Russell Penzer

Russell Penzer is a partner in the firm's Litigation practice group. His practice covers a wide array of litigation in both federal and state courts.

Mr. Penzer is admitted to practice before the courts of New York as well as the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He is a member of the Nassau County Bar Association, the Federal Bar Council and the Federal Bar Association.

Mr. Penzer is a graduate of the State University of New York at Stony Brook (B.S., Cum Laude, 1995) and New York University School of Law (J.D., 1998), where he was an Editor of the Annual Survey of American Law.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Penzer served as a law clerk to the Honorable Jacob Mishler, U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of New York and also as an associate at the New York City law firm of Rosenman & Colin, LLP. Mr. Penzer has also served as an Adjunct Professor of Legal Methods at the Touro School of Law.

Mr. Penzer currently serves as Secretary of the Federal Bar Association's Eastern District of New York Chapter.

Mr. Penzer is the author or co-author of several articles including:

• ‘Dumb Pipe’ or Provider of Content? AOL Won, But Computer Service Liability Issues Remain Open, New York Law Journal, June 26, 2000;
• Analyzing Securitized Mortgages on Commercial Property, New York Law Journal, March 11, 2010
• Broad Scope May Trigger Catastrophe for the Unwary, New York Law Journal, May 12, 2010
• Can Courts Force Lenders to Negotiate Loan Modifications?, New York Law Journal, July 12, 2010
• Foreclosure Actions: Is Federal Court a Viable Option?, New York Law Journal, January 3, 2011
• Aggressive Defense is Now an Option in Foreclosure Actions, New York Law Journal, February 28, 2011
• Effect of Recession on Damage Awards in Employment Cases, New York Law Journal, May 3, 2011
• Employment Discrimination: Mitigating Damages in a Weak Economy, Nassau Lawyer, October 2011
• Breach of Non-Compete Agreements: Establishing Damages, The Suffolk Lawyer, December 2011

Mr. Penzer is actively involved as a volunteer with the Epilepsy Foundation of Long Island, an organization dedicated to providing education, counseling and residential care to Long Island residents with epilepsy, developmental disabilities and related conditions.