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Jeffrey G. Stark, (New York University School of
Law, J.D., 1968), has served as a Justice of the New York
Supreme Court, sitting in Nassau County, and was nominated
by President Clinton to be a Judge of the United States
Court of International Trade.
Mr. Stark was the lead counsel in the case of Sumitomo
v. Town of North Hempstead, which resulted in a $31
million damage award for breach of contract. He has handled
hundreds of cases, both at trial and on appeal, including
dissolutions of business and professional corporations,
actions for and against insurance companies, real property
actions, zoning matters, personal injury matters, fire
cases, public contract cases, physician malpractice actions,
environmental cases, deed covenant cases, fraud actions,
first amendment actions, litigated estate proceedings,
title insurance proceedings, actions involving corporate
governance, class actions, matrimonial actions, landlord
tenant proceedings, and civil rights actions.
Mr. Stark defeated a lawsuit by former Vice President Spiro
T. Agnew seeking a commission on an Argentine business
deal. In other cases, he represented a major industrial
group in a challenge against the Suffolk County law banning
disposable plastic plates and cups, and represented two
towns in their challenge to state law mandating the closure
of most landfills on Long Island. Mr. Stark was appointed
by Judge Arthur Spatt of the Federal District Court to
be the Special Master in the case of Revere Armored
Car Company. His rulings resolved the issue of how
the multi-million dollar losses in that matter were to
be allocated between banks and businesses that had entrusted
their money to Revere.
Mr. Stark membership’s include the Nassau County Bar
Association where he was the Chairman of the Courts Committee,
Chairman of the I.A.S. Committee, a Director, and a Chair
of the Commercial Court Committee, member of the Second Circuit
Task Force on Gender, Racial and Ethnic Fairness in the Courts,
the New York State Commercial Courts Task Force, and the
Task Force on Permanency Planning for Foster Children. In
addition, Mr. Stark has been a frequent lecturer. He is rated “AV
Preeminent” by the Martindale-Hubbell, the highest
level in professional excellence, and was recognized by L.I.
Pulse Magazine as one of the region's "Top Legal Eagles" (2010,
2011). Mr. Stark has handled a number of pro bono cases,
particularly those involving foster children. For his work
in this area, he was awarded the Pro Bono Award by the
Nassau County Bar Association.
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Jeffrey
G. Stark,
Esq.
