Hauppauge, NY

Michaelangelo Matera

Michaelangelo Matera is a founding partner in the Firm. His practice areas are criminal defense, personal injury, commercial litigation and general litigation and has handled Federal and State cases all over the State of New York and in several other states across the Country. Michaelangelo is a native of Long Island where he currently resides today. He spent four years at Binghamton University in upstate New York prior to attending law school where he received several awards, including the American Jurisprudence award in Trial Practice. Even prior to his admission to the New York Bar, Michaelangelo was hired to work for the Bronx County District Attorney’s Office where he spent several years. During his time there, he successfully prosecuted hundreds of criminal cases ranging from low level misdemeanors to homicides. He took trial verdicts in dozens of cases, the vast majority of which resulted in convictions. After his time as a prosecutor, Michaelangelo spent several years working for a firm that focused on civil defense litigation. After his time there, he went into private practice where he has successfully represented clients in matters ranging from criminal defense to personal injury cases to commercial litigation from New York to as far as Florida and Arizona, having tried countless cases to verdict. Michaelangelo is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, an exclusive group formed by attorneys who have secured individual verdicts for their clients in excess of one million dollars. He is also a member of the New York State Defender’s Association, The National College for DUI Defense, New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Suffolk County Bar Association, Nassau County Bar Association, Nassau County Criminal Bar Association, Catholic Lawyers Group and Columbian Lawyers Association. Michaelangelo has also been selected as one of the top 100 trial lawyers by the National Trial Lawyers Association and The National Association of Distinguished Counsel’s top one percent and America’s Top 100 Trial Attorneys. He is also admitted to practice law in the federal courts of the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York.

Steven Palermo

Steven Palermo began his 27-year legal practice with the objective to help those in need obtain justice. He has devoted his efforts to aggressive personal injury litigation, winning thousands of cases, including multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements. He actively participates in ongoing legal education programs.

Robert A. Miklos

Robert A. Miklos is a trial attorney specializing in high exposure cases, having recovered over $100,000,000 for medical malpractice and negligence victims in New York State. He litigates catastrophic negligence cases involving paralysis, brain injury, and amputation, as well as complex medical malpractice cases. He is recognized by peer groups and client appreciation sites such as Super Lawyers, Multimillion Dollars Advocate’s Forum, Martindale-Hubbell, and Avvo. He has served on the Board of Directors of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association and is a proud member of several community organizations. Robert embraces his Latino Puerto Rican, Hungarian, Irish, and Italian heritage and is a fluent Spanish speaker, advocating for bilingual access to legal representation.

Luigi Vigliotti

Luigi Vigliotti is an attorney with over 20 years of experience, including serving as a former New York State Prosecutor and Assistant District Attorney in Nassau County from 2001 to 2004. He also worked as a former traffic prosecutor. He has experience in prosecuting misdemeanor and felony cases, and later defended insurance companies in personal injury cases before starting his own practice in 2008. He focuses on criminal defense, personal injury litigation, and traffic matters. He is Chief Counsel for the New York State Fraternal Order of Police Foundation Inc. and former staff counsel to a New York State Senator. He has taught trial advocacy at Hofstra Law School.

Edward Palermo

Edward Palermo is a partner at Palermo Law and a true trial attorney, known in Suffolk and Nassau Counties for his persuasive trial techniques. He is passionate about law and helping clients regain their lives, fighting against billion-dollar insurance companies. He was invited to join the National Trial Lawyers: Top 100.

Ashwin Malhotra, MD

Dr. Malhotra, a top neurologist in NYC, is the founder of Neurodiagnostics Medical P.C. He is a board-certified neurologist and a faculty member at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center and Capital Health Physician Network. He is an active member of multiple medical societies including the American Academy of Neurology, Peripheral Nerve Society, Brain Injury Association of New York State, American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine, and American Clinical Neurophysiology Society. His clinical interests include traumatic brain injury (TBI), dementia prevention/anti-aging brain health, traumatic neuropathy/radiculopathy, sports injuries, small fiber neuropathy/fibromyalgia, peripheral demyelinating disorders, and headache disorders.

Richard A. Jacoby

Partner of seven attorney firm that concentrates in the practice of bankruptcy, personal injury and real estate.