Hoffmeister Business Lawyers

Karen Takach has dedicated her legal career to protecting the rights of tenants, to advocating for the tenants of New York City, and to keeping tenants in their homes. Throughout the 25 years of her Legal Career, Ms. Takach has successfully represented indigent, elderly and disabled tenants, and recently, working families and individuals who do not qualify for free legal services because of their income, but who also cannot afford to pay the typical hourly rate for private attorneys. Ms. Takach has also successfully represented clients in other areas of law, including but not limited to Tax,...

Irina Lust practices out of the firm's downtown Manhattan office. Prior to founding Carley & Lust, Attorneys at Law PLLC, Irina practiced in the areas of bankruptcy, business transactions, and securities litigation at leading New York City law firms. She represented investors and consumers in class, derivative and other complex actions under federal and state securities laws with focus on mergers and acquisitions. Additionally, Irina received intensive training in bankruptcy and debt restructuring under Chapter 7, Chapter 13, Chapter 11 and adversary proceedings in federal bankruptcy courts. Irina is often invited to share her legal expertise by participating in television...

For over 30 years, Amie has concentrated her practice in estate and succession planning, as well as complex probate and estate administration. Amie advises high net worth (oftenmultigenerational) clients regarding sophisticated estate planning with an emphasis on estate, gift, generation-skipping transfer and income tax planning. Amie is a sought-after speaker on a variety of estate planning topics, and she has spoken to attorneys on ethical issues confronting Trusts and Estate Practitioners at New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education (ICLE) as well as the National Business Institute, as well as to attorneys and accountants at the UJA Federation Endowment Foundation...

Christophe Durrer is a New York and Swiss qualified business lawyer based in New York City. Trained in both civil law and common law, he has broad experience in law firms as well as in-house. He has been practicing in multiple areas of business law in the US, Switzerland and other countries for over 20 years. His dual legal qualification and experience in the US and Europe are particularly valued by his clients.

His practice areas are contracts, commercial and corporate law.

Michael S. Komar has almost twenty-five years of experience handling complex insurance coverage and commercial litigation matters. Mr. Komar's insurance coverage litigation experience has included handling dozens actions involving pollution, asbestos, silica, lead paint, toxic tort, construction defect, general liability and California Prop. 64 and 65 claims, in addition to representing insurance clients in prepackaged bankruptcy, reinsurance, broker liability and first-party property disputes. Many of the coverage actions defended by Mr. Komar involved claims not only for declaratory judgment and breach of contract, but also bad faith and unfair claim handling practices.

Mr. Komar has developed an intimate working knowledge of...

John R. Menz has represented corporate and individual clients in sophisticated legal matters concerning contract disputes, securities regulation, real property, product liability and employment law. He has litigated and arbitrated cases in a variety of forums, including federal courts, state courts, the American Arbitration Association, and the New York Stock Exchange. Mr. Menz offers corporate and individual clients a fluent understanding of the terms, conditions and strategies involved in complex financial transactions gained from his long legal experience and skills obtained as a former tax accountant at Price Waterhouse.

Mr. Menz has successfully defended claims against financial institutions in courts and...

Melanie Finkel has over 25 years of commercial and real estate litigation experience in New York. She represents clients in connection with commercial and business litigation matters and real estate litigation including mortgage foreclosure and alternatives to foreclosure. Melanie also represents clients on real estate transactions including residential closings.

Howard first stood before a judge, in the Criminal Court of the City of New York at 100 Centre Street, in September of 1972. He has been representing persons accused of crime every working day since then, a period of nearly 46 years.

Howard learned his craft, as a courtroom lawyer, as a Senior Trial Attorney with the Legal Aid Society of the City of New York in Kings County. By the age of 26 he was regularly trying felony cases in the Supreme Court and winning most of them. After five years in that position, he was appointed a...

Bill has been in private practice for more than 30 years during which he has mastered numerous areas of practice, from pure real property, title, title insurance, real estate finance, associations, corporate, banking, estate planning and administration, landlord tenant, and more. Bill has served as Town Attorney, and since 1998 as Town Justice of his town of residence. He is a long time Rotarian and twice president of his Club. He is the proud father of three children, now all grown and productive members of society. Bill and his wife and best friend Mary of 38 years are both working...

Mr. Theadore has practiced in Sullivan County, New York since 2012. He is a graduate of Syracuse University College of Law (JD, 2011) and a Summa Cum Laude graduate of Elmira College (BA, 2008). He also has experience clerking for a Sullivan County Court Judge, interning with the Sullivan County District Attorney’s Office, and advocating for clients in Syracuse City Court as a member of Syracuse University’s Criminal Defense Clinic.

His law firm, John R. Theadore - Attorney at Law, PLLC, is a country law firm focused on providing the highest quality legal services to its clients...

Paul S. Lee is an Attorney Of Counsel in Miller Mayer’s Business Law Practice Group. Mr. Lee focuses his practice on corporate law with an emphasis on financial institutions and regulatory matters. Mr. Lee’s practice includes advising companies with respect to corporate governance, private equity, acquisitions, internal investigations and regulatory compliance. Mr. Lee also has a broad range of working experience in swap agreements, finance transactions, compliance matters, regulatory audits and examinations, and construction contracts. Prior to joining Miller Mayer, Mr. Lee practiced corporate, banking and regulatory law as in-house counsel at a commercial bank and in private...

Welcome. As a lawyer, it is my mission to provide affordable, respectful, and skillful legal representation to those who seek my services. All too often in our complex society, honest, hard working people find themselves caught up in legal difficulties. Also, nearly everyone eventually requires the services of an attorney at some point with regards to wills, powers-of-attorney, and various transactions. Unfortunately, obtaining this much-needed representation can be an intimidating and expensive process. However, you may call me with confidence. I am happy to discuss your legal issues in a free initial consultation, and I can handle most matters on an...

Born in Cordoba, Argentina. JD equivalent degree in 1980 from Cordoba National University. Clerked there for 3 years for a criminal law judge. Came to the U.S. in 1980 and obtained an LLM degree in 1984 from New York University. Fluent in Spanish and English. Worked always in small firm with international clientele. Practice mostly transactional but with solid litigation experience. Skillful mediator and negotiator. On a personal note, I am single, no children; love playing bridge and enjoy conversation about art, politics, philosophy and the law.

Melissa Driscoll practices in a wide array of general and commercial litigation matters with an emphasis on insurance coverage matters. Ms. Driscoll frequently appears in both state and federal courts on behalf of clients.

Ms. Driscoll earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from the State University of New York at Geneseo in 1998 with a degree in Communications. She received her Juris Doctor from Quinnipiac University School of Law in May 2004. While in law school, Ms. Driscoll was a summer associate at the Firm and was a legal intern at the Quinnipiac University School of Law Civil Clinic where she...

I am a solo practitioner licensed in both New York and New Jersey working to serve the greater New York City area. I am based out of Rockland County, NY and currently practice in criminal defense and small business matters with a smaller portion of my practice being devoted to wills, real estate, and family law. I have experience handling legal issues in the following areas: -DUI -Misdemeanor -Felony -Business/Real Estate Acquisitions -Business Contracts -Wills -Non-contested Divorce -Landlord/Tenant

I wear many hats in the legal industry. As a lawyer, I provide freelance legal research and writing services to other lawyers through Lisa Solomon, Esq. Legal Research and Writing. As a business owner, I am a partner in The Billable Hour Company, which sells humorous gifts and greeting cards for lawyers and legal professionals. And as a consultant, through Legal Research & Writing Pro, I help lawyers improve their legal writing skills, and I also teach other lawyers how to start and run successful practices as freelance (a/k/a contract) attorneys. Lisa Solomon, Esq. Legal Research and Writing Comprehensive Legal Research and...

For over 25 years, Attorney Jeffrey W. Plaza has represented businesses, ranging from small companies to large publicly traded corporations, shareholders, limited liability company members, partners and joint venturers in a wide variety of business dispute and commercial litigation matters. He regularly appears before the state and federal courts in New Jersey and New York in matters involving breach of contract, shareholder/member/partner disputes, breach of shareholder/operating/partnership/joint venture agreement, shareholder/member oppression, breach of fiduciary duty, director and officer liability, and business torts. If you require the advice and skill of a seasoned business dispute and commercial litigation attorney, please...

The law office of Lloyd Donders, Esq. is uniquely positioned to offer our clients the knowledge and tools to aggressively advocate for their children to get the educational support they need.

My practice focuses on advising financial institutions and FinTech companies on regulatory matters, responding to government regulatory inquiries and civil enforcement actions, and representing companies and individuals in government investigations and criminal prosecutions.

I previously worked as a federal prosecutor in the Manhattan U.S. Attorney's Office. As a prosecutor, I led hundreds of grand jury investigations into violations of federal law, including money laundering, securities fraud, bank fraud, mail and wire fraud, bankruptcy fraud and civil and criminal asset-forfeiture actions.

Steven Skulnik is an international and domestic commercial arbitrator for the AAA/ICDR, CPR, and other providers as well as a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb). He is also is a senior legal editor in the Litigation and Arbitration Services of Thomson Reuters' Practical Law division.

While in private practice, he focused on litigation and arbitration matters. He previously was counsel at Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP and a partner at Pavia & Harcourt LLP. He has trial and appellate experience in many areas including commercial contracts, art and antiquities law, banking, employment law, real estate, shareholder and partnership...

I am a highly experienced business and commercial litigator. I have been successful in 23 reported state and federal decisions at the lower court and appellate levels. My representative cases have involved up to $160 million in dispute, and my significant settlements have involved up to $31 million paid.

I am known as being smart, thorough, resourceful and professional while also relentless – the latter perhaps a carryover from my college wrestling and club rugby days.

I was Ken Warner’s partner and “right-hand man” in Coblence & Warner (now Warner Partners), a midtown boutique litigation firm, for...

John Thompson was born and raised in Seattle, Washington, but has lived in New York City for over a decade. John earned his Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center. He participated in numerous clinics serving low-income clients, clerked with a magistrate judge, interned at the U.S. Department of Justice, and served as an editor for the Annual Survey of White Collar Crime. Upon graduating, John began his professional career at a prestigious AmLaw 200 law firm. He spent three years there as an associate in the firm's litigation department, where he had the opportunity to represent several Fortune...

I am the founder and attorney at Taylor Legal Law Firm, based in Washington DC. I help businesses of all sizes and social entrepreneurs (non-profits) handle their legal needs and everyday challenges, so you can focus on what matters most – your work and your business. My goal at Taylor Legal is to provide your business with fast, efficient, practical legal advice that works in real life, not only on paper.

Before founding Taylor Legal, I spent two decades practicing international business law in the US, as well as Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. I worked in a number of...