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Michael P. Graff
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Phone: 917-902-7979
Fax: 212-246-6774
Email:
Michael P. Graff ›
New York Trial Lawyer with Over 50 years experience
Admitted to practice
New York, 1961
Florida, 1983
U.S. District Court, Southern (Trial Bar), Middle and Northern Districts of Florida
U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan
U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin
U.S. Court of Appeals, Second, Third and Sixth Circuits
U.S. Supreme Court
Awards and honors
AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell®
Master, American Inn of Court, New York Chapter
Education
Brooklyn Law School, LL.B.
Michigan State University, B.S.
Certifications
Basic and Advanced Certified Mediation Training and Apprenticeship
Professional memberships
New York State Bar Association
Dispute Resolution Section
The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (City Bar)
Law and Science, 1993 – 1994
Uniform State Laws, 1995 – 1998
State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction, 2003 – 2006, 2016 – present
Litigation, 2006 – 2009
Alternative Dispute Resolution, 2009 – 2012
Coop & Condominium Law Committee, 2012 – present
The Florida Bar
National Employment Lawyers Association/New York
N.Y.C. Civil Court Association of Arbitrators
Association for Conflict Resolution/Greater New York
New York Peace Institute
Publications and speaking engagements
Program Chair, City Bar
Coop & Condominium Program, 2013
Presenter, ACR/GNY 11th Annual Meeting, “
Representing Parties at Mediation
“
Author, “
Condominium Liens: Which Come First
,”
The Queens Bar Journal
, 1992
Co-Author, Report on Proposed New York Court Rule Regarding Interrogatories, Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Committee on State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction, October 29, 2004
Course Materials and Presenter, “
The Art of Pleading – State Courts
,” New York City Bar C.L.E., January 2008 and January 2009
Professional experience
Mediator, Commercial Divisions of Supreme Courts, New York and Queens Counties
Mediator and Arbitrator, Joint Committee on Fee Disputes and Conciliation
New York Peace Institute Mediator of Civil Court and Community Disputes
Former Partner, Kurzman, Karelsen & Frank, LLP
Former Partner, Moore, Berson, Lifflander, Eisenberg & Mewhinney
Former Partner, Becker, Goldstein & Graff
Mediator for Federal District Court for the Southern District of New York, Commercial Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Special agencies
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Arbitrator
AAA-Sandy Mediation
NYC Contract Dispute Resolution Board
Joint Committee on Fee Disputes and Conciliation
City Bar Panel on Attorney Disputes
City Bar Panel on Attorney Discipline Mediation
City Bar Panel on Coop & Condo Dispute Mediation
Areas of practice
Commercial litigation
Mediation
Arbitration
Employment discrimination
Contracts
Contract litigation
Utility and telecommunication cost reduction and audit compensation
Consultant compensation
Restrictive covenants
Probate litigation
Commercial real estate
Condominium law