New York, NY Lawyers

Immigration Law

11 Broadway suite 615, New York, NY 10004, USA

Personal Injury Law

145 Hudson St, New York, NY 10013, USA

Natascia Ayers is the founder of Law Office of Natascia Ayers, a New York litigation firm. A seasoned civil litigator, her practice focuses on construction site accidents, medical malpractice, products liability, automobile, truck, train and ferry accidents, premises liability, as well as complex business and real estate litigation. In the court room, Ms. Ayers' is a quick-thinking, thorough, strategic and fearless litigator. Empathy and compassion drives her each day to ensure the outcome her clients deserve. New York's premier personal injury law firms routinely refer Ms. Ayers their most challenging cases. Ms. Ayers' clients include victims of construction site accidents involving ladders, scaffolds, lifts, heavy machinery, safety nets, as well as workers injured cleaning the 9/11 site. Ms. Ayers is currently part of the Steering Committee representing victims of the 2015 Metro-North train crash and handles complex crash cases involving automobiles, trucks, and ferries, employing experts in the field of accident reconstruction, engineering, forensics and medical experts to successfully prosecute her claims. Ms. Ayers' medical malpractice clientele include victims of emergency room negligence, failure to diagnose cancer, birth injuries, and surgical negligence. Ms. Ayers' prides herself on representing local businesses for their litigation needs. Notable cases include defending a real estate developer sued for in excess of $100 million dollars. Ms. Ayers defended the developer in a 2 ½ month trial and won a complete defense verdict. Ms. Ayers primarily practices in New York's state courts, and also practices in Florida, the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern District of New York and Northern and Southern District of Florida, Appellate Courts of the State of New York, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit.

Labor Law

820 2nd Ave 10th fl, New York, NY 10017, USA

University Attended: Brooklyn College, B.A., 2013 Law School Attended: Brooklyn Law School, J.D., Cum Laude, 2017 Admission: 2018, New York; 2018, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York; 2024, United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York

Personal Injury Law

360 Lexington Avenue, 1102, New York, NY 10017

Paul J. Napoli is nationally known as a tenacious advocate for his clients’ rights in courts around the country, where he consistently achieves results in the multiple millions of dollars for injured plaintiffs. Paul J. Napoli is a nationally renowned personal injury, medical malpractice, and mass tort litigation attorney with more than 25 years’ experience in the field. He aggressively defends the rights of his clients in courtrooms throughout the country, fighting to ensure they get the maximum amount of compensation they deserve. Trusted by those he represents and respected by his colleagues in the legal field, he has a well-earned reputation for integrity and honesty, and a dedication to ensuring justice is served. He is well known for consistently achieving jury awards and settlements involving multiple millions of dollars for plaintiffs, and he brings his particular brand of excellence, his high powered legal skill, and his tenacious approach work on behalf of clients at Napoli Shkolnik, PLLC, where he has led the legal team in a number of breakthrough legal cases. He has been named in New York Super Lawyers® each year since 2007, and in 2010, was named as one of the top 100 lawyers in the New York Metropolitan area.

Criminal Defense Law

111 Broadway suite 701, New York, NY 10006, USA

Paul Townsend is a partner at Robert C. Gottlieb & Associates. He joined the firm in May 2019 and represents clients in a wide variety of white-collar and traditional criminal defense matters in federal and state courts both in New York and throughout the country. Mr. Townsend has obtained countless favorable results for his clients through non-prosecution agreements, motion practice, plea negotiations, hearings and trial. Since joining the firm, he has tried both federal and state cases in New York, Vermont and California. Additionally, he has been published several times in the New York Law Journal, the New York Daily News, and the New York Post. Prior to coming to the firm, Mr. Townsend worked as an associate for a boutique criminal defense practice and handled complex high-profile criminal litigation. He has successfully tried cases in both the state and federal courts around the country. Notably, Mr. Townsend was one of the attorneys on the trial team representing Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman-Loera during his narcotics trafficking trial as leader of the Mexican Sinaloa Cartel in the Eastern District of New York. Mr. Townsend began his legal career as an Assistant District Attorney with the Kings County District Attorney’s Office in Brooklyn, New York. While at the District Attorney’s Office, Mr. Townsend prosecuted hundreds of felony cases in the Major Narcotics and Firearms Bureau, and specialized in utilizing wiretaps, pen registers, trap and trace devices and other methods of electronic surveillance against criminal organizations. Mr. Townsend presented hundreds of cases to grand juries, including the possession and sale of largescale narcotics and firearms, attempted murder, robbery, assault, robbery, burglary, and white-collar fraud. Mr. Townsend earned his juris doctorate from Brooklyn Law School and a double major bachelor of arts degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He is admitted to practice in all New York State Courts as well as the U.S. District Courts for the Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts of New York and the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. Townsend is also the creator and host of the popular legal podcast, In Summation: The Final Word. In it, Mr. Townsend examines some of the most famous, infamous – and often misunderstood – court cases to make headlines across America. In doing so, he provides listeners with an unbiased understanding of the underlying facts as the judge or jury would have heard them at the time. He then explains the role of each party, breaks down the legal arguments presented, and gives “the final word” on who ultimately prevailed, and why. In Summation: The Final Word can be found wherever you get your podcasts including Apple Podcasts, Listen Notes, and Spotify. “