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Biography
DiPasquale & Summers, LLP provides focused representation to restaurants, bars, and nightclubs. The firm is based in Manhattan and frequently handles matters throughout the State of New York.
Opening a restaurant is a task not to be taken lightly. It comes with many risks but those risks when carefully examined can be minimized. Allow us to help you.
• Applying for your NY Liquor License
• Liquor License Defense
• Health Code & Applying for Food Service,
Sidewalk Café & Other Necessary Permits
• Music Distribution Licenses
• Purchase or Sell an Existing Restaurant
• Corporation, Partnership, and Business Formation
• Negotiate your Restaurant’s Lease Agreement
• Employment Law
• Employment Handbooks
• Employee Documentation Requirements
• Employing Illegal Aliens
• Unlawful Withholding of Employee Wages or Tips
• Employment Discrimination & Sexual Harassment
• Premises Liability (Slip & Falls, Food
Poisoning, Negligent Security,
• Partnership/ Shareholder and Vendor Disputes
• Sales Tax – Criminal Prosecution
• Business Advice and Risk Management
Practice Areas
3
Practice Areas
Fees and Rates
Cost
Payment Methods
- Cash
- Check
- Credit Card
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Licensed in Hawaii for 7 years
State: Hawaii
Acquired: 2019
No misconduct found
Licensed in New York for 20 years
State: New York
Acquired: 2005
No misconduct found
Location
DiPasquale & Summers, LLP
555 5th Avenue, 14th Floor, New York, NY, 10017
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Posted by Eric | November 11, 2009
He gets results!
Got me great results in a personal injury case. So happy!
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Experience
Honors
2017
America's Top Lawyers, American Law Society
2009
Up and Coming Attorneys, Success Magazine
Work Experience
2018 - Present
Partner, DiPasquale & Summers, LLP
2010 - Present
Principal, DiPasquale Law Group
2009 - 2011
Partner, Gifford DiPasquale, LLP
2007 - 2009
Owner, Law Offices of James D. DiPasquale
Associations
2017 - Present
New York City BarMember
2011 - Present
New York Restaurant Association
2011 - Present
Empire State Restaurant and Tavern AssociationMember
2010 - Present
Association of the Bar of the City of New YorkAdvisory Board
2005 - Present
New York State Bar Association
Education
2004
Roger Williams University School
JD - Juris Doctor
2000
Pennsylvannia State University
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
2013
Restaurant Management Bootcamp 2.0
Legal Considerations for Opening a Restaurant
2012
NYC Letter Grading Reform
Health Code Reform
Publications
2011
2011
foodservice.com
The Entrepreneur’s Toolkit For Restaurant Owners
Languages
English
Activity
Legal Guides
Legal Guides
Legal Guide
Employing Illegal Aliens (NYC Restaurant Owners Guide)
11 Jun 2011
Legal Guide
Employment Law For Restaurant Owners
11 Jun 2011
Legal Guide
Partnership Considerations for Restaurant Owners
11 Jun 2011