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With roots dating back to 1927, Warshaw Burstein, LLP is a full-service law firm with offices in New York City that has distinguished itself through superior and cost-effective legal service and personalized client care and attention.

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02/09/2026

Sarah A. Steckler to Moderate Panel on Hospital Discharge: Your Rights, Realistic Expectations

Sarah A. Steckler, Chair of the Elder Law and Special Needs Planning Law Group and Co-Chair of the Senior Law Day Collaborative, will moderate a free webinar on February 18, 2026, at 10 a.m. ET.

02/09/2026

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services FY 2027 H-1B Cap Registration Period Opens NOON March 4, 2026

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will open FY 2027 H-1B cap registration at noon ET on March 4, 2026. This year, a new weighted lottery system based on OEWS wage levels will give higher-wage positions a greater chance of selection. The online registration process and current filing fee will remain unchanged.

01/30/2026

Stephen L. Brodsky Announcement Covered by Crain's New York, Long Island Business News, Other Outlets

Business news publications highlight Stephen Brodsky joining Warshaw Burstein as a partner in the corporate and litigation practice.

Featured Attorneys
  • Meryl E. Wiener

    Meryl E. Wiener

    Ms. Wiener advises financial institutions, investment managers and hedge funds on a broad range of regulatory, compliance, securities, registration, inspection, organizational and structural matters.

  • Marc A. Lavaia

    Marc A. Lavaia

    Mr. Lavaia represents clients in a broad range of real estate and corporate transactions across industries. He counsels his clients on mergers, acquisitions and corporate formations, and oversees the expansion of established businesses.

  • Russell W. Rosen

    Russell W. Rosen

    Mr. Rosen focuses his practice on complex commercial, real estate, partnership and corporate matters, including business litigation.
     

  • Martin S. Siegel

    Martin S. Siegel

    Mr. Siegel is a partner in our firm’s litigation department. He specializes in complex commercial, business, securities and bankruptcy litigations.

  • Felicia S. Ennis

    Felicia S. Ennis

    Ms. Ennis has worked on cases involving discrimination, sexual harassment, breach of contract, retaliation, wage/hour laws, family medical leave laws, wrongful discharge, misappropriation of trades secrets, business/shareholder disputes and partnership dissolutions.

  • Grant R. Cornehls

    Grant R. Cornehls

    Mr. Cornehls has broad experience representing clients in financial services and other industries in litigation, arbitration and regulatory investigations.
     

  • Chaya R. Shafran

    Chaya R. Shafran

    Ms. Shafran has been involved in the practice of real estate law for over 35 years.

  • Frederick R. Cummings, Jr.

    Frederick R. Cummings, Jr.

    Mr. Cummings has in depth experience in a wide variety of corporate and business matters for individuals and both publicly and privately owned entities, ranging from start ups, to family held, to Fortune 500 clients, involving jurisdictions across the United States and around the world.

  • Peter Figdor

    Peter Figdor

    Mr. Figdor concentrates his practice in the areas of real estate and banking and finance.

  • Marvin J. Fortgang

    Marvin J. Fortgang

    For the past 50 years, Mr. Fortgang has practiced real estate law, concentrating his practice in the areas of real estate secured lending and commercial leasing.

  • BoBi Ahn

    BoBi Ahn

    Ms. Ahn specializes in immigration and nationality law and focuses on various corporate and employment related immigration issues and on strategic immigration planning for U.S. and international companies in connection with the international relocation of personnel coming into the U.S.

  • Robert P. Wittes

    Robert P. Wittes

    For more than 50 years Mr. Wittes has concentrated his practice on estate and trust planning and administration, using a variety of techniques to reduce estate and gift taxes and to assure that assets are transferred by his clients to their beneficiaries with minimal cost and delay.

  • Ally Hack

    Ally Hack

    Mr. Hack is a member of the firm’s real estate and litigation groups.

  • Harvey I. Krasner

    Harvey I. Krasner

    Mr. Krasner has over 30 years of broad based experience in complex transactional real estate matters advising developers, owners and investors in all aspects of real estate transactions, including purchases, and sales and financing.

  • Steve R. Graber

    Steve R. Graber

    Steve R. Graber is a partner in our Trusts and Estates Group and our Tax Group.

  • Alan M. Pollack

    Alan M. Pollack

    Mr. Pollack is a partner in the firm's litigation department. His practice focuses on federal and state court commercial and civil litigation, including business disputes, partnership dissolutions, class and shareholder derivative actions, stock fraud and manipulation cases, wage and hour and labor and employment matters.

  • Bruce H. Wiener

    Bruce H. Wiener

    Mr. Wiener has been a practicing lawyer and litigator for over 45 years, and remains actively engaged in all aspects of real estate and general commercial litigation.
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  • Allison Simmons Prouty

    Allison Simmons Prouty

    Ms. Simmons Prouty concentrates her practice in real estate law.

  • Kevin M. Hirson

    Kevin M. Hirson

    Mr. Hirson has extensive experience representing developers, owners & investors in a wide variety of real estate transactions throughout the U.S. He represents clients in connection with the acquisition, sale, financing, leasing and licensing of real property and remains a corporate advisor to clients.

  • Sarah A. Steckler

    Sarah A. Steckler

    Sarah A. Steckler is a partner in our Trusts and Estates Group.

  • Marshall N. Lester

    Marshall N. Lester

    Mr. Lester has over 50 years experience in the corporate arena, concentrating primarily in the areas of joint ventures and mergers and acquisitions (both domestic and international), corporate finance and securities law matters.

  • Peter L. Lese

    Peter L. Lese

    Mr. Lese has focused his practice on trusts and estates law since 1988.
     

  • Thomas Filardo

    Thomas Filardo

    Mr. Filardo represents clients in a wide variety of complex commercial matters as both a seasoned litigator and corporate advisor. He takes a hands-on, creative approach and enjoys developing practical strategies to achieve client objectives.

  • Michael Zukerman

    Michael Zukerman

    Mr. Zukerman practices real estate law, concentrating in the areas of real estate secured lending, from both the lender and the borrower side, and real estate development and acquisitions. He has experience in private offerings of securities with emphasis on real estate.

  • Robert Fryd

    Robert Fryd

    Since joining the firm in 1981, Mr. Fryd has concentrated his practice on complex commercial litigation.

  • Slava Hazin

    Slava Hazin

    Mr. Hazin concentrates his practice in commercial and real estate litigation, including trial and appellate practice.

  • Patrick Calella

    Patrick Calella

    Patrick Calella practices in the firm’s real estate department negotiating and closing commercial real estate transactions on behalf of purchasers, sellers, joint venture participants, landlords, tenants, borrowers and lenders.

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