Rivkin Radler Director of Marketing and Communications, Laurie Bloom was featured in Newsday’s piece, “Making the Side Gig Work.” The article focused on professionals that take on a “side job” alongside their initial career. Laurie has been an adjunct professor at Hofstra University for over a decade.

When discussing the focus of her class of PR students each year

Cheryl Korman will co-chair the New York State Bar Association’s panel discussion, “Meet the Judges of the Court of Appeals.” The program will take place on Monday, October 1, 2018 at Fordham Law School from 3:30 pm-6:30 pm.

The panel will include confirmed judges, Hon. Michael Garcia, Hon. Jenny Rivera and Hon. Rowan Wilson. Additional

Evan H. Krinick, Managing Partner of Rivkin Radler LLP, has announced that J’Naia L. Boyd and Gregory J. Klubok have joined the firm.

J’Naia L. Boyd has joined the firm’s Appeals and Commercial Litigation Practice Groups as an Associate.

Prior to joining the firm, J’Naia was a senior court attorney at the New York State

The prestigious Best Lawyers® in America has included Rivkin Radler LLP in its U.S. rankings for 2019. Attorneys from the firm’s Albany, Hackensack and Uniondale offices were included. The recognized lawyers and the categories of law in which they are listed, are as follows:

Brian Bank – Insurance Law

Brian S. Conneely – Employment Law

In a contentious, hotly debated and widely misunderstood aspect of foreclosure law, the Appellate Division, Second Department sided with our borrower-client and affirmed the lower court’s order canceling a mortgage of record that encumbered a property situated in Old Westbury, N.Y.   In an aggressive and novel approach, we asked the lower court to expunge the

The prestigious Best Lawyers in America has included Rivkin Radler LLP in its U.S. rankings for 2018.  Attorneys from the firm’s Albany, Hackensack and Uniondale offices were included. The lawyers listed, their offices and the categories of law in which they are listed, are as follows:

Albany, N.Y.

Michael J. Cunningham – Litigation-Construction

Richard A.

Korman, DiGennaro, Lastorino and Mascia were victorious at the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.  In a published opinion, the Second Circuit affirmed a district court order dismissing the plaintiff’s action to recover damages under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA).   The firm represented a law firm that was sued under the FDCPA for allegedly commencing

Cheryl Korman successfully appealed a decision before the Second Department.  Defendant had moved for summary judgment on its counterclaim in the Supreme Court, Nassau County, which was denied.  In addition to denying the counterclaim, the Supreme Court also “searched the record” and sua sponte awarded summary judgment to defendant, dismissing the plaintiff client’s complaint. Cheryl

Rivkin Radler secured a victory in the first appellate case to interpret Insurance Law § 3408(c) since a 2014 amendment.

Under § 3408(c), a property insurer or an insured can demand that appraisers selected by the parties decide disagreements over the amount of the loss. Typically, insurers argue that an appraisal is confined to an

Evan Krinick, Michael Versichelli and Merril Biscone successfully secured dismissal of an Article 78 proceeding  that was commenced against LIPA and PSE&G. The proceeding challenged the replacement of numerous overhead transmission utility poles on eastern Long Island.  The Court agreed that dismissal was warranted based on the doctrine of mootness.