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Anthony Thomas Ballato

Anthony Thomas Ballato

Lawyer at New York Law Office of Anthony T. Ballato
  • Employment Law, Animal & Dog Law, Estate Planning ...
  • Georgia, New Jersey, New York
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Anthony T. Ballato maintains a litigation and general practice for over twenty six years and handles a diverse range of matters including, among others, family law, personal injury, professional malpractice, lemon law, business transactions, cell sites, municipal law, animal law, elder fraud and abuse, real estate, estates and other matters. The litigation matters range from homeowner-contractor disputes to multi-million dollar tort cases. He has been featured in Newsday, The Seattle Times, The New York Law Journal, VerdictSearch and other written publications and has lectured for the Bar Associations of Nassau and Suffolk County as well as appeared on public television stations. Anthony graduated from Touro Law School in 1988 and remains an active member of the alumni as well as a law student mentor. Anthony has served as adjunct professor of the paralegal program at the New York Institute of Technology, general counsel for the Massapequa Water District, associate counsel for the Manhasset-Lakeville Water and Fire Districts, and is a hearing officer for the Town of Oyster Bay, arbitrator in Lemon Law proceedings, member of the Surrogate Decision Making Committee for the Mentally Disabled, a court Referee, a trustee of the Jones Fund Adult Home in Bayville and has served as pro bono counsel to Nassau-Suffolk Law Services, various churches and not-for-profit organizations. He is a member of various Bar Associations in New York, New Jersey and Georgia as well as an officer of the Columbian Lawyers Association and member of various charitable organizations. Anthony has always been committed to representing the less fortunate ever since his summer clerkship during law school with Nassau-Suffolk Law Services. Since opening his own solo practice of law in 1995, Mr. Ballato has represented numerous less fortunate persons and crime victims of major frauds. Experience: Litigation in diverse fields in state and federal courts, inquests, trials, arbitrations, appeals, person

Practice Areas
Employment Law
Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
Animal & Dog Law
Estate Planning
Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
Landlord Tenant
Evictions, Housing Discrimination, Landlord Rights, Rent Control, Tenants' Rights
Business Law
Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Formation, Business Litigation
Fees
  • Free Consultation
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Georgia
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New Jersey
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New York
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Languages
  • English: Spoken, Written
Professional Experience
State of New York Commission On Quality Of Care For The Mentally Disabled Committee Member, Surrogate Decisio-Making Committee
Current
Hearing Examiner
Town of Oyster Bay
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General Counsel
Massapequa Reformed Church
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Lawyer
Lawyer at New York Law Office of Anthony T. Ballato
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Litigation in all courts, Counsel to the Profession, Lemon Law, Municipal Law, Matrimonial, Personal Injury and General Practice
General Counsel
Massapequa Water District
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Auto Line Arbitrator
Better Business Bureau
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Education
Adelphi University
Generalist Certificate, Paralegal Program
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Adelphi University
B.B.A. | Business Administration
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Touro College
J.D. (1988) | Law
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Awards
Award Winner
Who's Who in American Law
Pro Bono Project
Moot Court Oral Advocate
"Advocate for the Underdog"
"Advocate for the Underdog"
Professional Associations
American Bar Assoc.
Member
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New York State Bar Assoc.
Member
Current
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New Jersey Bar Assoc.
Member
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State Bar of Georgia
Member
Current
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Nassau County Bar Assoc.
Member
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Assoc. of Trial Lawyers of America
Member
Current
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Columbian Lawyers Assoc.
Member
Current
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Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity International
Member
Current
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Dante Foundation
Member
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National Assoc. of Consumer Advocates
Member
Current
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Member of Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)
Member
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Websites & Blogs
Website
Long Island Lawyer
Blog
Contact & Map
Law Office of Anthony Ballato
5476 Merrick Road
Massapequa, NY 11758
Telephone: (516) 541-9080
Monday: 9 AM - 5 PM
Tuesday: 9 AM - 5 PM
Wednesday: 9 AM - 5 PM
Thursday: 9 AM - 5 PM
Friday: 9 AM - 5 PM
Saturday: 9 AM - 5 PM (Today)
Sunday: Closed