Firm News

Attorney Kevin Clinton Named Chair of the Primerus Labor and Employment Practice Group

Lewis Johs is pleased to announce that Senior Associate Kevin D. Clinton has been named Chair of the International Society of Primerus Law Firm’s Labor and Employment Practice Group. This group of labor and employment lawyers collaborate to offer seamless and comprehensive multi-jurisdictional service to their clients facing various labor and employment issues. As the […]

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Lewis Johs attends the JBN Grand CEO Leadership Breakfast

Lewis Johs joins the Jewish Business Network, with guest speakers Kevin O’Connor, CEO of Dime Community Bank and Simon Jacobson, Author of Towards A Meaningful Life, for an inspiring breakfast with some of Long Island’s top business leaders.

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Lewis Johs Attends Long Island Business Action (LIMBA) Networking Event with Director Carrie Meek Gallagher of the LI Public Service Commission

Lewis Johs is proud to sponsor the Long Island Metro Business Action (LIMBA) networking program each month. We were pleased to finally attend the first live event since the pandemic. Carrie Meek Gallagher, the recently appointed, Director of the Long Island Office of the Public Service Commission, educated us about the structure of the agency […]

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Partner Annemarie Jones Recipient of Power Women of Long Island Award

On November 18, 2021, Commercial Litigation Partner Annemarie Jones was a recipient of the Schneps Media Power Women of Long Island Award. Annemarie was honored with numerous women in business, philanthropists, doctors, real estate agents, educators, accountants, and lawyers. Power Women honors “females who make Long Island the thriving and vibrant place it is to […]

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Attorney Keith D. Black Obtains Favorable Judgment For Clients in Kings County Surrogate’s Court

Counsel, Keith D. Black, obtained a favorable judgment from the Kings County Surrogate’s Court in an exhaustive kinship proceeding, where he successfully proved that the decedent’s missing and unknown father was deceased.  Keith, in representing the maternal heirs of the deceased, also established that the decedent’s father died with no other children. The court directed […]

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Partner Tom Dargan Served as a Panelist on a Webinar to a National Motorcoach Bus Group Regarding Legal Considerations for 2022 and the Implications of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

On November 16, 2021, Partner Tom Dargan served as a Panelist in connection with a national webinar organized and presented by IMG (“International Motorcoach Group”) for its members.  Tom discussed several major legal considerations facing the transportation industry in 2022, including ADA compliance issues and cybersecurity concerns. Tom addressed and answered several questions from the […]

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Principals Thomas Dargan and Jeffrey Pincus Present Lecture to the NYSBA on Defending Truck Drivers, Safety Directors and Corporate Representatives at Deposition

Tom Dargan and Jeff Pincus, Principals and Co-chairs of the firm’s Trucking and Transportation Practice Group, presented a seminar to the New York State Bar Association on preparing and defending truck drivers, safety directors and corporate representatives in the transportation industry at depositions.  The lecture focused on best practices for preparing these witnesses in advance […]

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Lewis Johs Recognized as LI Press Top Workplaces 2021

Lewis Johs Avallone Aviles, LLP, is proud to announce that we have been recognized as a Top Workplace on Long Island for the fourth year in a row.  This year the recognition is honored by the Long Island Press, a monthly news and lifestyle publication serving Long Island.  Following a confidential survey completed by our […]

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Senior Counsel Jessica Klotz Published in Primerus Publication

Senior Counsel Jessica Klotz authored an article on The PAID Act, a federal statute, which was published in this edition of Paradigm magazine.  The Provide Accurate Information Directly (PAID) Act was signed into law on December 11, 2020 and becomes effective December 11, 2021. This Act makes it easier for self-insured entities and liability insurance carriers to ascertain to […]

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Be Careful Before Hitting Send – The First Department Clarifies the Issue of Settlement Via E-mail

In a decision likely to have far reaching effects, a unanimous Appellate Division, First Department found that the distinction between a prepopulated and re-typed signature in an e-mail is a “needless formality that does not reflect how law is commonly practiced today.” Tellingly, the Court held that it is not the signoff that controls but […]

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