Rattet, Pasternak & Gordon-Oliver, LLP


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Rattet, Pasternak & Gordon-Oliver, LLP


550 Mamaroneck Avenue Harrison, New York 10528View Map

Practice Areas:

Bankruptcy, Insolvency, Federal Litigation, Commercial Law, Real Estate, Real Estate Workouts, Asset Protection Planning.

Year Established: 1995

Firm Profile:

In 1975, the firm Rattet & Company, P.C. was founded and was dedicated primarily to the practice of bankruptcy and insolvency law for business and real estate enterprises. That firm subsequently became known as Rattet & Pasternak, LLP. In 2002, Arlene Gordon Olvier was added as a named partner. The firm has maintained a specialized practice in the areas of bankruptcy and insolvency law for business and real estate enterprises. In 1995, the firm expanded its practice to include real estate, transactional law and commercial and private lending so that we could more efficiently meet our clients' needs and goals. The firm has had a continuous existence and a specialized practice in bankruptcy and insolvency law for more than thirty years. Rattet, Pasternak & Gordon-Oliver, LLP carries the highest rating given by Martindale-Hubbell.

Firm Size: 10

Representative Clients:

Pudgies Famous Chicken; Barnett Bank; Di Canio Organization, Inc.; Circle in the Square, Inc.; Gaseteria Oil Corp.; Business Loan Center; John DeLorean; Town of Harrison; Karta Corporation; IWT Tesoro Corp; Thinkpath, Inc.; Universal Remote Control.

Office Hours:
Monday: 09:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Tuesday: 09:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Wednesday: 09:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Thursday: 09:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Friday: 09:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Saturday: By Appointment Only
Sunday: By Appointment Only

Robert L. Rattet (Member) born Miami Beach, Florida, March 11, 1945; admitted to bar, 1970, New York; 1973, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 1974, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York; 1978, U.S., Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1996, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York. Education: Georgia Institute of Technology (B.S., 1966); Emory University (J.D., 1969). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award for Corporations. Reorganization Trustee, United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York, 1980—. Lecturer, New York Society of Certified Public Accountants, Westchester County Bar Association. Certified Mediator, United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York and United States District Court, Southern District of New York. Member: Westchester County, New York State and American Bar Associations; Commercial Law League of America; American Bankruptcy Institute; Turnaround Management Association (Member, Board of Governors, UJA Business and Professional Division of Westchester County). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Insolvency Law; Creditors Rights Law; Litigation; Real Estate Workouts.

Jonathan S. Pasternak (Member) born Somerset, New Jersey, January 12, 1963; admitted to bar, 1990, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 1991, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York; 1996, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York. Education: Brown University (B.A., 1985); Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law (J.D., 1989). Arts and Entertainment Law Journal. Member: Westchester County and New York State Bar Associations; American Bankruptcy Institute; Commercial Law League of America (Bankruptcy & Insolvency); Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Insolvency; Creditors Rights; Contracts; Real Estate Transactions; Lending Transactions; Litigation; Real Estate Workouts.

Arlene Gordon Oliver (Member) born Jamaica, West Indies, January 25, 1963; admitted to bar, 1994, New York; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: City University of New York, Baruch College (B.B.A., cum laude, 1986); Fordham University (J.D., 1992). Beta Gamma Sigma. Town Court Justice, Town Court of Greenburgh, Westchester County. Former Arbitrator, White Plains City Court, White Plains, New York. Fellow, New York State Bar Foundation. Member: Westchester County (Assistant Treasurer, 2007—; Former Member, Board of Directors; Chairperson, Bankruptcy Committee), New York State (Elected Delegate from the Ninth Judicial District to the House of Delegates), National (the nations' oldest and largest association of African American lawyers, judges, legal scholars and law students; Member, Board of Governors, 2001—; Chairperson, Bankruptcy Law Section) and American Bar Associations; Black Lawyers of Westchester County (Past President); Westchester Women's Bar Association; Women's Bar Association of the State of New York; National Bankruptcy Institute; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Insolvency; Creditors Rights; Litigation; Real Estate Workouts.

Dawn K. Arnold (Member) born Pittsfield, Massachusetts; admitted to bar, 1995, Connecticut; 1996, New York; 1997, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York. Education: Skidmore College (BA, 1990); Brooklyn Law School (JD, 1995). Semi-Finalist, Conrad B. Duberstein National Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition, 1994. Member: New York State Bar Association (Member, Planning Committee, International Women's Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation New York Network; Commercial and Federal Litigation Section); Women's Bar Association (Co-Chair, Bankruptcy Committee; Diversity Committee); Westchester Women's Bar Association (President and Member, Board of Directors). Practice Areas: Corporate; Bankruptcy; Insolvency; Commercial Litigation; Landlord and Tenant Law.

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James Glucksman (Associate) born New York, New York, April 5, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, New York; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1998, U.S. District Court, Southern, Northern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Cornell University (B.A., 1979); Boston University (J.D., 1982). Member: New York State Bar Association; New York County Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Insolvency; Commercial Litigation; Creditors' Rights.

Erica R. Feynman (Associate) born Bay Shore, New York, June 5, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, New York. Education: State University of New York at Albany (B.A., 1999); Hofstra University (J.D., 2002). Assistant Adjunct Professor of Law, Hofstra Law School, 2004—. Member: Westchester County and New York State Bar Associations; Womens Bar Association; International Womens Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation; Lease Finance.

Julie Anna Cvek (Associate) born Whitestone, New York, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts of New York. Education: New York University (B.A., 2001); Hofstra University School of Law (J.D., 2004). Recipient, The Benjamin Weintraub and Alan Resnick Bankruptcy Law Award, Hofstra University. Member: Westchester County and American Bar Associations; New York County Lawyers Association; Queens County Lawyers Association; Westchester Women's Bar Association.

Kendra M. Goodman (Associate) born Metairie, Louisiana, January 5, 1978; admitted to bar, 2005, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., 2000); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 2004). Recipient, Dean's Scholarship. Member: New York State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy.

Scott A. Steinberg (Associate) born New York, N.Y., May 19, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, New York and Florida; 1984, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: University of Maryland (B.S., cum laude, 1979); Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University (J.D., cum laude, 1982). Associate Editor, Cardozo Law Review, 1981-1982. Author: "Software Licensing: Protecting Intellectual Property in Bankruptcy," Journal of Bankruptcy Law and Practice, July/August 1997, Vol. 6 No. 5 (1997); "Mortgagees Rights in Bankruptcy: Recent Trends in Chapters 11 and 13," Real Estate Finance Journal, Fall 1993. Member: The Florida Bar; New York State and American Bar Associations; New York County Lawyers Association; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Law; Debtor and Creditor.

OF COUNSEL

Richard J. Rubin (Of Counsel) born Poughkeepsie, New York, March 7, 1933; admitted to bar, 1958, New York, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, U.S. Court of Appeals, First and Second Circuits and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Union College (B.S., 1955); Syracuse University College of Law (LL.B., 1958). Phi Delta Phi. Duberstein Moot Court Competition Team; Ruskin Moscow Moot Court Competition. Member: Westchester County and New York State Bar Associations; Westchester Women's Bar Association (Co-chair, Corporate and Commercial Committee); American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Insolvency; Commercial Litigation.

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