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Cary Kane LLP

Experienced, Wrongful Termination Advocates: Workers-Employees-Unions
Herald Square Building, 1350 Broadway, Suite 815 New York, New York 10018View Map

Practice Areas:

Labor Law, Labor and Employment, ERISA, Employee Benefits, Civil Rights, Wage and Hour, Litigation.

Year Established: 2004

Firm Size: 8

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

MEMBERS

Larry Cary (Member) born Tucson, Arizona; admitted to bar, 1984, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second and Seventh Circuits; 1989, U.S. Supreme Court; 2003, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of New York. Education: Brooklyn College of the City University of New York (B.A., 1975); New York University (M.P.A., 1979); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 1983); Georgetown University Law Center, Graduate Division (Certificate in Employee Benefits Law, 2008). Special Assistant Professor, Hofstra University, Institute of Applied Social Science, 1983-1985. Member, Adjunct Faculty, Cornell University, New York State School of Industrial Labor Relations, 1985—. Mentor: Center for Labor Studies, Empire State College, State University of New York, 1980-1983; Harry Van Arsdale Jr. School of Labor Studies, Empire State College, State University of New York, 1986. Vice President, 1984-1985, President, 1985-1986 and President Emeritus, 1986-1987, New York State Labor History Association. Member, Labor Advisory Board, Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York University, 1984—. Member, Executive Board, 1990— and Treasurer, 1992—, Worker's Defense League, Inc; Member, Board of Directors, The Working Theater, Inc., 2000-2001. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee. Practice Areas: ERISA; Labor Law; Litigation; Taft-Hartley Plans; Collective Bargaining; Employment Law; Public Sector Labor Relations; Union Elections.

Walter M. Kane (Member) born Queens, New York; admitted to bar, 1999, New York; 2000, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Baruch College (B.A., 1995); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 1999). Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New York; AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee. Practice Areas: Collective Bargaining; Employee Rights; Labor Arbitration; Labor Law; Labor Legislation; Labor Relations; Labor Strikes; National Labor Relations Act; Public Sector Collective Bargaining; Public Sector Labor Relations; Union Contract Negotiations; Union Elections; Union Labor Law; Union Organization.

Charles Pergue (Member) born Brooklyn, New York; admitted to bar, 1992, New York; 1995, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern District of New York; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Polytechnic Institute of New York (B.S., 1979); New York Law School (J.D., 1991). Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Past Member, Employee Benefits Committee); AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee. Practice Areas: ERISA; COBRA; Deferred Compensation; Disability Benefits; Employee Benefit Taxation; Employee Benefit Trusts; Employee Benefits Litigation; ERISA Collections; ERISA Compliance; ERISA Litigation; Health Benefits; Multi-Employer Benefits; Non-Qualified Benefits; Pension and Profit Sharing Plans; Pension Fund Investments; Pension Plans; Pension Taxation; Profit Sharing; Qualified Retirement Plans; Retirement Benefit Plans; Taft-Hartley Plans; 401(k) Plans; Multi-Employer Pensions.

OF COUNSEL

George A. Kirschenbaum (Of Counsel) born New York, N.Y.; admitted to bar, 1974, New York; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Eleventh and District of Columbia Circuits; U.S. District Court, Southern, Eastern, Western and Northern Districts of New York; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky; U.S. Court of International Trade; U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of New York. Education: University of Toledo (B.A., 1970); St. John's University (J.D., 1973). Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Collective Bargaining; Confidentiality Agreements; Employee Discipline; Employee Drug Testing; Employee Rights; Employment Discrimination; Equal Employment Opportunity Law; Fair Employment Practices; Fair Labor Standards; Family and Medical Leave Act; Labor Arbitration; Labor Law; Labor Legislation; Labor Relations; Labor Strikes; National Labor Relations Act; Public Sector Labor Relations; Public Sector Employment Law; Reductions in Force; Title VII Discrimination; Sexual Harassment; Unfair Labor Practices; Union Contract Negotiations; Union Elections; Union Labor Law; Union Organization; Wage and Hour Law; WARN Act.

Stephen E. Appell (Of Counsel) born Brooklyn, New York, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, New York; 1975, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 1985, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1986, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York. Education: Cornell University, (B.S., Industrial and Labor Relations, 1965); Rutgers University School of Law (J.D., 1968). Field Attorney, National Labor Relations Board, Region 2, 1997-2004. Partner, 1990-1997, Associate, 1985-1986, 1987-1990, Sipser, Weinstock, Harper & Dorn, NYC. Associate, Vladeck, Waldman, Elias & Engelhard, NYC, 1986-1987. Supervisory Attorney, National Labor Relations Board, Region 2, 1980-1985. Field Attorney, National Labor Relations Board, Region 29, 1969-1980. Member: New York State Bar Association (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section, Committee on Labor Arbitration and Collective Bargaining). Practice Areas: Collective Bargaining; Labor Arbitration; Labor Law; Labor Relations; Labor Strikes; National Labor Relations Act; Public Sector Employment Law; Public Sector Labor Relations; Unfair Labor Practices; Union Contract Negotiations; Union Elections; Union Labor Law; Union Organization.

ASSOCIATES

Amy F. Shulman (Associate) admitted to bar, 1997, New York and Massachusetts; 1998, District of Columbia; 2000, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 2001, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Cornell University (B.A., cum laude, 1993); Washington College of Law American University (J.D., 1996). Notes and Comments Editor, Journal of International Law and Policy, Washington College of Law, 1995-1996. Law Clerk, The Honorable Aida M. Delgado- Colon, U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. Attorney-Advisor, the Honorable Ronnie A. Yoder, Administrative Law Judge, U.S. Department of Transportation. Member: New York State Bar Association; American Constitution Society; National Employment Lawyers Association; New York County Lawyers' Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Confidentiality Agreements; Covenants Not To Compete; Employee Discipline; Age Discrimination in Employment; Employee Rights; Employment Arbitration; Employment Breach of Contract; Employment Discrimination; Employment Litigation; Fair Labor Standards; Family and Medical Leave Act; National Origin Discrimination; Noncompete Litigation; Agreements; Restrictive Covenants; Sexual Harassment; Wage and Hour Law; WARN Act; Employee Benefits Litigation; ERISA; Multi-Employer Pensions; Multi-Employer Benefits; ERISA Collections; ERISA Litigation; Civil Rights.

Joshua S.C. Parkhurst (Associate) born New York, N.Y.; admitted to bar, 1997, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: University of Chicago (B.A., 1993); New York University School of Law (J.D., 1996). Staff Editor, 1994-1995; Legal Theory Editor, 1995-1996, Review of Law and Social Change. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section); New York County Lawyers Association (Secretary, Labor Relations and Employment Law Committee). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Federal Litigation; Age Discrimination in Employment; Confidentiality Agreements; Covenants Not To Compete; Employee Discipline; Employee Privacy; Employment Arbitration; Employment Breach of Contract; Employment Contracts; Employment Discrimination; Employment Termination; Fair Labor Standards; International Labor Law; Labor Law; Minimum Wage Law; Agreements; Employee Benefit Trusts; Employee Benefits Litigation.

Rachel S. Paster (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, New York. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1996); University of Michigan Law School (J.D., 1999). Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Past Member, Labor and Employment Law Committee, United Nations Committee). Practice Areas: COBRA; Employee Benefits Litigation; ERISA; ERISA Collections; ERISA Compliance; ERISA Litigation; Multi-Employer Benefits; Multi-Employer Pensions; Taft-Hartley Plans; Employment Litigation; Union Labor Law.

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