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At a Glance
| Founded by | Founded in 2000; led by an Executive Committee including Bob Abrams, Howard Fensterman, Ethan Gerber, and Robert Spolzino (per the firm) |
| Focus | Full-service firm with substantial business and commercial litigation practices, alongside health law and matrimonial law (per the firm) |
| Office | 1 MetroTech Center, Brooklyn, NY, one of the firm’s New York City offices, distinct from its Lake Success headquarters on Long Island |
| Signature results | Announced significant litigation victories on behalf of three former Boar’s Head distributors in New York State (per the firm) |
| Distinctive edge | More than 120 attorneys firmwide, with 52 individually named to Super Lawyers or Rising Stars lists, and several partners who serve or have served as judges in local and state courts |
| Fee model | Not published on the firm’s site; prospective clients should confirm directly |
| Known for | Business litigation, commercial disputes, health law, and civil litigation for businesses, healthcare providers, and individuals (per the firm) |
Origin and Background
Founded in 2000, Abrams Fensterman began by representing healthcare providers before expanding into commercial litigation, real estate, matrimonial law, and other practice areas, per the firm’s own site. While the firm’s headquarters sits in Lake Success on Long Island, it maintains a genuine Brooklyn office at 1 MetroTech Center, confirmed against independent business listings; this profile covers the firm’s New York City presence specifically, distinct from its Nassau County headquarters.
What Makes This Firm Structurally Different
Abrams Fensterman positions itself on scale combined with personal accessibility: per its own site, the firm states its lawyers are “always a phone call or email away” and act as “true partners,” despite operating with more than 120 attorneys across six offices in Long Island, Brooklyn, White Plains, Rochester, and Albany. Several members of the firm’s leadership have served as judges in local and state courts, per the firm’s own site.
Practice Areas
- Business and commercial litigation
- Civil litigation and appeals
- Employment and labor litigation
- Bankruptcy and turnaround/workout matters
- Health law and healthcare litigation
- Intellectual property litigation
Track Record
Per the firm’s own site, Abrams Fensterman “announces significant litigation victories on behalf of three former Boar’s Head distributors in New York State,” a specific, named commercial matter. Awesome Attorneys has not independently verified the details or outcome of this matter beyond the firm’s own published announcement. Past results in any matter do not guarantee or predict a similar outcome in any future matter.
Client Voice
An independently posted Martindale.com peer review describes one Abrams Fensterman attorney as “an extremely intelligent and well prepared attorney” who “holds himself to the highest ethical and professional standards,” while a separate review calls the same attorney a professional “who knows how to evaluate a matter and approach outside the box.” These reviews concern the firm’s health law practice specifically rather than commercial litigation. Awesome Attorneys did not identify a broader set of business-litigation-specific attributed client reviews as of this profile’s research date.
Beyond the Courtroom
Abrams Fensterman and the Harvard Election Law Clinic secured New York Voting Rights Act settlements in Newburgh and Mount Pleasant, per the firm’s own site, resulting in ranked-choice voting and district-based elections — public-interest work distinct from the firm’s commercial practice.
Recognition
52 Abrams Fensterman attorneys have been individually named to Super Lawyers or Super Lawyers Rising Stars lists, a peer-nomination and independent-research-based recognition distinct from a purchased marketing placement. New York does not maintain a board-certification system for business litigation comparable to Texas’s TBLS, so Awesome Attorneys does not apply “specialist” language to any New York business litigation attorney on that basis.
New York Legal Backdrop
Commercial contract disputes in New York generally carry a six-year statute of limitations under CPLR § 213(2). Distributor and supply-chain disputes, like the firm’s cited Boar’s Head matter, often involve both contract claims and, depending on the facts, statutory claims under New York’s General Business Law. None of this is legal advice; a specific commercial dispute should be evaluated by a licensed New York attorney based on the actual facts involved.
Awesome Attorneys Assessment
Abrams Fensterman’s clearest differentiator is genuine scale — over 120 attorneys and 52 individually recognized by Super Lawyers — paired with a specific, named litigation win for a recognizable client base (former distributors of a well-known national brand). The honest trade-off is that the firm’s headquarters and much of its leadership are based on Long Island rather than New York City proper, and the client reviews Awesome Attorneys located concerned the health law practice rather than commercial litigation specifically. For a business client working with the firm’s Brooklyn office who wants access to a large, multi-practice firm’s resources for a commercial dispute, that scale is a reasonable basis for a shortlist.
Methodology and Sourcing
This profile was researched from Abrams Fensterman’s own website, including its about page, locations page, and news announcements, and independent business directory listings (Martindale.com, Super Lawyers, Yelp) confirming office addresses.
Publisher Disclosure and Independence Notice
Awesome Attorneys is an independent legal directory and editorial publication. This profile was not paid for, commissioned, or reviewed by Abrams Fensterman, LLP prior to publication. Awesome Attorneys does not endorse, recommend, or warrant any profiled firm, and inclusion in this directory is not a paid placement. “Awesome Attorneys” is a brand name only and does not constitute a rating or ranking claim. Facts stated are current only as of this profile’s research date.
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