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Martin Clearwater & Bell LLP is proud to congratulate selected lawyers to The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch 2021 by Best Lawyers®.

The SARS-Cov-2 (Coronavirus or COVID-19) pandemic and the physical distancing measures taken to combat its spread have had a significant negative impact on businesses across the country.

Congratulations to Peter T. Crean, Kenneth R. Larywon, Anthony M. Sola, Bruce G. Habian, Sean F.X. Dugan, and Michael A. Sonkin for being selected once again by their peers for inclusion in the New York City edition of The Best Lawyers in America© 2021.

In April 2020, as COVID-19 infections and deaths were surging exponentially, the New York Legislature enacted the Emergency or Disaster Treatment Protection Act (EDTPA).

Congratulations to our Partner, Karen B. Corbett for receiving Martindale-Hubbell's Highest Rating: AV Preeminent! Martindale-Hubbell conducts a thorough review of attorneys who wish to receive a Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating.

Valerie K. Ferrier, Partner and Head of the Firm's Labor & Employment Practice Group, wrote an article entitled "Workplace Bias Pleading May Change After Title IX Shift," which was featured in Law360:

Congratulations to our Partner, and Head of the Firm's Labor & Employment Practice Group, Valerie K. Ferrier, for receiving Martindale-Hubbell's Highest Rating: AV Preeminent!

Senior Partner Michael Sonkin and Partner Conrad Chayes, Jr.’s motion for summary judgment on behalf of our client, an Internist, was granted by the Hon. Justice Spodek in the Supreme Court, Kings County.

Senior Partner John J. Barbera, Partner, Jayne L. Brayer, and Associate, Christopher J. Daniel's motion for summary judgment was granted in a Westchester County Supreme Court Action.

Senior Partner John Barbera, Partners Ruth Ragan and Michael Bastone’s motion for summary judgment on behalf of our client Hospital, Emergency Room physician and Trauma Surgeon was granted in Suffolk County action dismissing all claims.