White Plains, NY (March 29, 2024)—Yankwitt LLP is pleased to announce that Russell Yankwitt has been named a Westchester Changemaker by Pace University. Yankwitt and his co-honorees will be recognized on April 18, 2024, at the Westchester Changemakers Award Ceremony, which pays tribute to outstanding individuals who have contributed significantly […]
Yankwitt LLP prevailed on its motion to dismiss the plaintiff’s complaint in a case presenting the unusual question of whether and when intra-family communications can be the subject of a defamation claim. The plaintiff alleged that our client, who is the plaintiff’s sister, made defamatory statements about him in text […]
Counsel expands firm roster of former Big Law attorneys, prosecutors and federal law clerks. White Plains, NY (March 5, 2024) – Yankwitt LLP, Westchester County’s go-to law firm for high-stakes, bet-the-company litigation, announces the addition of Waleska Suero Garcia to the firm’s roster of former Big Law attorneys, prosecutors […]
Yankwitt LLP achieved a successful resolution in a complex intra-family dispute just days after the firm filed a motion for summary judgment, showcasing the effectiveness of Yankwitt LLP’s compelling brief writing. Yankwitt LLP represented the defendant, who was the administrator of his late mother’s estate. Before she passed away, the […]
Armed with compelling facts and persuasive legal arguments, Yankwitt LLP successfully obtained permission to serve a late Notice of Claim on behalf of its out-of-state hospitality client. This legal victory arose from an incident where the client’s hotel flooded due to a burst pipe in an adjacent parking lot owned […]