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Attorney Profiles

David A. Field, Esq.

David A. Field, a shareholder of Field Lomenzo, P.C., is is a graduate of Tufts University, (magna cum laude), and Columbia Law School (J.D.). He has been practicing for more than thirty years, subspecializing in divorce and family law for the last twenty- five years. He is an experienced litigator and has helped shaped the law in New York on equitable distribution in marital cases in two landmark decisions decided in the Appellate Division, Jolis v. Jolis and Charpié v. Charpié, the first involving distribution to the spouse of the value of the other spouse's business and the latter having to do with the payment of legal fees by the wealthier spouse based upon a comparison of assets.

Mr. Field is a member of the New York State Bar, Family Law Section, the New York County Lawyers Association and the American Trial Lawyers Association. He is admitted to Federal practice in the Southern District of New York, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court. He has tried cases in every county in the New York City metropolitan area as well as other states and has argued appeals in various Appellate Divisions and the New York State Court of Appeals. Articles concerning cases handled by Mr. Field have appeared in the New York Law Journal, The New York Post, The Daily News, Newsday and the Nassau Herald. Mr. Field has been rated "AV" by Martindale- Hubbel, the highest rating that law directory gives attorneys.

Mr. Field uses the hands-on approach to his litigated matters, personally handling and closely supervising all aspects of his cases from the initial conference to the drafting of pleadings, pre-trial discovery, motions, trial preparation, the trial and defending or prosecuting appeals. He is keenly aware of the emotional turmoil experienced by the matrimonial client during a difficult time of life, particularly where there are children of the troubled marriage. While vigorously advocating his client's interests, he realizes that the best result for all, particularly the children, is a negotiated settlement. Thus, after throughly conducting discovery of the assets and income of the marriage and learning of the best interests of the children, he employs his best efforts to resolve the case to avoid the trauma and costs of a trial, potential appeals and the costs attendant thereto. If a case cannot settle in a manner consistent with good judgment and fairness, the client can rest assured that Mr. Field's more than thirty years of experience has honed his talents as an aggressive and respected trial attorney.

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Ira A. Turret

Ira A. turret, of counsel to Field Lomenzo, P.C., has been engaged in private general practice since 1975. A graduate of Union College (B.S. 1972) and Fordham University School of Law (J.D. 1975), he is admitted to practice in Florida and New York, as well as the United States District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, the United States Supreme Court and the United States Tax Court. He is a member of the New York State Bar Association and its Trusts & Estates and Labor Law Sections.

Mr. Turret has been active in the firm's diversified general practice in the areas of Commercial Litigation, Estates and Trusts, Employment Discharge and Discrimination, Corporate and Real Estate.

In the litigation field, Mr. Turret has subspecialized in employment discrimination, unlawful discharge and Surrogate's Court trial practice. He has tried employment discrimination cases in the Federal Courts since 1978 and was counsel to the plaintiffs in the landmark cases of Bonura vs. Chase Manhattan Bank, NA and Benjamin vs. United Merchants and Manufacturers, Inc. . He was chief trial counsel for contestants in the largest Will contest ever to reach a jury verdict in Manhattan Surrogate's Court. He has prepared and argued numerous appeals, including cases in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and a landmark decision in the New York State Court of Appeals (Benjamin vs Koeppel) . He is the author of Discrimination Law: ADEA Procedural Requirements: Pitfalls for the Unwary Attorney," published in the National Law Journal, June 12, 1989 and has served as a lecturer for the New York State Bar Association in the field of Contested Estate Accountings.

Mr. Turret has over 27 years of experience representing sellers and purchasers of businesses, as well parties to residential and commercial real estate, coop and condominium transactions. He has been AV rated by Martindale Hubbell for over fifteen years.