Our Attorneys

We are proud of the experience and diversity represented by our attorney staff.  Below, please find brief biographical details of each attorney, including their background, their dates of admission to practice law, and the jurisdictions to which they have been admitted to practice law.

Frank Weiss  (RET)

Education: B.S., American University, 1958; L.L.B., American University College of Law, 1961.

Professional:  Former Trial Counsel for the State Insurance Fund, concentrating in occupational disease claims; Hearing attorney and trial counsel, concentrating in workers' compensation and disability benefit claims for various major insurance companies.

Founding Partner. Admitted to practice in New York (1969)

Bruce E. Wexler 

Education: B.S., Ohio Northern University, 1967; J.D., St. Johns Law School, 1973.

Professional:  Former Assistant Corporation Counsel, City of New York; Former hearing attorney and trial counsel for Consolidated Mutual Insurance Company of New York, concentrating in workers' compensation claims.

Managing Partner; Admitted to practice in New York (1974) and New Jersey (1975)

Darryl S. Wornow

Education: B.A., University of Delaware, 1987; J.D., cum laude, Thomas M. Cooley Law School, 1990.

Professional:  Managing Partner, concentrating in areas of workers’ compensation and general liability defense for various major insurance companies and self-insured clients; Lecturer in all aspects of Workers’ Compensation Law.

Managing Partner: Admitted to practice in New York (1991) and New Jersey (1991)

Ronald S. Einziger

Education:  B.A., City College of New York, 1968; J.D., Brooklyn Law School, 1971.

Professional:  Former Senior Attorney and Trial Counsel for the State Insurance Fund 1971 – 1980; Trial Attorney, Bower & Gardner, P.C., 1980 – 1984; Senior trial attorney concentrating in workers’ compensation defense. 

Senior Associate; Admitted to practice in New York (1972)

Solomon H. Basch

Education:  B.A., Yeshiva University, 1972; M.B.A., Cleveland State University, 1977; J.D., Case Western Reserve University School of Law, 1975.

Professional:  Former Assistant Attorney General for the Workers' Compensation Section of the State of Ohio; Trial Counsel in Ohio and New York, both in the field of workers' compensation, liability defense and medical malpractice;  Senior trial counsel concentrating in subrogation, employer defense and workers’ compensation litigation. 

Senior Associate; Admitted to practice in New York (1981) and Ohio (1975)

Jerry A. Cohn

Education:  B.A., cum laude, Brooklyn College, 1972; M.A. and Ph.D., Syracuse University, 1978; J.D., St. John’s School of Law, 1987.

Professional:  Former Staff Attorney with Social Security    Administration, 1987 – 1989; Former Assistant Corporation Counsel, City of New York Law Department, 1989 – 1992, concentrating in workers' compensation claims; Senior Associate concentrating in workers’ compensation trial defense.

Senior Associate; Admitted to practice in New York (1988) 

Donna M. Salvo

Education:  B.A., summa cum laude, Fordham University, 1989; J.D., Fordham University School of Law, 1992.

Professional:  Attorney concentrating in Section 32 settlements, complex file analysis and workers’ compensation defense.

Senior Associate; Admitted to practice in New York (1992) and New Jersey (1992)

Kristofor T. Fantulin

Education:  B.A., Fordham University, 1988; J.D., Fordham University School of Law, 1991.

Professional: Attorney concentrating in workers’ compensation trial defense.

Senior Associate; Admitted to practice in New York (1992), New Jersey (1992), Pennsylvania (1992) and Connecticut (1991)

Cory I. Zimmerman

Education: B.S., Cornell University; 1989; J.D., Yeshiva University, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, 1992.

Professional:  Attorney concentrating in all areas of litigation, concentrating in defense of employer liability actions, arbitration and intercompany transfer/subrogation.  

Senior Associate; Admitted to practice in New York (1993), New Jersey (1992), Washington D.C. (1993) and Colorado (1993) 

Brian B. McDonnell

Education:  B.A., Southampton College, 1984; J.D., cum laude, New York Law School, 1996.

Professional: Litigation Associate, Rubenstein & Rynecki, 1997; Attorney concentrating in workers’ compensation trial defense. 

Senior Associate; Admitted to practice in New York (1997) and  New Jersey (1996)

Brian J. Connor

Education:  B.A., magna cum laude, Boston College, 1991; J.D., cum laude, Boston College Law School, 1994.

Professional:  Former Asst. Corp. Counsel, City of New York Law Department, 1994 – 1998; Awarded “Legal Rookie of the Year – 1995” by Mayor Giuliani; Former in-house attorney for Pepsi Bottling Group and Wausau/Nationwide Insurance Companies; Attorney concentrating in workers’ compensation defense.

Managing Attorney; Admitted to practice in New York (1995) and Massachusetts (1994)

Mary Colletta

Education:  B.A., summa cum laude, St. John’s University, 1989; J.D., Albany Law School of Union University, 1992.

Professional:  Former in-house trial attorney for Kemper Insurance Companies; ; Attorney concentrating in workers’ compensation defense and subrogation.

Managing Attorney; Admitted to practice in New York (1993)

Daniel T. Eckert

Education:  B.A., summa cum laude, State University of New York at Buffalo, 1986; J.D., Brooklyn Law School, 1989.

Professional:  Former Trial Attorney for New York City Office of Administration for Childrens’ Services, 1989 – 2000; Attorney concentrating in workers’ compensation trial defense.

Associate; Admitted to practice in New York (1990) and Connecticut (1990)

Maggie L. Tam

Education:  B.A., Barnard College, Columbia University, 1988; J.D., Brooklyn Law School, 1993.

Professional:  Former Agency Attorney for the City of New York Police Department Legal Bureau, 1996 – 2000;  Attorney concentrating in workers’ compensation trial defense.

Associate; Admitted to practice in New York (1994) and New Jersey (1993)

Calliopi A. Kalantzopoulos

Education:  B.S., New York University, 1990; J.D., Brooklyn Law School, 1994.

Professional:  Attorney concentrating in workers’ compensation defense, alternate dispute resolution programs and Section 32 settlements.

Associate; Admitted to practice in New York (1995)

Matthew E. Weerth

Education:  B.A., State University of New York at Binghamton, 1998; J.D., St. John’s University School of Law, 2001.

Professional:   Attorney practicing in all areas of litigation, concentrating in appeals, liability defense, third party recovery, arbitration and inter-company transfer/subrogation.

Managing Attorney; Admitted to practice in New York (2002)

Heather A. Galfunt

Education:  B.A., Northwestern University, 1993; J.D., Yeshiva University, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, 1996.

Professional:   Legislative Attorney for NYC Council, 1996 – 2000; Attorney concentrating in workers’ compensation trial defense.

Senior Associate; Admitted to practice in New York (1997)

Gary M. Wexler

Education:  B.A., cum laude, Muhlenberg College, 1998; J.D., Seton Hall University School of Law, 2003.

Professional:   Attorney concentrating in claim resolution, complex file analysis , Section 32 drafting and workers’ compensation defense.

Managing Attorney; Admitted to practice in New York (2004)

Margaret M. Orange

Education:  B.A., cum laude, Maynooth University (Ireland), 1987; Diploma, Trinity College, Dublin (Ireland), 1989; J.D., cum laude, John Marshall Law School, 2002.

Professional: Attorney concentrating in workers’ compensation trial defense. 

Associate; Admitted to practice in New York (2003)

Raquel L. Alexander

Education: B.A., Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus, 1995; J.D., Michigan State University, College of Law, 2002.

Professional: Former Hearing Officer, Dept of Education, 2003; Attorney concentrating in workers’ compensation trial defense.

Associate; Admitted to practice in New York (2005)

Alejandro Clemente

Education: B.A, State University of New York at Stonybrook 1998; J.D. St. John's School of Law, 2001.

Professional: Attorney concentrating in workers’ compensation trial defense.

Associate;  Admitted to practice in New York (2002)

Stacie L Boomstra

Education: B.A., Northwestern University, 2000; J.D. , Boston University School of Law, 2003.

Professional: Attorney concentrating in workers’ compensation trial defense.

Associate; Admitted to practice in New York  (2004)

Mary Carter Flanagan

Professional: Attorney concentrating in workers’ compensation trial defense. 

Admitted to practice in New York

Katrina Taylor

Professional: Attorney concentrating in workers’ compensation trial defense.

Admitted to practice in New York

Ronna Horwitz-Bard

Education:  B.A., cum laude, Brandeis University , 1990; J.D., University of Florida College of Law, 1993.

Professional: Former Partner, Turley, Redmond & Rosasco, LLP, 1996 – 2008; Attorney concentrating in workers’ compensation defense and complex settlements.

Senior Associate; Admitted to practice in New York (1994) and New Jersey (1994)

Alexander C Nevins

Education: B.A. State University of  New York at Binghamton , 2003; Thomas Jefferson School of Law, 2006.

Professional: Attorney concentrating in workers’ compensation trial defense. 

Associate; Admitted to practice in New York (2007) and California (2006)

Andrea Rocchio

Education: B.A. State University of New York at Buffalo , 2004; J.D., Nova Southeastern University, 2007.

Professional: Attorney concentrating in workers’ compensation appellate practice.

Associate; Admitted to practice in New Jersey (2007) New York (2008), and Florida (2008)

Sara R. Spiegel

Education: B.A., The Pennsylvania State University , 2004; J.D., Benjamin Cardozo School of Law , 2007.

Professional: Attorney specializing in claim resolution and settlement.

Associate; Admitted to practice in New York (2008)

Kathryn Giusio

Education: B.A., Hamilton College , 1995, J.D., Brooklyn Law School , 2001.

Professional: Workers compensation attorney since 2003.

Associate; Admitted to practice in New York (2002) and Connecticut (2002)

Nabisubi Musoke

Education: B.A., Rutgers the State University of New Jersey , 1993; J.D., Rutgers School of Law , 1999.

Professional: Former Assistant Corporation Counsel, City of New York Law Department, Workers’ Compensation Division and Labor & Employment Division; Former senior attorney, Special Funds Conservation Committee; Former Assistant General Counsel, MTA New York City Transit, Workers’ Compensation Division.  Attorney concentrating in workers’ compensation trial defense.

Senior Associate; Admitted to Practice in New York (2001); United States District Court – Eastern and Southern Districts of New York (2001) and New Jersey (2000)Education:

Margaret Mihas

Education: B.A.,  New York University , 1984; C.F.P., Adelphi University , 1986; J.D. Brooklyn Law School , 1990.

Professional: Former senior associate at Pl Partners, in house counsel to Ernst & Young (Greece), specializing in corporate law, international joint ventures, cross-border acquisitions and international arbitration; former senior associate at Zawacki, Everett, Gray & McLauglin specializing in insurance defense and civil litigation. Attorney concentrating in workers' compensation defense and coordinator of denied claims unit. 

Associate; Admitted to practice in New York  (1991)

Randi Santilli

Education: B.S., The State University of New York at Old Westbury, 2005; J.D., Touro Law Center , 2008.

Professional: Attorney specializing in workers' compensation defense and denied claims.

Associate; Admitted to practice in New York (2009)Education:

Michele Cohen

Education: B.A. Barnard College / Columbia University , 2003; J.D. Brooklyn Law School , 2006.

Professional: Former Agency Attorney for the NYC Human Resources Administration 2007 - 2008; Attorney concentrating in workers' compensation appellate practice.

Associate; Admitted to practice in New York (2007) and Connecticut (2007).

Mario M. Marchini

Education: B.A., City University of New York , 1993; Scuola Lorenzo de' Medici, Florence, Italy , 1993; J.D., Temple University School of Law, 1997. 

Professional: Former Attorney/Examiner with the United States Dept. of Labor,  Office of Workers' Compensation (OWCP); Former Assistant Corporation Counsel, City of New York Law Department, Workers' Compensation Division; Lead Counsel in a jury trial for City of New York Law Department, Torts Division; Former partner with a workers' compensation defense firm in New York; Continuing Legal Education Lecturer, Advanced Workers' Compensation - Fraud. Attorney concentrating in workers' compensation trial defense and complex litigation matters.

Senior Associate; Admitted to practice in New York (1998)

Daniel E. Mitchell Jr.

Education: B.S., Old Dominion University , 2003; J.D. Hofstra University School of Law, 2006.

Professional: Attorney specializing in workers' compensation defense.

Associate: Admitted to practice in New York (2009)Education:

Ilana Yunis

Education: B.A., University of Maryland , College Park, 2001; J.D., Hofstra University School of Law, 2004.

Professional: Former Associate specializing in criminal defense (2004 - 2006); Former Assistant Corporation Counsel at the NYC Law Department, Workers' Compensation Division (2006 - 2009); Attorney concentrating in workers; compensation trial defense.

Associate: Admitted to practice in New York (2005)

Andrew R. Arbeit 

Education: B.A., magna cum laude, State University of New York at Albany , 2004; J.D., New York Law School , 2007.

Professional: Attorney specializing in workers' compensation defense and denied claims.

Associate; Admitted to practice in New York (2009)

Hilary I. Golomb

Education: B.A., State University of New York at Buffalo,  2006, J.D. Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, 2009.

Professional: Attorney specializing in workers' compensation defense.

Associate; Admitted to practice in New York (2010);

Ian J. Haberstro

Education :B.S., University of Washington, 1999; J.D., Hofstra University School of Law, 2006.

Professional: Attorney specializing in workers' compensation defense.

Associate; Admitted to Practice in New York (2007)