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Extra Phones: Phone: (212) 797-3545
Neighborhoods: Downtown Manhattan, Financial District
AKA: Rafter & Assoc P
Other Link: http://www.rafterpllc.com
Categories: Attorneys, Accident & Property Damage Attorneys, Automobile Accident Attorneys, Business Litigation Attorneys, Child Custody Attorneys, Construction Law Attorneys, Contract Law Attorneys, Criminal Law Attorneys, DUI & DWI Attorneys, Divorce Attorneys, Employee Benefits & Worker Compensation Attorneys, Employment Discrimination Attorneys, Estate Planning, Probate, & Living Trusts, Family Law Attorneys, General Practice Attorneys, Labor & Employment Law Attorneys, Malpractice Law Attorneys, Medical Malpractice Attorneys, Patent, Trademark & Copyright Law Attorneys, Personal Injury Law Attorneys, Professional Liability & Negligence Law Attorneys, Real Estate Attorneys, Sexual Harassment Attorneys, Trust Companies, Wills, Trusts & Estate Planning Attorneys, Workers Compensation Assistance, Wrongful Death Attorneys

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Phone: (212) 269-2040

Address: 29 Broadway Rm 1402, New York, NY 10006

Website: http://www.rafterpllc.com

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Divorce
Additionally, while in law school Ms. Stamatelatos participated in the Domestic Violence Litigation Clinic, where she represented domestic violence victims seeking orders of protection, child custody, and visitation in Family Court and the Domestic Violence Courts. Additionally, Ms. Stamatelatos also assisted clients in applying for U-Visas, VAWA applications, and filing for uncontested divorces.
Child Custody and Visitation
Premarital Agreement
Moira E. Casey is a partner at French & Casey, LLP. Ms. Casey concentrates her practice on trusts & estates and real estate. Ms. Casey is experienced in all aspects of estate planning and administration as well as estate litigation. Her practice includes the drafting and execution of will and trust instruments, powers of attorney, health care proxies, living wills, prenuptial agreements, and the probate and administration of wills and trusts. Additionally, Ms. Casey also advises clients on business succession planning.
Guardianship
On September 18, 2019, French & Casey, LLP obtained a decision in Supreme Court, Nassau County, granting our petition to have our client appointed guardian for her adult daughter who suffered a brain injury following surgery, pursuant to Article 81 of New York’s Mental Hygiene Law. The guardianship hearing was contentious because both the attorney for the incapacitated person from Mental Hygiene Legal Services and the Court Evaluator argued that our client should not be appointed guardian or at the very least have a co-guardian appointed with our client. However, following the hearing, the Court agreed with our position and granted our petition in its entirety. Our client was appointed guardian of the personal needs and property management for her adult daughter, and she will now be able to bring a malpractice case against the doctors and hospital where her daughter had surgery and suffered the brain injury.

Criminal Defense
After leaving the New York City Transit Authority, Mr. Wilson has worked in private practice in the areas of Civil Rights, Criminal Law, and insurance defense.
DUI/DWI
Maria E. Stamatelatos is an attorney at French & Casey, LLP. Ms. Stamatelatos joined the firm in March 2020. Prior to working at French & Casey, LLP., Ms. Stamatelatos represented indigent New Yorkers in criminal proceedings at the Legal Aid Society of Suffolk County, Inc. in a variety of areas, including all-purposes crimes and DWIs. Ms. Stamatelatos has experience in courtroom advocacy, motion practice, trial preparation, and pre-trial hearings. Ms. Stamatelatos is dedicated to providing zealous representation to each and every one of her clients.
Wrongful Death
Ramirez v. Town of Hempstead, Index # 12287/2014, Nassau County Supreme Court. Motion for Summary Judgment Granted by order of J. James P. McCormack, dated September 12, 2017, dismissing negligence and wrongful death claims brought against clients the Long Island Power Authority and its former servicing agent National Grid Energy Services. For further information.
Sex Crimes
Barry Meade is Of Counsel with French & Casey, LLP. He represents clients in a wide range of commercial and insurance defense litigation, with particular emphasis on construction related issues. Mr. Meade has successfully represented major construction companies and property owners in multi-million dollar tort claims, as well as successfully defending product liability claims brought against product manufacturers, including manufactures of construction equipment and office and hospitality furniture. Additionally, he has successfully defended a private organization against a civil claim for damages based upon allegations of sexual assault and improper supervision.
Theft
Assault
Homicide
Mr. Harris began his career as a prosecutor in the Major Narcotics Unit of the Kings County District Attorney’s Office where he prosecuted felony cases and obtained numerous favorable verdicts. He was cross designated with the United States Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of New York for a joint homicide and RICO investigation and prosecution.
Manslaughter
Leticia Valle et.al. v. Brandon Colon and Kenneth Colon, The City of New York, Tower Painting Co. Inc., Long Island Cesspool Co., Inc., New York Supreme Court, Queens County, Justice Kevin Kerrigan. Result: Summary Judgment awarded to client, complaint dismissed. Facts: On March 28, 2006, shortly after 3:00 a.m., plaintiff-decedent was killed while standing on the South Outer Roadway of the Queensboro Bridge. On the night in question, the bridge was closed by a contractor represented by our firm. The closure was approved by the City of New York. At some point during the night, plaintiff-decedent and a friend made their way onto the bridge to take photographs of the New York City skyline. Tragically, a drunk driver drove through the lane closure striking and killing plaintiff-decedent. The driver, an off-duty police officer, was arrested and charged with vehicular manslaughter. At the close of discovery, our firm moved for summary judgment arguing that the lane closure was not the proximate cause of the accident and that the defendants had no duty to the plaintiff who snuck onto the bridge. Justice Kerrigan agreed and dismissed the complaint holding that the road closure was designed to protect vehicular traffic from a closed work area and also to protect workers on the bridge from vehicular traffic and were not pedestrian safety measures. Therefore, plaintiff was not within the intended or anticipated class of individuals for whose benefit the road closure procedures were put in place. He held that the unilateral and random decision to stroll onto the South Outer Roadway to take photographs because they saw that the roadway was closed to traffic, notwithstanding that their access to that area was clearly prohibited, did not expand defendants’ duty of care to include them. For more information, please contact Douglas Rosenzweig at drosenzweig@frenchcasey.com.

Business and Corporate Law

Business Disputes
Edwards handles complex business disputes for clients across a wide variety of profit and non-profit industries, including but not limited to, defending companies against products liability claims and matters arising under the New York State Labor Law. He is also frequently sought after to provide counsel to principals and their insurers on coverage and risk transfer-related issues.
Construction Contracts
Our expertise extends from commercial leasing and acquisitions to sales of residential and cooperative properties. Through its construction litigation practice, the firm is also uniquely positioned to offer counsel on development issues pertaining to construction contracts, building code compliance, and agreements with design professionals.
Intellectual Property
Cum Laude from Rutgers Law School in 2017, where he was a member of the Intellectual Property Law Clinic. While in law school, Mr. Frankel served as Vice President of both the Jewish Law Students Association and the Alternative Dispute Resolution Society. Mr. Frankel was also a recipient of the Rutgers Law School Dean's Merit Scholarship, Bergen County Bar Association Scholarship, and Rutgers Law School Pro Bono Award.

Workers Compensation
4) Find out if there are any benefits available to a loved one's survivors. Contact Social Security and Workers Compensation and/or your loved one's employer to see if benefits are available to surviving spouses or other family members.
Wrongful Termination
Employment Discrimination
Elizabeth Kimundi is an attorney at French & Casey LLP. She joined the firm in January 2019. Ms. Kimundi has more than a decade of domestic and international civil litigation experience in a broad range of specialties, ranging from insurance defense litigation and subrogation claims to class actions and foreign sovereign immunity cases. Her experience also includes complex multi-district litigation, commercial litigation and breach of contract matters, employment discrimination, labor and wage disputes and civil rights issues.
Employment Contract
Pee Wee Molding Corp. v. Valentin, et. al., New Jersey Superior Court, Middlesex County—Judge Heidi Willis Currier. Result: Summary Judgment. In a decision dated October 16, 2013, Judge Currier granted our client's motion for summary judgment dismissing all claims and cross-claims against her. Plaintiff had alleged that the defendant breached her alleged employment contract by both failing to train her replacement and by either intentionally or negligently withholding information regarding the profitability of the company. The defendant was employed as a bookkeeper for the company for several years. Ultimately, the Court agreed with the defendant that she was an at-will employee not subject to any contractual terms of employment. Additionally, she did not enter into an oral employment agreement to guarantee the profitability of the company by virtue of her position as a bookkeeper. Therefore, summary judgment was granted and the defendant was dismissed from the case with prejudice. For more information, please contact Karen M. Mahon at kmahon@frenchcasey.com
Sexual Harassment
Ms. Rex is a skilled and neutral mediator in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, and a Special Master in the Supreme Court for New York County. She has written an article on agreements to procure insurance, and she has lectured at seminars pertaining to Premises Liability, Insurance Procurement, Construction Worksite Accidents, and Sexual Harassment in the Workplace.

Real Estate Litigation
FRENCH & CASEY, LLP and its attorneys have earned an enviable reputation for their steadfast representation of the firm’s clients in various civil, administrative, and criminal forums. Our attorneys have broad based experienced handling litigation related to a wide range of commercial disputes, as well as insurance coverage, products liability, construction, employment, and real estate matters. We have tried cases in federal and state courts throughout New York and New Jersey, and have represented clients in numerous state and federal administrative and alternative disupte resolution proceedings. Additionally, due to our commitment to providing cost-effective legal services, we frequently seek alternative dispute resolutions of litigated claims.
Premises Liability
Downtown NYC well established litigation firm seeks a full-time energetic attorney; with at least 6 to 10 years of experience in general insurance defense work, Labor Law, products liability and premises liability defense litigation experience; must have demonstrated deposition and court experience with strong writing and organizational skills; able to work independently, with excellent communication skills. The firm is WBE certified and committed to diversity and inclusion. Competitive salary and benefits offered.
Construction Litigation
We have handled construction claims and lawsuits for and against a broad scope of public and private owners, including various government agencies. Read More >
Property Damage
Our attorneys have conducted the defense in matters ranging from large construction accidents involving bodily injury and property damage claims to professional and products liability as well as premises liability and security claims. We have defended landlords, transportation and railroad companies, religious institutions, schools and clergy, construction companies, scaffold and hoist companies, health care professionals as well as manufacturers, distributors and vendors.

Personal Injury
While his practice covers the spectrum of commercial tort disputes, Edwards has been Assistant Outside General Counsel for a New York City-based property management company. He has lectured on "Risk Management Guidelines to Ensure Insurance Coverage," and most recently, "A Primer on the New York State Labor Law and Personal Injury Matters." He has consulted for insurance carriers and private businesses at numerous round tables to provide trial valuations.
Medical Malpractice
Prior to his association with French & Casey, Mr. Harris served as an in-house attorney for NJ PURE working for a highly respected law firm in Monmouth County. Mr. Harris’ practice focused exclusively on medical malpractice defense representing physicians throughout the State of New Jersey.
Auto Accidents

Trusts and Estates

Estate Planning
FRENCH & CASEY, LLP has a significant practice in planning and administering estates. As with other areas of our practice, we seek to provide individualized independent representation of our clients. We advise our clients in the preparation of wills, complex trusts including insurance trusts, qualified personal residence trusts and grantor retained annuity trusts, gift planning and the preservation of family businesses. Particularly with estate planning and administration, we have found that individual and personal concerns are of paramount importance to our clients.
Wills
We have represented clients in will contests, contested administration proceedings, contested accounting proceedings, will and trust construction proceedings, proceedings to remove fiduciaries, disputes concerning inter vivos and testamentary trusts, litigation concerning the rights and duties of those operating under powers-of-attorney and other matters typically handled in Surrogate’s Court.
Trusts
Moira E. Casey is a partner at French & Casey, LLP. Ms. Casey concentrates her practice on trusts & estates and real estate. Ms. Casey is experienced in all aspects of estate planning and administration as well as estate litigation. Read Full Biography >
Power of Attorney
Probate

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