New York Lawyers

Constitutional Law

233 Broadway, Suite 1720, New York, NY 10279

Focusing his practice exclusively on civil rights law, Brett Klein brings a quarter century of focus, expertise and results to provide skilled representation to individuals and their family members whose rights have been illegally violated by law enforcement officers or other government officials. Mr. Klein has represented countless victims of government abuse and corruption, including wrongful death and unjust convictions, and victims of prison rape, excessive force and unlawful strip searches. He has extensive experience representing clients who have suffered traumatic brain injuries, orbital fractures, broken jaws, emotional distress and other needless injuries at the hands of police and corrections officers.

Personal Injury Law

1539 Franklin Ave suite 101, Mineola, NY 11501, USA

Brett L. Kuller is a personal injury trial attorney. His mission is to help catastrophically injured clients obtain the compensation they are entitled to. He focuses on construction site accident, motor vehicle accident, police misconduct, and trip and fall cases. He consistently obtains outstanding results for his clients and has been named a Super Lawyer’s Rising Stary every year since 2017 and a Super Lawyer every year since 2021, in the field of personal injury. Selection to Super Lawyers involves peer nomination, independent review, only 2.5% of attorneys in New York are named Super Lawyers Rising Stars, and 5% are named Super Lawyers. Mr. Kuller was also named to the National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40 list for 2019 and 2020. Brett obtains maximum recovery for his client’s because he will take the case to trial if the insurance company refuses to pay fair compensation. Most lawyers don’t do trials; Brett became a lawyer because he wanted to conduct trials. He has obtained millions of dollars in settlements and verdicts for his clients and several of Brett’s cases have been reported in the New York Law Journal’s top verdicts and settlements. Recent settlements include resolution of a construction site accident case on the eve of trial for $6,000,000, and settlement of a motor vehicle accident case on the eve of trial for $3,750,000. In another recent case, the insurance company’s settlement offer before trial was $45,000. The case settled during trial for $2,450,000, after Brett effectively cross-examined the defense witnesses. In another case, the insurance company’s offer before trial was $15,000, which was increased to $30,000 during trial. The client rejected the offers and the jury returned a verdict in the amount of $2,050,000. Brett obtained a $2,225,000 settlement during trial in a case against the New York City Police Department involving excessive force claims. In that case, the defendant refused to offer one dollar before trial. He also settled a motor vehicle accident case for $1,700,000 on the eve of trial and settled a case involving a trip and fall accident at mediation for $1,600,000. Brett settled a case against the New York City Housing Authority during trial for $1,500,000. The offer in that case prior to trial was $30,000. He obtained a $1,5000,000 settlement at mediation involving a lawsuit where a pedestrian was struck by a motor vehicle. Brett obtained a $1,225,000 settlement during trial in a case where his client was injured by a bus operated by the New York City Transit Authority. At one trial, the insurance company offered $16,000 to settle the case; the client rejected the offer, and the jury returned a verdict of $493,000.

Wills and Trust Law

401 Franklin Ave suite 300, Garden City, NY 11530, USA

Area of Practice: Commercial Litigation; Trust & Estate Litigation & Administration Brian Lacoff, as a partner at Stagg Wabnik Law Group, focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation, transactional work, and trust and estate litigation and administration. He represents clients in New York and New Jersey federal and state courts and is admitted to practice in the federal court of Connecticut. In 2015, Superlawyers named Brian to the New York Metro Rising Stars list. The Rising Stars list is an honor reserved for those lawyers who exhibit excellence in practice and is awarded to up-and-coming attorneys 40 years old or younger. Brian has represented the firm's banking and corporate clients in connection with Uniform Commercial Code matters, federal and state consumer credit statutes and regulations, safe deposit box litigation, and trusts and estate litigation. In addition to complex litigation matters, Brian focuses on trust administration and has negotiated numerous purchase and sale contracts and partnership agreements for the firm's corporate and private clients. ?Brian has been certified as a guardian ad litem by New York State. In addition, he has volunteered with the American Bar Association's Military Pro Bono Project, a program that assists active-duty military personnel and their families with civil legal issues. ? After graduating magna cum laude from the State University of New York, University at Albany, with a degree in Criminal Justice and Psychology, Brian earned his J.D. from St. John's University School of Law. At St.John's, Brian was a senior American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review staff member. Brian is a member of the state and federal bars of New York and New Jersey and the United States District Court, District of Connecticut.

Wills and Trust Law

622 Third Avenue, 37th Floor, New York, NY 10017

Brian P. Corrigan focuses on the areas of trusts, estates, and fiduciary litigation. He has represented clients successfully in a variety of Surrogate’s Court matters, including will contests, contested accounting, fiduciary removal, fiduciary surcharge, will construction/reformation and discovery proceedings. Brian has further achieved favorable results for clients in disputes related to powers of attorney, the spousal right of election, and joint accounts/pay on death accounts. He is experienced in contested and uncontested guardianship proceedings in New York State Supreme Court and New York Surrogate’s Court.

Personal Injury Law

315 W 39th St suite 1208, New York, NY 10018, USA