Founding Partners

Jerrold S. Parker Born Brooklyn, New York. Admitted to bar: 1984, New York; New Jersey; U.S. District Court, Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts of New York; U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1985, District of Columbia; 1993, U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Federal Claims; 2012, Colorado. Martindale-Hubbell rating of “AV® Preeminent™ 5.0 out of 5”. Voted by peers into Best Lawyers® for Personal Injury Litigation. LinkedIn Avvo View Profile

Herbert L. Waichman Born Ulm, Germany. Admitted to bar: 1984, New York; New Jersey; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1993, U.S. Supreme Court. Avvo View Profile

Partners

Jordan L. Chaikin - Class Action Born East Meadow, New York. Admitted to bar: 2004, Florida; 2005, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida; 2008, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida; 2009, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida. View Profile

Raymond C. Silverman - Mass Tort Division Born Suffern, New York. Admitted to bar: 2000, New York; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of New York. View Profile

Brett A. Zekowski – General Negligence Born Rockville Centre, New York. Admitted to bar: 2000, New York; 2005, U.S. Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. View Profile

Managing Attorneys

Fred R. Rosenthal - General Negligence Born Brooklyn, New York. Admitted to bar: 1975, New York; U.S. District Court, Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts of New York. View Profile

Melanie H. Muhlstock - Mass Tort Division Born Bronxville, New York. Admitted to bar: 1997, New Jersey; 1997, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1998, New York; 1998, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York; 2001, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York; 2006 U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York. View Profile

Gary P. Falkowitz - Intake Unit Born Brooklyn, New York. Admitted to bar: 2005, New York; New Jersey; 2008, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York; 2010, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. View Profile

Senior Litigation Counsel

Daniel C. Burke - Mass Tort Division Born Bay Shore, New York. Admitted to bar: 1994, New York, 2004 U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. View Profile

Peter J. Cambs - Mass Tort Division Born Bronx, New York. Admitted to the bar: 1984, New York, U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of New York; 2010, Florida State Courts; U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida. New York SuperLawyers ® in 2008, 2009, 2010; Martindale-Hubbell rating of "AV® Preeminent™ 5.0 out of 5". View Profile

Mathew J. McCauley - Mass Tort Division Born Yonkers, New York. Admitted to bar: 2001, New York, Massachusetts and District of Columbia; 2003; U.S. District Court, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of New York. View Profile

Appellate Counsel

Jay L.T. Breakstone Born Brooklyn, New York. Bar Admissions: New York (1977); Supreme Court of the United States (1986); United States Claims Court (1989); United States Court of Appeals, 2d Cir. (1977), 3rd Cir. (1982); United States District Court, Southern District of New York and Eastern District of New York. (1977). View Profile

Mass Tort Associates

William J. Dubanevich Born New York, New York. Admitted to the New York Bar: 2003, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York (2003), U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York; (2003), U.S. District Court, Western District of New York (2010) and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida (2012). View Profile

Jessica E. Vertullo Born Bay Shore, New York. Admitted to bar: 2012, New Jersey; 2013, United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. View Profile

Michael S. Werner Born Rockville Centre, New York. Admitted to bar: 2009, New York. View Profile

Sam Meller Born Atlanta, Georgia. Bar admissions: New York (2013). View Profile

General Liability Associates

Marcelo A. Buitrago Born Brooklyn, New York. Admitted to bar: 2005, New York; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. View Profile

April S. Goodwin Born Sidney, Ohio. Admitted to bar: 2001, Florida; 2009, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. View Profile

Jonathan C. Macri Born Staten Island, New York. Admitted to bar: 2012, New York. View Profile

Jennifer L. McCarthy Born Bronx, New York. Admitted to the bar: 2010, Florida, U.S. Middle District of Florida, 2010. View Profile

Nicholas Warywoda Born Rosedale, New York. Admitted to bar: 2001, New York; 2005, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. View Profile

Nursing Home Associates

James G. Kapralos Born New York, New York. Admitted to bar: 1994, New York; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. View Profile

Brett R. Leitner Born New Hyde Park, New York. Admitted to bar: 2001, New York; 2003, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. View Profile

Justin Varughese Born Mineola, New York. Admitted to bar: 2004, New York; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. View Profile

Of Counsel

Jeffrey L. Goldberg For the past 35 years, Jeffrey L. Goldberg, Esq. has represented New York City Civil Service Clients with pride. After receiving his JD from Brooklyn Law School in 1974, Mr. Goldberg was admitted to the New York State Bar in 1975. Mr. Goldberg worked for the New York State Assembly Codes Committee and a major insurance company, before joining a premiere Civil Service law firm which represented the Uniform Fire Officers Association. It was early in his tenure at this firm that Mr. Goldberg discovered the particular niche in which he developed a level of expertise unparalleled in New York City legal circles. View Profile