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 […]
Led by Managing Partner Russell Yankwitt and Partner Michael Reed, Yankwitt LLP successfully resolved a multi-million-dollar federal litigation on behalf of The Crab House, a former Landry’s restaurant, with a settlement for less than five percent of the plaintiff’s initial demand. The case involved allegations that The Crab House breached […]
Yankwitt LLP’s pro bono team secured the complete withdrawal of a perjury and defamation case brought against the Legal Services of the Hudson Valley (LSHV) by a landlord who had been adverse to LSHV’s tenant client. Following LSHV’s successful prevention of the tenant’s eviction, the landlord turned around and sued […]
Jason Swergold, a partner at Yankwitt LLP and co-leader of the firm’s Criminal Defense & Investigations Practice, has been elected vice chair of the Westchester County Bar Association’s Criminal Section. In this role, Jason will serve on the section’s three-member leadership team charged with developing continuing legal education seminars and […]
White Plains, NY (January 2, 2024) – Yankwitt LLP, Westchester County’s go-to law firm for high-stakes, bet-the-company litigation, has been selected to the Best Companies Group‘s inaugural Best Companies to Work for best law firm list. The firm was one of 28 recognized for prioritizing employees’ well-being and creating a […]