Attorneys

John M. Brickman, head of the firm's litigation group, practices primarily in the area of commercial litigation. He has tried more than 100 cases before federal and state courts and arbitration tribunals, and has argued dozens of appeals. He devotes particular attention to contract, corporate, partnership, employment, intellectual property, unfair competition, civil racketeering, franchise, estate, real estate, and construction cases, and frequently represents parties in disputes between principals of professional practices and substantial closely-held businesses.

Mr. Brickman combines legal practice with government service. Since 2007, he has been a Commissioner of the New York State Commission on Public Integrity, the agency that enforces state lobbying and public employee ethics laws and regulations. He is a Director of the Nassau Health Care Corporation, which operates the Nassau University Medical Center. From 2005 to 2008, he served as Chairman of the Correctional Association of New York, an organization founded in 1844 that visits prisons and does research and advocacy in criminal justice issues. Mr. Brickman serves as a Director of several charitable foundations, including the Levitt Foundation, the Long Island Medical Foundation, and the Nassau Health Care Foundation. From 1992 to 1994 he served as a Trustee of The Johns Hopkins University and President of The Johns Hopkins Alumni Association.

Mr. Brickman is pro bono legal counsel to the Manhasset-Great Neck Community Service Center, and is active in bar association, educational, and community activities. Annually, he chairs a Continuing Legal Education program on lawyers' ethics and civility, presented by the New York State Bar Association. From 1991 to 2006, he was Adjunct Professor of Law at Touro College, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, where he taught the course in Pre-Trial Litigation to senior law students. He writes and speaks regularly on public issues, including the administration of correctional and criminal justice agencies.

Mr. Brickman received his undergraduate degree from The Johns Hopkins University and his J.D. degree cum laude in 1969 from Columbia University School of Law, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar and Dean's List Scholar and served as Revision Editor of the Columbia Journal of Law and Social Problems. From 1971 to 1975, he served as Executive Director of the New York City Board of Correction, the agency of New York City government that oversees the operation of the New York City prison system and issues reports and recommendations for change.