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Ernest J. CollazoManaging Partner
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, Partner, 1981-1991and Associate, 1977-1981;Field Attorney, National Labor Relations Board,1974-1977
Columbia Law School, J.D., 1974Hunter College, B.A., 1971
New York, 1975District of Columbia 1975U.S. District Court Southern District of New York 1975U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York 1975U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit 1975U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit 1984U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia 1995U.S. Supreme Court 2000
Faculty Member, University of Munich, LLM Program in International BusinessLaw, 2011-2012.Departmental Disciplinary Committee of the Appellate Division, First JudicialDepartment, (Member, 2008 – 2011; Policy Committee Member, 2012 topresent). Director, Federal Defenders of New York, Inc. 2005 - 2012. New York Fellow, American Bar Foundation, 2005 to present.Advisory Committee to the Rules Committee of the Second Judicial Circuit ofthe United States, 1999 to present. NYS Management Attorneys Conference, 1980 to present. The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Delegate to the NYSBAHouse of Delegates, 2007 to 2011; Member: Executive Committee, 2001 -2005; Committee on Professional and Judicial Ethics, 1997 - 2000; Committeeon Labor and Employment, 1990 - 1993; Committee to Encourage JudicialService 1989 - 1993; Committee on Minorities in the Courts, 1992 - 1995)Member, 2009 and 2010 Nominating Committee.New York State Bar Association (Member, 2009 and 2010 NominatingCommittee, Labor and Employment Law Section, Committee on IndividualRights and Responsibilities in the Workplace).American Bar Association (Member, Labor and Employment Law and LitigationSections).Federal Bar Council (Committee on Second Circuit Courts, 1999 - 2004).Master, Federal Bar Council Inn of Court, 2000 to present. Labor Relations Advisory Council (to the Health Care Industry), 1998 topresent. Advisory Board to the NYC Commission on Human Rights, 1990 - 1991.
The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers; FellowVisiting Nurse Association of Staten Island, Inc.; Smith/Stanley AwardRecipient, 2010 AV Peer Review Rated, Martindale-HubbellNew York Super Lawyers; Selected, 2009 - 2013 – Metro
New York Community Trust, Distribution Committee; Member, 2001-2012,Consultant, 2012 to presentJames Foundation; Director, 2001 – 2012United Hospital Fund of New York, Inc.; Director, 1994-2007 The September 11th Fund; Director, 2001 - 2005VIP Community Services, Inc.; Director, 1999 - 2004Lehman College Foundation, Inc.; Director and Secretary, 1991-1997New York Alliance for the Public Schools; Member, Selection Committee for theRevlon Harmony Awards, 1990-1991New York State Ethics Commission, Public Advisory Council; Member, 1989-1991Hispanic Business Magazine; Selected as one of the 100 most influentialHispanics in the U.S., 1989 and 1990Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc.; Director, 1983-1997;Chairperson, 1989-1992
Council on Foreign RelationsWoodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Latin American Program;Member, Advisory Board, 2012 to presentWashington Office on Latin America; Director, 2009 to 2012United Nations Association of the USA, Inc., National Council; Member, 1990 -1994Russian Children’s Welfare Society, Inc., Petroushka Ball; Patron for over 20years Youth Action International, Inc.; Sponsor, scholarship fund for blind young girlsin Sierra Leone to attend private schools
Bronx, New York, September 27, 1949
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Hal R. LiebermanPartner800 Third Avenue13th FloorNew York, NY [email protected]
Service AreasLawyers & Law Firms
Professional Liability
EducationJ.D., Harvard Law School,1967
● Editorial Board, Harvard CivilRights – Civil Liberties LawReview, 1966-1967
A.B., cum laude, University ofChicago, 1964
AdmissionsMassachusetts
New York
State of Israel
U.S. Court of Appeals for theFirst Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for theSecond Circuit
U.S. District Court for theDistrict of Massachusetts
U.S. District Court for theEastern District of New York
U.S. District Court for theNorthern District of New York
U.S. District Court for theSouthern District of New York
U.S. Supreme Court
Hal R. Lieberman is a past partner-in-charge of the New York office of Hinshaw& Culbertson LLP. He is an experienced trial lawyer who concentrates hispractice on the representation of lawyers and law firms in matters related tolegal ethics, professional discipline, malpractice, disqualification motions,sanctions and partnership issues.
For nearly three decades, Mr. Lieberman has focused his practice on lawyers'professional liability and ethics matters, and has helped shape the lawgoverning lawyers. Prior to representing lawyers and law firms in privatepractice, he was an Assistant Bar Counsel in the Massachusetts Office of theBar Counsel (1983–1987), and then served for more than 13 years as PrincipalTrial Attorney (1987–1989) and Chief Counsel (1989–1998) to theDepartmental Disciplinary Committee of the New York Supreme Court, FirstDepartment.
In addition to representing lawyers and law firms, Mr. Lieberman has providedexpert testimony or opinions in more than 40 civil and criminal litigationsinvolving legal ethics or legal malpractice. He was the subject of an interview inthe March 25, 2011 issue of the New York Law Journal. The article, entitled"Q&A With Hal R. Lieberman," focused primarily on Mr. Lieberman’s longexperience handling legal ethics and professional liability matters, and his viewson attorney discipline from the perspective of the former Chief Counsel to thedisciplinary committee in New York's First Judicial Department.
Professional BackgroundMr. Lieberman joined Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP in March 2004, served aspartner-in-charge from 2004 to 2012, and is a past member of the firm'sExecutive Committee. Previously, he was a partner in the New York office ofEdwards & Angell, LLP.
Mr. Lieberman has taught at a number of law schools, and was appointed to theadjunct faculty at Columbia Law School in 2007. For 13 years he taught legalethics at Brooklyn Law School, and has served as a visiting lecturer on thetopics of legal ethics and professional discipline at Harvard Law School,Fordham Law School, Hofstra Law School, Cardozo Law School and New YorkLaw School.
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Mr. Lieberman is actively involved in alternative dispute forums. From 1989 to 1998, he served as a coordinator and trainerfor the Complaint Mediation Panels of the Departmental Disciplinary Committee. This program, which he founded, was thefirst lawyer-client dispute resolution program in the United States serving as an adjunct to the professional disciplinarysystem. Since 1999, he has served as a Special Mediator on the Complaint Mediation Panel of the New York City BarAssociation.
In the early years of his career, Mr. Lieberman held various positions involving legal services to the poor, includingExecutive Director of Central Massachusetts Legal Services, Inc. from 1977 to 1982 and Associate Appellate Counsel inthe New York Legal Aid Society's Criminal Appeals Bureau from 1974 to 1977.
In 1996, Mr. Lieberman was elected to membership in the American Law Institute, and served on the members'consultative group for the Restatement of the Law Governing Lawyers. He is the former Chair of the Committee onProfessional Discipline of the New York City Bar; is a long time member of the Committee on Professional Discipline of theNew York State Bar Association; a past member of the Committee on Professional Responsibility of the New York City BarAssociation; a past member of the Boston Bar Association Ethics Committee; and a past member of the Committee onProfessional and Judicial Ethics of the New York City Bar Association where he was the principal author of N.Y.C. FormalOp. 2000-1. His professional affiliations also include membership in the New York County Lawyers' Association; theFederal Bar Council; the U.S. District Court, E.D.N.Y (Grievance Panel); and the Association of Professional ResponsibilityAttorneys.
Honors & Awards● Holds the AV® Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell, its highest rating for ethics and legal ability● Included in "The Best Lawyers in America®" in the area of Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law (2011–2012)● Has been named to the Super Lawyers list (2008–2013)
Presentations● "Introductory Lessons on Ethics and Civility 2013," New York State Bar Association, New York, New York, April 2013.● "The Interface of Discipline and Law Firm Risk Management," Legal Malpractice & Risk Management Conference,
Chicago, Illinois, March 2012.● "Legal Ethics: Hot Topics for In-House Counsel," Retail Industry Leaders Association Conference, Chicago, Illinois,
November 2011.● "Ethics, Discipline & Real World Obligations," New York City Bar Center for CLE, New York, New York, October 2011.● "Ethical Issues in Attorney Client Privilege and Confidentiality," Lawline.com online CLE program, April 2011.● "Ethical Immigration Strategies in the New Legal Environment," The Practising Law Institute, New York, New York, April
2010.● "Ethical Issues in the Litigation Process," Lawline.com online CLE program, September 2008.● "Ethics: Conflicts of Interest," Lawline.com online CLE program, March 2007.● "Risk Management Employment Considerations in Lawyer Termination," Legal Malpractice & Risk Management
Conference, Chicago, Illinois, March 2007.● "Timely Ethical Issues," Federal Bar Council's Fall Bar and Bench Retreat, Lenox, Massachusetts, October 2006.● "Ethics: Avoiding Malpractice Claims and Disciplinary Actions," Lawline.com online CLE program, May 2006.● "Dodging the Bullets: Understanding and Avoiding the New Threats to Lawyers and Law Firms," Hinshaw's
Professional Responsibility and Risk Management seminar, New York, New York, October 2005.● "Things I Wish I'd Known When I Became Bar Counsel," American Bar Association 2005 National Conference on
Professional Responsibility, Chicago, Illinois, June 2005.● "Ethics for the Immigration Lawyer," New York City Bar Association Center for Continuing Legal Education seminar,
New York, New York, March 2005.
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● "Law Firm Discipline: Vicarious and Supervisory Liability for Disciplinary Violations and White Collar Crime," LegalMalpractice & Risk Management Conference, Chicago, Illinois, February 2005.
● "Ethics Overview," Bronx County Bar Association, annually since January 2004.● "MCLE Marathon – 2004," Practicing Law Institute, December 2004.● "Experts on Ethics," The New York Law Journal, December 2004.● "Ethics and Professionalism," New York State Bar Association, November 2004.● "Timely Ethics Issues," Federal Bar Council, November 2004.● "Legal Malpractice, Ethics and Risk Management," seminar for The Florida Bar's Practice Management and
Development Section, October 2004.● "Conflicts, Waivers and Billings," Association of Corporate Counsel of America, Westchester and Connecticut Chapter,
September 2004.● "Everyday Ethical Challenges in the Practice of Law," New York City Bar Association, September 2004.● "What Every Attorney Must Know About Professional Liability Insurance," New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal
Education, August 2004.
PublicationsMr. Lieberman has lectured widely and published numerous articles on legal ethics and professional discipline. He hasprovided seminars to AMLaw 100 and other large, national law firms, and has been a guest on "Law Lines," a cabletelevision program concerned with all aspects of the judiciary and the legal profession. He currently authors a regularcolumn on "Professional Discipline" which appears four times a year in the New York Law Journal.
His publications include:
● "New York Attorney Discipline Practice and Procedure," book co-author, New York Law Journal, 2014.● "Lawyers Who Commit Crimes: Disciplinary Consequences," New York Law Journal, August 22, 2013.● "New York's Attorney Discipline System: Does It Meet 'Due Process' Requirements?" New York Law Journal,
December 28, 2012.● "Attorney Discipline System: Does It Meet 'Due Process' Requirements?" New York Law Journal, August 31, 2012.● "The 'Galasso' Case and the Duty of Supervision," co-authored with Katie M. Lachter, New York Law Journal, May 30,
2012.● "New York’s Attorney Discipline System: How Much ‘Process’ is ‘Due’," New York Law Journal, April 4, 2012.● "New York’s Lawyer Disciplinary System – Is it Fair?" Professional Responsibility column, New York Law Journal,
March 1, 2010.● "Working Knowledge of Conflict of Interest Rules is Essential," New York Law Journal, September 2004.● "How to Avoid Common Ethics Problems," New York Law Journal, special supplement, October 28, 2002.● "Private Conduct and Professional Discipline," co-authored with Richard Supple, New York Law Journal, July 23, 2002.● "Six Clients in Search of a Lawyer: Or, Don't Take the Case," The New York Professional Responsibility Report, May
2002.● "Disqualification Denied Again: The Amazon as Case," The New York Professional Responsibility Report, July 2001.● "Prospective Client Perjury: A Lawyer's Dilemma," The New York Professional Responsibility Report, December 2000.● "Do Disbarred Lawyers Have Constitutional Rights?" The New York Professional Responsibility Report, October 2000.● "Be Aware of Ethical Witness Preparation Rules," New York Law Journal, May 25, 2000.● "Gidatex v. Campaniello, The Anti-Contact Rule and Subordinate Employees," The New York Professional
Responsibility Report, January 2000.● "Lawyer Incivility Provokes Three-Month Suspension," The New York Professional Responsibility Report, July 1999.● "The Future of Attorney Discipline in New York's First Judicial Department," The New York Professional Responsibility
Report, February 1999.
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PersonalMr. Lieberman is a long time competitive middle distance runner, and participates in numerous national and local trackmeets as a member of the Central Park Track Club. In 2013, Hal and three other CTPC runners broke the world indoorrecord for the men's 4 x 800 meter relay in the 70+ age group, when they finished 22 seconds faster than the previouslyheld record.
Community/Civic Activities● South Brooklyn Legal Services Corporation, Member Board of Directors● American Civil Liberties Union and a Fellow of the New York Bar Foundation, Member
Sherry K. Cohen has many years of experience in the ethics and disciplinary field, having served as First Deputy Counsel for the Departmental Disciplinary Committee, First Judicial Department.
In November 2001, Martin was named “Litigator of the Month” by the National Law Journal for
having obtained a $248 million judgment on behalf of the Cayuga Indian Nation of New York
against the State of New York for the state’s wrongful acquisition of the Cayuga’s land in 1795.
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.
Martin has taught evidence and trial practice as an adjunct professor of law at Benjamin N.
Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University. Between 1962 and 1965, Martin served as an
assistant U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, prosecuting federal crimes.
Martin Gold's litigation practice concentrates on large and complex matters.
His vast experience over many years in a wide range of matters includes general civil and
criminal matters, trials and appeals, entertainment, intellectual property, securities, computer,
technology, antitrust, corporate and real estate law.
He has tried many cases in state and federal courts, and has argued numerous appeals in
various courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court.
Martin has extensive experience in many substantive areas, including antitrust, securities,
international disputes, class actions, civil rights, contract issues, intellectual property, legal and
accounting malpractice, white-collar criminal defense and entertainment industry-related
matters.
Martin is a senior member of the Departmental Disciplinary Committee, First Judicial
Department, appointed by, and responsible to, the Appellate Division, First Judicial
Department, for the discipline of attorneys.
In connection with the prosecution of a major conspiracy, he received a special commendation
from Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy.
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New YorkD +1 212 398 [email protected]
Practices
Appellate Advocacy
Financial Institutions Regulatory
Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Professional Liability Litigation
Industry sectors
Media and Entertainment
Columbia Law School, 1961, JD
Amherst College, 1958, BA
New York
US Court of Appeals for the SecondCircuit
US Court of Appeals for the FederalCircuit
US District Court for the Eastern Districtof New York
US District Court for the Eastern Districtof Wisconsin
US District Court for the Northern Districtof New York
US District Court for the SouthernDistrict of New York
US Supreme Court
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SARAH JO HAMILTON
Sarah Jo Hamilton is a partner in the firm SCALISE & HAMILTON, LLP in Scarsdale, New York. The Firm focuses its practice on the representation of professionals (lawyers, judges, accountants, doctors, dentists, pharmacists, social workers, and government employees) in professional responsibility and ethics matters, and white-collar criminal matters. Before entering private practice in 2007, Ms. Hamilton was the Secretary to the Committee on Character and Fitness for the First Judicial Department, where she supervised applications and litigated hearings for lawyers seeking admission to the bar. Prior to that, for thirteen years Ms. Hamilton was employed at the Departmental Disciplinary Committee for the First Judicial Department. She served as Special Trial Counsel from 1989 to 2000 and First Deputy Chief Counsel from 2000 to 2003. In her years at the Committee she handled complex disciplinary matters including investigations, hearings and appellate review of attorney ethical misconduct pursuant to the Code of Professional Responsibility, the Judiciary Law and the New York Rules of Court. Ms. Hamilton supervised and trained staff attorneys and was actively involved in office management. From 1985 to 1989 Ms. Hamilton served as General Counsel to the Off Track Betting Corporation. She also served as an Assistant District Attorney in New York County from 1976 to 1985, where she was appointed the first Senior Trial Counsel in Charge of the Domestic Violence Unit. Ms. Hamilton received a Juris Doctor from St. John’s University Law School and a BSFS from Georgetown University. Ms. Hamilton is actively involved in several bar associations; New York State Bar Association where she is Chair of the Committee on Professional Discipline; New York City Bar Association; New York County Lawyers Association where she is a Member of the NYCLA Ethics Institute; as if June, 2013, Ms. Hamilton will be the Director of the Ethics Institute for the New York County Lawyers Association; Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York where she serves as Co-Chair of the Professional Ethics Committee; the Orange County Bar Association and the Sullivan County Bar Association. Ms. Hamilton has coordinated and/or lectured in Bridge the Gap and Continuing Legal Education programs for the Appellate Division, First Department; the New York County Lawyers Association; the New York State Bar Association; the New York City Bar Association, New York County Lawyers’ Association, LawLine and the Practicing Lawyers Institute. She has also lectured at the New York University Law School, Brooklyn Law School, Cardozo Law School, CUNY Law School and the New York Law School.
Practice Areas
Securities and Derivatives
Mergers and CorporateTransactions
Antitrust
Business Torts
General Commercial
Bankruptcy
Insurance
Professional Ethics andResponsibility
Education
Harvard Law School, JD, magnacum laude, 1974; Editor, Case andComment Editor, Harvard LawReview, 1972–74
Yeshiva University, BA, summacum laude, 1971; Chairman,Administration - Faculty - StudentSenate, 1970–71; ClassValedictorian
Clerkship
Clerked for the Honorable Paul R.Hays, US Court of Appeals for theSecond Circuit, 1974–75.
Public Service
Special Counsel to theDepartmental DisciplinaryCommittee, Appellate Division,First Department.
Bar Admission(s)
New York
US Courts of Appeals for theSecond, Third, Ninth and FederalCircuits
US District Courts for the Southernand Eastern Districts of New Yorkand the Northern District ofCalifornia
Membership(s)
American Bar Association
New York State Bar Association
Association of the Bar of the City ofNew York
Myron Kirschbaum
SPECIA L COUNSEL
NEW YORK
T: (212) 836-8159
Myron Kirschbaum has been litigating in the federal and state courts in New
York and throughout the country for over 30 years with an emphasis on
securities, derivatives, antitrust, corporate, bankruptcy, tax and insurance-
related litigation. Myron has represented issuers, officers, directors, and major
shareholders in securities fraud, shareholder derivative, and RICO actions; has
represented major corporations in a variety of commercial disputes, including
contested takeovers and actions under the antitrust laws; and has represented
debtors, creditors and other parties in adversary proceedings in the Bankruptcy
Courts regarding complex transactions and other bankruptcy and non-
bankruptcy related matters. He has also counseled boards of directors and
committees of various boards concerning the conduct of internal investigations
and has counseled major law firms on professional ethics and professional
responsibility matters. Myron has handled every aspect of litigation, including
trying various complex cases to successful jury and non-jury verdicts and
defending such verdicts on appeal.
Representative Matters
Representation of major hedge fund in litigation concerning a $2.55
billion equity investment in Chapter 11 debtor.
Representation of leading pharmaceutical company in multidistrict
panel and other antitrust actions concerning potential generic
competition with various pioneer drugs.
Represented successful acquiring company in litigation involving
largest US contested takeover in history.
Represented US target company in successful bankruptcy-related
litigation to recover damages from potential foreign acquiring company
for its failure to close due to its inability to obtain US Government
security approvals for the transaction.
Represented major insurance carrier in successful litigation and
arbitration, involving proceedings in the United States and Japan,
regarding sale of its property and casualty insurance business to The
Tokio Marine and Fire Insurance Company, Ltd.
Represented major oil companies in successful litigation related to
nationalization of their assets in Ecuador.
Represented insurance group in successful litigation to prevent Exxon
from utilizing US courts to resolve dispute already pending in
Venezuela.
Represented major financial services holding company in successful
defense of securities, RICO and other claims arising from the failure of
its partly-owned insurance subsidiary.
Represented the owner of the New York & Harlem Railroad and Grand
Central Terminal in successful merger and subsequent appraisal
proceedings setting value of minority shares.
Represented various corporations in IRS, class action and private
litigation proceedings involving Corporate Owned Life Insurance (COLI).
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ALAN LEVINE
PARTNER
OFFICE:
New YorkThe Grace Building1114 Avenue of the AmericasNew York, New York10036
T: +1 212 479 6260F: +1 212 479 6275E: [email protected]
PRACTICES:
Antitrust & Trade RegulationCommercial LitigationCrisis ManagementForeign Corrupt Practices Act & International Anti-CorruptionLaw Firm Liability & Malpractice DefenseSecurities LitigationWhite Collar & Regulatory Defense
Alan Levine is a partner in the Commercial Litigation, Securities Litigation and White Collar & Regulatory practice groups of the Firm's Litigation department. He joined Kronish Lieb Weiner & Hellman LLP in 1980, which was merged into Cooley Godward Kronish LLP in 2006. He is resident in the New York office.
For nearly 40 years, Mr. Levine has represented individuals and companies in complex civil, criminal and regulatory matters. Mr. Levine has successfully tried numerous civil and criminal cases and appeared in federal and state courts throughout the country. Public companies, private companies and individuals in sensitive situations - some leading to litigation, some not - have retained Mr. Levine to analyze, solve, settle or litigate matters to resolution.
Recognized by the New York Law Journal for his prominence and experience in litigating cases involving complex financial transactions, Mr. Levine has handled trials and arbitrations involving derivative trading practices and structured transactions for institutions such as Allied Irish Bank, Goldman Sachs, the former Republic National Bank of New York, as well as all kinds of governance and transactional disputes for hedge funds, private equity firms and venture capital funds.
In the aftermath of the Enron bankruptcy, St. Paul Fire and Marine Company and Travelers Indemnity Company turned to Mr. Levine to defend them against claims made by JPMorgan Chase on surety bonds issued with respect to Enron's structured commodities business. Ultimately, JPMorgan Chase's claims totaling $1 billion were tried against nine of the nation's largest insurance companies with Mr. Levine as lead trial counsel. The case was settled following Mr. Levine's summation on terms favorable to his clients. In another standout representation, Mr. Levine represented Sumitomo Corporation for five years in the well-publicized derivative copper trading scandal, commencing and successfully resolving multi-million dollar fraud claims against major financial institutions, and defending antitrust claims arising out of the scandal.
Some of the nation's largest law firms have retained Mr. Levine to handle professional malpractice actions and to represent the firms in partnership disputes, insurance coverage disputes and other matters arising out of the business of law firms.
In addition, Mr. Levine has extensive experience representing clients in major government investigations conducted by federal and state grand juries, the SEC, and other regulatory agencies.
Over the last several years, Mr. Levine has also served as special counsel to Audit Committees directing investigations of accounting and transactional issues in conjunction with public accounting firms.
Mr. Levine served for six years on the Management and Compensation Committees of the firm and for the prior eight years (1998-2006) as Managing Partner of Kronish Lieb Weiner & Hellman LLP, a premier, 110-lawyer firm in Manhattan. Prior to joining Kronish Lieb, Mr. Levine served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York, where he played a key role in the investigation and prosecution of union corruption on the New York City waterfront.
He graduated from New York University School of Law, where he was a member of the Law Review. Mr. Levine earned his BS from University of Pennsylvania.
A Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, Mr. Levine has repeatedly been recognized by his peers, having been asked to assume leadership roles over his career in the American College of Trial Lawyers, The Legal Aid Society, the American Bar Association and the New York State Bar Association. From 2007 through 2010, Mr. Levine served as Chairman of the Board of The Legal Aid Society, the largest public law firm in the United States. In 2003, he was called upon to represent the Legal Services Corporation in a landmark case involving federal legal services funding, which he argued before the United States Supreme Court.
In 2012, the Honorable Jonathan Lippman, Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals, appointed Mr. Levine as Co-Chair of the Advisory Committee on the New York State Pro Bono Bar Admission Requirements. In 2013, he was appointed to New York Commercial Division Advisory Council.
Mr. Levine is listed in Chambers USA – America's Leading Business Lawyers, New York Magazine – The New York Area's Best Lawyers, Benchmark Litigation Legal Guide, The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers, The International Who's Who of Commercial Litigators, Who's Who in American Law, Who's Who Legal, New York Super Lawyers and The Best Lawyers in America, as well as Who's Who in America.
In 2007, Chambers said of Mr. Levine, "...'standout' trial lawyer who demonstrates 'trademark panache and insight' in court. To a diet of high-profile work that includes representing individuals and institutions in complex civil, criminal and
regulatory matters, he has added the prestigious position of chair of the Legal Aid Society."
Mr. Levine has long been active in civic and community affairs. He was named by former Governor George Pataki to serve as a member of the New York State Commission on Public Authority Reform. He is also Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Jewish Theological Seminary. He serves on the New York State Courts Appellate Division, First Department Disciplinary Policy Committee.
Mr. Levine has received numerous awards for his contributions including The Pro Bono Award from The Legal Aid Society, The Torch of Learning Award from American Friends of the Hebrew University and The Human Relations Award from the Anti-Defamation League. In 2006, the Police Athletic League honored Mr. Levine with The Robert M. Morgenthau Award for being "a tireless advocate for the community."
In May 2011, Mr. Levine received the Servant of Justice Award from The Legal Aid Society.
Mr. Levine is admitted to practice in New York.
Education
New York University School of LawJD, 1973
University of Pennsylvania BS, 1970
Bar Admissions
New York
Court Admissions
Supreme Court of the United States U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
Memberships
American Bar Association American College of Trial Lawyers Legal Aid Society New York State Bar Association New York State Commission on Public Authority Reform
MICHAEL S. ROSS, ESQ.
1 212 505-4060 telephone
1 212 505-4054 facsimile
Michael S. Ross is the principal of the Law Offices of Michael S. Ross, where he
concentrates his practice in attorney ethics and criminal law. He is a former
Assistant United States Attorney in the Criminal Division of the Southern District of
New York and also served as an Assistant District Attorney in Kings County. Mr.
Ross has been an Adjunct Professor at Benjamin N. Cardozo Law School since
1980 (where he teaches Fall and Spring Semester courses in Litigation Ethics).
Mr. Ross has also taught a variety of trial practice and judicial administration courses as an Adjunct
Associate Professor at Brooklyn Law School since 2005 (where he teaches a Fall course in Professional
Responsibility, and has taught Spring and Summer courses over the years as well). In addition, in three and
a half decades of teaching at Cardozo Law School, he has taught a variety of ethics, trial practice and
judicial administration courses.
Mr. Ross is a frequent lecturer and author on topics involving ethics, trial practice and criminal law for such
organizations as the Practicing Law Institute, the Appellate Divisions, First and Second Departments, the
Association of the Bar of the City of New York, the New York State Judicial Institute, the National Institute of
Trial Advocacy, the New York State Bar Association, the New York County Lawyers’ Association, the New
York State Association of Trial Lawyers and the New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers.
Mr. Ross currently serves as a member of the New York State Bar Association’s Committee on Professional
Discipline; the New York County Lawyers’ Association Committee on Professional Discipline; the New York
State Bar Association’s Special Committee on the Unlawful Practice of Law; and the New York State Bar
Association’s Committee on Mass Disasters. He previously served for a number of terms on the Association
of the Bar of the City Of New York’s Committee on Professional Discipline, the New York State Bar
Association Special Committee on Procedures for Judicial Discipline, and the New York State Bar
Association’s Task Force On Lawyer Advertising.
Mr. Ross completed a five-year tenure as an appointed member of the New York State Continuing Legal
Education Board, which, among other things, formulates CLE guidelines in the State. Mr. Ross has chaired
the American Bar Association (“ABA”) Grand Jury Committee and the City Bar Association’s Committee on
Criminal Advocacy. He previously served as the ABA Criminal Justice Section’s liaison to the ABA Standing
Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility and was an appointed member of the ABA’s Special
Criminal Justice In Crisis Committee.
Among his writings, Mr. Ross has co-authored a chapter on “Client and Witness Perjury,” for the ABA’s
Section of Litigation ethics training course book entitled “Litigation Ethics: Course Materials For Continuing
Legal Education.” The course book was developed for use nationally by law firms, bar associations and
other groups which provide ethics training.
Christopher E. Chang Admitted: 1979, New York; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit and U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 1983, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York Law School: Cornell University, J.D. College: New York University, B.A., 1975 Member: New York County Lawyers Association; Asian American Bar Association of New York (Vice-President, 1994-1995; Chair, Judiciary Committee, 1991-2001, 2004-2005). Biography: Assistant District Attorney, New York County, 1978-1982. Member, Chief Judge's Commission on Public Access to Court Records, 2002-2004. Member, Chief Judge's Committee on the Profession and the Courts (Craco Committee, 1993-1995), Franklin H. Williams Commission on Minorities in the Judiciary, 1993-2001, New York State Judicial Institute on Professionalism in the Law, 1999 �. Member, Board of Directors, The Legal Aid Society, 1995-2001. Member, Task Force on Judicial Selection and Court Merger of The Association of the Bar of the City of New York, 1996. Member, Departmental Disciplinary Committee, First Department, 1998-2004; 2006. Cornell University Council, 2003-2006.
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J. Richard Supple Jr.Partner-in-Charge of New York800 Third Avenue13th FloorNew York, NY [email protected]
Service AreasCommercial Litigation
Lawyers & Law Firms
Lawyers' Risk Management
Legal Malpractice
EducationJ.D., University of WisconsinLaw School, 1989
● Posner Award Winner forpublic interest advocacy
B.A., magna cum laude, DukeUniversity, 1985
AdmissionsNew York
U.S. Court of Appeals for theSecond Circuit
U.S. District Court for theEastern District of New York
U.S. District Court for theNorthern District of New York
U.S. District Court for theSouthern District of New York
U.S. Supreme Court
J. Richard Supple Jr. is the Partner-in-Charge of the New York office of Hinshaw& Culbertson LLP. He concentrates in the representation of law firms andlawyers in professional ethics-related matters, including disciplinary and legalmalpractice cases, partnership and fee disputes, disqualification and sanctionsmotions, risk management advising and internal investigations.
As a prosecutor and defense counsel, Mr. Supple has tried, arbitrated, draftedexpert opinions and litigated numerous disciplinary cases and other ethics-related matters in federal and state courts; argued appeals before the UnitedStates Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, the New York Court of Appeals,and intermediate appellate courts; and has successfully mediated casesthroughout the United States.
Professional BackgroundBefore joining Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP in 2004, Mr. Supple was PrincipalTrial Counsel to the Departmental Disciplinary First Judicial Department, andwas a staff attorney at the Legal Aid Society.
Professional Affiliations● Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Adjunct Professor (2004–Present)● Practising Law Institute, Faculty Member● New York City Bar Association, Professional Discipline Committee,
Chair (2010–2013)
Honors & Awards● Included in “The Best Lawyers in America®” in the area of Ethics and
Professional Responsibility Law (2011–Present)
PresentationsMr. Supple has written and lectured widely on professional ethics matters,including at more than 50 CLE programs in the New York area and elsewhere,and is a frequent speaker at the annual Legal Malpractice & Risk ManagementConference in Chicago. A sample of Mr. Supple's most recent presentations
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● "Staying Out of Trouble: What Every Lawyer Should Know About Ethics," Practicing Law Institute, December 2013.● "Defending Wall Street and Main Street: The Revolving Door and Lawyers as Whistleblowers," New York County
Lawyers Association, November 2013.●
"Ethics for the Negotiating Lawyer," Practising Law Institute, January 2013.
● "Attorney Discipline in New York — Four Different Departments, Four Different Approaches," New York State BarAssociation, January 2013.
● "Ethics in Purchases and Sales of Homes," New York State Bar Association, April 2013.● "Ethics and Professionalism: Best Practices for Attorneys," New York City Bar Association, April 2013.● "The Disciplinary Process — How it Works," New York City Bar Association, July 2013.
Publications● "New York Attorney Discipline Practice and Procedure," book co-author, New York Law Journal, 2014.● "A Well-Run Law Office: Avoiding Client, Malpractice and Disciplinary Problems," author, ExecSense, Inc., 2012.