PHP - Key Persons
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- President, Press of Fremont Payne ( 1945 - 2022 )
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- Assistant
- Production Supervisor
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- Digital Marketing Assistant
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- Executive Vice President of Sales
After Eric graduated from law school in 1997, he began his litigation career and practiced for the better part of a decade before seguing into a career as a litigation support consultant to lawyers and law firms across the nation.
Since 2006, he has focused primarily on assisting attorneys with their appellate and ediscovery needs. He is Vice President of Appellate Services at PHP, the leading Appellate Services Provider in New York City, and an attorney with vdiscovery, a leading ediscovery and litigation support provider.
Eric specializes in appeals in all New York State courts ranging from the Appellate Divisions up through the New York State Court of Appeals, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court. In addition, he has handled appeals in New Jersey as well as many Federal Circuit Courts of Appeal across the Country.
During college, Mr. Kuperman clerked in the New York State Court system for the Law Department. Thereafter, while in law school, he held two internships, one with the Attorney General and the other with New York State Supreme Court Justice Beatrice Shainswit. In further preparation for his forthcoming litigation career, he participated in an Intensive Trial Advocacy Program during his third year in law school. Following graduation, he worked mostly as a civil defense litigator, representing major insurance carriers, both domestically and internationally. An ever-growing part of his practice, Mr. Kuperman became intrigued with appellate practice and ultimately drafted briefs and argued before the Appellate Division First Department.
Mr. Kuperman is proud to have hundreds of clients who look to him for guidance in all facets of litigation support, ranging from discovery needs through appeal. His knowledge of practice and procedure, fastidious attention to detail and availability at all hours, have endeared him to his loyal clients. Moreover, he teaches CLE classes on the Appellate Process, including but not limited to the efiling requirements of NYSCEF in the Appellate Division.
Mr. Kuperman is a graduate of New York University with a B.A. in Politics and a minor in Economics. He received his J.D. from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in 1997. He was a published writer for, and an Editor of, the Cardozo Women's Law Journal. He is admitted to practice law in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. Eric lives in New Jersey with his wife and three children. He is a weekend warrior athlete, coach, creative writer, amateur singer/musician and tutor.
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- Director of CRM and Lead Generation
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- Assistant
- Production Supervisor
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- Director of Appellate Services ( 1960 - 2021 )
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- Member of the EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT Team
- President
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- Executive Vice President of Business Development
After a short career as a Minor League baseball player, John segued into the Finance sector after obtaining his Series 7 and 63 licenses. Throughout his career in the Financial Industry, John was involved with a UK based clientele which specialized in private client services and other international finance-based matters. He was particularly effective in gaining his clients trust and developing their financial portfolios.
Thereafter, Mr. McGorty segued into the Mortgage industry, managing a team of loan officers for a Commercial/Residential Mortgage Broker. While brokering transactions, John always dealt directly with clients. As with his experience in the financial sector, John very easily and quickly gained his clients' trust by virtue of his wealth of experience in the business world. John McGorty attended Marist College where he was Captain of the baseball team and selected in the 2003 Major League Baseball amateur draft by the Detroit Tigers. In addition to having played at the high school, college and professional levels, John has also spent a significant amount of time coaching baseball at the NCAA Division I and II levels. He was also an assistant coach for Marist and Dowling Colleges for a combined five years. In 2009, after graduating from Dowling with a Bachelor's Degree in History, he led Dowling to the NCAA Division II College World Series in Cary, North Carolina.
In 2011, John joined PrintingHouse Press where he immediately began working directly with clients. He became a very quick study in the appellate arena and has since assisted countless attorneys in perfecting appeals and filing appellate briefs in the State and Federal Courts. His success can be attributed to the combination of a customer service-oriented background together with a thorough knowledge of appellate practice and procedure. He is an integral part of the PHP team and works closely with the other veterans of the very seasoned staff. Most recently, John has been teaming up with fellow appellate consultant, Eric Kuperman, Esq. in administering a CLE pertaining to local appellate procedures.
In 2017 John was named in LI Business News's 40 Under 40. He continues to take an active role in his community and is a member of both the "We Care" Golf Committee-the charitable arm of the Nassau County Bar Association-and the Nassau Women's Bar Golf Committee, as well as the Advisory Board for Molloy College Legal Studies. He lives with his wife and two kids in Sayville, where he was inducted to the Sayville Athletic Hall of Fame.
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- Senior Appellate Consultant
A native of Rochester, Kevin has worked in the Western New York legal community for almost 20 years. He serves on the boards of several area nonprofit organizations, and is affiliated with numerous local and statewide legal and business associations.
Kevin previously served as Publisher of the Rochester Business Journal and The Daily Record, business and legal publications distributed in the Rochester and Buffalo markets. He has also worked in the appellate services industry throughout the upstate NY legal communities for over 6 years. His diverse management experience in business development and publishing, as well as an extensive appellate background, provide a valuable skill set to assist clients through the appeals process.
Mr. Momot focuses primarily on appeals to the New York State Appellate Divisions, the New York State Court of Appeals and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He is dedicated to delivering the highest level of customer service, ensuring that every aspect of your appeal is handled skillfully.
Kevin received his J.D. from SUNY Buffalo Law School, and B.A. from the State University of New York at Buffalo. Kevin resides in Webster, N.Y. with his wife and two daughters.
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- Member of the EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT Team
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- Senior Appellate Consultant
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- Member of the EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT Team
Maria, coming up on 30 years in the industry, is the Director of Operations at PHP. It was in 1989 and just out of college, armed with her degree in Computer Science, when Maria decided to answer a job advertisement for a data entry position.
Figuring "why not get some interviewing experience?" Maria sat through a brief interview with the owner of St. Louis West Appellate Printers. Returning home shortly afterwards, Maria was surprisingly greeted with a voice mail from that same owner with a job offer. (Who says first impressions don't matter?) Maria launched her career with St. Louis West Appellate Printers, never looked back and only rose through the ranks. Her clients learned very quickly that they could rely on her unfettered support and around the clock assistance. Maria's deep knowledge of all facets of appellate practice and procedure, including strategic motion practice, and complex appellate litigation, allowed her to create long-standing business relationships with an abundance of New York and New Jersey law firms. Maria's outstanding customer relationship skills qualified her to be promoted to Vice President of Sales, where she oversaw further growth of the St. Louis West customer base.
In 2010, Maria joined PHP, and not surprisingly her loyal clientele followed. Now years later (and after heavy and aggressive campaigning to move out of sales) Maria is PHP's Director of Operations, where she works closely with all departments in streamlining and improving PHP's vast production and operating systems, as well as the electronic filing infrastructure. (That computer science degree came in handy after all). However, with all that, it is her calm, professional and open-minded demeanor that enables Maria to earn the trust and confidence of the staff at PHP, as she continually works on improving and delivering the best experience to our customers.
Maria is proud to call New Jersey her home, where she lives with her husband and two children. She is an avid reader, a connoisseur of Cuban cuisine and enjoys quiet time with her family when she is not steadfastly serving our clients' appellate needs.
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- Senior Appellate Consultant
Mark Virag displayed leadership traits at a young age. He was an Eagle scout, which is the highest rank in the boy scouts. He was elected president of the student body at P.S. 107 Queens. He then went on to become president of the student body of Bayside High School.
Before graduating from Queens College with a B.A. in Economics, Mark was president of the freshman class. He then received his M.S. in Education from Hofstra University. This enabled him to embark upon a career in education. He then taught on the secondary level in the New York City public school system. Mark greatly enjoyed teaching and interacting with his students, parents, and administration; however he decided to pursue a law degree. He continued teaching during the day while he attended Brooklyn Law School at night. Mark then received his J.D. degree. Mark accepted a position at Cushman and Wakefield as associate counsel. He advised and assisted salesmen and brokers, as well as landlords and tenants on many legal issues. After obtaining vast knowledge and cultivating many relationships in the legal world, Mark became a partner at Virag and Virag. This was a general practice law firm specializing in immigration, business, corporate, and family issues. This afforded Mark the opportunity of interacting with many attorneys and cultivating new relationships with many major law firms. Mr. Virag was excited to join PrintingHouse Press as an Appellate Consultant in 2005. His knowledge of the court system and legal expertise make him a valuable member of the team. Mr. Virag is able to utilize his vast experience to properly guide his clients. Many attorneys and law firms seek his advice when pursuing their cases on the appellate level. Mr. Virag lives with his wife in Long Island and is a proud father and grandfather. His great pleasures are going to the playground, park, and zoo with his grandchildren. He enjoys watching his grandson play baseball and his granddaughters at gymnastics. He remains ready with a helping hand to friends and family alike and is always prepared to assist those around him with whatever is necessary at the time. He remains committed to excellence and strives to succeed in all his endeavors, both personally and professionally.
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- President and General Counsel of Village Copier Inc.
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- Administrative Specialist
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- Executive Vice President of Appellate Services
Mr. LaMar is a graduate of Hofstra University with a B.A. in Economics and a minor in Political Science. He also received an Associate's Degree in Criminal Justice from Nassau Community College, which was one of the reasons he chose to become an Investigator right out of college. During his time at Fidelifacts, he also successfully passed tests for the Nassau and Suffolk County Police Departments and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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- Technical Support Analyst / PRODUCTION