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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
(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 (RET)
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,
Western Michigan University - 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.
Junior Parter; Admitted to practice
in New York (1972)
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; Concentrating in workers compensation trial defense.
Junior Partner;
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.
Junior Partner;
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.
Junior Partner;
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.
Junior Partner; Admitted to
practice in New York (1993), New Jersey
(1992), Washington D.C. (1993) and Colorado
(1993)
Brian J. Connor
Education: B.A., magna
cum laude, Boston College, 1991; J.D.,
cum laude, Boston College Law School,
1994.
Professional:
Former
Assistant Corporation Counsel, New York
City Law Department, Workers' Compensation
Division; Honored with "Legal Rookie of
the Year" award from Mayor of NYC;
Former in-house workers' compensation
defense counsel for Nationwide, Wausau and
Liberty Mutual Insurance Companies, and
for Pepsi Bottling Group; Honored by AIG /
Chartis Insurance in 2011 as one of top
ten defense litigation attorneys in the
United States. Mr. Connor
lectures extensively throughout the
country on workers' compensation matters and
frequently conducts educational
seminars with carriers, self-insured
employers, third party administrators and
industry groups; Featured Contributor, Safety
and Workers Compensation Strategies: To
Unleash Productivity and Profits (2016); Author
of weekly case law, practice and regulatory
updates.
Partner; 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.
Partner; Admitted to practice in New York
(1993)
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.
Junior Partner
;
Admitted to practice in New York (1994) and
New Jersey (1993)
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.
Partner; Admitted to
practice in New York (2004)
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. Former,
Head/Managing Attorney
- AIG NY
Workers Compensation Staff Counsels
Office
Junior
Partner; Admitted
to practice in New York (2002)
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.
Junior Partner; Admitted to
practice in
New York
(1994) and
New Jersey
(1994)
Andrea
Catalano
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.
Junior
Partner;
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.
Junior
Partner;
Admitted to practice in New
York (2008)
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.
Junior
Partner;
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.
Junior Partner;
Admitted to practice in New York (2009):
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.
Partner;
Admitted to practice in New York (2005)
Sean
Lahiff
Education:
B.A.,
Providence College, 1988; J.D., St. Louis
University, 1991
Professional:
Former
Assistant District Attorney in Orange
County, NY; litigation associate at
Sweeny & Riman, Ltd., Chicago, IL;
Assistant County Attorney, Orange County,
NY, Workers Compensation (1997 to 2009);
Attorney concentrating in workers
compensation trial defense.
Junior
Partner; Admitted
to practice in Illinois (1993 currently
retired) and New York (1997)
Janice
A. Molloy
Education:
B.A., Manhattanville
College, 1981; J.D., New York Law School,
1984.
Professional:
Workers Compensation attorney with
Pasternack, Tilker (1984 - 2005); Workers
Compensation Attorney with Fischer Brothers
(2005 - 2011); Workers Compensation
Attorney with Grey and Grey (2011 - 2012).
Junior Partner; Admitted to practice in New York
(1986);
Agatha
Khishchenko
Education:
New York University
(B.A.), Boston University School of Law
(J.D.)
Professional:
Attorney specializing in workers'
compensation defense.
Junior
Partner;
Admitted to practice in New
York. (2007) ;
Michael
R. Vitale
Education:
B.A., City University of
New York, 2009; J.D. New York Law School ,
2012
Professional:
Attorney concentrating in workers'
compensation appellate defense.
Junior Partner;
Admitted to practice in New
York. (2013) and New Jersey (2012)
Samantha
R. Wadell
Education: B.A.,
with honors, University of Michigan,
2008; J.D., Brooklyn Law School, 2013
Professional:
Attorney concentrating in trial preparation,
and workers' compensation defense.
Junior Partner;
Admitted to practice in New York (2014) and
New Jersey (2014).
Evan
Perigoe
Education: B.A.,
Concordia
University, 2004; LL.B. McGill University
2009; LL.M. Columbia Law
School, 2011.
Professional:
Attorney
concentrating in workers' compensation
defense. Former deputy magistrate and
law clerk, Second Judicial District at
Nome
,
Alaska
. Former Staff Attorney, Alaska Legal
Services Corporation.
Senior Associate;
Admitted to practice in New York (2010).
Michael
J. Reynolds
Education: B.A.,
Fordham University, 2006;
J.D., St. John's University , 2009.
Professional:
Attorney
concentrating in workers compensation
appellate practice.
Junior
Partner;
Admitted
to practice in New Jersey (2009); New York
(2011); Southern District of New York
(2015); District of New Jersey (2015).
Brian
E. Wilensky
Education: B.A.
State University of NY at Albany, 1989 , J.D.,
Touro Law School, 1993;
Professional:
Attorney
concentrating in workers’ compensation trial defense.
Former AIG in house workers’ compensation
defense counsel.
Junior
Partner;
Admitted to practice in New York (1993) and
New Jersey (1992).
Betsy
B. Goldkrand
Education: B.A.
cum laude Brandeis University with honors in
French language and literature, 1993; J.D.
Touro Law School 1997.
Professional:
Claims
Examiner Countrywide Insurance Company 1997;
Attorney Foley Smit O'Boyle & Weisman
1998-2017, handling all aspect of workers
compensation claims
Junior Parter;
Admitted to practice in New York (1998).
Michael
N. Lopez
Education:
State University of New York at New
Paltz, 2006; Hofstra University School of
Law 2012,
Professional:
Attorney
concentrating in workers’ compensation
summation defense.
Junior Parter;
Admitted to practice in New York (2013)
Danielle
S Cavaliere
Education:
B.A. cum laude, Stony Brook
University; M.P.A., Long Island University
Post; J.D.Touro Law School.
Professional:
Attorney concentrating in workers
compensation summation defense and complex
settlements..
Senior Associate;
Admitted to practice in New York (2017)
Emily
K Rogers
Education:
B.A. cum laude, Pace University,
2007; J.D., St. John's Universtiy School of
Law, 2013.
Professional:
Attorney
concentrating in workers’ compensation
defense litigation.
Senior Associate;
Admitted to practice in New York (2014);
United States District Court, EDNY &
SDNY (2014)
Rizford
P Cabio
Education:
B.S., in commerce,major in Buisness
Management and Entrepreneurship, De La Salle
University, Manilla, Phillappines; J.D., New
York Law School, 2014.
Professional:
Attorney
concentrating in workers’ compensation
defense and extensive expierience in general
liability cases in the New York State.
Associate;
Admitted to practice in New York (2015)
Edin
Hot
Education:
B.A. Hunter College, 2012; J.D., Florida
Coastal School of Law, 2015.
Professional:
Attorney specializing in claim resolution
and settlement.
Associate;
Admitted to practice in New York (2016)
Gabriel Rivera
Education:
B.A., University of North Florida, 2013; J.D., St. Johns University School of Law, 2017.
Professional:
Attorney concentrating in workers compensation defense. Former associate representing injured workers in workers compensation hearings. Former associate representing insurance carriers in personal injury lawsuits.
Associate;
Admitted to practice in New York (2017) and Eastern District of New York (2017).
Natalia Belkin
Education: B.A., New York University, 2010; Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law , 2013.
Professional: Attorney concentrating in workers compensation defense.
Associate; Admitted to practice in New York (2014).
Jesse D. Herman
Education: B.A., SUNY Stony Brook, 2012; J.D. St. Johns University School of Law, 2015.
Professional: Attorney concentrating in workers compensation defense litigation, claim resolution and settlement.
Associate; Admitted to practice in New York (2017).
Nicole Chan
Education: B.A., cum laude, Stony Brook University, 2009; J.D. Hofstra University School of Law, 2012.
Professional: Attorney concentrating in workers compensation defense litigation and settlement.
Associate; Admitted to practice in New York (2013) and Eastern District of New York (2016).
Kelvin Lai
Education: B.A., with honors Loyola University New Orleans, 2013; J.D., Tulane University Law School, 2016
Professional: B.A., with honors Loyola University New Orleans, 2013; J.D., Tulane University Law School, 2016
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Associate; Admitted to practice in New York (2018).
Weeda Rahman
Education: B.A.City University of New York Queens College, 2010; J.D., St Johns University School of Law, 2018.
Professional: Attorney specializing in claims resolution, settlement and workers'Compensation defense. Experience in the areas of medical malpractice and personal
Injury.
Associate; Admitted to practice in New York (2019).
Flavia Franco
Education: : B.S. University of Toronto 2008; J.D., Hofstra University School of Law, 2012.
Professional: Attorney concentrating in workers' compensation defense.
Associate; Admitted to practice in New York, (2013) and New Jersey (2012).
Clara Zhang
Education: : B.A., Hunan University, 2012; M.A., Boston University, 2014; J.D., University of Cincinnati College of Law, 2018.
Professional: Attorney concentrating in workers' compensation defense.
Associate; Admitted to practice in New York, (2019).
Ashley Pomes
Education: B.S. St. John's University, 2012; MBA St. John's University, 2013 J.D. New York Law School, 2016.
Professional: Attorney concentrating in workers' compensation defense litigation in New York State.
Associate; Admitted to practice in New York, (2017) and New Jersey (2017).
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