Areas of Practice
COMMERCIAL LITIGATION
When a business dispute erupts, you need a steady competent hand to guide your business and help you obtain the most favorable outcome. Steiner & Kostyn has experience in all aspects of commercial relationships including breach of contract, business torts, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, corporate dissolution, real estate, and the Uniform Commercial Code.
EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION
If your employer, or a prospective employer, has discriminated against you because of your race, nationality, gender, age, disability, family medical leave, sexual preference or because of a criminal history, or has retaliated against you, we can help you secure you legal rights. We also have experience representing clients who have been discriminated against because they were whistleblowers who felt compelled to report the wrongdoing of their employer. Employees may obtain back pay, front pay, reinstatement, damages for emotional distress, punitive damages and attorney's fees. We represent clients in state and federal courts and administrative tribunal.
BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS
The negotiation, due diligence, and documentation prior to the closing of a business transaction can determine its success. The lawyers at Steiner & Kostyn are experienced in helping our clients successfully purchase, sell and finance business assets and entities as well as helping our clients clearly define and document the business relationships and alliances. In clearly documenting the rights and obligations of all parties in a transaction, as well as the consequences for breach, we can help to increase the stability and growth of your business and reduce the chances that a business dispute will lead to litigation.
EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS AND SEVERANCE AGREEMENTS
Executives today can expect to go through multiple work transitions and, unfortunately, are often subjected to job termination, either because of restructuring and reduction in force or because of business realignments and office politics. Steiner & Kostyn can help you obtain the best possible separation package and insure that any written agreement is balanced and protects your rights.
WAGE AND HOUR LITIGATION
Our employment practice is focused on workplace fairness, and helping employees secure the wages to which they are legally entitled. We handle wage and hour cases for overtime including cases of misclassification and off the clock work. We focus of matter involving the Fair Labor Standards Act and the New York State Labor Law. For our small business clients, we will help you comply with wage and hour law and defend you in the case of a claim.
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS
The attorneys at Steiner & Kostyn represent and guide clients in the purchase and sale of residential and commercial real property. Our lawyers have over 30 years of experience in the practice of the law of real estate transactions.