Brian Sokoloff will speak at the annual meeting of the County Attorneys Association of the State of New York in Cooperstown, NY in May 2026.
Read MoreBrian Sokoloff will speak at the annual meeting of the County Attorneys Association of the State of New York in Cooperstown, NY in May 2026.
Read MoreBrian Sokoloff was a featured speaker at the New York Municipal Insurance Reciprocal annal Law Enforcement Symposium in Syracuse.
Read MoreSokoloff Stern LLP is proud to congratulate Partners Steven C. Stern, Leo Dorfman, and Annemarie Jones for their selection as Super Lawyers award recipients...
Read MoreSteven Stern was a featured speaker at the National Business Institute’s New York Land Use and Zoning from Start to Finish...
Read MoreSokoloff Stern LLP is proud to announce the promotion of Stuart Diamond to Partner! Stu has been an instrumental part of the firm since he assumed an Of Counsel role in 2012.
Read MoreSteven Stern was a featured speaker at the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel’s winter meeting in Charleston, South Carolina on a panel discussion regarding the fallout from the Supreme Court’s decision in Mahanoy Area Sch. Dist. v. B. L. by & through Levy, 594 U.S. 180 (2021).
Read MorePartner Annemarie Jones was elected the 2024/2025 President of the Federal Bar Association, Eastern District of New York Chapter. The Federal Bar Association (FBA), founded in 1920.
Read MoreOn July 1, 2024, Sokoloff Stern opened its doors to its new location in Poughkeepsie, New York 12601. The office will be staffed with lawyers formerly associated with McCabe & Mack LLP: Partners Kimberly Hunt Lee and Matthew Mirabile; Associates James Kimmel. Scott Bergin and Lance Portman will be Of Counsel to the firm. We are very excited to add this talented group of lawyers to our team!
Read MoreSteven Stern lectured to a group of insurance representatives and New York attorneys in Plymouth, Michigan on the implications of Town Law § 68, which requires Town Board approval for settlements.
Read MoreDuring the 2023-24 winter term, Steven Stern taught a law school class about constitutional law and handling civil rights litigation. The class focused on the principles involved in Section 1983 constitutional jurisprudence and litigating First Amendment, police liability, and land use cases in federal court.
Read MoreSteven Stern and Chelsea Weisbord drafted the First Amendment chapter for the Fifth Edition of the American Bar Association’s book entitled, “Sword & Shield: A Practical Approach to Section 1983 Litigation.”
Read MoreMarch 9, 2020 Steven Stern and Chelsea Weisbord drafted the First Amendment chapter for the Fifth Edition of the American Bar Association’s book entitled, “Sword & Shield: A Practical Approach to Section 1983 Litigation.”
Read MoreJanuary 31, 2020 Steven Stern will be lecturing on defending First Amendment claims at Defense Resource Institute’s annual Civil Rights and Governmental Tort Liability seminar in San Diego, California.
Read MoreDecember 1, 2018 Brian Sokoloff was featured in an hour-long episode of 48 Hours regarding Henry v. Hess. In this civil case, Mr. Sokoloff defended Police Officer Aaron Hess
Read MoreSeptember 6, 2018 Steven Stern presented to a roomful of attorneys and insurers in Plymouth, Michigan on significant recent developments in ADA jurisprudence.
Read MoreMarch 15, 2018 Steven Stern led a discussion entitled: Say What? Free Speech in the Public Arena at the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance’s Annual Conference in Houston, Texas.
Read MoreNovember 2, 2017 Steven Stern was a guest lecturer at the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance’s Municipal Law Conference in Atlanta, Georgia on the topic Defending Law Enforcement Claims in a High Tech World.
Read MoreJune 5, 2017 The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Town of Chester, holding a litigant seeking to intervene as of right under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 24 must show Article III standing if the intervenor wishes to pursue relief not requested by a party.
Read MoreApril 17, 2017 The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear argument in Town of Chester v. Laroe Estates, Inc. on April 17, 2017. The important procedural issue before the Court is .
Read MoreJuly 15, 2016 Brian Sokoloff was a panelist at this summer’s CLM Municipal Law Conference in Boston, Massachusetts on the topic: Law Enforcement Professional Liability.
Read MoreJuly 14, 2016 Steven Stern was a panelist at this summer’s CLM Municipal Law Conference in Boston, Massachusetts on the topic: Recent Developments in Qualified Immunity for Law Enforcement Officers.
Read MoreMay 2, 2016 Steven Stern lectured at the annual meeting of the New York State Conference of Mayors and Municipal Officials on May 2, 2016. His lecture entitled, What did they say?
Read MoreMarch 30, 2016 Sokoloff Stern is proud of its association with Angels for Warriors, a Long Island organization dedicated to providing pro bono legal services for veterans.
Read MoreOctober 1, 2015 Kiera J. Meehan, who has been with the firm since 2008, became a partner in the firm. Ms. Meehan is a fierce litigator whose practice focuses on the defense of general liability/tort actions, including premises, motor vehicle, property damage, and reputational torts.
Read MoreSeptember 16, 2015 Steven Stern was a panelist on recent topics in police liability litigation, lecturing to an audience of attorneys and municipal insurance representatives. Mr. Stern led a discussion on police encounters with emotionally disturbed persons.
Read MoreFebruary 21, 2015 Brian Sokoloff, Melissa Holtzer, Susan Odessky, and Anthony Cardoso sat as judges at the American Bar Association’s National Appellate Advocacy Competition in the Eastern District of New York. Attorneys from Sokoloff Stern participate annually in this event.
Read MoreMarch 21, 2014 Steven Stern and Melissa Holtzer held a workshop entitled The Alphabet Soup of Employee Leave Benefits for a group of municipal representatives at a New York Conference of Mayors training session.
Read MoreSeptember 5, 2013 Steven Stern lectured to attorneys and insurance claims representatives on strategies to handle public entity litigation against pro se litigants.
Read MoreDecember 5, 2011 Steven Stern was a guest panelist, giving the defense attorney’s perspective on Hot Topics in Employment Discrimination Law at the Annual School Law Conference sponsored jointly by the Nassau and Suffolk County Bar Associations.
Read MoreNovember 29, 2011 Brian Sokoloff lectured on the topic of religious land use discrimination claims at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute’s Law & Politics program.
Read MoreMarch 16, 2010 Steven Stern lectured on the legal ramifications and political fallout over the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 129 S.Ct. 1937 (May 18, 2009) as part of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute’s program entitled “The Law and Politics” at Stony Brook University.
Read MoreNovember 19, 2009 Steven Stern lectured on the topic of municipal civil rights at Stony Brook University as part of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute’s program entitled “Legalese.”
Read MoreOctober 11, 2011 Steven Stern lectured on the topic of First Amendment free speech claims in public employment at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute’s Law & Politics program.
Read MoreApril 1, 2009 Brian Sokoloff and Steven Stern lectured on police liability claims to a roomful of Chiefs of Police, municipal insurers, and attorneys at the Town of East Hampton Police Department headquarters.
Read MoreBrian Sokoloff will speak at the annual meeting of the County Attorneys Association of the State of New York in Cooperstown, NY in May 2026.
Brian Sokoloff was a featured speaker at the New York Municipal Insurance Reciprocal annal Law Enforcement Symposium in Syracuse.
Sokoloff Stern LLP is proud to congratulate Partners Steven C. Stern, Leo Dorfman, and Annemarie Jones for their selection as Super Lawyers award recipients...
Steven Stern was a featured speaker at the National Business Institute’s New York Land Use and Zoning from Start to Finish...
Sokoloff Stern LLP is proud to announce the promotion of Stuart Diamond to Partner! Stu has been an instrumental part of the firm since he assumed an Of Counsel role in 2012.
Steven Stern was a featured speaker at the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel’s winter meeting in Charleston, South Carolina on a panel discussion regarding the fallout from the Supreme Court’s decision in Mahanoy Area Sch. Dist. v. B. L. by & through Levy, 594 U.S. 180 (2021).
Partner Annemarie Jones was elected the 2024/2025 President of the Federal Bar Association, Eastern District of New York Chapter. The Federal Bar Association (FBA), founded in 1920.
On July 1, 2024, Sokoloff Stern opened its doors to its new location in Poughkeepsie, New York 12601. The office will be staffed with lawyers formerly associated with McCabe & Mack LLP: Partners Kimberly Hunt Lee and Matthew Mirabile; Associates James Kimmel. Scott Bergin and Lance Portman will be Of Counsel to the firm. We are very excited to add this talented group of lawyers to our team!
Steven Stern lectured to a group of insurance representatives and New York attorneys in Plymouth, Michigan on the implications of Town Law § 68, which requires Town Board approval for settlements.
During the 2023-24 winter term, Steven Stern taught a law school class about constitutional law and handling civil rights litigation. The class focused on the principles involved in Section 1983 constitutional jurisprudence and litigating First Amendment, police liability, and land use cases in federal court.
Steven Stern and Chelsea Weisbord drafted the First Amendment chapter for the Fifth Edition of the American Bar Association’s book entitled, “Sword & Shield: A Practical Approach to Section 1983 Litigation.”
March 9, 2020 Steven Stern and Chelsea Weisbord drafted the First Amendment chapter for the Fifth Edition of the American Bar Association’s book entitled, “Sword & Shield: A Practical Approach to Section 1983 Litigation.”
January 31, 2020 Steven Stern will be lecturing on defending First Amendment claims at Defense Resource Institute’s annual Civil Rights and Governmental Tort Liability seminar in San Diego, California.
December 1, 2018 Brian Sokoloff was featured in an hour-long episode of 48 Hours regarding Henry v. Hess. In this civil case, Mr. Sokoloff defended Police Officer Aaron Hess
September 6, 2018 Steven Stern presented to a roomful of attorneys and insurers in Plymouth, Michigan on significant recent developments in ADA jurisprudence.
March 15, 2018 Steven Stern led a discussion entitled: Say What? Free Speech in the Public Arena at the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance’s Annual Conference in Houston, Texas.
November 2, 2017 Steven Stern was a guest lecturer at the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance’s Municipal Law Conference in Atlanta, Georgia on the topic Defending Law Enforcement Claims in a High Tech World.
June 5, 2017 The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Town of Chester, holding a litigant seeking to intervene as of right under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 24 must show Article III standing if the intervenor wishes to pursue relief not requested by a party.
April 17, 2017 The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear argument in Town of Chester v. Laroe Estates, Inc. on April 17, 2017. The important procedural issue before the Court is .
July 15, 2016 Brian Sokoloff was a panelist at this summer’s CLM Municipal Law Conference in Boston, Massachusetts on the topic: Law Enforcement Professional Liability.
July 14, 2016 Steven Stern was a panelist at this summer’s CLM Municipal Law Conference in Boston, Massachusetts on the topic: Recent Developments in Qualified Immunity for Law Enforcement Officers.
May 2, 2016 Steven Stern lectured at the annual meeting of the New York State Conference of Mayors and Municipal Officials on May 2, 2016. His lecture entitled, What did they say?
March 30, 2016 Sokoloff Stern is proud of its association with Angels for Warriors, a Long Island organization dedicated to providing pro bono legal services for veterans.
October 1, 2015 Kiera J. Meehan, who has been with the firm since 2008, became a partner in the firm. Ms. Meehan is a fierce litigator whose practice focuses on the defense of general liability/tort actions, including premises, motor vehicle, property damage, and reputational torts.
September 16, 2015 Steven Stern was a panelist on recent topics in police liability litigation, lecturing to an audience of attorneys and municipal insurance representatives. Mr. Stern led a discussion on police encounters with emotionally disturbed persons.
February 21, 2015 Brian Sokoloff, Melissa Holtzer, Susan Odessky, and Anthony Cardoso sat as judges at the American Bar Association’s National Appellate Advocacy Competition in the Eastern District of New York. Attorneys from Sokoloff Stern participate annually in this event.
March 21, 2014 Steven Stern and Melissa Holtzer held a workshop entitled The Alphabet Soup of Employee Leave Benefits for a group of municipal representatives at a New York Conference of Mayors training session.
September 5, 2013 Steven Stern lectured to attorneys and insurance claims representatives on strategies to handle public entity litigation against pro se litigants.
December 5, 2011 Steven Stern was a guest panelist, giving the defense attorney’s perspective on Hot Topics in Employment Discrimination Law at the Annual School Law Conference sponsored jointly by the Nassau and Suffolk County Bar Associations.
November 29, 2011 Brian Sokoloff lectured on the topic of religious land use discrimination claims at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute’s Law & Politics program.
March 16, 2010 Steven Stern lectured on the legal ramifications and political fallout over the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 129 S.Ct. 1937 (May 18, 2009) as part of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute’s program entitled “The Law and Politics” at Stony Brook University.
November 19, 2009 Steven Stern lectured on the topic of municipal civil rights at Stony Brook University as part of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute’s program entitled “Legalese.”
October 11, 2011 Steven Stern lectured on the topic of First Amendment free speech claims in public employment at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute’s Law & Politics program.
April 1, 2009 Brian Sokoloff and Steven Stern lectured on police liability claims to a roomful of Chiefs of Police, municipal insurers, and attorneys at the Town of East Hampton Police Department headquarters.