KLA is a unique law firm that provides a broad range of consulting, litigation and transactional services to a growing client base of individuals, commercial establishments, entrepreneurs, real estate concerns, insurance companies, third-party administrators, product sellers and fellow attorneys. As only a smaller firm can, KLA balances innovative and proactive methods against time and cost considerations, remains eminently responsive to its clients' needs, and never loses sight of the ultimate goal. With over 75 years of collective experience, our attorneys have developed advocacy, negotiation, trial, alternate dispute resolution and appellate skills in the following areas of law:

• Products Liability - personal injury and property damage lawsuits involving industrial, medical and consumer products, including drugs
• Toxic Torts - claims of physical harm from exposure to lead-based paint, mold, asbestos, pesticides, solvents and other chemicals, and "sick building syndrome" and multiple chemical sensitivity from inadequate ventilation/poor indoor air quality
• Environmental - governmental and administrative enforcement proceedings, criminal prosecutions, landowner, citizen and cost-recovery actions relating to air pollution, waterway and groundwater contamination, underground storage tanks, petroleum discharges, regulatory and statutory compliance, and hazardous waste treatment, storage, transport and disposal; interpretation of statutes and regulations; design of remediation plans; negotiation of consent decrees
• Malpractice- litigation relating to negligence and abuse by medical and health-care professionals, hospitals, nursing homes, extended care facilities and home health aides
• General Personal Injury - bodily harm cases stemming from animal attacks, and motor vehicle, premises, "slip and fall," construction site, pool and playground accidents
• Insurance Coverage- disputes regarding the applicability of insurance policies to complex environmental and toxic tort scenarios
• Labor and Employment - wage and hour, minimum wage, overtime, tip-splitting, and record-keeping issues; discrimination claims before administrative agencies and in federal and state courts based upon race, color, national origin, disability, handicap, age, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation and marital status; sexual harassment; wrongful hiring, retention and termination; retaliation against "whistleblowers"; hostile work environment; formulation of policies designed to enhance the workplace and curb litigation, employee handbooks and severance agreements
• Housing Discrimination- complaints of refusal to rent, lease or sell based upon factors other than the prospective tenant's or purchaser's financial ability
• Commercial/Business Torts - contract disputes, violations of non-compete clauses and restrictive covenants, trade secret and confidential information misappropriation, trademark and copyright infringement; defamation
• Corporate and Real Estate - formation and dissolution of corporations and other legal entities; purchase and sale of commercial and residential real estate; related transactions; refinances
• Wills and Estates - wills, probate and estate administration

With our office conveniently located, we represent clients, consult for colleagues, and regularly litigate in New York City and its suburbs, including Long Island and Westchester County, and in New Jersey, and we maintain "Of Counsel" relationships with complementary law firms.

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