Law Firm Overview

The partners at Ostrer Rosenwasser, LLP,  have the experience necessary to handle the most complex trial cases.  Partner, Stewart Rosenwasser joined the firm which was renamed in May of 2006, further strengthening the litigation and personal injury practices following a tenure as  New York County Court and Acting State Supreme Court Justice in the 9th Judicial District.  The firm provides  unmatched experience in a broad variety of matters, including personal injury, wrongful death, complex civil and criminal litigation. Founding Partner, Benjamin Ostrer has handled numerous high profile cases throughout the Hudson Valley and has obtained successful verdicts in matters ranging from alleged homicide, sex offenses and complex civil mattters.  Our firms ability to take cases to trial provides us with enhances our ability to obtain settlements not otherwise attainable as our adversaries understand we are not reluctant to take a case to trial in the event the proposed resolution is unsatisfactory.  Associates David Hoovler a former U.S. Attorney Trial Assistant and Jason Rosenwasser each joined the practice in 2008.  David has already obtained favorable verdicts and results for the firms clients in both State and Federal Court trial and appellate courts. 

We appear in all State, Federal and most local courts in the Hudson Valley and New York City.  Details of representative cases and clients are posted on our website www.orlawllp.com 

• Require a Retainer

• Contingent or performance-based fee (percentage of result achieved)
• Flat project fee (pre-established fee for entire project)
• Hourly fee

Areas of Practice

• Personal Injury
• Labor Personal Injury
• Motor Vehicle Accidents
• General Criminal Defense
• Divorce & Matrimonial Law
• Divorce Involving Professionals
• High Asset Equitable Distributions
• White Collar Crime Defense
• Appeals
• Adoption
• Child Support
• Civil Rights
• Class Actions -- Plaintiff
• Criminal Law
• Custody & Visitation
• Discrimination
• Employment Law -- Employee
• Family Law
• Litigation & Appeals
• Medical Malpractice
• Products Liability Law
• Traffic Violations

Representative Clients

• Town of Chester, New York
• Village of Harriman, New York
• Village of Warwick, New York
• KPIT Infosystems, Inc.
• V.B.F. Builders, Ltd.
• Barr Laboratories, Inc.
• SRA Networks

Representative Cases

• People v. Mayer
• People v. Maragh, 94 N.Y. 2d 569, 708 N.Y.S. 2d 44 (New York Court of Appeals 2001)
• People v. Maragh, 729 N.E.2d 701 (New York Court of Appeals 2001)
• In Re Spectrum Associates, L.P.
• Matter of Khal Charidim Kiryas Joel v. The Village of Kiryas Joel
• Greenberg v. Wertzberger, 639 N.Y.S. 2d 707, 224 A.D. 2d 580
• Battiato v. Town of Chester, 649 N.Y.S. 2d 798, 233 A.D. 2d 325 (Appellate Division 2nd Dept. 1996)
• Tauber v. Spring Valley Water Co., 641 N.Y.S. 2d 104, 226 A.D. 2d 523 (Appellate Division 2nd Dept. 1996)
• People v. Plaza, 670 N.Y.S. 2d 299, 175 Misc. 2d 277 (Appellate Term 1997)

West Practice Categories

Civil Rights, Class Actions -- Plaintiff, Discrimination, Criminal Law, Traffic Violations, White Collar Crimes, Employment Law -- Employee, Family Law, Adoption, Child Support, Custody & Visitation, Divorce, Litigation & Appeals, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff, Products Liability Law, Medical Malpractice