Nine attorneys at Beldock Levine & Hoffman LLP have been named 2017 Super Lawyers: Jonathan Pollack, Jonathan Moore, Cynthia Rollings, Peter Matorin, David Rankin, Henry Dlugacz, Marc Cannan, and Associates Luna Droubi and Keith Szczepanski. The Super Lawyers list is issued by Thompson Reuters. A description of the selection methodology can be found here. Managing Partner Jonathan Pollack received the award in the field of Family Law, Estate Planning & Probate, and Tax Law; P

BLH partners Jonathan Moore and Marc Cannan recently obtained a $14.6 million settlement for Everton Wagstaffe, for his civil rights claims against the State and City of New York. The State paid $3,150,000, and the City paid $11,428,125. In 1992, Mr. Wagstaffe was wrongfully convicted of the kidnapping of a teenage girl and sentenced to 25 years. For the next 23 years, he fiercely maintained his innocence, refusing probation, which he viewed as an admission of guilt. Though h

BLH is proud to announce that it has merged with the law firm of Rankin & Taylor, a premier litigation firm with a strong focus on civil rights and police misconduct. The firm welcomes new Partner David Rankin, Associate Gillian Cassell-Stiga, and Paralegals Abigail Robinson and Donald Pooler to the BLH family.