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29 distinguished attorneys in Brooklyn, New York, each reviewed by the Lawyers of Distinction Selection Committee.

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Adam Kalish

Real Estate Law

182A 26th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11232

Educated at Brooklyn Law School and formerly employed as special counsel to the New York State Senate Finance Committee, attorney Adam Kalish has substantial experience representing clients facing all types of legal needs. In the course of his practice, he has learned that every legal problem is unique. It is critical to find solutions that are tailored to each client's specific needs. As a solo practitioner, he devotes the time and attention necessary to identify and implement an effective course of action. Above all, he is always working toward solutions that meet his clients' legal and business goals. Mr. Kalish's Bar admissions include: New York, 2010, U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 2011, and U.S. Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of New York, 2011.

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Personal Injury Law

398 Kings Highway, Brooklyn, NY 11223

Aida Kuperman represents accident victims as a senior attorney with Ofshtein Law Firm, P.C., a firm based in Brooklyn, New York. Motor vehicle collisions, construction accidents and slip-and-fall cases are among the matters listed in her individual profile. That profile also names wrongful death and complex litigation as parts of her personal injury practice. Insurance companies feature in her account of that work: in a statement on the firm’s website, Kuperman describes more than 29 years spent fighting insurers. Her biography puts her experience representing accident victims at nearly 30 years. The profile lists admission to the New York State bar and two languages, English and Russian. Ofshtein’s main office is at 398 Kings Highway in Brooklyn. The firm’s practice descriptions provide additional context for the setting in which Kuperman works, rather than a list of her own specialties. Its motor vehicle matters encompass cars, trucks, rideshare vehicles, motorcycles and pedestrians. For construction accidents, the firm lists scaffold, fall and crane claims under Labor Law sections 240 and 241. The firm also handles workers’ compensation claims involving lost wages, medical care and disability benefits. Other firm services include medical malpractice matters involving doctors, hospitals and birth injuries, as well as immigration work covering visas, green cards, deportation defense and naturalization.

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Akiva Ofshtein

Akiva Ofshtein

Featured Lawyer

Personal Injury Law

398 Kings Highway, Brooklyn, NY 11223

Akiva Ofshtein is a Brooklyn personal injury attorney and the founder of Ofshtein Law Firm, P.C. His firm has its main office at 398 Kings Highway, serving all five boroughs of New York City. In his statement on the firm’s website, Ofshtein identifies personal injury and immigration as the focus of his litigation work. Immigration representation at the firm extends to individuals, families and businesses. Its family-based work includes petitions for parents, children and siblings, marriage-based green cards and fiancé visas. The firm also assists with adjustment of status and consular processing. For employers and workers, its listed services include H-1B and L-1 visas, employment-based green cards and PERM labor certification. Other matters taken by the immigration practice include removal defense, asylum and motions to reopen or appeal. Applicants for citizenship can receive help from the firm with eligibility assessment, interview preparation and naturalization applications. On the injury side, Ofshtein’s firm handles motor vehicle cases involving pedestrians, motorcyclists, cars, trucks and rideshare vehicles. Unsafe-property claims fall within its premises liability practice. Its construction accident work includes scaffold, crane and fall claims under Labor Law sections 240 and 241. Medical malpractice is another listed practice area, including birth injury cases and claims involving doctors and hospitals. The firm’s workers’ compensation services address lost wages, medical care and disability benefits.

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Alice Antonovsky

Alice Antonovsky

Featured Lawyer

Immigration Law

626 Sheepshead Bay Road, Suite 630, Brooklyn, NY 11224

Law Offices of Alice Antonovsky is a full service law firm that offers a wide range of legal services. We provide first-class legal counsel to individuals, families, entrepreneurs and private businesses. The firm prides itself on providing personal attention to each and every client, advising them of the status of their case every step of the way. This focused approach allows the firm to provide intelligent, efficient and cost-effective counsel that is integral to the practice of law. Law Offices of Alice Antonovsky strives to provide you with outstanding legal representation. We understand that legal matters can be intimidating and that is why we make it our goal to keep you informed and comfortable during the entire process.

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Altagracia B. Pierre-Outerbridge

Real Estate Law

115 York St #2j, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA

Altagracia Pierre-Outerbridge is the founder and owner of New York city-based law firm Outerbridge Law P.C. Her practice is focused on landlord-tenant litigation and transactional matters, as well as immigration cases. With over a decade of experience litigating in Supreme, Housing court, Ms. Pierre-Outerbridge has finely developed her legal skills to deliver superior results to her clients. Prior to launching Outerbridge Law P.C., Ms. Pierre-Outerbridge represented clients from intake through trial, sharpening her skills as a litigator. In 2019, she launched Outerbridge Law P.C. Armed with several years of hard-earned legal victories and intimate knowledge of the law,

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Family and Divorce Law

26 Court Street, 405, Brooklyn, NY 11242

Law Offices of Asher B. White is a law firm with 2 office locations, including an office in Brooklyn, NY. At this office location, there is 1 lawyer practicing family law, divorce/separation, annulment and 11 other areas of law.

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Brian Perskin

Brian Perskin

Distinguished Lawyer

Family and Divorce Law

44 Court St suite 810, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA

Brian D. Perskin is a Brooklyn divorce and family law attorney whose cases include matrimonial disputes and child custody matters. He represents men and women, and is the founder of his firm, which has offices in Brooklyn and Manhattan. Custody is also a subject of his writing. His book How to Win Custody is directed at parents involved in custody disputes; another book, Winning Divorce Strategies, discusses ways to pursue goals in a divorce. His other writing covers fathers’ rights and the custody rights of non-parents, as well as divorce strategy. Financial subjects appear in that work, too, including pension fund assets and attorneys’ fees. In speaking engagements on family law, he has addressed depositions in marriage proceedings and judges’ views on equitable distribution. Before his legal career, Perskin attended Brandeis University, receiving his B.A. in 1987. His undergraduate studies also included time at the London School of Economics. Washington College of Law awarded him a J.D. in 1990. His court admissions include New York State and the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts. The firm’s Brooklyn office is on Court Street. Its Manhattan office is on East 42nd Street, and its team includes partner Evan S. Seckular alongside attorneys and associate attorneys.

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Dayrel S. Sewell, MPH

Dayrel S. Sewell, MPH

Distinguished Lawyer

Civil Litigation

599 E 2nd St, Brooklyn, NY 11218, USA

Dayrel S. Sewell is the founder and managing attorney of the Law Firm of Dayrel Sewell, PLLC, a New York City law firm representing individuals, businesses, and real estate clients throughout New York. He concentrates his practice in commercial and civil litigation, real estate law, business law, intellectual property, and appeals. Mr. Sewell has successfully represented clients in complex, high-value matters in both state and federal courts. He has been recognized for his professional excellence through numerous honors, including repeated selection to Super Lawyers and The National Black Lawyers Top 100. Known for his strategic advocacy, practical counsel, and client-focused approach, Mr. Sewell is committed to delivering exceptional legal representation while helping clients protect their rights, businesses, and investments.

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Edgar Romano

Edgar Romano

Distinguished Lawyer

Personal Injury Law

180 Livingston Street, Suite 2, Brooklyn, NY 11201

Mr. Romano received his undergraduate degree cum laude from Brandeis University and his Juris Doctorate degree from The John Marshall Law School. Mr. Romano litigates workers compensation claims, including cases involving occupational exposure, asbestos and industrial irritants. He has lectured extensively to labor unions and medical providers. Mr. Romano is a Past President of the Workers Injury Law and Advocacy Group and current President of the Society of New York Workers Compensation Bar Association. He is a member of the Leader's Forum of the American Association for Justice and Past Chair of the workers compensation section. He is a member of the New York State Bar Association, the New York State Trial Lawyers Association, the Jewish Lawyer's Guild, and New York Committee for Occupational Safety & Health (NYCOSH). Mr. Romano serves on the Advisory Committee of the World Trade Center Medical Monitoring Program at Mt. Sinai Hospital and on the Advisory Board of the I.J. Selikoff Center for Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

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Erik Ikhilov

Erik Ikhilov

Distinguished Lawyer

Personal Injury Law

76 W. Brighton Avenue, 212, Brooklyn, NY 11223

Erik Ikhilov is a founding member and general partner of the firm. Erik Ikhilov received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from the Brooklyn College of City University of New York in 1990. He received a Juris Doctor Degree from Widener University School of Law in 1992. He was admitted to the New York Bar in 1993. Mr. Ikhilov has extensive experience in all aspects of litigation. Mr. Ikhilov represents foreign and domestic companies and individuals before the State Courts of New York. Mr. Ikhilov currently represents the firm in all motion practice and all trial work. Mr. Ikhilov has wide range of clients which maintain a long standing relationship with this firm. Mr. Ikhilov came to the United States at the age of 12 and was raised in Brooklyn, New York, where he resides with his wife and two children. Mr. Erik Ikhilov has represented personal injury victims in all courts of New York City and surrounding counties. He has 25 years of experience in all aspects of personal injury litigation from inception to trial. Under his supervision and management, the firm has recovered millions of dollars for injury victims throughout the state.

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Gennaro Battiloro

Workers Compensation Law

185 Montague St, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA

Mr. Gennaro has devoted his life to relentlessly pursuit of of justice through representing New Yorkers in their workers compensation claims and other injury claims. He oversees each claim and makes sure that every case is maximized to its potential. With a background in the medical field, he he is able to secure medical treatment for his clients with pillars of the medical community. Mr. Gennaro is a skillful negotiator and is dedicated to obtaining maximum recovery for each one the firm’s clients. Mr. Battiloro earned a B.A. from Fordham University before graduating from New York Law School with a J.D. He is a member of the New York State Bar Association.

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Bankruptcy Law

26 Court Street, Suite 2400, Brooklyn, NY 11242

Gregory Messer, a principal in The Law Offices of Gregory M. Messer, has been practicing bankruptcy law for over 38 years. He represents business and consumer debtors and creditors in Chapter 7, Chapter 11 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy matters. Mr. Messer has the legal acumen needed to handle even the most complex bankruptcy matters for consumers and companies. He frequently receives referrals from other attorneys and past clients who speak highly of his professional abilities. Board Certified in Consumer Bankruptcy Law by the American Board of Certification since 1995, Mr. Messer has been a panel trustee for the Chapter 7 Trustee Panel for the Eastern and Southern districts of New York for 38 years. He has served as a Chapter 11 Trustee, Post Confirmation Trustee and Plan Administrator in various bankruptcy cases. Mr. Messer also served as a Mediator in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York.

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Helene Blank

Helene Blank

Featured Lawyer

Personal Injury Law

387 Newlots Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11207

Helene E. Blank practices law in Brooklyn at Blank & Star, PLLC, representing plaintiffs in personal injury matters and handling general litigation. Her office is at 387 New Lots Avenue, at the corner of Pennsylvania Avenue. The firm’s website identifies both Blank and Scott Star as its attorneys. Outside her casework, Blank is listed among the members of the New York courts’ Advisory Committee on Civil Practice. The committee roster identifies her as owner of the Law Offices of Blank and Star. She graduated from New York Law School in 1977 and passed the bar in 1978. Two First Department appeals place her work in a more specific setting. In Hines v. New York City Transit Authority, decided December 24, 2013, Blank appeared for the injured pedestrian appealing a denial of partial summary judgment. The pedestrian had been hit by a left-turning vehicle while crossing with the walk signal. The appellate court granted her motion on liability against the transit authority and Atlantic Paratrans of NYC, Inc., but left the denial intact as to the Metropolitan Transit Authority. Blank also appeared for Eric Flowers in Flowers v. Cora Realty Co. LLC, decided January 5, 2023. That appeal concerned requests for further discovery and to strike the defendants’ answer. There, the First Department affirmed the denial of the requested relief.

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Real Estate Law

1203 Bay Ridge Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11228

Leonard Mazzarisi is a Brooklyn real estate lawyer whose practice bears the name Leonard J. Mazzarisi, Esq. His New York attorney registration gives his full name as Leonard Joseph Mazzarisi Jr. and lists an office at 1203 Bay Ridge Parkway. The record shows admission in 1986 and a status of currently registered. A January 2026 profile in Marquis Top Lawyers places him at the head of his practice since 1986. It describes work on both sides of property transactions—purchases and sales—as well as leases. Residential buildings, commercial and industrial properties, and undeveloped land in New York and New Jersey are among the properties covered in that account. Business ownership is another part of Mazzarisi’s career. He and his wife launched a title insurance company in 2013, following a suggestion from his father, according to Marquis. He also owned a supermarket, a wine store and a commercial building with rental properties. The profile reports that he had disposed of those other businesses and was focusing on his law practice and title insurance. His education took him from Manhattan to New Orleans. At Fordham University’s Lincoln Center campus, he worked at Macy’s while earning his undergraduate degree. He went on to Baruch College for an MBA in finance and international marketing, then to Tulane University for his law degree. That educational sequence appears in the Marquis profile; his New York registration also identifies Tulane as his law school.

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Louis R. Burko

Louis R. Burko

Distinguished Lawyer

Social Security Disability Law

16 Court Street, Suite 2400, Brooklyn, NY 11241

Our Principal Attorney, Louis R. Burko, was born in Brooklyn and raised in Staten Island, where he currently resides. He is the second generation of the Burko family of lawyers to work at the firm. Mr. Burko began his legal career as a law clerk at Severance, Burko, Spalter, Masone & Laurette PC in 1992 before spending time working as a Licensed Workers’ Compensation Representative. After receiving his Juris Doctorate degree from the Brooklyn School of Law in 1999, Louis began practicing law. He became the firms principal in 2005 and currently is head of our Social Security Disability practice. Mr. Burko has years of experience handling claims with the Social Security Administration and can help you with your initial application and appeals, if necessary.

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Maria Coffinas

Maria Coffinas

Distinguished Lawyer

Family and Divorce Law

186 Joralemon Street, Suite 910, Brooklyn, NY 11201

Maria Coffinas practices in all areas of matrimonial law and family law and has focused her entire professional career on these matters. Maria is a calm, confident negotiator with a long list of favorable, comprehensive out-of-court settlements. Her demeanor is especially beneficial in emotionally charged and difficult cases. A skilled Brooklyn Family Law Attorney with almost 40 years of courtroom and trial experience, Maria has earned a well-deserved reputation for her high-quality work, superb knowledge of the law, ethical standards and commitment to her clients and cases. Early in her career as a family lawyer, Maria's legal work on behalf of a client — a mother facing a challenge to the custody of her children — established a bedrock legal principle of family law, namely that children have the right to independent, impartial counsel of their own at court proceedings concerning their custody and living arrangements. This landmark case helped secure the rights of children all across New York state. However, it is more important to Maria that her work on this case allowed the mother to maintain custody of her children. The former client still keeps in touch with Maria and thanks her to this day.

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Martin Erwin Friedlander

Martin Erwin Friedlander

Distinguished Lawyer

Family and Divorce Law

2607 Nostrand Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11210, USA

Martin E. Friedlander is the founding partner of Martin Friedlander, PC. Martin E. Friedlander, Esq. is an attorney practicing law for over thirty-years. He specializes in complex matrimonial, high net worth matters, and complex custody proceedings. Mr. Friedlander started his law career as an associate to Jeffrey S. Sunshine, Esq. who is now the Administrative Judge for Matrimonial matters in New York State. In 2008 Martin Friedlander founded a boutique matrimonial firm in New York City. Martin Friedlander appears before all Supreme and Family Courts and before the Appellate Divisions. Mr. Friedlander has handled cases in the Hague Convention. He specializes in Arbitration and Mediation and has extensive knowledge on all issues relating to a “Get”. A fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Attorneys, International Academy of Family Lawyers, and the New York State Advisory Matrimonial Committee. Mr. Friedlander is a member of the NYS Bar, AFCC and Brooklyn Bar Association.

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Ndukwe Agwu

Ndukwe Agwu

Distinguished Lawyer

General Practice Law

260 Broadway suite 2, Brooklyn, NY 11211, USA

Prior to returning to Brooklyn A, after leaving in 2018, Ndukwe was of Counsel to Borah, Goldstein, Altschuler, Nahins & Goidel, P.C. handling commercial litigation, license agreements, landlord/ tenant inter alia. Ndukwe graduated from SUNY Purchase in Purchase New York with a double degree in Political Science and Economics. He went on to attend Touro Law School, graduating in 2006. Immediately following graduation from law school, Ndukwe went on to work at DHL as an in-house attorney handling OSHA and workers compensation claims and hearings. Between 2008- 2013 he was a staff attorney at Legal Services of the Hudson Valley handling primarily landlord/tenant, public benefits, unemployment, and social security benefits foreclosure and bankruptcy cases before joining Brooklyn A in 2013.

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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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Theodore Alatsas

Family and Divorce Law

2115 Avenue U, Brooklyn, NY 11229

Theodore Alatsas, Esq. was born the child of Greek immigrants in the early 1970s. Growing up in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, Theodore learned the importance of hard work and dedication to his community at an early age. As an exemplary student and community activist, Theodore often volunteered his time to help those who needed it. Theodore attended Brooklyn Technical High School, New York University and St. John? s University School of Law. During his early 20s, Theodore worked his way through college and law school, while at the same time actively participating and leading various civic organizations. Among these organizations are the Avenue U Merchants? Association, Citizens for Neighborhood Action, Change NY, and the Joint Council of Kings County Boards of Trade. Theodore?s community involvement was recognized in New York Newsday, the Bay News and various other community papers. After graduating law school, Theodore began the practice of law in the same location where his parents owned a Greek deli. Over the years, his areas of practice have become more specialized, focusing primarily on the practice of divorce & family law. His knowledge and experience as a neighborhood practitioner, has uniquely qualified him to handle a matter not only from a legal perspective, but with a compassion designed to guide the client through the process as smoothly and as stress-free as possible. Theodore remains active in his community, and has been nominated as a candidate for various public offices, including Brooklyn District Attorney and Brooklyn Borough President, and served as a member of the Public Service Commission Siting Board after having been appointed to the position by Governor Pataki. Theodore resides in Brooklyn with his wife and daughter. He is also fluent in Greek and Spanish.

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Vladislav Sirota

Vladislav Sirota

Featured Lawyer

Immigration Law

128 Brighton 11th St., Suite 2, Brooklyn, NY 11235

Vladislav Sirota is an immigration attorney and the founding member and managing partner of Sirota and Associates, P.C., whose main office is in Brooklyn. He also serves as Of Counsel at Seiden Law; that appointment did not replace his leadership role at Sirota and Associates. Individuals and families, as well as professionals and businesses, make up the clients he advises on immigration matters. At Seiden Law, his work covers both employment-based and family-based immigration. Immigrant and nonimmigrant visas are part of that practice, along with adjustment of status and naturalization. Immigration is also the subject of a radio program he hosts. His educational background combines a Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies from Georgia State University with a law degree from Florida Coastal School of Law. In addition to admission in New York and Georgia state courts, Sirota is admitted to the federal district courts for New York’s Southern and Eastern Districts. His federal appellate admissions span the First, Second, and Tenth Circuits. Sirota and Associates maintains its main office on Brighton 11th Street in Brooklyn and lists additional offices in Manhattan and Aventura, Florida, available by appointment. The firm’s stated practice extends beyond immigration to general business law and litigation, tax, international, matrimonial, and labor law. These are services listed by Sirota and Associates as a firm, distinct from the immigration work described in Sirota’s individual Seiden Law biography.

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Fredric Masure

Distinguished Lawyer

Personal Injury Law

1932 Ralph Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11234

Fredric devotes individual attention to each of his clients. When you call his office, you won’t be forced to leave a message with a secretary, and you won’t be greeted by an impersonal voicemail. Fredric answers all calls, 24 hours a day. With more than 25 years behind him practicing personal injury law, Fredric has developed a strategy that gets his clients results in a quick and efficient manner. He knows his way around the courtroom and the legal system and has recovered millions on behalf of his clients in personal injury lawsuits. By devoting the personal attention your case requires, Fredric works persistently to recover what you are owed. Choosing the right attorney is one of the most important decisions you’ll ever make.

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