2016-05-12T06:58:57-07:00 2015-06-30 SCHALL & ASHENFARB CPAS 307 5th Ave 15th Floor NEW YORK NY 100166517 990 2014-07-01 135662188 New York State Trial Lawyers Assoc Inc NEWY 2123495890 132 Nassau Street 2nd Floor New York NY 10038 Yury Beyzarov CFO 2016-05-12 true David C Ashenfarb P00535436 2122682800 2014 2016-08-17 19:52:53Z Yury Beyzarov 132 Nassau Street 2nd Floor New York NY 10038 3340867 false false X www.nystla.org X 1953 NY To promote a safer and healthier society, to assure access to the civil justice system by those who are wrongfully injured and to advance representation of the public by ethical, well-trained lawyers. 161 161 21 164 4835 -8590 3238785 3271214 49807 64818 0 7601 4835 3296193 3340867 11813 90805 0 938164 1223147 0 494407 2055733 2282500 3005710 3596452 290483 -255585 2272694 1906595 949507 838993 1323187 1067602 To promote a safer and healthier society, to assure access to the civil justice system by those who are wrongfully injured and to advance representation of the public by ethical, well-trained lawyers. false false 3097569 Protecting consumers, assuring that the wrongly injured have access to justice, and providing the public with ethical and well-trained lawyers. 3097569 false true false false true false false false false false true false false false true true false true false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true true false false true 13 0 true 21 true true true false false false true true false false false false false false X 161 161 true false false false true true true true true false true true true true true true true false true false false NY X Yury Beyzarov 2123495890 132 Nassau Street 2nd Floor New York NY 10038 AnnaMarie Bondi-Standard Parliamentarian 10.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Edward A Ruffo Esq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Leslie D Kelmachter Esq Past President 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Michael E Jaffe Esq Past President 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Nicholas I Timko Esq Past President 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Arthur M Luxenberg Esq Board Member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Robert F Danzi Esq Imm. Past Pres. 10.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Edward H Gersowitz Esq 1st Vice Pres 10.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Wendy R Fleishman Esq Secretary 10.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Marc M Dittenhoefer Esq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Evan M Goldberg Esq Pres-Elect 10.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Jeffrey Brecker Board Member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jonathan S Damashek Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Andrew G Finkelstein Esq Affiliate Presi 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Michael S Feldman Esq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Elizabeth Graziane Capital Affil. 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Alan L Fuchsberg Esq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Andrew J Levine Esq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Aaron J Broder Esq Past President 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Alvin H Broome Esq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Anthony J Emanuel Esq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Donald W Boyajian Esq Affiliate Pres. 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Ian Chaikin Esq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Alan M Greenberg Esq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Alan J Schnurman Esq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Anthony P Gentile Esq 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Esq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Daniel P O'Toole Esq 2nd Vice Pres. 10.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 David B Golomb Esq Past President 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 David A Roth Esq Treasurer 10.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 David R Buchanan Esq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 D Carl Lustig III Esq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Fredrick Schulman Esq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Howard A Raphaelson Esq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Richard Nicotra Western Affil. 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 David M Oddo Esq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 David Perecman Esq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Dario Perez Esq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 David S RatnerEsq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 David L Sobiloff Esq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Matthew Funk Esq Deputy Treas. 10.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Bruce Kaye Esq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Eleni Coffinas Esq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Edward A Steinberg Esq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Howard S Richman Esq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Ingrid Heide Esq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Elizabeth Montesano Esq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Edward P Milstein Esq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Marea Wachsman Esq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Michael Rubinowitz Board Member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Catherine Stanton Board Member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Francis M Letro Esq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Bradley Zimmerman Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Gary B Pillersdorf Esq Past President 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Richard Steigman Board Member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Gary Douglas Esq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Guy I Smiley Esq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Helene E Blank Esq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jordan Hecht Esq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Christopher Caputo Esq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Howard S Hershenhorn Esq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Hunter J Shkolnik Esq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Hugh W Campbell Esq Past President 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Harvey Weitz Past President 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 E Stewart Jones Jr Esq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Marc D Grossman Esq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jeffrey B Bloom Esq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Scott Wolinetz Board Member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 S Joseph Donahue Esq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jeffrey E Litman Esq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Victor Pasternack Esq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Paul K Isaac Esq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jeff S Korek Esq Past President 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jeffrey A Lichtman Esq Past President 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Judith A Livingston Esq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jeffrey A Manheimer Esq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 J Michael Hayes Esq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Joseph Miklos Esq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 John J Nonnenmacher Esq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jason L Paris Esq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 John R Massaroni Esq Capital Affilia 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Josh Silber Esq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Joshua N Stein Board Member 10.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kenneth S Litman Esq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Perry Pazer Esq Past President 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 William A Gallina Esq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Lenore Kramer Esq Past President 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Arthur L Salmon Esq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Mark E Seitelman Esq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Mark L Bodner Esq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Michael E Duffy Esq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Martin W Edelman Esq Past President 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Mark J Epstein Esq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Matthew M Gaier Esq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Paul B Harding Esq Capital Affilia 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Michael B Ronemus Esq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Mitchell J Sassower Esq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Michael S Levine Esq President 20.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Michael London Esq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Marie Ng Esq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Michael P Kenny Esq Affiliate Pres. 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 A Stanley Proner Esq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Mitchell L Proner Esq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Matthew R Kreinces Esq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Michael S Lamonsoff Esq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Myron G Lasser Esq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Nicholas Gjelaj Esq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Nicholas Papain Esq Past President 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Joseph P Awad Esq Past President 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Stephen E Erickson Esq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Paul B Weitz Esq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Paul F Oliveri Esq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Philip C Johnson Esq Tier Affiliate 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Paul L LaClair Esq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Peter N Littman Esq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Philip A Russotti Esq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Perry W Weitz Esq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Richard D Meadow Esq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Robert E Godosky Esq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Richard Godosky Esq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Robert J Greenstein Esq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Richard A Gurfein Esq Past President 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Ryan H Asher Esq Board member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Richard E Shandell Esq Past 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Tax filings for periods ending June 30, 2012 and later are subject to examination by applicable taxing authorities. false Special Event 657279 657279 657279 657279 X X false false false Allister Wesson Dir Ptshp for Just 177663 19576 197239 Lawrence Park Executive Direc 518544 12336 530880 Yury Beyzarov CFO 170835 7490 178325 Form 990, Part VI, Line 2: Description of Business or Family Relationship of Officers, Directors, Et Marc Dittenhoefer & Helene Blank are married. Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a: How Members or Shareholders Elect Governing Body The Nominating Committee, made up of Directors, choose the Board of Directors to be presented and approved by the membership. Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b: Describe Decisions of Governing Body Approval by Members or Shareholders There are officers and an Executive Board, as well as a lower level of Board of Directors. The total Board consists of officers, Executive Committee and other Directors that total 164 members. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process The form 990 is reviewed by the CFO and provided to the Audit Committee and top management. It is also made available at headquarters for other members of the board. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts When a conflict arises, it is brought before the proper governing body. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management Every two years, the compensation committee reviews the performance of the organization and the performance of the executive director to determine if the existing salary is sufficient or performance warrents an increase. After a deliberation of this matter, a new proposed salary and benefit package is voted on. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available Organizational documents are made available to the public upon request. 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