.D.).