Poughkeepsie Employment Lawyers

Brooke D. Youngwirth
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Brooke D. Youngwirth
Poughkeepsie, NY Employment Law Attorney with 13 years of experience
(845) 745-3019 63 Cannon Street
Suite B
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
Employment, Business, Civil Rights and IP
SUNY Buffalo Law School
Brooke Dana Youngwirth represents both employees and private and public-sector employers before state and federal agencies, including the New York State Division of Human Rights and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Brooke also defends private and public employers against employment harassment and discrimination, labor violations, and various other federal and state claims.

In addition, Brooke frequently provides counsel to individuals, school districts, police departments, and other private employers on a range of topics such as wrongful termination, student disciplinary matters, employment discrimination, and the implementation of employment policies and handbooks. Brooke has held client training sessions and continuing legal education seminars...
Jack Bryant Tuckner
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Jack Bryant Tuckner
Poughkeepsie, NY Employment Law Lawyer with 36 years of experience
(516) 588-6439 42 Catharine Street
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
Employment and Civil Rights
City University of New York - Queens College
Jack Tuckner is a Women’s Rights in the Workplace attorney and a founding partner of Tuckner, Sipser, Weinstock & Sipser, perhaps the only law firm in the nation concentrating its practice on workplace gender rights. His practice is focused on helping working women combat sexual harassment, pregnancy discrimination, and other discrimination and illegal treatment faced by women, including illegal pay disparity, gender discrimination, maternity leave matters, unlawful retaliation, and wrongful termination. Jack has long fought for women’s rights and against the unequal and wrongful treatment of women in the workplace. In doing so, Jack has gained a reputation for feminist activism...
William J. Sipser
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William J. Sipser
Poughkeepsie, NY Employment Law Attorney with 38 years of experience
(516) 990-1874 42 Catharine Street
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
Free ConsultationEmployment and Civil Rights
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Bill Sipser has been a leading practitioner in the area of Labor Law and Employment Law Discrimination for almost thirty years. His practice is focused on representing clients in age discrimination, race discrimination, disability discrimination, and other matters involving employee rights. Bill has extensive litigation experience in state and federal courts, and before several governmental agencies involving representation of individuals and labor unions. Bill has prosecuted significant cases, including appeals before the Appellate Division of the State of New York as well as the federal Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He argued a critical employment discrimination issue before the...
Laura Wong-Pan
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Laura Wong-Pan
Poughkeepsie, NY Employment Law Lawyer with 29 years of experience
(845) 218-1288 319 Mill Street
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
Employment, Arbitration & Mediation, Civil Rights and Municipal
Northeastern School Of Law
Stephen Bergstein
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Stephen Bergstein
New Paltz, NY Employment Law Attorney with 30 years of experience
(845) 469-1277 5 Paradies Lane
New Paltz, NY 12561
Employment, Appeals and Civil Rights
Cuny Law School
Martindale-Hubbell AV-rated civil rights lawyer situated in Orange County, New York. Practice concentrated in employment discrimination (including sexual and racial harassment, disability discrimination and wrongful discharge) as well as constitutional issues (including First Amendment, due process and whistleblower protection). Extensive experience litigating claims from administrative level to appellate practice. Martindale-Hubbell AV-rated attorney, 2015. Named Hudson Valley "Super Lawyer" in 2013-2015. Has litigated and argued numerous civil rights precedents in Second Circuit Court of Appeals and Southern and Northern Districts of New York, including Back v. Hastings School District, 2d Cir. 2004, which held for the first time that caregiver...
Albert Ian Morse
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Albert Ian Morse
Newburgh, NY Employment Law Lawyer with 3 years of experience
(845) 809-8480 5109 Route 9W
Suite 2
Newburgh, NY 12550
Free ConsultationEmployment, Estate Planning, Landlord Tenant and Personal Injury
Charleston School of Law
Mr. Morse is the attorney for the Village of Ellenville and is a third generation lawyer whose family has been collectively practicing law in the Hudson Valley for over 70 years. Mr. Morse has specialized expertise in intellectual property law, landlord-tenant law, and criminal defense. The Law Offices of Albert Ian Morse serves clients in Orange, Ulster, Dutchess, Sullivan, Rockland and Westchester counties, in addition to serving clients out of the New York City metropolitan area. Mr. Morse is licensed to practice in New York State and in the United States District Court in the Eastern District of New York....
Jimmy M. Santos
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Jimmy M. Santos
Cornwall, NY Employment Law Lawyer with 28 years of experience
(845) 537-7820 28 Wilson Pl
Cornwall, NY 12518
Free ConsultationEmployment and Civil Rights
Boston University School of Law
Mr. Santos has been practicing law for over twenty six years, most of which on behalf of employees. He has successfully represented numerous clients before the state and federal courts in New York, and before administrative agencies, including the EEOC, the New York State Division of Human Rights, the New York City Commission on Human Rights and the U.S. and N.Y.S. Departments of Labor. His practice area includes representing individuals in employment law and civil rights litigation, mediations, and arbitrations in matters involving unlawful discrimination and harassment and retaliation in private and public employment, housing and public accommodations. He represents clients...
Matthew Weinick
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Matthew Weinick
Middletown, NY Employment Law Lawyer with 15 years of experience
(845) 669-0040 280 NY-211
Middletown, NY 10940
Free ConsultationEmployment, Appeals, Arbitration & Mediation and Civil Rights
Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University and SUNY Buffalo Law School
Matthew Weinick is a Long Island employment lawyer. Since the beginning of his career, Matt has been fighting for his clients’ workplace rights before Federal and State Court judges and administrative law judges. He has tried employment discrimination and retaliation cases before juries in Federal Court, represents clients at mediation and arbitration, and has argued appeals before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals and the New York Appellate Divisions, First and Second Departments. Matt’s success has been recognized for five consecutive years by Super Lawyers Magazine which listed him as a Rising Star from 2012-2016, a recognition reserved for...
Jordan Alexander El-Hag
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Jordan Alexander El-Hag
White Plains, NY Employment Law Lawyer with 13 years of experience
(914) 218-6190 777 Westchester Ave.
Suite 101
White Plains, NY 10604
Free ConsultationEmployment
Fordham University School of Law
In founding El-Hag & Associates, P.C., Jordan El-Hag brings over 15 years of experience in advising employees throughout lower New York State with regard to labor and employment law matters. In those years, he has served as the Chief Officer of several labor unions and has substantial experience in resolving legal disputes that arise at the workplace. Mr. El-Hag can offer a valuable and unique perspective on resolving workplace issues due to his extensive background in labor relations. He regularly counsels clients on a host of employment issues, including unpaid wages, overtime and minimum wage claims, employment contracts, severance agreements,...
Peter J. Famighetti
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Peter J. Famighetti
Middletown , NY Employment Law Attorney with 24 years of experience
(845) 669-0040 280 NY-211
Middletown , NY 10940
Free ConsultationEmployment, Appeals, Civil Rights and Real Estate
Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University
Peter is a passionate and dedicated advocate. Peter has represented clients in various forums, including the United States District Court for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, as well as in New York State Courts in the region. Throughout his career that has spanned more than a decade, Peter has served as defendants' and Plaintiffs' counsel in single and class action employment related litigation. Most recently, Peter won a jury trial on a First Amendment retaliation case in Federal Court. Additionally, Peter has appeared extensively in cases before arbitration tribunals and administrative agencies, including...
Karen Ford Edler
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Karen Ford Edler
White Plains, NY Employment Law Attorney with 40 years of experience
(914) 251-1618 4 West Red Oak Lane
Suite 302
White Plains, NY 10604
Free ConsultationEmployment, Education, Estate Planning and Social Security Disability
New York Law School
Karen Edler is the founder of the Price, Meese, Shulman & D'Arminio, P.C. Education Law Group. She advocates for parents and students to obtain a free, appropriate public education for students with disabilities under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (“IDEA”), Section 504 & related laws. Ms. Edler's services include reviewing Individual Education Plans (“IEP”) & Section 504 Plans, attending meetings and filing due process petitions when necessary. Ms. Edler represents students with any educational issues including academic issues, school disciplinary cases, bullying cases and collegiate academic and disciplinary matters. Ms. Edler handles special needs planning, Special Needs Trusts, guardianship...
Vince F. Sykes
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Vince F. Sykes
Spring Valley, NY Employment Law Lawyer with 15 years of experience
(845) 535-4023 95 N Main St
Spring Valley, NY 10977
Free ConsultationEmployment, Civil Rights and Personal Injury
Elisabeth Haub School of Law - Pace University
Attorney Vince Sykes is a veteran of the United States Air Force, where he served on active duty, as an enlisted, and earned several distinguished medals to include Good Conduct Medal and Overseas Tour of Duty.

Following military service, Vince obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering (B.S.E.E.) from SUNY, Stony Brook, NY; a Masters in Business Administration (M.B.A.) from Pepperdine University, CA.; and a Juris Doctorate Degree (J.D.), Cum Laude, from Pace Law School, NY.

Vince’s career spans engineering positions in Silicon Valley where he worked for high-tech companies such as Cisco Systems, Bay Networks, Alcatel-Lucent, and various technology start-ups. Vince...
Christie Tomm Addona
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Christie Tomm Addona
Tarrytown, NY Employment Law Attorney with 12 years of experience
(914) 682-0707 120 White Plains Rd
#305
Tarrytown, NY 10591
Free ConsultationEmployment, Environmental, Municipal and Real Estate
St. John's University School of Law
Christie Tomm Addona is a Partner at Silverberg Zalantis LLC. She has extensive experience working on Litigation and Appeals, Land Use Applications, and Municipal matters. She represents clients on Article 78 Proceedings, defending and challenging administrative decisions. Additionally, Christie also counsels on Employment Law and Commercial Litigation issues.

Christie has prior experience in several Civil Litigation firms. She has worked from the beginning of lawsuits through trials and appeals for Insurance Defense, Tort, Maritime, Contract and Employment Law cases. Christie has represented a vast array of clients including individuals, large corporations, and non-profit corporations.

In 2005, Christie received...
Joseph P. Villanueva
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Joseph P. Villanueva
Scarsdale, NY Employment Law Attorney with 26 years of experience
(800) 893-9645 700 White Plains Rd
#237
Scarsdale, NY 10583
Employment, Criminal Defense and Traffic Tickets
Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University
Do you like to save money? Of course you do. If you were issued a traffic ticket, speeding ticket, or moving violation in New York State, call me to learn how we can help you save money, time, and points on your license. Call us now 800-893-9645 and ask for your FREE telephone consultation. Join the thousands of drivers that have used our firm to successfully reduce their exposure to fines, points, and significant insurance increases. I am a former prosecutor and I look forward to speaking with you soon. 800-893-9645.
Michael Diederich Jr.
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Michael Diederich Jr.
Stony Point, NY Employment Law Attorney with 43 years of experience
(845) 942-0795 361 Route 210
Stony Point, NY 10980
Free ConsultationEmployment, Administrative, Appeals and Civil Rights
Lewis & Clark Law School and Elisabeth Haub School of Law - Pace University
The Diederich Law Office focuses on helping victims of illegality and bias in employment and civil rights cases, particularly wrongful termination and job discrimination cases, and negotiating severance packages. Cases include wrongful discrimination based upon age, gender / sex, national origin, race, pregnancy or disability. I also served as a "citizen soldier" (US Army reservist), with tours of duty in the combat zones of Iraq (2004-05) and Afghanistan (2012), as an Army lawyer. I retired in the rank of lieutenant colonel. We handle cases from Long Island, through New York City and into the Hudson...
Karen M. Hertz
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Karen M. Hertz
Croton-On-Hudson, NY Employment Law Lawyer with 34 years of experience
(914) 393-6971 503 Half Moon Bay Dr
Croton-On-Hudson, NY 10520
Free ConsultationEmployment, Arbitration & Mediation, Construction and Workers' Comp
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Alexandria Jean-Pierre
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Alexandria Jean-Pierre
White Plains, NY Employment Law Lawyer with 14 years of experience
(212) 248-7431 50 Main St #1000
White Plains, NY 10606
Free ConsultationEmployment, Arbitration & Mediation and Civil Rights
Rutgers School of Law-Camden
Alexandria Jean-Pierre is an esteemed employment lawyer based in New York City and a valued member of the Phillips & Associates law firm. With a strong focus on employment law litigation, she is deeply committed to advocating for the rights of employees. If you find yourself facing concerns regarding employment discrimination or any other legal issues within your workplace, reaching out to Ms. Jean-Pierre and her dedicated team at the law firm will help you determine the merits of your case. Having obtained a B.S. in business management with a minor in government from St. John's University, Ms. Jean-Pierre went on...
Ephraim Jacob Fink
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Ephraim Jacob Fink
Purchase, NY Employment Law Attorney with 24 years of experience
(914) 977-7306 287 Bowman Avenue
Suite 404
Purchase, NY 10577
Free ConsultationEmployment, Criminal Defense, Family and Personal Injury
New England Law Boston
Ephraim Jacob (‘E.J.”) Fink has been litigating in the Connecticut and New York Courts since 2000. After representing hundreds of carriers and their policy holders as well as corporations, product manufacturers and healthcare facilities from negligence and contract claims, EJ practiced at a boutique in the areas of personal injury, family law/divorce, estate and trust litigation. EJ graduated from Syracuse University’s Newhouse School of Public Communications with a degree in journalism and thereafter obtained his JD at New England Law-Boston where his dean’s list grade average earned him an associate editor position on the New England Journal on Criminal...
Conrad Evan Pollack
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Conrad Evan Pollack
Peekskill, NY Employment Law Attorney with 39 years of experience
(800) 223-2814 906 South Street
Peekskill, NY 10566
Employment, Appeals, Immigration and Personal Injury
Brooklyn Law School
CONRAD E. POLLACK is the Managing Partner of Pollack, Pollack, Isaac & DeCicco, LLP. He heads the firm’s immigration department. He graduated from New York University in 1981 and from Brooklyn Law School in 1984 with great honors. He was admitted in New York in 1985. Over the course of his career, Mr. Pollack has acquired experience in all aspects of immigration law, including deportation & removal matters, work, trainee and seasonal visas, family-based visas, political asylum and citizenship matters. He is a member of the New York Court Lawyers Association, ILW.com, American Bar Association...
Salvatore G. Gangemi
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Salvatore G. Gangemi
White Plains, NY Employment Law Attorney with 30 years of experience
(914) 725-5800 445 Hamilton Ave
#1102
White Plains, NY 10601
Employment
St. John's University School of Law and St. John's University School of Law
Jitesh Dudani
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Jitesh Dudani
White Plains, NY Employment Law Lawyer with 7 years of experience
(212) 248-7431 50 Main St #1000
White Plains, NY 10606
Free ConsultationEmployment, Arbitration & Mediation and Civil Rights
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
Melissa Vo
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Melissa Vo
White Plains, NY Employment Law Attorney
(212) 248-7431 50 Main St
#1000
White Plains, NY 10606
Free ConsultationEmployment
Temple University Beasley School of Law
Lloyd Donders
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Lloyd Donders
HASTINGS ON HUDSON, NY Employment Law Attorney with 22 years of experience
(914) 588-9229 25 Maple Avenue
Suite 3B
HASTINGS ON HUDSON, NY 10706
Employment, Business, Consumer and Education
Brooklyn Law School
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.
Stewart J. McMillan
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Stewart J. McMillan
White Plains, NY Employment Law Lawyer with 57 years of experience
(914) 358-4326 707 Westchester Ave
Suite 405
White Plains, NY 10604
Free ConsultationEmployment
New York University School of Law and Fordham University School of Law
Joseph Degiuseppe
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Joseph Degiuseppe
White Plains, NY Employment Law Lawyer with 46 years of experience
(914) 949-2700 1 N. Lexington Avenue
White Plains, NY 10601
Employment and Immigration
Fordham University School of Law
Peter John Schuyler
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Peter John Schuyler
Croton-On-Hudson, NY Employment Law Lawyer with 25 years of experience
(914) 862-0999 321 S Riverside Ave
Croton-On-Hudson, NY 10520
Free ConsultationEmployment, Civil Rights, Divorce and Medical Malpractice
Fordham University
Kitson & Schuyler LLP is a full-service law firm located in Croton-on-Hudson, New York, in the heart of the lower Hudson Valley. We offer clients professional, cost-efficient representation and personal attention to all aspects of the legal matters we handle. Our attorneys have successfully represented clients in courts from New York City to Dutchess County, as well as in mediation and arbitration of both commercial and individual claims. We have guided clients through a variety of business and real estate transactions, establishing a reputation as effective advocates for our clients regardless of the nature of the issues presented. Call today...
Claudia Pollak
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Claudia Pollak
White Plains, NY Employment Law Attorney with 25 years of experience
(914) 908-6220 75 S. Broadway, 4th Fl.
White Plains, NY 10601
Employment
City University of New York School of Law
Employment discrimination attorney protecting the rights of employees in the workplace. Expertly handles racial discrimination, sexual harassment, pregnancy discrimination, FMLA discrimination, Americans with Disabilities Act, age discrimination, sexual orientation discrimination, transgender discrimination, hostile work environment. Call me now for a Free Consultation! 914-LAW-9111
Ruth Debra Raisfeld
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Ruth Debra Raisfeld
White Plains, NY Employment Law Attorney with 43 years of experience
(914) 722-6006 1025 Westchester Ave
White Plains, NY 10604
Employment and Arbitration & Mediation
Fordham University School of Law
Max Bracero
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Max Bracero
White Plains, NY Employment Law Attorney
(212) 248-7431 50 Main St
#1000
White Plains, NY 10606
Free ConsultationEmployment
Temple University Beasley School of Law
Lindsay Weibel
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Lindsay Weibel
White Plains, NY Employment Law Lawyer
(914) 949-0222 1 N Lexington Ave
#1550
White Plains, NY 10601
Employment, Business and Insurance Defense
Seton Hall University School of Law
Leonard Anthony Bellavia
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Leonard Anthony Bellavia
Windham, NY Employment Law Lawyer with 41 years of experience
(518) 734-5700 5338 State Route 23
Windham, NY 12496
Employment, Business, Estate Planning and Real Estate
St. John's University School of Law
Leonard A. Bellavia, founding partner of the law firm of Bellavia Blatt Andron & Crossett, PC, is a nationally recognized authority in the field of automotive franchise law and represents thousands of automobile dealerships across the country in all aspects of commercial litigation and buy/sell transactions. He has been instrumental in negotiating the sale of hundreds of dealerships and has achieved national recognition for advocating the mass action litigation model on behalf of franchised automobile dealers. Most notably, Len has successfully implemented the mass litigation model in the following actions: • In a settlement to recover reasonable compensation for warranty parts...
Joseph J Ranni
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Joseph J Ranni
Florida, NY Employment Law Attorney with 37 years of experience
(845) 651-0999 59 North Main Street
Florida, NY 10921
Employment, Elder, Estate Planning and Nursing Home
Stetson University College of Law and Brooklyn Law School
Brian Daniel Nugent
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Brian Daniel Nugent
South Nyack, NY Employment Law Lawyer with 19 years of experience
(845) 353-2000 96 South Broadway
South Nyack, NY 10960
Employment, Administrative, Arbitration & Mediation and Municipal
Elisabeth Haub School of Law - Pace University
Barry Scott Kantrowitz
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Barry Scott Kantrowitz
Chestnut Ridge, NY Employment Law Attorney with 39 years of experience
(845) 356-2570 747 Chestnut Ridge Rd
Suite 200
Chestnut Ridge, NY 10977
Employment, Business, Family and Insurance Claims
Barry S. Kantrowitz, B.A., J.D., received his undergraduate degree from Harpur College, SUNY Binghamton. During his studies at Boston University School of Law, he was honored as a Paul J. Liacos Scholar and an Edward Henessey Scholar. He graduated cum laude. Mr. Kantrowitz is admitted to practice law in the state and federal courts of New York, New Jersey and Florida, and is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court. Barry Kantrowitz is a member of the New York State and New Jersey State Trial Lawyers Associations, and the State Bar...
Anne Donnelly Bush
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Anne Donnelly Bush
Yonkers, NY Employment Law Attorney with 19 years of experience
(914) 239-3601 1085 Warburton Ave
Yonkers, NY 10701
Employment and Personal Injury
Daniel F. McGuire
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Daniel F. McGuire
White Plains, NY Employment Law Lawyer
(914) 368-0016 777 Westchester Avenue, Suite 101
White Plains, NY 10604
Employment, Business, Immigration and Personal Injury
Daniel McGuire comes from a family that has practiced law for generations. He learned early that the way to best serve clients is to be honest and transparent in all dealings, and to always provide the quality of service he would expect for himself and his family. To this end, our firm strives to be the place our clients turn to first with any legal question or problem, knowing that they will receive guidance that they can trust. Our firm is built on the foundations of quality and integrity. Nothing is more gratifying to us than...
Jacob Tuckfelt
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Jacob Tuckfelt
Warwick, NY Employment Law Attorney
(845) 988-9898 11 Oakland avenue
Warwick, NY 10990
Employment, Business, Divorce and Family
Zvi N. Raskin
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Zvi N. Raskin
Spring Valley, NY Employment Law Attorney with 36 years of experience
(845) 762-0006 1 Hillcrest Center Drive
Suite 232
Spring Valley, NY 10977
Employment, Business, IP and Securities
Yale Law School
Nancy Carol Nissen
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Nancy Carol Nissen
White Plains, NY Employment Law Attorney with 30 years of experience
(914) 454-3561 1 North Lexington
Suite 401
White Plains, NY 10601
Employment and Family
New York Law School
Jonathan Paul Arfa
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Jonathan Paul Arfa
Harrison, NY Employment Law Lawyer with 46 years of experience
(914) 694-1000 4 Gannett Dr
Harrison, NY 10604
Employment
The Arfa Firm's practice includes counseling of clients and representation in litigation and arbitration in wrongful termination, unpaid wage claims, overtime disputes, bonus and compensation disputes, claims involving discrimination (including sexual harassment), breach of contract, restrictive covenants ("non-competes"), whistle blower and related employment matters.
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