ARSHACK - Key Persons


Benjamin Cardozo

Job Titles:
  • School of Law, Adjunct Professor of Trial Advocacy
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL), International Affairs Committee Co-Chairman and elected representative to the International Criminal Bar (ICB)

Chetan Kapur

Job Titles:
  • Manager of the Hedge Fund ThinkStrategy, Who Had Faced Highly Publicized Fraud Charges. Read
Chetan Kapur, manager of the hedge fund ThinkStrategy, who had faced highly publicized fraud charges.

Christopher C. Thaens

Job Titles:
  • of Counsel
  • of Counsel Chris@Lawahl.Com VCard
Mr. Thaens is a graduate of Brooklyn Law School and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Of Counsel | chris@lawahl.com | vCard Mr. Thaens is a personal injury attorney and mediator.

Daniel N. Arshack - CEO

Job Titles:
  • Managing Partner
  • Founding Member of the International Criminal Bar
We win unusual cases that require very delicate negotiating, a deft touch with the media and tenacious creativity. Our depth of experience and willingness to make the effort to fully investigate and understand the factual minutiae of each case consistently yield successful outcomes. We even the playing field by never-never-passing on an opportunity to advocate for our client. Our dedication is complete.Daniel N. Arshack Since 1983, Mr. Arshack has successfully defended thousands of clients in complex...

Jesse Gordon

Job Titles:
  • of Counsel
Jesse is relaxed, confident, experienced and personally engaging. His clients know that their transaction will proceed smoothly and their interests will always be protected.A former client Jesse Gordon is one of New York City's leading residential real estate attorneys. Practice areas Mr. Gordon focuses his practice on representing buyers and sellers of cooperative apartments, condominiums, and townhouses. Education Mr. Gordon earned his JD cum laude from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in 1999. Mr. Gordon represents buyers and sellers of cooperative apartments, condominiums,...

Lynn C. Hajek

Job Titles:
  • Partner
Lynn Hajek has a made a career of representing hospitals and physicians in medical malpractice cases. She oversees management of the law firm's medical malpractice area by planning out the strategic approach to each case. She represents clients in Manhattan and throughout the New York metropolitan area. Practice areas Ms. Hajek manages the firm's medical malpractice group and devotes her practice to the defense of hospitals, physicians and other medical professionals. Many of her clients are hospitals and physicians on the cutting edge of medical practice. She has represented several hospitals in the New York City metropolitan area in complex and highly sensitive cases involving obstetrics and neurological procedures. Education After graduating magna cum laude from Boston College, Ms. Hajek earned her law degree from Emory University School of Law in Atlanta, Georgia. While still in law school, she began her legal career by working for a district attorney's office in the Atlanta area. There, she obtained significant trial experience, including arguing a case before an appellate court − an experience that few lawyers get to have so early in their careers. As manager of the firm's medical malpractice group, Ms. Hajek devotes her practice...

Matthew Reisman

Job Titles:
  • Associate
  • of Counsel
  • Litigation Associate
Matthew Reisman is a litigation associate. He previously worked for the New York State Attorney General, NYU Langone Medical Center, and the Community Service Society of New York, and presently co-teaches a graduate seminar on bioethics through the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Practice areas Mr. Reisman primarily handles medical malpractice and criminal defense cases. Education Albert Einstein College of Medicine, M.S. in Bioethics, 2015 Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, J.D., 2014 Mr. Reisman is a litigation associate, handling primarily medical malpractice...

Michael B. Lehrman

Job Titles:
  • Partner
Michael B. Lehrman heads the trial defense division of the firm's medical malpractice group. He is an incredibly successful trial attorney who focuses his practice on medical malpractice and insurance defense cases. He represents clients throughout the greater New York metropolitan area. Practice areas A former partner at Martin, Clearwater & Bell, Mr. Lehrman began his legal career in the General Counsel's Office of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, where he litigated Social Security cases on behalf of the Department. In his three decades of practice, Mr. Lehrman has successfully defended doctors and hospitals in numerous malpractice, general liability, and pharmaceutical liability cases, including DES (Diethylstilbestrol) defense litigation. He has also litigated a broad range of insurance defense matters, including product liability and general liability cases. Education Mr. Lehrman is a 1985 graduate of the Fordham University School of Law. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in American Studies from Brandeis University in 1982. Mr. Lehrman heads the trial division of the firm's medical malpractice defense...

Patrick G. Burke III

Job Titles:
  • of Counsel
Patrick G. Burke III is a former emergency medical responder and NYPD officer. He brings to the firm both substantial investigative skills and in-depth medical knowledge, as well as ten years' experience as a trial attorney. Practice areas Mr. Burke focuses his practice on wills, trusts and estates. Education Mr. Burke earned his law degree from St. John's University. Mr. Burke is a former emergency medical responder and police officer....

Thomas C. Viles

Job Titles:
  • of Counsel
Understanding and capitalizing on the intricacies of domestic and international law provide our clients with a distinct advantage.Tom Viles Tom Viles is an accomplished international litigator. Practice areas Mr. Viles represents and advises clients facing grand jury and congressional investigations, and heads of state and other foreign officials in other contentious matters worldwide. His practice also includes many criminal, civil rights, and civil liberties cases, at trial and on appeal. Education Mr. Viles is a graduate of Harvard College and New York University Law School. He holds Masters and Ph.D. degrees in Law from Cambridge University, where he was awarded a competitive postgraduate research fellowship. Later, he taught International Law at Cambridge. Mr. Viles is an accomplished international litigator.