West Shokan Employment Lawyers

Ms. Harris is the founder and principal attorney of Harris Law, PLLC. She has over 25 years of legal experience, has litigated a variety of cases from inception through trial in the courts of New York, and negotiated hundreds of settlements. She is a former Partner of Heidell Pittioni Murphy & Bach, LLP (HPM&B) where she headed the firm's employment law group, and defended major medical centers in complex high-exposure medical malpractice and products liability litigation, in addition to handling risk management and regulatory matters. Ms. Harris' practice is focused on the representation of plaintiffs in employment discrimination,...

Moshe is the Managing Partner Litigation at Consumer Attorneys PLLC. Moshe has a proven track record of representing consumer around the country under a wide array of federal and state consumer protection claims, including the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Electronic Funds Transfer Act, the Truth in Lending Act, the Fair Credit Billing Act, the Consumer Leasing Act, the Federal Odometer Act, the Consumer Credit Fairness Act, and more. Moshe was previously associated with a nationwide securities class-action firm, where he prosecuted high-stakes investor litigations against Wall Street companies accused of fraud and...

Gerald is counsel at Meltzer, Lippe, Goldstein & Breitstone, LLP and is part of the Firm’s Labor and Employment Practice Group where he represents employers in a diverse field of labor and employment matters. He has represented employers and municipalities before federal, state and local tribunals including the EEOC, NYSDHR and New York State Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board. Gerald also has successfully represented employers during federal, state and administrative trials as well as at mediation. He has been named by Super Lawyers, to its list of “Rising Stars” as one of the top up-and-coming litigators in the New...

Kushnick & Associates, P.C. Over 20 years experience in complex construction litigation and arbitration, insurance coverage, employment/labor defense, real estate litigation.

New York Employment Defense Attorney

Stephen D. Hans has practiced law in Queens County, New York for over 35 years. His legal career began at a general litigation firm in New York City in 1977.

In 1979, he was presented with an opportunity to represent a NYCTA bus operator who was suspended for refusing to drive an unsafe bus. The bus operator prevailed at that hearing and was restored to his job. Mr. Hans’s successful representation of the bus operator did not go unnoticed.

In 1979, the bus operators’ union in Queens and the sister local in Staten Island retained Mr....

I am Len Egert, a seasoned attorney with a focus on labor and entertainment law. My career has been dedicated to representing clients from media, performing arts, and non-profit sectors in various legal capacities including counseling, negotiation, mediation, and litigation. I have had the privilege of working with premier arts organizations across the country. In my previous roles, I served as the National Executive Director of the American Guild of Musical Artists and as the Executive Director of SAG-AFTRA in San Francisco/Northern California. In these positions, I represented several thousand members and negotiated multiple collective bargaining agreements with companies in the...

Renee J. Aragona is a litigation associate of the Sanders Law Group. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Aragona represented and litigated mortgage lenders and loan servicers in creditor’s rights, landlord/tenant, and replevin actions. Ms. Aragona is now focused on representing and protecting the intellectual property of our clients through copyright infringement litigation. Ms. Aragona is passionate and fights for her clients rights.

Passionate, Relentless, Thorough Zach Perecman is a skilled personal injury and construction accident attorney at The Perecman Firm, where he has worked since high school. His journey from file clerk to attorney has shaped his dedication to advocating for injured clients in cases involving construction accidents, car crashes, premises liability, and civil rights violations. Known for his thorough and meticulous approach, Zach is committed to securing the best outcomes for his clients, which has earned him recognition as one of New York's top attorneys. His notable settlements include $5.6 million for a union concrete laborer, $4.3 million for a carpenter, and $3.2...

Jacqueline Mandel is an attorney at Sanders Law Group and is a member of the Copyright Infringement team. Prior to joining the team, she avidly defended her clients in contract disputes, evictions, criminal defense actions, and other civil matters. She has trial and litigation experience and is now looking forward to bringing those skills to defend the intellectual property rights of our clients.

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...

Jillian Falt, Esq., an Associate at the White Plains office of Tully Rinckey PLLC, handles a diverse array of family and matrimonial law matters. Her family law practice includes pre- and post-nuptial agreements, separation agreements, equitable distribution, spousal support, child support, post-judgment modifications and enforcement, family offense matters, and child custody and access. She represents clients in all aspects of settlement, litigation and the negotiation and drafting of agreements. Ms. Falt’s practice also focuses on Education Law and Federal Labor & Employment Law. Ms. Falt is renowned for her fastidious and caring approach to meeting clients’ needs. Moreover, her approach focuses...

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...

Mark Xiao is an Associate at Miller Shah LLP, based in the firm's New York office. Mark graduated from the University of Washington School of Law in June 2020, where he served as Executive Comments Editor for the Washington International Law Journal and was a Research Associate at the Technology Law and Public Policy Clinic. During law school, Mark also clerked for two Administrative Law Judges at the Social Security Administration and interned with a private investment management firm. Before pursuing his legal career, he obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a minor in Business from the University of...

Linda Kenney Baden, is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of Rutgers School of Law and Rutgers University. Following graduation from law school, She served a judicial clerkship with the Presiding Judge of the Appellate Division, Judge John F. Lynch and then entered private practice with the law firm of Meyner and Landis in Newark. Ms. Kenney Baden was later appointed Assistant Prosecutor for the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office where she served as a trial team leader and the lead attorney assigned to the Sex Crimes Investigative Unit. During her tenure with the Prosecutor’s Office, she prepared and tried numerous criminal...

Mr. Raff was admitted to the Bar in the State of New York in 1969. He serves as a federal court appointed Special Master in three complex employment and discrimination law cases. He is also an active labor arbitrator, mediator and fact finder on panels from the American Arbitration Association, National Mediation Board, New York State Mediation Board, New York City Office of Collective Bargaining and the New York State-CSEA Disciplinary Panel. He has served as a member of the New York State Human Rights Advisory Council and is presently a member of the American Arbitration Association's National Alternative Dispute...

Nicola C. Richards Nicola C. Richards is an associate attorney at the Sanders Law Group and is currently focused on advocating for her clients in consumer protection through the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”). Prior to joining Sanders Law Group Ms. Richards worked as a paralegal handling insurance claims for credit cards, mortgages and loans. Ms. Richards went on to intern at Nassau County’s social services department where she managed cases for daily Fair Hearings. Moreover, Ms. Richards used her time to work with Lawyers Helping Our Community (LHOC) to increase business production for companies in Chicago IL for the Asian...

Larita Yusuf is an experienced litigator and a registered patent attorney. As an intellectual property attorney, she has helped creators secure design patents with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the African Regional Intellectual Property Office (ARIPO) and their original works with the U.S. Copyright Office. She earned a Juris Doctor from Wake Forest University School of Law and a B. Sci. in Biology from Francis Marion University. While in law school, she worked as a federal judicial intern in the District of South Carolina and as a patent legal intern at a boutique intellectual property law...

Joshua D. Vera is an associate attorney in the Intellectual Property Division of Sanders Law Group with a focus on copyright infringement. Mr. Vera takes great pride in advocating on behalf of his clients and ensuring the rights of intellectual property owners are respected.

Prior to practicing law, Mr. Felsen, who has an advanced degree in human resources, was a human resources professional who addressed daily employment related issues. As a result of this experience, Mr. Felsen has practical experience concerning the same employment related issues for which his clients seek his legal advice. Mr. Felsen’s practice focuses on all aspects of labor and employment law. His litigation practice in state and federal courts and before state and federal agencies such as the EEOC, NYS Division of Human Rights, NYC Commission on Human Rights, U.S. Department of Labor, and N.Y.S. Department...