Mark J. Alonso Mark attended the Fordham University School of Law, graduating in 1980. He is admitted to the New York State and Federal Bar. He was Writing & Research Editor of the Fordham Urban Law Journal and published a Comment entitled Environmental Law: Federal Pre-emption and the Commerce Clause, 6 Fordham Urb. L.J. 649 (1979). In 1979 and 1980, he was the research assistant to then-Dean (now United States Circuit Court Judge) Joseph M. McLaughlin in his redrafting of his Practice Commentaries to Articles 60 to 77 of McKinney's Civil Practice Law and Rules. Since 1981, Mr. Alonso has actively practiced law, specializing in the fields of commercial litigation, commercial real estate litigation, securities litigation, general corporate and business practice, constitutional law, zoning, matrimonial law and domestic relations. He has argued numerous appeals, and performed innumerable jury and non-jury trials and arbitrations in all areas. Mr. Alonso has appeared on all local news stations with respect to the firm's newsworthy cases and has appeared as a commentator on Fox Newschannel and Court TV with respect to various issues. Manoj R. Andalkar Manoj has a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Bentley College in Waltham, MA and began his career in the Banking industry where he gained extensive mortgage, real estate and finance experience. Mr. Andalkar attended Law School in Boston, MA at the New England School of Law, where he received his Juris Doctorate. Mr. Andalkar is a member of the New York and New Jersey Bars and is admitted to practice in the Federal Courts of the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York and the District of New Jersey. Mr. Andalkar is a commercial and real estate litigator who has appeared before various arbitration forums and the civil courts in New York and New Jersey. Moreover, Mr. Andalkar has written numerous appellate briefs and appeared before the appellate courts. Mr. Andalkar is also proficient at guiding and closing various commercial and non-commercial transactions such as the purchase and sale of businesses, real estate, and various other personal property and also has specific experience in preparing and/or reviewing various agreements including, various types of Contracts, Shareholders Agreements, Employment Agreements, Subscription/Option Agreements, Non-Competition/Confidentiality Agreements, etc. Jaymee Kahn Jaymee graduated from George Washington University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice and earned her Juris Doctorate from Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center in New York in 1994. Ms. Kahn is admitted to practice in New York and the Federal Bar. Ms. Kahn practices all aspects of commercial, securities and civil litigation, transactional work and general corporate and business practice. In addition, Ms. Kahn has performed appellate work and has argued before various administrative agencies. She is a member of the New York State Bar Association, the American Bar Association, and Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity. Ms. Kahn was the co-founder of P.I.L.O.T., the Public Law Organization of Touro. Joan Toro Joan received her B.A. in American History from New York University in 1996 and her J.D. degree from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in 2000. She is a member of the New York Bar and is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. She is a member of New York State Bar Association; Cardozo Women's Association; Latino Lawyers Association of Queens. Ms. Toro is fluent in Spanish and conversant in Italian. Catania T. Facher Catania received her Bachelor's Degree from University of Miami. She received her Juris Doctorate from Brooklyn School of Law. Ms. Facher has interned with the National Labor Relations Board as well as clerked for the National Labor Relations Board-Judges' Division. Ms. Facher comes to Alonso, Andalkar & Kahn with a background in labor and employment law, secondary source lending, real estate matters, and banking. She has also worked in the areas of finance, real estate, and foreclosure at McCabe, Weisberg & Conway. She is licensed to practice in New York State, as well as the District Courts for both the Eastern and Southern District of New York. Ms. Facher is fluent in Spanish and Japanese. She is a member of the New York State Bar Association and the New York County Lawyers' Association. Erin Mac Avoy Erin graduated from New York University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology and earned her Juris Doctor from St. John's University School of Law in 2004, where she served as Associate Managing Editor of the New York International Law Review. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Mac Avoy worked in the areas of matrimonial and family law, personal injury litigation and interned with the Hon. Elaine Jackson Stack, J.S.C. in the Nassau County Supreme Court. She is a member of the New York State Bar Association and the American Bar Association. Cari A. Lewis Cari graduated from the University of Central Florida in 2003 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Legal Studies, minoring in Marketing and graduating with University Honors. She subsequently attended New York Law School, where she obtained her Juris Doctorate degree in 2006. Licensed to practice in New York State, Ms. Lewis is a member of the New York County Lawyers' Association and the American Bar Association. Joseph MacLellan Joe received his Bachelor's Degree in Organizational Communication from the University of Central Florida where he served as Vice President of the Student Body. He then went on to attend Nova Southeastern University where he received his Juris Doctorate Degree with cum laude honors and a pro bono achievement award. Mr. MacLellan has served as the ABA's Director of Communications for the 5th Circuit, Vice Chair of the Governmental Liability Committee and has clerked for the Honorable Mathew D'Emic in New York's Supreme Court. Mr. MacLellan is admitted to practice in New York, New Jersey, Florida and Minnesota. He is an active member of the American Bar Association's Section on Litigation, Tort Trial Insurance Practice Section and the Sports and Entertainment Committee. He is also a member of the New York State Bar Association, and conversant in Italian. Justin A. Goldberg Justin received his Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing from the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business. He earned his Juris Doctorate degree from Touro Law Center, where he graduated with cum laude honors. In addition, he served as a member of the Touro Law Review and published a purview of a New York State case with Federal and State due process implications entitled, People v. DeJesus, 23 TOURO L. REV 505 (2007). Mr. Goldberg has clerked for the Honorable Ute Wolff Lally in the Nassau County Supreme Court, and has interned for the Nassau County District Attorney's Office and the United States Attorney's Office (E.D.N.Y.). Mr. Goldberg is admitted to practice in New York and New Jersey. Chad Gottlieb Chad received his Bachelor degree in Business Finance from the University of Central Florida. He earned his Juris Doctorate from Nova Southeastern University, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude. While at Nova Southeastern University he served as both a senior and junior staff member on the Law Review. Thereafter, Chad attended the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law where he obtained an LL.M. in Intellectual Property. Mr. Gottlieb is a member of the New York, New Jersey, and Florida Bars. Yana Kromo Ms. Kromo graduated from University of Florida in 2004 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology, and went on to earn her Juris Doctor from Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center in 2006. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Kromo worked for a boutique firm in Brickell, Florida focusing on complex litigation and insurance defense. Ms. Kromo is licensed to practice in Florida and New York. She is an active member of the American Trial Lawyer Association. Ms. Kromo was born in Odessa, Ukraine and is proficient in Russian. Lauren Fox Lauren received her Bachelor's Degree in Law cum laude from University College Cork, Ireland in 2005. In 2006, she graduated cum laude with an LLM from Trinity College Dublin specializing in European Law and International Business. In 2009, Lauren graduated cum laude from Fordham University School of Law with an LLM in Banking, Corporate and Finance Law. Between 2006 and 2008, Lauren taught an Introduction to Law Module in Trinity College, Dublin. She also has prior experience in defamation, malpractice, corporate and family law. Lauren is a member of the New York City Bar Association and the Irish Bar Association of New York. She is currently awaiting admission to the New York Bar. She is fluent in Irish and French. Ross Carmel Ross received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of Buffalo and earned his Juris Doctorate degree from Touro Law Center. Licensed to practice in New York State, Mr. Carmel is also a member of the New York State Bar Association and Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity.