Your Breach of Contract Lawyer
Is in Court Every Day. Theirs Isn’t.

Someone Broke the Agreement. Now What?

A vendor who took payment and never delivered. A contractor who disappeared mid-project. A client who refuses to pay for services already rendered. A counterparty who is ignoring the terms of an agreement you both signed.

These situations cost more than whatever dollar figure is on the contract. They stall your business, damage relationships, and create uncertainty that affects every decision you make until the dispute is resolved.

You need a litigator. But not just any litigator. You need one who knows the specific courtroom your case will land in, the judge who will hear it, and the procedural landscape that will determine whether your case moves forward or gets stuck.

Why Clients Choose Me Over Larger Firms

I am in New York’s courthouses almost every day. My per diem practice keeps me inside the Supreme Courts across all five boroughs, Nassau, Suffolk, and Orange counties on a daily basis. When I take on your breach of contract case, I already know the judge assigned to your part, the clerk’s expectations, the unwritten rules of that courthouse, and the procedural details that most attorneys only learn by making mistakes.

You deal directly with me. Start to finish. When you hire this firm, you get me. I evaluate your case, draft the demand letter, argue the motions, take the depositions, and stand in front of the judge. There is no handoff to a junior associate. There is no associate handling your file while I work on something else. You have direct access to the attorney litigating your case at every stage.

This is not a volume practice. Large firms spread cases across dozens of associates who bill hours without accountability. Boutique litigation shops take on everything that walks in the door. I focus on breach of contract and business disputes in New York Supreme Court. That focus means I know the case law, I know the procedural traps, and I know how these cases actually resolve in front of New York judges.

Opposing counsel knows I go to court. A demand letter carries weight when the attorney sending it is someone the other side knows will actually file and litigate. I am not bluffing. I am in these courtrooms every day. That reputation changes the settlement calculus before a case ever gets to discovery.

27 years of daily courtroom experience. I have been practicing in New York’s Supreme Courts since 1997. Not behind a desk reviewing documents. Inside the courtrooms, in front of the judges, handling the calendar calls, the conferences, the motions, and the disputes that determine how cases move through the system. That is an education you cannot get anywhere else, and your case benefits from every day of it.

Breach of Contract in New York Supreme Court

I represent both plaintiffs and defendants in contract disputes across every industry: construction, professional services, vendor agreements, service contracts, and commercial deals. Under New York law, you need to prove a valid agreement existed, one side performed while the other did not, and the breach caused damages. Simple in theory. Rarely simple in practice.

Contracts are ambiguous. Performance obligations are disputed. The other side has their own version of events. Winning requires understanding how the specific judge assigned to your case evaluates credibility, what discovery will actually reveal, and where the pressure points are for settlement.

I have been litigating these cases in New York Supreme Court for 27 years. I handle the full lifecycle: demand letters, NYSCEF filings, discovery, depositions, motion practice, court conferences, mediation, and trial. When your case is in Part 22 at 60 Centre Street or Part IA-11 at 851 Grand Concourse, I already know the terrain.

Business Disputes

When a business relationship breaks down, the legal questions become urgent. A vendor who will not deliver what was promised. A client who refuses to pay. A counterparty who is violating the terms of an agreement that was supposed to protect your interests.

I handle commercial disputes in New York Supreme Court and the Commercial Division, where procedural expectations are demanding and the judges expect precision. Motion practice in the Commercial Division is not the same as in a general IAS part. The briefing standards are higher. The discovery rules are tighter. The judges move faster.

In many business disputes, the goal is a negotiated resolution, not a trial. But the only way to negotiate from strength is to be fully prepared to litigate. The other side’s counsel can tell the difference between an attorney who is posturing and one who has already drafted the motion papers.

The Courtroom Advantage No Other Attorney Has

My per diem practice is not separate from my litigation practice. It is the foundation of it.

Every week, I am handling appearances across multiple New York courthouses. I see how judges run their calendars. I know which parts enforce compliance conference deadlines strictly and which allow adjournments. I know the difference between how discovery disputes play out in Kings County versus Manhattan. I know the DCM system at 80 Centre Street and the calendar culture at 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard.

That knowledge is not something you get from reading the CPLR or attending a CLE. It comes from being inside the courthouse almost every business day for 27 years. When I litigate your breach of contract case, you benefit from every one of those appearances.

Browse the Judge Intelligence Hub to see the kind of courtroom knowledge I bring to every case.

How I Handle Your Case

Case evaluation. I review the contract, the facts, and the realistic range of outcomes. If your case does not justify the cost of litigation, I will tell you directly. If it does, I lay out the path forward with a clear strategy and honest assessment of what to expect.

Pre-litigation. Many disputes end before a complaint is filed. A well-drafted demand letter from an attorney who the other side knows will actually follow through carries weight that a form letter from an unknown firm does not. I negotiate aggressively and I do not waste time.

Litigation. When filing becomes necessary, I handle everything: the summons and complaint, discovery demands, depositions, motion practice, and every conference. The attorney who evaluated your case is the attorney standing in front of the judge.

Resolution. Most breach of contract cases settle. I push every case toward the best possible outcome—whether that is a favorable settlement, a summary judgment motion that disposes of the case, or a structured resolution. The goal is always to get you the result you deserve as efficiently as possible.

Your Case Deserves a Straight Answer.

If you have a contract that has been breached or a business dispute that is heading toward litigation, call me. I will tell you whether you have a case, what it is realistically worth, and what it will take to resolve it. No pressure. No runaround. Just a direct conversation with the attorney who would handle your matter.

160 Broadway, Suite 500, New York, NY 10038

When your case is on the line, send someone who knows the courtroom.

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Breach of Contract Defenses Under New York Law

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