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Business Law Services in New York City

Stein & Nieporent LLP is a law firm located in New York City that proudly serves small and large businesses across the state. As experts in the field of business law, we do everything in our power to make sure that businesses have the tools they need to thrive in this competitive market. Whether you are looking to start a business from scratch or are an established business owner that is facing a legal dilemma, you can call on us to fight on your behalf.

For help with any type of business law concern, call our firm today!

CRIMINAL DEFENSE

History teaches that Liberty, Freedom, and Justice do not come to us merely as a gift. We must struggle and fight for these sacred rights.

The experienced attorneys at STEIN & NIEPORENT LLP defend individuals and companies who have been accused of, or investigated for, criminal wrongdoing. Our defense is aggressive, and we vigorously assert and protect our clients’ rights with competence, diligence, and integrity. We make the government prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt.

Over the years, we have successfully defended against an array of “white collar” accusations, including business-related crimes and copyright and trademark offenses, as well as a host of “blue collar” accusations ranging from misdemeanors to serious felonies such as murder, controlled substances offenses, sex crimes, robbery, and weapons offenses. Our practice spans the state and federal courts of New York and other states and federal districts.

David Stein, who formerly founded a law firm devoted exclusively to criminal defense, has extensive preliminary hearing, trial, and negotiation experience and has drafted and successfully argued motions challenging the legality of arrest and the suppression of evidence, confessions, and line-up identification. Recently, Mr. Stein represented a multimillion-dollar company in a federal white collar criminal investigation, providing invaluable counsel and advice vis-à-vis an onerous grand jury subpoena. He also successfully has represented professionals facing criminal and disciplinary actions, thwarting the prospect of incarceration and preserving their professional licenses.

Liberty, Freedom, and Justice should not be taken for granted. Anyone accused of committing a crime should put his case and his faith in the hands of STEIN & NIEPORENT LLP. We fight to protect the rights and the liberty of our clients.

Our practice areas of expertise

Here are the main types of business situations and corporate cases we handle for our clients.

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PERSONAL INJURY

The law firm of STEIN & NIEPORENT LLP handles significant personal injury cases. Because of our years of experience, we are sensitive to the stress, anxiety, and confusion that injured persons often experience. We are committed to safeguarding the rights of our clients and to recovering whatever money damages the law entitles them to receive.

Our lawyers successfully have handled more than 400 federal cases over the past decade alone. We have taken numerous cases to trial – and we have NEVER lost. Moreover, we have negotiated myriads of favorable settlements for our clients, including multimillion-dollar class action resolutions. Our lawyers are tough, aggressive, and determined, and because the work product that we produce is of the highest professional quality, we have earned the respect and admiration of federal judges and other attorneys alike.

David Stein has been a lawyer for more than 30 years. He began his legal career at a top tier Pennsylvania litigation firm, mainly representing victims of tainted blood products in multidistrict litigation spanning New York, Pennsylvania, and Florida. Mr. Stein authored the winning brief before the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in a crane accident case involving the Amerada Hess Corporation and has represented tire workers with asbestos-related injuries in lawsuits against various asbestos manufacturers. Recently, in a Rockland County, New York, case, David represented the husband and children of a pedestrian who was tragically killed by a passing motorist, expeditiously negotiating a sizeable settlement for the grieving family.

David Nieporent is a brilliant litigation attorney with 20 years of experience. He is a Princeton graduate who was honored with a full, merit-based scholarship to law school, where he was a member of the prestigious Law Review. His legal writing is unsurpassable, and he routinely wins entire cases on dispositive motions alone, obviating the need for a trial. He and Mr. Stein have been a formidable tandem since 2004 and continue to fight relentlessly to recover maximum damages for their clients.

While past successes are not necessarily indicators of future results, the law firm of STEIN & NIEPORENT LLP gives its clients the best chance to recover money for their injuries. Whether someone has been hurt in a car accident, a fall, or some other way, the wisest course of action is to hire the best, most-revered lawyers around. Our team of legal professionals has the experience, the resolve, and the know-how to assist in an injured person’s time of need.

For help with any of your business’s legal concerns, call us today. (212) 308-3444

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FLSA / WAGE AND HOUR LAW

Have you been sued by an employee or a former employee who claims that he was not paid correctly? The federal and state wage and hour laws are complex, tripping up employers both big and small. Even if you tried to do everything “by the book," that will not protect you if you did not pay your employees correctly. And even a single mistake in how you handle your payroll or how you keep records can cost you and your company tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars.

But do not despair! The lawyers of STEIN & NIEPORENT LLP can assist you. We have been handling cases of this nature since 2008, and because we handle these cases on both the employee side and the employer side, we understand the nuances of these laws and know how plaintiffs’ lawyers approach these cases.

Common issues that trip employers up include:

Failing to pay overtime to salaried employees. Unless an employee falls into a few narrow categories, he or she is entitled to overtime pay under state and federal law, even if he or she has a title such as “manager.” Don’t assume an employee is exempt!

Failing to pay the correct overtime rate. Employers can’t just pay time-and-a-half the minimum wage and assume that they are paying enough. You have to know how to compute the employee’s “regular rate” and pay time-and-a-half that amount.

Failing to pay extra pay to workers who work more than ten hour shifts. Many such employees are entitled to what’s called the “spread of hours" premium.

Failing to pay the ever-increasing minimum wage. That rate is now $15.00 per hour for most employees in the New York City area, and $12.00 per hour in New Jersey. You can pay some employees less if they receive tips, but only if you followed strict rules.

Failing to keep proper records. The law imposes strict recordkeeping requirements regarding employee hours and pay. Not only can you be penalized if you don’t have such records, but you will have a hard time defending yourself in a lawsuit brought by an employee. If the employee says he worked 10 hours per day, and did not take lunch, how will you disprove that?

Failing to credit an employee with all hours worked. Just because you allow employees a lunch break does not mean that they take it. And if they work through it, you have to pay them for it. And short breaks, such as coffee breaks, have to be paid even if employees do take them. And even if you did not authorize overtime, you have to pay it if the employee works it.

Punishing an employee who complains about not receiving overtime pay or the minimum wage. Taking such action against an employee might be deemed illegal retaliation, and can be very costly, including subjecting you to punitive damages.

Thinking that incorporating will protect you. It won’t. The wage and hour laws provide for individual liability for employers, even if they have established a corporation to shield them. That means that shutting down a business after it’s sued will not help you.

Making deductions from an employee’s pay, even for breakage. You have to pay full wages earned.

Relying on “standard practice" in your industry. There are some industries where most employers are making the same mistakes! That is not a defense. Ignorance of the law is not an excuse.

Did you realize that undocumented workers have virtually the same rights as any other employee with respect to wages? Therefore, they are entitled to receive overtime pay, the minimum wage, and the “spread of hours” premium.

Running a business is hard even at the best of times. We know, because we are business owners too. And in these times, it can be an almost insurmountable struggle. If you are unfamiliar with the law, you risk significant personal and business liability. STEIN & NIEPORENT LLP can help to make your already difficult job that much easier. We can represent you if you have been sued, and we can teach employers how to comply with the laws to avoid being sued. Please contact us for a free consultation, and we can discuss how we can assist you.

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New York, NY. 10018

Business Law Services in New York City

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