Russell Yankwitt, managing partner of White Plains-based Yankwitt LLP, has been named to the Best Lawyers in Westchester for commercial litigation in Westchester Magazine’s business publication 914Inc. The annual list features lawyers throughout Westchester County who have been selected for the prestigious Best Lawyers in America© list. In addition, Russell […]
Firm started with one attorney and now features one of the largest litigation teams in Westchester White Plains, NY (July 17, 2020) – Yankwitt LLP, an elite trial and litigation law firm based in White Plains, New York, celebrated its 11th anniversary on July 8, 2020. The firm, which started […]
A Labor & Employment Attorney Committed to Volunteerism White Plains, NY (June 23, 2020) – Yankwitt LLP attorney Michael Reed has been appointed by the Westchester County Bar Association (WCBA) to serve on the New York State Bar Association’s (NYSBA) House of Delegates. Delegates are appointed for a one-year term […]
The benefits of hiring credentialed local counsel are addressed by Russell Yankwitt, managing partner of Yankwitt LLP, in the Westchester Magazine Ask the Top Lawyer Q&A feature. The short answer is that the best and brightest attorneys with the “right” training acquire a skillset that provides clients with superior, cost-effective […]
Judge Briccetti Grants Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction in Clean Water Act Citizen-Suit Case In Kovach v. United States, No. 19-cv-7065, 2020 WL 4003366 (S.D.N.Y. Jul. 15, 2020), the plaintiff, a former New York Air National Guardsman, brought a Clean Water Act citizen suit against, inter alia, […]