Steven D. Weiner

Inspired by a steelworkers’ strike in 1975 directly impacting his family, Rich understood from a very early age the serious, and often dire consequences, labor disputes can wreak on both sides of the picket line and for every individual involved. His personal experience channeled Rich onto a one-way career path in labor law, which began when he attended the Cornell School of industrial and Labor Relations and ultimately brought him to Jackson Lewis in 1989 straight out of law school. Wi...

Penny Ann Lieberman is a principal in the White Plains, New York, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. Since joining the firm in 1988, she has devoted her time to representing and advising management in the for profit and not-for-profit sectors in a wide variety of employment matters with an emphasis on complex reductions-in-force, restructuring and corporate transactions, wage and hour and independent contractors. Penny uses an interdisciplinary approach to providing advice and counsel on the cuttin...

Ms. Milone is a member of BodnarMilone LLP and an experienced matrimonial litigator, having so limited her practice over the course of the past 30 years. She has represented matrimonial litigants in the Counties of Westchester, New York, Kings, Nassau, Suffolk and Putnam in both Supreme and Family Court, and in the Appellate Divisions of the First and Second Departments. She is a member of the Family Law Sections of the New York State Bar Association, the Westchester County Bar Association an...

Lawrence Jay Braunstein is a partner in the law firm of Braunstein & Zuckerman, Esqs, in White Plains, New York. His practice includes the areas of Matrimonial and Family Law and related civil and criminal litigation. Since 1985 he has specifically focused his practice in the areas of child custody litigation and litigation involving allegations of child sexual abuse, physical abuse and abusive head trauma (shaken baby) in matrimonial, family and criminal cases. He is a Fellow of the Amer...

Sylvia Goldschmidt is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Family Law and Collaborative Law: Family Law. Sylvia practices law in White Plains, New York Best Lawyers has recognized Sylvia Goldschmidt since 1999. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Sylvia Goldschmidt is held by other lawyers.

Kathryn C. Collins is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants. Kathryn C. practices law in Fishkill, New York Best Lawyers has recognized Kathryn C. Collins since 2025. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Kathryn C. Collins is held by other lawyers.

Scott T. Baken is a principal in the White Plains, New York, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. He has participated in numerous wrongful discharge and employment discrimination trials and appellate proceedings in both state and federal courts. Scott also defends employers in administrative proceedings before fair employment practice agencies, lectures and advises clients on subjects such as sexual harassment, reductions in force and the implementation of preventive personnel practices designed to i...

Michael’s creative approach to complex legal problems often leads to successful resolutions that clients did not consider possible. Michael Reed focuses his practice on complex litigation in the state and federal courts of New York and New Jersey, with an emphasis on employment disputes. He represents companies and individuals in employment-related contract litigation, wage and hour cases, and discrimination matters. He also represents clients in investigations and hearings before gover...

Bernard A. Krooks is a founding partner of the law firm Littman Krooks LLP with offices in New York City, White Plains and Fishkill. Mr. Krooks is the President of the Special Needs Alliance ( www.specialneedsalliance.org ), a national not-for-profit organization dedicated to assisting families with special needs planning. Mr. Krooks is past President of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA), a Fellow of NAELA, founding member and past president of the NY Chapter of NAELA. He is...

Abby Rosmarin is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Collaborative Law: Family Law and Family Law Mediation. Abby practices law in White Plains, New York Best Lawyers has recognized Abby Rosmarin since 2025. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Abby Rosmarin is held by other lawyers.