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Law Practice Jeffrey G. Stark, a Member of Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein, P.C., has served as a Justice of the New York Supreme Court, sitting in Nassau County, and was nominated by President Clinton to be a Judge of the United States Court of International Trade. In his law practice in the firm's Litigation and Dispute Resolution department, Mr. Stark represents individuals, businesses, educational institutions, unions and health care institutions.Litigation Victories Mr. Stark was the lead counsel in the case of Sumitomo v. Town of North Hempstead, which resulted in a $31 million damage award for breach of contract. He has handled hundreds of cases, both at trial and on appeal, including dissolutions of business and professional corporations, actions for and against insurance companies, real property actions, zoning matters, personal injury matters, fire cases, public contract cases, physician malpractice actions, environmental cases, deed covenant cases, fraud actions, first amendment actions, litigated estate proceedings, title insurance proceedings, actions involving corporate governance, class actions, matrimonial actions, landlord tenant proceedings, and civil rights actions.In 1984, Mr. Stark represented a group of Catholic school teachers and won a victory in federal court allowing the teachers to file unfair labor practice charges against their religious employer, the Catholic Archdiocese. A few years later, he convinced the state court that a local democratic club had a constitutional right to meet in a local park. Mr. Stark also defeated a lawsuit by former Vice President Spiro T. Agnew seeking a commission on an Argentine business deal. In other cases, he represented a major industrial group in a challenge against the Suffolk County law banning disposable plastic plates and cups, and represented two towns in their challenge to state law mandating the closure of most landfills on Long Island. Mr. Stark was appointed by Judge Arthur Spatt of the Federal District Court to be the Special Master in the case of Revere Armored Car Company. His rulings resolved the issue of how the multi-million dollar losses in that matter were to be allocated between banks and businesses that had entrusted their money to Revere. Professional Profile After graduation from law school, Mr. Stark was a poverty lawyer employed by MFY Legal Services, Inc. in Hell’s Kitchen. He won a number of landmark rulings including the first case to declare an implied warranty of habitability in residential leases in New York. He has handled a number of pro bono cases, particularly those involving the release of foster children for adoption by their foster parents. For his work in this area, Mr. Stark was awarded the Pro Bono Award by the Nassau County Bar Association.Professional Affiliations Mr. Stark has been a lecturer at Fordham University Liberal Arts College, at the Nassau Academy of Law, and the Suffolk Academy of Law. His membership in numerous organizations include the Nassau County Bar Association where he was the Chairman of the Courts Committee from 1985 to 1987, Chairman of the I.A.S. Committee from 1986 to 1987, a Director from 1987 to 1991, and a Vice Chair of the Commercial Court Committee from 2001 to the present. He is also a member of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, the American Bar Foundation, and is a Director of the Committee for Modern Courts. Mr. Stark was a member of the Second Circuit Task Force on Gender, Racial and Ethnic Fairness in the Courts, the New York State Commercial Courts Task Force, and the Task Force on Permanency Planning for Foster Children. He is rated AV by the Martindale-Hubbell, the highest level in professional excellence and ethics |
