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Stephen M. Garcia

Stephen M. Garcia

Distinguished Lawyer

Elder Law

180 E Ocean Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90802, USA

Stephen M. Garcia represents victims of elder and nursing home abuse and is known as one of the leading civil litigators in the country. He is Senior Partner at Garcia & Coman, where the firm’s practice is focused on elder abuse, nursing home abuse, and wrongful death of the elderly. Serving Los Angeles County and other cities nationwide, Garcia has served as counsel in litigation leading to over $3 billion in compensation awarded to afflicted parties and consumers across the United States. These cases involved insurance bad faith, medical malpractice, elder abuse, nursing home abuse, and products liability.

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Stephen Matarazzo

Stephen Matarazzo

Distinguished Lawyer

Workers Compensation Law

1814 Rte 70 W suite 265, Cherry Hill, NJ 08003, USA

For over 25 years, Stephen Matarazzo has helped workers pursue redress of grievances and bring workers compensation cases to a successful closure in New Jersey. He’s been an ally of working people for a quarter of a century. Stephen became an attorney to make a difference in client’s lives. He explains, “I practice workers’ compensation law because those who produce for all the country all too often get the short end of the stick. With my help, they can get their due when they are injured at work.” Mr. Matarazzo graduated from Widener University Law School in Wilmington, Delaware, in 1995, where he received the American Jurisprudence Award for Excellent Achievement in Torts I.

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Stephen P. Rapp

Personal Injury Law

4531 Maine St suite b, Quincy, IL 62305, USA

Since 1993, Attorney Stephen Rapp of Quincy, Illinois, maintains a law firm CONCENTRATING in PERSONAL INJURY LAW. Know and protect your legal rights. If injured, call the Law Office of Stephen P. Rapp, your LOCAL personal injury law firm. Don't let an insurance company tell you how much you deserve. Let us help you. As a local law firm, we have handled thousands of personal injury claims and have recovered millions of dollars for local injury victims and their families. We have experience in handling all types of injury cases from auto accidents, motorcycle accidents, semi-truck accidents, pedestrian accidents, workers' compensation, wrongful death, dog bites, burn injuries, and back and neck injuries. Don't rely on an insurance adjuster to tell you your rights or how much you are entitled to. The insurance adjuster works for the insurance company, not you. Don’t make a mistake by trying to handle your own claim. Call the Law Office of Stephen P. Rapp today.

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Stephen Pelletier

Stephen Pelletier

Distinguished Lawyer

Civil Litigation

530 B Street, Suite 1310, San Diego, CA 92101

Experienced trial lawyer Stephen Pelletier recently formed Price Pelletier, LLP with longtime colleague and fellow litigator, Virginia Price. Concentrating his practice on business and tort defense litigation, he represents a diversity of high-profile clients, from international real estate firms to national retail chains. Handling cases in state and federal courts, he has extensive experience in all aspects of complex real estate litigation, including commercial lease litigation, shopping center and complex land development law, environmental, business, construction and general liability issues. As needed, Mr. Pelletier prepares each case to effectively represent clients through trial. His practice also focuses on representing corporate and individual clients in catastrophic injury matters, ranging from general negligence to complex product liability disputes for a range of clients, including distributors and dealers. Successfully defending major manufacturers, he has handled disputes involving a wide range of complex products, among them auto airbag deployment systems and transmission defect matters. Additionally, he has been involved with medical product liability matters ranging from medical catheters to veterinarian medical devices. With a reputation as a highly skilled litigator, he forcefully defends clients when disputes are unavoidable. Yet his extensive litigation background enables him to play a critical advisory role for his clients, helping them resolve issues to avoid situations and minimize risks that could lead to costly litigation.

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Stephen Rach II

Medical Malpractice Law

2174 Jackson Ave, Seaford, NY 11783

Stephen has been a partner since 2009. He concentrates his practice on all aspects of personal injury law, specializing in defending medical malpractice claims. He has successfully defended both doctors and hospitals at trial in Nassau, Suffolk, Queens, Kings and Bronx Counties. He has also been successful in defending general liability claims at trial on behalf of property owners, general contractors and automobile drivers.

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Stephen Ruben

Family and Divorce Law

50 California Street, 15th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111

Mr. Ruben provides family law representation, mediation, and private judging in San Francisco, San Mateo, Marin, Alameda, Contra Costa and Marin Counties. Steve’s practice is devoted to complex family law litigation including high net worth divorce cases, financial issues, spousal and child support, high conflict custody disputes, and dissolution, including non-marital and domestic partnerships. Steve is a Certified Family Law Specialist through the California Board of Legal Specialization and is also a member of the Association of Certified Family Law Specialists. San Francisco magazine has singled out Steve as a San Francisco Super Lawyer in the area of family law. Steve has been practicing law for over thirty years, with an impressive record of results in highly contested cases. He is especially sought after for his ability to effectively and quickly turn around cases that have languished because of passive or poor representation. Steve is a member of the Editorial Board of Lexis/Nexis California Family Law Monthly Journal and writes bi-monthly case analysis and practice pointers for family law practitioners. Steve is a frequent lecturer on continuing education programs for the Family Law Section of the State Bar of California and the Bar Association of California covering topics such child custody disputes, move-aways, child and spousal support modification and termination and the impact of bankrupt proceedings in a pending dissolution of marriage. Steve graduated with honors from Bethany College, West Virginia and Illinois Institute of Technology – Chicago Kent College of Law. Steve is a member of the State Bar of Illinois (1973) United States Supreme Court (1981) and State Bar of California (admitted 1992).

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Stephen Smith

Stephen Smith

Distinguished Lawyer

Personal Injury Law

1425 N Broad Street, Suite 201, New Orleans, LA 70119

Area of Practice: Criminal Defense & Personal Injury/Plaintiff Law Stephen M. Smith began his law practice in 2002. He is an advocate for those needing representation in both civil and criminal matters with particular emphasis on criminal matters and personal injury. Mr. Smith has a passion to aid those facing injustices that was born out of his own observations and experiences with injustices he saw first hand growing up. Mr. Smith’s law office is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, but he represents clients throughoutLouisiana and beyond. He is a proven litigator with an impressive track record in state and federal courts as well as administrative tribunals. He possesses a strong courtroom presence with a unique ability to connect with judges and juries. His rapport and professionalism with opposing counsel help to facilitate the absolute best results for his clients. Mr. Smith has traveled outside of Louisiana to speak on select law topics. Mr. Smith is a graduate of the Southern University Law Center and Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. He is admitted to practice in all State and Federal Courts in Louisiana. He is a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association, the Louisiana Association for Justice, The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Louis A. Martinet Legal Society.

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Stephen Vertucci

Stephen Vertucci

Distinguished Lawyer

Family and Divorce Law

155 Boardwalk Dr, Fort Collins, CO 80525, USA

Born and raised in south suburban Chicago, Illinois, Stephen Vertucci served aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln while on active duty in the U.S. Navy from 1990-1994 during the first Gulf War. Upon being honorably discharged, Stephen enrolled at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, earning a Bachelor of Arts in history in 1998. Stephen’s interests in public speaking and litigation led to his decision to attend Chicago-Kent College of Law, largely due its outstanding reputation for having one of the top trial advocacy programs in the nation. Through this course of study and his internship with the Cook County Illinois Public Defender’s Office, Stephen discovered his passion: advocating for client’s rights in the Courtroom. Stephen earned a Juris Doctor degree from Chicago-Kent in 2001. While attending Chicago-Kent and after being admitted to the Illinois Bar, Stephen worked for Schiff & Hulbert, a top-rated employment litigation firm. Seeking courtroom experience, he transitioned to family law, working at the law firm of Sullivan, Taylor & Gumina. His experience at STG Divorce Law taught him trial preparedness, client compassion, and to maintain the highest standards of ethical conduct. In 2004, Stephen sought an opportunity to advance his trial skills. After being admitted to the Arizona Bar, he found this opportunity working as a felony prosecutor for the state of Arizona at the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office. This career move provided invaluable experience litigating jury trials against some of the best criminal defense attorneys in the State of Arizona. After gaining experience as a felony prosecutor, Stephen partnered with a colleague and friend from law school to establish the law firm of Stewart & Vertucci, a successful family law practice in Phoenix. In 2007, Stephen moved to Colorado to start a new personal and professional chapter in his life. He was admitted to the Colorado Bar, relocated to Fort Collins, married, and started a family. He elevated himself from Associate to Partner in one of the largest family law firms in Denver prior to making the decision to open his own firm in 2016. The Law Office of Stephen Vertucci, LLC was established to serve the communities of northern Colorado and focuses exclusively on the practice of family law. Stephen is admitted to practice law in the states of Illinois, Arizona, Colorado and before the United States Supreme Court. Among his professional recognitions, he is proud to be a member of the Colorado Eighth Judicial District Domestic Relations Best Practices Committee. In 2017, Stephen was nominated as one of 10 Best Family Law Firms by American Institute of Family Law Attorneys. In 2018, he was nominated as one of 10 Best Family Law Firms by American Institute of Family Law Attorneys. In 2021, Stephen was nominated to Larimer County Domestic Relations Best Practices Committee – this is a committee of Larimer County Family Law Judges, Magistrates, Attorneys and other Professionals aimed at improving the quality of practice in the community. In the same year, he was recognized by threebestrated.com as a top 3 divorce lawyer in Fort Collins, CO

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Stephen Wagner

Personal Injury Law

11939 N. Meridian St., Suite 100, Carmel, IN 46032

Stephen M. Wagner grew up in Indianapolis and attended Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School where he graduated as co-valedictorian in 1987. Mr. Wagner graduated cum laude from the University of Notre Dame in 1991 with a B.A. in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics and received his J.D. cum laude from the Indiana School of Law – Bloomington in 1994. After being accepted to the U.S. Attorney General’s Honors Program, Mr. Wagner attended the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Glynco, Georgia, before working for the Department of Justice in 1994-1995 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1996 Mr. Wagner returned to Indianapolis to practice with the prestigious law firm of Riley Bennett & Egloff. In June, 1997 Mr. Wagner left Riley Bennett to found the Wagner Law Firm, P.C. In June 2000, Mr. Wagner brought in partner Jason R. Reese to form Wagner Reese, LLP, a firm dedicated to representing injury victims throughout Indiana and nationwide. Mr. Wagner practices exclusively in the areas of plaintiff’s personal injury, wrongful death, civil rights violations, police brutality, jail death, product liability, medical malpractice, and mass torts. For the last twenty years (2004-2023), Mr. Wagner has been selected by his peers as an “Indiana Super Lawyer,” an award presented to the top 5% of practicing attorneys in Indiana as published in the Indianapolis Monthly and Super Lawyer magazines. From 2018-2022, he was named one of the “Top 50 Personal Injury Attorneys in Indiana” by Super Lawyer. In 2006, Mr. Wagner was also selected by the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association as the “Indiana Trial Lawyer of the Year” for his work on the high-profile police action shooting case of Leaf v. Sheriff of Marion County. Mr. Wagner has also been named a “Distinguished Fellow of the Indianapolis Bar Foundation” for his significant contribution to the legal profession and leadership within the community. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association. Mr. Wagner is a frequent lecturer in the areas of civil litigation, civil rights violations, and work injuries, and has published numerous articles in both national and local legal publications regarding the interaction between work comp claims and third party litigation, police brutality and jail death cases, and various other civil litigation topics. Mr. Wagner has taken numerous cases to a jury trial in Indiana and across the country, including auto and truck accident cases, medical malpractice cases, civil rights cases, and premises liability cases, and has obtained numerous 7-figure and several 8-figure recoveries for clients. Frequently sought out by the media for his commentary in high profile legal cases involving police brutality, daycare negligence, and fraternity hazing, Mr. Wagner relishes representing the “little guy” and helping David defeat Goliath.

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Bankruptcy Law

100 S. Ashley Dr., 1600, Tampa, FL 33602

Stephenie is a founding member of Anthony & Partners, LLC, with offices located in Tampa and Bartow, Florida. She is a past President, Chairman and Secretary of the Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association, having served on the Association’s Board for eight consecutive years. For two years following admission to The Florida Bar, Stephenie clerked for the Honorable Alexander L. Paskay, Chief Bankruptcy Judge for the Middle District of Florida. Stephenie is a trial lawyer focusing on creditors’ rights, bankruptcy law and commercial litigation. During her career, Stephenie has represented lenders, fiduciaries, and other parties-in-interest in Chapter 11, Chapter 13, and Chapter 7 bankruptcy cases. In addition to general civil litigation, Stephenie focuses upon creditor-debtor litigation in breach of contract, foreclosure, replevin, lender liability, and other loan enforcement contexts. Stephenie’s litigation experience includes representation in state and federal trial and appellate courts statewide.

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Stevan Pardo

Civil Litigation

100 SE 2nd Street, Suite 2050, Miami, FL 33131

Stevan Pardo is a leading authority on Florida construction and corporate hospitality law. During his more than 30 years as a construction litigator, Stevan has represented companies involved in virtually all aspects of the construction industry including owners, contractors, design professionals, subcontractors, sureties, and insurers. His legal representations have included delay and defect claims arising out of commercial and residential, high-rise residential, hospitality and resorts, multifamily, retail, and office construction projects. Stevan?s clients rely on him to advise them on all aspects of the delivery of construction and engineering projects, from procurement and the drafting and negotiation of contracts, to contract administration, the avoidance and resolution of disputes, and insurance matters. Stevan has developed an impressive track record representing developers and investors in multimillion-dollar real property transactions, including purchases and sales, joint ventures, and residential and commercial development. Stevan brings a unique perspective to the real estate side of his practice because of his 20 years of personal experience as a real estate developer and a hotel owner, builder, and operator. His own experience handling complex construction, buying and selling properties, and negotiating with lenders, has given him deep insight into the world of construction and renovation and has served to enhance the legal advice and business strategies he provides to his hotel clients. As a result of his practical knowledge, Stevan is well-versed in both the business impacts and legal aspects of his clients? real estate and construction endeavors. His real-world experience has helped Stevan to become a go-to attorney when negotiating and implementing real estate deals in Florida and across the country. Stevan?s distinctive business background also has given him a unique ability to troubleshoot difficult projects for clients before they devolve into full-blown disputes, and to craft business solutions to his clients? business problems. When necessary, however, Stevan brings extensive trial experience in representing clients before the Florida courts, federal courts, mediators, arbitration panels, and appellate courts. Other key areas of Stevan?s expertise include working with franchisors and franchisees, management companies, vendors, and insurers. Drawing from his real-life experience in hotel ownership, Stevan provides his clients with insight into the business aspects of a legal decision and the legal effects of a business decision. Stevan has developed relationships with various hotel franchisors, including Ritz Carlton, St. Regis, Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt, and other well recognized industry flags. This holistic combination of legal experience and hospitality industry knowledge brings a critical and essential benefit to Stevan?s hotel and resort clients. Stevan?s membership in the American Hotel and Lodging Association and Young Presidents Organization (YPO) Hospitality Network allows him to remain current on issues relating to the business and legal challenges in today?s hospitality community. His role as President of the South Florida Chapter of International Network of Boutique and International Law Firms enables Stevan to keep his pulse on the trends, changes, and challenges facing the construction, real estate, and hospitality community in South Florida, the United States, and internationally. A strong believer in pro bono work, Stevan has committed his legal and construction skills to bettering his local community. He is the current chair of the City of Miami Beach Historic Preservation Board. In that role, Stevan combines his experience as a real estate developer, a lawyer, and a resident to balance the importance of historic preservation with development. Stevan also serves as both construction and legal consultant to a large new community center in his neighborhood. He was the President of the Venetian Island Homeowners Association for several years and spear headed the historic preservation of the Venetian Causeway, a historic link between Miami and Miami Beach. Prior to launching his law firm, Stevan, an AV-rated lawyer, was a partner and leader of the construction litigation department of Greenberg Traurig, where he practiced law for more than a decade.

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Steve Fox

Steve Fox

Member

Criminal Defense Law

1335 DUBLIN RD, STE 205A, COLUMBUS, OH 43215-7044

Mr. Fox represents individuals charged in most Central Ohio counties, including Municipal Courts, Mayor’s Courts and Common Pleas Courts in Franklin County, Madison County, Delaware County, Union County, Fairfield County, Clark County and other Ohio jurisdictions. Mr. Fox also handles administrative hearings at the Ohio DPS/BMV. If you’ve been accused of a crime, you need the help of an experienced criminal defense attorney who can help you navigate through complex legal challenges. You can trust Attorney Steve Fox to provide zealous, ethical and professional representation.

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Steve M. Reising

Steve M. Reising

Distinguished Lawyer

Corporate and Transactional Law

33 South Main Street, Suite 300, Alpharetta, GA 30009

Steve is a Senior Associate Attorney at Briskin, Cross & Sanford, LLC ("BCS") and brings 15+ years of diverse legal experience to the firm. He is an active member of the State Bars in both Georgia and Illinois. He is also licensed before the Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia and a number of United States District Courts, including the Northern District of Georgia, the Middle District of Georgia, and the Northern District of Illinois. He currently focuses his practice on corporate transactions and litigation. Prior to joining BCS, Steve was a partner at a nationally recognized full-service law firm where he defended dozens of Fortune 500 corporations, as well as individuals, in a variety of litigation-based actions, including personal injury lawsuits (motor vehicle accidents, premises liability, negligent security, negligent hiring/training/supervision, and workers' compensation claims), contract disputes, and construction defects, to name just a few. He was widely known amongst his colleagues as a "utility player" given his diverse caseload. For nearly five years, Steve worked for a boutique law firm in Chicago, Illinois where he practiced insurance defense litigation and pursued subrogation claims. Prior to that, he represented individual plaintiffs in personal injury matters (general negligence, motor vehicle accidents, medical malpractice, nursing home negligence, and Medicare-related issues) at a well-known firm in Chicago which was initially started by the Cook County Law Division's presiding chief judge. Steve has litigated matters before magistrate, trial and appellate courts as well as administrative law tribunals. His dynamic legal experience, energetic representation and practical, solution-based approach has allowed him to repeatedly obtain successful results to complex legal issues. Steve earned his J.D. from The John Marshall Law School in Chicago, Illinois and degrees in Political Science and Business Administration from Illinois State University. He has also participated as a mentor in the Risk Insurance Management Society mentor/mentee program since 2021 for young professionals aspiring to enter the insurance risk management and legal fields.

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Steve Marsee

Family and Divorce Law

4162 Edgewater Dr, Orlando, FL 32804, USA

Steve W. Marsee assists clients throughout Central Florida in complex marital and family law matters, including divorce, child custody and support, and property distribution. Mr. Marsee attended the University of Miami School of Law and the University of Central Florida, where he received his undergraduate degree in legal studies with a minor in criminal justice. Before embarking on his legal career as an Orlando divorce attorney, Mr. Marsee became one of the youngest Chiefs of Police in the country at the age of 29, having received national acclaim as Florida’s most successful undercover drug agent while serving as investigator in charge of intelligence and organized crime for the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. Through his work in law enforcement, Mr. Marsee gained valuable experience in negotiating complex issues with a wide variety of people and dealing with high-stress, high-stakes situations. This experience has greatly aided him in his practice as a marital and family lawyer. Mr. Marsee is an active member of the Florida and Washington D.C. Bar Associations, the U.S. Middle District Court of Florida, the Orange County Bar Association Criminal and Family Law Committees, and the American Inns of Court. He is also a Florida Supreme Court certified family law mediator and a charter member of the Central Florida Family Law American Inns of Court.

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Steve Silvey

Civil Litigation

200 W. Monroe Street, Suite 2025, Chicago, IL 60606

Business, Commercial and Professional Liability Litigation

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Steven A. Bagen

Steven A. Bagen

Distinguished Lawyer

Personal Injury Law

6241 NW 23rd St suite 300, Gainesville, FL 32653, USA

As founder and administrator of Bagen & Associates, Mr. Bagen coordinates and directs the efforts of all of the attorneys and staff on behalf of the firm’s numerous clients. Over the years, he developed the firm’s motto, “Fighting for Florida’s Injured.” and is pleased to have had the opportunity to help injury victims from all walks of life, including laborers, teachers, police officers, doctors, and others in their claims against insurance and pharmaceutical companies. On a personal note, Mr. Bagen and his wife are raising two wonderful children in North Central Florida. He is proud to have obtained tens of millions of dollars for accident victims and to have served thousands of satisfied Florida personal injury clients from Pensacola to Key West for the past 40 years. If you have been injured, contact Bagen & Associates Florida Injury Lawyers. Our offices in Gainesville and Ocala are conveniently located on Highway 441. Our Gainesville office is located in the Bagen Building on Highway 441, adjacent to the Walmart Supercenter on 34th Street and Highway 441, next to the Florida Highway Patrol station. Our Ocala office is located on Highway 441 (S. Pine Avenue) near Advent Hospital.”

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Steven A. Felsenthal

Steven A. Felsenthal

Featured Lawyer

Estate Planning Law

30 N La Salle St, Suite 3100, Chicago, IL 60602

Area of Practice: Tax & Estate Planning Steven A. Felsenthal advises business owners, executives and closely held companies in the areas of income tax planning and controversies, sales and acquisitions, debt restructuring, estate planning and administration, strategic planning and real estate transactions, including the development and financing of subsidized housing. Many of Steve’s clients have been with him for over thirty years. His broad depth of experience in many facets of the law allows Steve to bring a unique perspective to creatively and effectively solving his clients’ problems. Steve has also served as an expert witness in cases involving tax disputes and accountant and attorney malpractice actions.

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Steven Awada

Distinguished Lawyer

Personal Injury Law

6850 Lincoln Avenue, Suite 200, Buena Park, CA 90620-4183

Area of Practice: Civil Litigation & Personal Injury | Criminal Defense

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Immigration Law

27 Admiralty Loop, Staten Island, NY 10309

The Law Offices of Steven Balson-Cohen Esq. P.C. are committed to providing aggressive representation in a cost effective manner. Clients are advised on litigation options including mediation, arbitration, motion practice and trials. As these law offices are a full service firm the client can be assured that Mr. Balson-Cohen will stay with the case through and including any appeal. Most importantly Mr. Balson-Cohen is committed to providing the personal service and attention that every client has a right to expect from their attorney.

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Probate Law

1979 Marcus Avenue, Suite 210, Lake Success, NY 11042

Steven Bracco has practiced law in New York for over twenty years and has worked for respected law firms in New York City and on Long Island. Steven obtained his Juris Doctorate Law Degree from New York Law School and received his undergraduate degree in accounting from Pace University, Lubin School of Business. He has also earned a Masters of Science Graduate Degree in Taxation from Baruch College, Zicklin School of Business.

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Steven C. Anderson

Steven C. Anderson

Distinguished Lawyer

Real Estate Law

568 Hwy 1 W, Iowa City, IA 52246, USA

Steve was born and raised in Iowa City and graduated from West High School in 1983. He also attended the University of Iowa for both his undergraduate degree (B.A. Journalism and Mass Communications and Political Science 1987) and law school (J.D. 1990). Steve worked briefly at First National Bank after graduation from law school before enter private practice. Steve opened his own law office in 2004. Steve is the owner of Hawkeye Title and Settlement Services, which is a full service provider of real estate title and closing services in Johnson County and the surrounding area. Hawkeye Title and Settlement is one of the largest privately owned abstract and settlement companies in the State of Iowa. Steve is active in the community and is President of the Board of Directors, Visiting Nurse Association, Chair of the Mercy Hospital Foundation Board of Directors, Board of Directors for Table 2 Table, the Advisory Council for the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), and has been an adviser and legal counsel for Habitat for Humanity for over 20 years. Steve is also a founding Board member and former President of the West High School Alumni Association. He is a huge Hawkeye and University of Iowa Fan and grew up in the shadow of Kinnick Stadium, Iowa Fieldhouse and Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Steve and his wife, Jennifer, and their three children (two sons, and one daughter) reside in Iowa City. Jennifer is an active member of the community and is on the City High Alumni Association Board of Directors, Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS) at Grace Community Church, North Liberty, Hearts in Touch (H.I.T.) at Parkview Evangelical Free Church, Iowa City and Vacation Bible School, Parkview Church and "The Spot" in Broadway Neighborhood, Iowa City.

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Steven Combs

Personal Injury Law

3217 Atlantic Blvd, Jacksonville, FL 32207, USA

Steve has been practicing for over 20 years. During part of his career he served as a magistrate for the local Court system, where he presided over more than fourteen thousand hearings. He is a true student of the law and a lawyer’s lawyer — that is, other lawyers often seek him out for mentoring and advice. He attended the University of Florida for both his undergraduate and legal studies.

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Labor Law

225 Union Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231

Steven Coren is the principal of the law firm bearing his name with offices located in Brooklyn. He was admitted to practice in 1978 in the State of New York and the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. He later gained admission to the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and the United States Court of Claims. He is a member of the American Bar Association (“ABA”), ABA Litigation Section. He is also a member of the New York State Bar Association (“NYSBA”), Labor and Employment Law Section as well as the NYS Academy of Trial Lawyers.

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Criminal Defense Law

247 Livingston Ave, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA

Steven D. Altman is a partner and founding member of the firm. After graduating from Suffolk Law School in Boston in 1969, he enlisted in the New Jersey National Guard, where he spent six years. Once he completed basic training, Mr. Altman started his legal career in the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office as a member of the Criminal Justice Division. Fortunately, Mr. Altman found an opportunity to fulfill his goal of becoming a criminal trial attorney when he was offered a position in the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office. He remained there for five years, when he left to enter private practice. During that five-year period, he tried a wide variety of cases, ranging from murder and rape, to narcotics, wiretap cases, and thefts. For two of those years he was Supervisor of the Narcotics and Organized Crime Task Force. In 1978, decided to form a partnership with his former colleague from the Prosecutor’s Office, Joseph Benedict. Mr. Altman’s entire legal career has exclusively been devoted to criminal law. More particularly, he has been involved in countless trials for capital murder, narcotics, political corruption, and financial crimes. He is one of the few lawyers who had tried wiretap cases, as well as a significant number of cases pertaining to different forms of sexual abuse, and numerous trials alleging vehicular homicide. Mr. Altman is certified by the New Jersey Supreme Court as a Criminal Trial Attorney. He has been named in New Jersey Super Lawyers magazine every year since 2005; and in “Best Lawyers in America” every year since 1995. In 2012 and 2014, Best Lawyers named him “Lawyer of the Year” for New Jersey in the area of Criminal Defense. New York Magazine annually rates him as one of the top criminal lawyers in the metropolitan New York City area, and “American Trial Lawyers” considers him one of the top 100 trial lawyers in the area of criminal law. Martindale Hubbell, one of the oldest rating services, continuously awards him an “AV” rating, their highest.

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Steven Fabbro

Steven Fabbro

Featured Lawyer

Personal Injury Law

601 Montgomery St suite 688, San Francisco, CA 94111, USA

Mr. Fabbro has over 35 years of experience specializing in personal injury, product liability, medical malpractice, and wrongful death cases. Mr. Fabbro has made it possible for many victims of serious injury to restructure their lives when disabling injury would otherwise make it impossible to support themselves or their families. Mr. Fabbro oversees and manages every case directly and plans the best strategy for the maximum benefit for each of his clients. Steven A. Fabbro is a career trial attorney who has overseen and prosecuted civil cases for individuals who have suffered catastrophic, life-changing injuries, and for the survivors of those who have died as a result of such injuries. Mr. Fabbro has delivered proven results with a long history of substantial verdicts and settlements. He works with other highly experienced forensic experts in the fields of accident reconstruction, investigation, economic, medical, mechanical and rehabilitation to prepare his clients’ cases and to provide the best proof and testimony on behalf of his clients, who may be victims of medical malpractice, farm or construction accidents, automobile or drunk driving accidents, or defective industrial or farm equipment. His client base is comprised of people from across the United States, Asia, Europe, Canada, and South America. Mr. Fabbro has conducted jury trials throughout California. He is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the California Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals, and the United District Courts for the Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of California. In addition to individual casework, Mr. Fabbro has also overseen and handled several large mass tort cases involving toxic exposure, contaminated food products, medical devices, pharmaceutical products and vaccines, and food supplements.

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Steven Felsenthal

Steven Felsenthal

Featured Lawyer

Tax Law

30 N LaSalle St, STE 3000, Chicago, IL 60602

Steven A. Felsenthal advises business owners, executives and closely held companies in the areas of income tax planning and controversies, sales and acquisitions, debt restructuring, estate planning, strategic planning and real estate transactions, including the development and financing of subsidized housing. His broad depth of experience in many facets of the law allows Steve to bring a unique perspective to creatively and effectively solving his clients' problems. Steve has also served as an expert witness in cases involving tax disputes and accountant and attorney malpractice actions. He is a member of the American Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association, and Chicago Bar Association. Mr. Felsenthal earned his B.A. from the University of Illinois before attending Harvard Law School, where he earned his J.D.

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Steven Floyd

Personal Injury Law

Millbrook, AL, USA

Steven Floyd has 20 years of experience in trial work and handling personal injury, automobile and trucking accidents, workers’ compensation and domestic cases. His undergraduate degree is in Business Resource Management, cum laude from Troy State University. He also has an Associate degree in Fire Science from Wallace Community College. He graduated from Jones School of Law in December 1997 and was admitted into the practice of law in May 1998. He further served on the Jones Law Review. Mr. Floyd's main area of practice is personal injury, including auto and 18-wheeler accidents, workers compensation, medical malpractice and domestic. He has also represented many slip-and-fall victims, as well as victims of fraud. He has a heart for injured Alabama workers as the law is especially challenging against their interests. Mr. Floyd strives to provide his clients with a fair assessment of their cases, a clear direction to success and the highest level of professionalism.

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Steven Gerber

Civil Litigation

331 Newman Springs, Road Building 1, 4th Floor, Suite 143, Red Bank, NJ 07701

Steve Gerber has practiced management-side employment and labor law, focusing on litigation and arbitrations, for three decades. His trial practice also includes complex commercial litigation, complex tort defense litigation, internal investigations, and representing colleges, universities and independent schools in litigation and investigations. He began his career as a law clerk for the late Chief U.S. District Judge for the District of New Jersey, and from 1980 through 1984, he was an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey. Mr. Gerber has been included on the New York Metro Area Super Lawyers® list several times and the New Jersey Super Lawyers® list, as well as the Top Attorneys, Best Lawyers in America and America’s Most Honored Lawyers . He is AV Preeminent rated by Martindale-Hubbell. Mr. Gerber is active in the leadership of the Defense Research Institute – The Voice of the Defense Bar (“DRI”) (http://www.dri.org), the 22,000+ member international association of attorneys devoted to the defense of civil litigation. He is a past Chair of DRI’s Employment & Labor Law Committee, and currently is a Member of the Committee’s Advisory Board and its Seminar Planning Committee. He also has served as a Member of DRI’s Board of Directors, its Law Institute, and DRI’s 21st Century Lawyer Task Force. In addition, Mr. Gerber serves on the American Arbitration Association’s National Roster of Employment Arbitrators and Mediators. He is also a Member of the select Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC) and is a past Chair of the FDCC’s Employment and Workplace Law Section; and is a Member of the select Association of Defense Trial Attorneys, the New Jersey State Bar Association and the American Bar Association (Member, Litigation Section). Active in community affairs, Mr. Gerber is currently a member of the Board of Directors of the United Way of Passaic County, and serves as Secretary for New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program, Inc.

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Steven Green

Criminal Defense Law

217 N Palestine St, Athens, TX 75751, USA

Since 1998, Steven has represented those wrongly accused of crimes throughout East Texas, including Henderson, Van Zandt, Kaufman, Anderson, and Navarro Counties, as well as the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. During this time, Steven has represented the wrongly accused in both State and Federal Court at the trial, appeal, and post-conviction stages for misdemeanor and felony offenses. Steven loves what he does. He cares about his clients and what happens to them.

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Steven Hammer

Personal Injury Law

1212 SE 3rd Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316, USA

With 30 years of trial experience in criminal defense in his own firm, Attorney Steven J. Hammer has represented clients who were charged with serious crimes in State and Federal courts throughout Florida and the rest of the country. He has protected thousands of clients due to his aggressive legal strategies and skill in the courtroom. Steven has taken those same trial skills and aggressive strategies into the civil courtrooms to bring justice to those injured by the negligence and wrongdoing of others. Steven is one of the lead trial attorneys for the firm in the ongoing Engle Tobacco litigation throughout the State of Florida and has obtained verdicts totaling over $100 million dollars for his clients and their families. He attended the University of Florida, where he earned his B.A. before attending Nova Southeastern University, where he earned his J.D.

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Steven Holinstat

Civil Litigation

11 Brentwood Drive, North Caldwel, NJ 07006

Steven Holinstat is a senior counsel in the Litigation Department. Over the past two decades, he has handled complex, high-profile litigations that have resulted in hundreds of millions of dollars in recoveries. The latter include a nine-figure settlement in the bankruptcy of Ocala Funding, LCC, in which Steve was the lead litigator in a series of fraudulent conveyance cases involving one of the largest frauds in the history of the residential mortgage industry. Steve has a broad and diverse background in all aspects of high-stakes commercial litigation and is one of the firm’s principal fiduciary litigators. His significant victories include defeating, on summary judgment, objections to the probate of a $70 million estate, which preserved the decedent’s desire to leave his estate to charity. Steve also is the lead litigator in a number of high-net-worth trust and estate matters, and has developed a reputation for being adept at intervening and resolving challenging interfamily disputes before they escalate into full-blown litigation. When litigation is unavoidable, Steve is an aggressive and experienced trial lawyer. He has handled cases before federal and state courts around the country and numerous arbitrations before JAMS, the American Arbitration Association, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (formerly the National Association of Securities Dealers, or NASD) and the International Chamber of Commerce.

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Steven J. Reisman

Steven J. Reisman

Distinguished Lawyer

Bankruptcy Law

96 Murray Avenue, Port Washington, NY 11050

Steven Reisman advises clients on a wide range of insolvency, restructuring and creditors' rights matters. His work helps creditors to protect their interests and maximize their recoveries, helps debtors to restructure or wind down their businesses in an orderly manner, and helps investors to locate hidden opportunities. Steve regularly represents debtors, secured and unsecured creditors, as well as boards of directors and independent directors in all aspects of insolvency matters.

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Steven Jones

Steven Jones

Featured Lawyer

Personal Injury Law

2355 E Camelback Rd #335, Phoenix, AZ 85016, USA

Steve Jones is a widely recognized trial lawyer with extensive experience and success representing individuals and families in catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases in Maricopa County, Pima County, Pinal County and throughout Arizona. Mr. Jones was recently nominated and accepted for membership in Lawyers of Distinction, an exclusive national group whose lawyers are amongst the “best of the best” in their respective areas of practice. He has also been named one of Super Lawyers’ Rising Stars for multiple consecutive years. Originally from upstate New York, Steve earned his bachelor’s degree from the University at Buffalo before he went on to attend law school at Widener University School of Law. There, he graduated with Summa Cum Laude honors and was ranked first in his graduating class of 99 law students. He also earned several accolades as an editor of the Widener Law Journal. Following law school, Steve received his license to practice law in New York and New Jersey. He accepted a position with a well-known defense firm in Buffalo, where he practiced insurance defense litigation for over a year. He relocated to Arizona in 2013, and joined Phillips Law Group, an Arizona personal injury firm. As a partner at Phillips Law Group, Steve focused his practice exclusively on fighting for injured people against those who negligently caused harm, corporations, and insurance companies. Mr. Jones has a proven track record of helping those who have been harmed by negligence, wrongful conduct, violations of safety rules, and dangerous premises conditions. Mr. Jones possesses a particular interest in helping people involved in motorcycle, bus and truck collisions. He also has a passion for representing individuals who suffered Traumatic Brain Injury, Post-Concussion Syndrome and Spinal Cord Injury. Steve has obtained some of the largest jury verdicts and settlements in the State of Arizona in these types of cases. Mr. Jones led the trial team in Roaf v. Stephen S. Rebuck Consulting, et al that resulted in a $4.625 million verdict – the 5th Largest Arizona Verdict in 2022. Mr. Jones has received multiple landmark seven figure settlements in Arizona.

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