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 Kenneth A. Finder, born New York, New York. Education: Brown University (A.B., 1976); Brown University (A.M., 1977); Hofstra University School of Law (J.D., 1980). Admitted to Bar: New York (1981); United States District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York (1983). Member: New York State Bar Association, Westchester County Bar Association.
 Matthew A. Cuomo, born Copiague, New York. Education: St. John’s University (B.A., Cum Laude, 1988); St. John’s University School of Law (J.D., 1991). Admitted to Bar: New York, New Jersey, Federal District Court, Southern District of New York and New Jersey (1992). Member: New York State Bar Association.
 
 Suzanne L. Smith, born New Hyde Park, New York. Education: State University of New York at Binghamton (B.A., 1992); St. John’s University School of Law (J.D., 1996). Admitted to Bar: Connecticut (1996); New York, United States District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York (1997). Co-Author: Note, “‘An Ounce of Prevention...’ Restriction Versus Probation in American Gun Violence Policies,” 10 St. John’s J. Legal Comment. 205 (1994). Member: New York State Bar Association.
 Vangeles N. Skartsiaris, born Port Jefferson, New York. Education: St. Joseph College (B.A., 1996); Hofstra University School of Law (J.D., 2000). Admitted to Bar: New York (2001). Member: New York State Bar Association.
 Sherri A. Jayson, born Brooklyn, New York. Education: Brandeis University (B.A., Cum Laude, 1996); Albany Law School (J.D., 2001). Admitted to Bar: New York (2002); United States District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Author: “Regulating the Use of Assisted Reproductive Technologies by Older Women,” 11 Alb. L.J. Sci. & Tech. 287 (2001). Member: New York City Bar (Member, Committee on Professional Discipline, 2005-2006) and American Bar Association.
 Sara R. David, born Ft. Myers, Florida. Education: Brandeis University (B.A., 2001); New England School of Law (J.D., 2005). Admitted to Bar: New York, New Jersey (2006); United States District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Author: “Turning Parental Rights into Parental Obligations — Holding Same-Sex, Non-Biological Parents Responsible for Child Support,” 39 New Eng. L. Rev. 921 (2005). Managing Editor, New England Law Review. Member: New York State Bar Association and the Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
Paul L. Meli, born Bronx, New York. Education: St. John’s University (B.A., 1972); New York Law School (J.D., 1980). Admitted to Bar: New York (1981); United States District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York (1982). Former Field Claims Representative with the Liberty Mutual Insurance Company and former Home Office Claims Examiner with the American International Group. Has experience in all courts and in the Securities and Exchange Commission, the New York, American and Philadelphia Stock Exchanges and the National Association of Securities Dealers. Has also served as counsel to various municipal corporations, police departments and public authorities in tort, civil rights and discrimination matters. Member: New York State and Nassau County Bar Associations.
 Robert A. Rosenfeld, born New York, New York. Education: Union College (B.S., Magna Cum Laude, 1980); The American University, Washington College of Law (J.D., 1983). Admitted to Bar: New York, United States District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York (1984). Has vast experience defending self-insured entities, municipalities, insurance carriers and their insureds in the areas of professional liability (physicians, hospitals, nursing homes, dentists, oral and maxillofacial surgeons, attorneys, accountants, architects, engineers and other design professionals), agents and brokers, directors and officers, errors and omissions, product liability, premises liability, construction accidents (New York Labor Law), insurance and reinsurance coverage, civil rights, motor vehicle, general liability and supervisory work. Member: American Bar Association.
 Patrick W. McGinley, born New York, New York. Education: Iona College (A.B., 1956); Seton Hall University (Centennial Scholar, J.D., 1959); New York University (LL.M., 1971). Admitted to Bar: New York (1960), United States District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, United States Court of Appeals, First and Second Circuits, United States Supreme Court. Co-Author: “Judicial Removal in New York: A New Look,” 40 Fordham L. Rev. (1971); “Airport Searches and Seizures - A Reasonable Approach,” 41 Fordham L. Rev. 293 (1972). Administrative Judge, Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor, 1986-; Commissioner of Investigation, City of New York, 1982-1986; Acting Justice, Supreme Court, First Judicial Department, 1980-1982; Judge, Criminal Court of the City of New York, 1979-1980; Assistant District Attorney, New York County, 1962-1967; Mayor’s Committee on Judiciary, 1982-1986; General Counsel, Homestead Insurance Co., Hoboken, New Jersey (1988-1992). Reported Cases: Nembhard v. Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Ctr., 918 F. Supp. 784 (S.D.N.Y. 1996); Slattery v. Swiss Re-Insurance Am., Corp., 248 F.3d 97 (2d Cir. 2001) cert. denied 534 U.S. 951 (2001). Member: New York City Bar and New York State Bar Association (Chairman, Committee on Judicial Discipline and Removal, 1973-1977). (Also with Sullivan & Hayes, Springfield, Massachusetts.) AV Rated – Martindale.
 Frederick L. Sullivan, born Holyoke, Massachusetts. Education: Manhattan College (B.S., 1959); Fordham University (J.D., 1965). Admitted to Bar: New York (1966); U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit (1972); Massachusetts (1973). Author: “Accepting Evolution in Workplace Justice: The Need for Congress to Mandate Arbitration, Western New England Law Review, Volume 26, Issue 2 (2004).” Co-Author: “Massachusetts Nonprofit Organization,” Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, 1992; “What To Do About A Union Organizing Drive,” The Supervisor’s Advisor, 1987. Author: “How to Calculate the Manufacturer’s Costs in Collective Bargaining,” AMACOM, 1980; “The Right of a College Administration to Speak Out During a Union Organizing Drive: How It Has Been Successfully Implemented,” The Journal, 1974; “Calculating the Expense of COLA Clauses,” Management Review, 1980; “Union Organizing in the 1980’s: The Battle Cry is Organize,” Supervisor Management, 1982. Elected, Wall of Fame, American Management Association, 1988. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Massachusetts Edition. Member: Hampden County and Massachusetts (Rep: Section Council on Employment Law) Bar Associations. (Also with Sullivan, Hayes & Quinn, Springfield, Massachusetts.)
 Meghan B. Sullivan, born Yonkers, New York. Education: Wheaton College (B.A. 1991); Quinnipiac College (J.D., 1996). Admitted to Bar: Massachusetts (1997); Connecticut (1999); United States District Court, District of Massachusetts (2005). Ms. Sullivan has experience in the areas of employment law, discrimination law, labor relations, union organizing and union avoidance campaigns, collective bargaining negotiations, affirmative action, OSHA compliance, personnel policy and training. She has represented employers in numerous arbitrations both in public and private sectors before various federal, state and local agencies as well as in the state and federal courts.
 Melissa M. Shea, born Naples, Italy. Education: University of Texas (B.A. 1990); Catholic University of America (J.D., 1993). Admitted to Bar: Massachusetts (1993); United States District Court, District of Massachusetts (2002). Ms. Shea has represented management in various matters including employee grievances, employee discipline, labor arbitrations and in general civil litigation. She has drafted personnel policies and employee handbooks. Ms. Shea has also been named to the Best Lawyers in America in the field of employee benefits.
 Layla G. Taylor, born Orlando, Florida. Education: Syracuse University (B.A. 1998) and Western New England College School of Law (J.D., 2004). Admitted to Bar: Massachusetts (2004), New York (2005), United States District Court, District of Massachusetts (2005) and Vermont (2007). Ms. Taylor has experience in pro-active human resource policy development including the drafting of personnel policies, legal compliance audits and development of anti-harassment and anti-discrimination policies. |
