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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 Education:
B.S., 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 Bruce
E. Wexler Education:
B.S., Professional:
Former Assistant Corporation Counsel, City of Managing
Partner; Admitted to practice in Darryl
S. Wornow Education:
B.A., Professional:
Former trial attorney 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 Louis R. Salvo Education:
B.S., Professional:
Former New York State Workers' Compensation Law Judge;
Trial Counsel for major insurance companies, both in the
field of workers' compensation and liability defense;
Lecturer in all aspects of Workers' Compensation Law;
Senior counsel concentrating in general liability,
subrogation and employer defense Counsel;
Admitted to practice in Ronald
S. Einziger Education:
B.A., 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
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 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 trial defense Senior
Associate; Admitted to practice in Barry
Friedlich Education:
B.A., Professional:
Former Staff Attorney, Litigation Specialist, for
Department of Human Resources of the City of Senior
Associate; Admitted to practice in Education:
B.A., summa cum laude, Professional:
Attorney concentrating
in Section 32 settlements, complex file analysis and
workers’ compensation defense Senior
Associate; Admitted to practice in Kristofor
T. Fantulin Education:
B.A., Professional:
Attorney concentrating in workers’ compensation
trial defense Senior
Associate; Admitted to practice in Cory
I. Zimmerman Education:
B.S., Professional:
Attorney concentrating in defense of employer liability
actions, arbitration and intercompany
transfer/subrogation Senior
Associate; Admitted to practice in
Education:
B.A., Professional:
Litigation Associate, Rubenstein & Rynecki, 1997;
Attorney concentrating in workers’ compensation trial
defense. Senior
Associate; Admitted to practice in
Brian
J. Connor Education:
B.A., magna cum laude, 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 Wausau/Nationwide Insurance Companies and
Pepsi Bottling Group Managing Attorney; Admitted
to practice in Mary
Colletta Education:
B.A., summa cum laude, Professional:
Former in-house trial attorney for Kemper Insurance
Companies; Attorney concentrating on workers’
compensation defense and second injury fund recovery Managing
Attorney; Admitted to practice in Daniel
T. Eckert Education:
B.A., summa cum laude, State University of New
York at 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 Maggie
L. Tam Education:
B.A., Professional:
Former Agency Attorney for the City of Associate;
Admitted to practice in
Patrick
A. McCaffrey Education:
B.A., Professional:
Former Trial Attorney for New York City Office of
Administration for Childrens’ Services, 1990 - 2001,
attorney concentrating in workers’ compensation trial
defense Associate;
Admitted to practice in Calliopi
A. Kalantzopoulos Education:
B.S., Professional:
Attorney concentrating in workers’ compensation
defense, alternate dispute resolution programs and
Section 32 settlements Associate;
Admitted to practice in Matthew
E. Weerth Education:
B.A., State University of New York at Professional:
Attorney practicing in all areas of litigation,
concentrating in appeals, liability defense, third party
recovery, arbitration and inter-company
transfer/subrogation. Associate;
Admitted to practice in Heather
A. Galfunt Education:
B.A., Northwestern University, 1993; J.D., Professional:
Legislative Attorney for NYC Council, 1996 – 2000;
Attorney concentrating in workers’ compensation trial
defense Associate; Admitted to practice in Gary
M. Wexler Education:
B.A., cum laude, Professional:
Attorney concentrating in claim resolution, complex file
analysis and workers’ compensation defense Associate;
Admitted to practice in 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 Nicholas
K. Rupwani Education:
B.A., Professional:
Attorney concentrating in workers’ compensation
trial defense Associate;
Admitted to practice in John
M. Murphy III Education:
B.S., University of Notre Dame, 2002; J.D., Professional:
Judicial Law Clerk, Monmouth County, New Jersey
Superior Court (2005-2006); Attorney concentrating on
appeals, legal research and workers’ compensation
defense Associate;
Admitted to practice in Raquel
L. Alexander Education:
B.A., Professional:
Former Hearing Officer, Dept of Education, 2003;
Attorney concentrating in workers’ compensation trial
defense and witness preparation Associate;
Admitted to practice in Alejandro
Clemente Education:
B.A., State University of New York at Stonybrook,
1998; J.D.,
Professional: Attorney concentrating in workers’ compensation trial defense
Associate;
Admitted to practice in Stacie L. Boomstra
Education:
B.A., Northwestern University, 2000; J.D.,
Professional: Attorney concentrating in workers' compensation trial defense
Associate; Admitted to practice in New York (2004) 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).
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