SATTLER LAW - Key Persons
After graduating from Hofstra University School of Law in 1993, Mr. Sattler began his legal career at a small, high-volume law firm in downtown Hempstead, Long Island. Immediately, he was responsible for defending clients charged with various crimes, handling bankruptcy and immigration cases and representing clients in divorce and family court proceedings. In 1995 he moved his practice to New York City and became associated with Tellerman, Paticoff & Greenberg which soon thereafter became Dienst & Serrins, LLP. The firm was general counsel to many law enforcement unions including the New York City Detectives' Endowment Association, Lieutenants' Benevolent Association, Correction Officers' Benevolent Association as well as members of Transport Workers Union and also handles both plaintiff and defense personal injury cases.
While at the firm, Mr. Sattler expanded his practice to also include personal injury law by defending slip and fall cases for the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, more commonly known as A&P Supermarkets. He also handled administrative and disciplinary matters at the Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH) for members of the Correction Officers' Benevolent Association (COBA). The practice often took him to police precincts and court houses at all hours of the day and night, where he was known for always zealously representing the members of service charged with crimes and offering important strategic advice. After a short time, Mr. Sattler was asked to manage the firm's matrimonial law department consisting of 3 attorneys and 2 paralegals. As the youngest Department Head at the firm, Mr. Sattler was responsible for ensuring that all union members received superior representation and counsel in their divorce, child support and other family court matters. He was also asked by the COBA union president at the time to represent him on Governor Pataki's Domestic Violence Task Force.
In 1998 Mr. Sattler joined forces with his law school friend and colleague, Alberto Ebanks and started EBANKS & SATTLER LLP. For the next 17 years Mr. Sattler was responsible for managing the personal injury lawsuits, handling the divorce and family law matters, representing the firm's entertainment and sports clients in their civil matters and offering counsel on all of the trust and estate cases. Mr. Sattler personally recovered tens of millions of dollars for the firm's clients injured as the result of the negligence of others by way of verdicts and settlements. In 2015, Mr. Sattler and Mr. Ebanks amicably decided to split-up the practice and SATTLER LAW GROUP PC was born. Soon thereafter Mr. Sattler decided to focus exclusively on Plaintiffs' personal injury law and opened what is now the main office in New Rochelle, New York. SATTLER LAW GROUP PC is exclusively dedicated to fighting for the rights of injured victims in all types of accident cases.
Mr. Sattler is admitted to the Bars of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. He is also admitted to practice in the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and before the United States Supreme Court. He is a member of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association, the New York State Bar Association, the New Rochelle Bar Association and the New Rochelle Chamber of Commerce. He also serves as the recommended Injury Attorney for the NYC Correction Captains' Association (http://www.nyccca.org).
Anthony has lived in New Rochelle all of his adult life. Anthony was born in Bogotá, Colombia and came to the United States as a young boy. Anthony is responsible for his own caseload as well as all of the initial intake paperwork on new matters. He ensures that Personal Injury Protection benefits are in place for all of the SLG clients. He enjoys long walks on the beach and listening to music. Anthony makes sure to passionately fight for our client's rights and just compensation. When he is not working, Anthony also performs spoken word and works with various mediums of the arts.
Fun Facts: Anthony enjoys eating foods from all over the world and writing his own music.
Ms. Sattler obtained her Juris Doctor degree from Hofstra University School of Law in 1993 and has been practicing plaintiff personal injury litigation since that time. Ms. Sattler started off as an associate at Martin Clearwater & Bell, one of New York's preeminent medical malpractice defense firms. While at that firm, she defended doctors, hospitals and other medical professionals against claims of negligence and medical malpractice. Thereafter, Ms. Sattler worked for the well-known plaintiff personal injury firm, Dinkes & Morelli (later known as Morelli Ratner) for many years where she vigorously represented injured Plaintiffs in all aspects of litigation.
In the early 2000s, Ms. Sattler began working for various personal injury firms in the role of trial counsel. She was also in charge of the medical malpractice cases and automobile trials at Ebanks & Sattler, and also began litigating automobile and malpractice cases for Harmon, Linder & Rogowsky (another well-known New York personal injury law firm.) While working at those firms, Ms. Sattler tried well over a hundred cases, many of them to verdict. Ms. Sattler has a keen understanding of the law in this specialized field as well as the medical knowledge to successfully prosecute these cases. She has obtained numerous multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements for her clients that far exceeded expectations. During one of her trials, the jury was following her cross examination of a doctor so closely that one of the jurors actually commented aloud to one of her questions which was made part of the transcript and said in sum and substance "yeah, how are you going to get out of this one." The judge had to instruct that juror not to agree or disagree with either side while testimony was ongoing. Ms. Sattler routinely engages the most highly qualified experts in order to properly support her client's claims and puts the necessary pressure on the defendants to obtain the best results. When litigating automobile cases, Ms. Sattler is known for ensuring through tough litigation tactics, that her clients are fairly compensated for their injuries despite the insurance companies' claims that her clients were not "seriously" injured. She is very well-versed in the New York Threshold law and is very well-respected by her adversaries for her trial techniques.
Ms. Sattler is also in charge of the firm's e-cigarette litigation where she is fighting for the firm's clients against various companies including JUUL and Altria. These lawsuits involve claims that those companies marketed and sold products which targeted young adults and teens and delivered high doses of nicotine without properly warning potential users about the dangers of JUUL including addiction, pulmonary injuries and other serious and harmful health issues. The claims also include negligence in the manufacture, labeling, and promotion of its highly addictive products.
Ms. Sattler is admitted to the New York State Bar. She is also admitted to practice in the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and before the United States Supreme Court. She is also a member of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association.
Hakeem was born and raised in the Bronx and is currently lives in co-op city. Hakeem is a Senior at Monroe College in New Rochelle majoring in Criminal Justice. Hakeem is responsible for making sure all of our clients' medical records are received and entered into the case management system in a timely fashion. He also spends time ensuring that the case management system is up to date by organizing and tracking files for important deadlines. Hakeem plans on attending law school after college. When he is not working, Hakeem likes to spend time with his family watching sports.
Fun facts: Hakeem played varsity football and his favorite NFL team is the Patriots.
Job Titles:
- Paralegal / Trial Assistant
Matt is a 2021 graduate of Hamilton College where he majored in economics and government and was a member of the Dean's List and Pi Sigma Alpha, the political science national honor society. While at Hamilton, Matt played baseball, and was awarded the baseball senior exemplary athlete award. Matt has a passion for public service and worked on Capitol Hill and several political campaigns, including Andy Kim and Pete Buttigieg. He also plans to attend law school in the near future. When Matt is not working, he loves spending time with his family, friends and his dogs. Matt's hard work, attention to detail, dedication, and ability to understand complex legal issues quickly has made him an indispensable part of the team.
Vanessa is a lifelong resident of New York City. She was born in Brooklyn and currently lives in the Bronx with her husband and two little ones. Vanessa attended Hunter College at the age of 16, where she majored in Nursing. She uses her knowledge of healthcare in order to better serve the clients at SLG. Vanessa is responsible for her own caseload as well as all of the bookkeeping duties and office and supply management. When she is not working, she loves cooking, reading, and spending time with her family and friends. Vanessa's attention to detail, dedication, and overall joy has often contributed to the success of the firm.
Fun facts: Vanessa enjoys decorating the office for the holidays and drinking Starbucks.