New York Lawyers

Civil Litigation

39 Broadway, Suite 1701, New York, NY 1006

Area of Practice: Complex Civil and Commercial Litigation Anna Avrasin Higgins is a co-founder of Linton Robinson & Higgins. She is admitted to practice law in both New York and Florida and works out of our New York and Miami offices. Attorney Higgins is an experienced and tenacious litigator who is committed to providing high quality legal representation to all her clients. She specializes in prosecuting and defending complex civil and commercial litigation cases and concentrates her practice on cases involving: Construction Litigation, Construction Accidents, Construction Defect, Business Litigation, Labor Law, Employment Discrimination, Premises, Property and Security Liability, Professional Liability, Environmental and Toxic Tort, General Liability, Insurance Coverage Litigation, Medical Malpractice and Products Liability. Attorney Higgins has tried over 100 cases in her career and amassed innumerable favorable verdicts for her clients. She graduated with a law degree from St. Thomas University School of Law and received an undergraduate degree in Political Science and Russian from Florida State University. Attorney Higgins has tried cases in the State of New York and Florida at both the State and Federal levels. Attorney Higgins immigrated to the United States from the Ukraine and speaks Russian fluently.

Elder Law

1493 Hylan Blvd, Staten Island, NY 10305, USA

Area of Practice: Elder Law & Estate Planning Annamarie Gulino Gentile is a founder and Supervising Partner at the law firm of Angiuli & Gentile, LLP. In addition to overseeing all areas of the firm's practice, Ms. Gentile is the firm's lead attorney in the Estate Planning and Elder Law division. She counsels families on how to plan their estates to achieve their personal goals with an eye toward preserving assets for the benefit of future generations. Her estate planning work includes drafting documents such as Wills, Trusts (revocable and irrevocable), Health Care Proxies, Living Wills, Powers of Attorney and Family Agreements to protect her clients while they are alive and their loved ones' inheritance once they die. In connection with planning their estates, Ms. Gentile advises clients on business succession issues, charitable gifting, probate and administration matters, trust administration and related litigation. Additionally, she is well versed in assisting non-traditional couples and families including single parent households, same sex couples and those living with domestic partners with regard to their unique planning needs. As a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA), Ms. Gentile has access to resources to assist clients with even the most complicated issues that occur in the ever-changing area of elder law. And as a United States Department of Veteran's Affairs Accredited Attorney, she is authorized to counsel veterans regarding their eligibility for non-service-connected (NSC) pension, often referred to as "Aid and Attendance", which could provide monetary assistance for those veterans of limited financial means whose unreimbursed medical expenses are outpacing their income. Dedicated to being an active member of the community, Ms. Gentile is a Past Chair of the Staten Island Chamber of Commerce. She served as Chair of the Community Agency for Senior Citizens (CASC) where she remains a Board member, and she presently serves on the Board of Directors of Meals on Wheels of Staten Island, Inc. In addition, she is an avid volunteer for many causes involving the elderly and special needs population and offers frequent informational seminars to the public in the area of elder law. Ms. Gentile is a magna cum laude graduate of the State University of New York at Albany and received her Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Brooklyn Law School in 1982. She was admitted to practice law in the State of New York in 1983 and in New Jersey in 1986, as well as to the U.S. District Court of New Jersey, the U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York and the U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, in 1986. She was admitted to practice law before the U.S. Supreme Court in 1988.

Real Estate Law

2163 Merrick Ave, Merrick, NY 11566, USA

Anthony A. Nozzolillo, Esq. is a seasoned attorney representing individual and corporate buyers, sellers, and lenders in both routine and complex residential and commercial real estate transactions. His practice includes residential and commercial real estate closings, commercial and residential leasing for both lessors and lessees, and mortgage refinancing. He represents national and local lenders in closings involving both first and second residential and commercial loans. Mr. Nozzolillo serves as Chief Legal Counsel to On Point Land Services Corporation, a real estate title insurance company, and as General Counsel to Keen Settlement Services, Inc., a loan settlement company. Both companies are located in Merrick, Long Island, New York, where he acts as a trusted legal advisor and representative to ownership and management teams. He also serves as Of Counsel to the Litigation and Real Estate Departments of Turturro Law, P.C., a full-service law firm located in Staten Island, New York. He is well versed in all aspects of landlord and tenant matters, as well as title and title insurance, and possesses extensive knowledge of real estate litigation and dispute resolution. His experience includes evictions, foreclosures, breach of contract disputes, escrow deposit disputes, title disputes including quiet title actions and notices of pendency, boundary line disputes, adverse possession claims, and breach of warranty of habitability matters. Mr. Nozzolillo is a frequent guest speaker and instructor at realtor, mortgage broker, and real estate professional conventions. His speaking engagements focus on first-time homebuyers, leasing, landlord-tenant matters, and all facets of title insurance. Although the primary focus of his practice is real estate law, and after operating his own private law practice for nearly a decade, Mr. Nozzolillo also provides additional legal services. These services include drafting wills and trusts for estate planning purposes, business law matters such as corporate entity formation, contract drafting, and asset purchases, civil litigation representation involving personal injury, slip and fall cases, torts, arbitration, and mediation, as well as small claims court matters and contract law involving partnership agreements, independent contractor agreements, and prenuptial agreements. Mr. Nozzolillo is the recipient of awards and recognitions from The Herald Newspaper, Long Island Business News, the Long Island People’s Choice Awards, the New York Association of Mortgage Brokers, Martindale-Hubbell, and The American Registry. His legal articles have been published in newspapers, magazines, and online forums. His clientele includes celebrity clients, business owners, and high-net-worth investors. He also serves as counsel to multiple condominium and cooperative buildings, as well as property management companies located throughout Nassau County, New York. Mr. Nozzolillo earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the State University of New York at Albany, School of Business, and received his Juris Doctor from Hofstra University School of Law. He is an active member of the New York State Bar Association as a sustaining member, the Nassau County Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the American Association of Notaries, and is an affiliate member of the Long Island Board of Realtors and the New York Association of Mortgage Brokers. In addition, he is a licensed New York State Real Estate Broker. Mr. Nozzolillo is admitted to practice law in New York State in the Second Judicial Department, as well as in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York and the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Civil Litigation

1251 Ave of the Americas, New York, NY 10020

Corporate and Transactional Law

730 Main St, Niagara Falls, NY 14301, USA