First Admitted: 1997, New York

Professional Webpage: http://tristatelawyer.com/mario-alex-joseph/

Bar/Professional Activity:

Nassau County Bar Association. Membership Renewed. , 2023
Jewish Lawyers Association of Nassau County. Membership. , 2023
Supreme Court of the United States of America. Admission., 2004
Association of Family and Conciliation Courts. Membership., 2003
New Jersey State Bar Association. Member. , 2023
Unites States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. , 2002
United States, District Court of New Jersey. Admission. , 1998
United States, Eastern District of New York. Admission., 1998
United States, Southern District of New York. Admission. , 1997
New York County Lawyers' Association, Solo and Small Firm Practice Committee. Speaker. Discussed the various liabilities faced by attorneys appearing of-counsel., 1997
New York State. Bar Admission., 1993
New Jersey State. Bar Admission., 1996

Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):

E. H. v. L. H., seventeen day bifurcated trial before Hon. Judge Anthony Falanga, Supreme Court of Nassau County, secured custody of minor child for father/husband, defended application to terminate parental rights by mother/wife in the mental health profession, 2003
Matter of Fancy Windows, 244 A.D.2d 484, 664 N.Y.S.2d 113 (N.Y. 2d Dept. 1997) against the judicial dissolution of a corporation, 1997
State v. Jiang, (N.J. Super. 1998) for the dismissal of a criminal complaint on due process and equal protection grounds, 1998
Eydelman v. Eydelman, jury trial on matrimonial grounds before Hon. Debra Silber in Supreme Court, Kings County. Unanimous decision on Aug. 4, 2011 for both constructive abandonment and cruel and inhuman treatment, 2011
FAS Main Street v. C&Z 888 Inc., L&T No. 86324-99 (Queens, Feb. 3, 2000) against $113,000.00 rent arrears, petition for eviction of commercial tenant, and for dismissal of petition against officer-guarantors of respondent corporation in individual capacities, 2000
Kestler v Organization for the Resolution of Agunot, (Bergen County Law Division, 2017) pro bono representation of ORA when it was sued by a recalcitrant husband upset by ORA’s facilitating of a Get process, 2017
Lai v. Huang Enterprises, (N.J. App. Div. 1998) against allegations of breach of contract, 1998
Steifman v. Khenin, (decision dated June 22, 2011) nine day trial before Hon. Alan D. Scheinkman, Supreme Court of Westchester County, prosecuted and defended multiple causes of action between business partners involving claims of wrongful termination, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, conversion, lockout, faithless servant, fraud, misrepresentation and claims for dissolution, 2011
Mizrahi-Srour v Srour (2016 NY Slip Op 02788, Appellate Division 2nd Dept.) a husband’s support obligation was increased upon his refusal to give a Get, to correct the adverse economic consequences which result from his refusal to remove barriers to the remarriage of his spouse, 2016
Galvez v. Highland Care, 247 A.D.2d 363, 667 N.Y.S.2d 941 (N.Y. 2d Dept. 1998) for the disqualification of counsel in a wrongful death case, 1998
Matter of Local 32B-32J Service Employees International Union and EBM Development, (Case no. 9265, March 23, 1999) for the reduction of hours paid to union members, 1999

Special Licenses/Certifications:

Broker License, Real Estate. New York Department of State., 2023

Pro bono/Community Service:

Co-President, 5 Towns Civic Association, LLC, 2017

Honors/Awards:

Certified as AV Preeminent by Martindale Hubbell / LexisNexis Attorney Peer Review Ratings. AV Preeminent is a significant rating accomplishment - a testament to the fact that a lawyer's peers rank him or her at the highest level of professional excellence., Certified as AV Preeminent, Martindale Hubbell / LexisNexis Attorney Peer Review Ratings, 2017

Educational Background:

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, 1995
CUNY, Queens College (B.A.), 1992

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

Lecturer. Brandeis University, “The Interaction between Religious Divorce Law and Secular Family Law in North America; A Workshop on Practical Approaches and Theoretical Perspectives”, 2017

Other Outstanding Achievements:

National Association of Distinguished Counsel. Nation's Top One Percent., 2015
Honorary Chairman, National Leadership Award. Business Advisory Counsel. National Republican Congressional Committee. , 2008
FOXNews article "Importance of Mother's Role Gives Britney Spears an Edge in Court"., 2008

Mario Alex Joseph