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Personal Injury attorney managing a mixed complexity caseload of plaintiff personal injury matters from inception through to resolution.

Commercial Litigation Attorney with emphasis on collection of delinquent accounts receivable for the City of New York Law departments, Human Resource Administration, Environmental Control Board, Department of Building, Parking Violations Bureau and New York City Police Department. Regular court appearances in Civil and Supreme courts, drafted pleadings, motions, settlement memorandums and settlement agreements after negotiating settlements with adversaries. Conducted bench trial. Managed staff of legal assistance and paralegals.

Commercial Litigation Attorney with emphasis on collection of unpaid tolls for New York and New Jersey Port Authority, Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority. Regular court appearances in Civil and Supreme courts, drafted pleadings, motions, settlement memorandums and settlement agreements after negotiating settlements with adversaries. Conducted bench trial. Manage staff of legal assistance and paralegals. No-fault Insurance Litigation Attorney (Defense side) with emphasis on litigation and arbitration representing various insurance companies. Drafted pleadings, motions, settlement agreements, and negotiated settlements with adversaries, conducted bench trial and depositions. Regular court appearances in Civil and Supreme courts, AAA Arbitrations hearings, Workers Compensation hearings, drafted master appeal briefs, petitions and DeNovo lawsuits. Manage staff of legal assistance and paralegals.

No Fault Insurance Litigation Attorney (Plaintiff side) with emphasis on litigation and arbitration of unpaid No-Fault claims for various health care providers. Managed large caseload from inception to conclusion. Drafted pleadings, motions, master appeal briefs, petitions, DeNovo lawsuits, settlement agreements. Conducted bench trial, depositions and negotiated individual and bulk settlement agreements. Regular court appearances in Civil and District courts, AAA Arbitration hearings. Manage staff of legal assistance and paralegals.

Commercial Litigation Attorney with emphasis on collections of unpaid accounts receivable. Managed large caseload from inception to conclusion. Regular court appearances in Civil and District courts and attended AAA Arbitrations. Manage staff of legal assistance and paralegals.

Residential Real Estate Attorney - Conducted Residential Real Estate closings representing buyers, sellers and lenders, drafted Real Estate contracts, closing documents, review of title, removal of housing and building violations. Manage staff of legal assistance and paralegals.

Drafted eviction documents for attorney review. Maintained multiple in-house and client status reports. Coordinated evictions with county sheriffs departments.

Residential real estate closing representing lender. Drafted foreclosure documents for attorney review.