Atty. Matthew Funk
Mr. Funk, senior partner at Pasternack Tilker Ziegler Walsh Stanton & Romano, LLP, handles workers compensation cases for the firm.
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Matthew Funk is a Senior Partner based in New York, New York, practicing at Pasternack Tilker Ziegler Walsh Stanton & Romano, LLP. They have 27+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1999. Their practice focuses on workers comp and construction. Admitted to practice in New York (1999). Educated at Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 1998) and Albany University (—). Serands clients in New York, NY and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Mr. Funk, senior partner at Pasternack Tilker Ziegler Walsh Stanton & Romano, LLP, handles workers compensation cases for the firm
- He received his undergraduate degree from Albany University in 1995 and later went on to earn his Juris Doctorate degree from Brooklyn Law School in 1998
- He has been practicing law since 1999 and became a partner at the firm in 2007
- He is the current President of the New York Trial Lawyers Association (NYSTLA)
- He is also the Co-Chair of the NYSTLA Workers' Compensation Committee and a member of the Legislative Committee, No-Fault Committee and Labor Law Committee
- Since 1999, he has written for the NYSTLA Decisions program
- He has lectured at the Decisions program for the past two years on the topic of Workers' Compensation
- Matthew serves on the Executive Board of the Injured Workers Bar Association, participating in online round table discussions regarding the rights of injured workers
- He is a Workers Compensation Committee member of the New York Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health (NYCOSH)
- Matthew regularly lectures on the workers compensation law to various labor organizations
- Currently, he is actively engaged in extensive workers compensation litigation
- In 2017, Matthew was honored with a City & State Corporate Social Responsibility Award in the Law sector
- In 2023, Matthew was selected to Super Lawyers, a designation of top-rated practicing attorneys selected through extensive evaluation, in the area of workers’ compensation
- Professional Associations and Memberships • Named to Super Lawyers list in the area of workers compensation, 2023 • New York Trial Lawyers Association (NYSTLA) • Injured Workers Bar Association • New York Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health (NYCOSH)
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Workers compensation lawyers help injured workers get medical care, lost wages, and disability benefits. Free consult, no fee unless you win.
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Practicing law in New York. Legal matters in New York are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in New York are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate New York state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in New York brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in New York courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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