With over twenty years as a practicing attorney, Barton Slavin, Esq., [ e-mail ] leads a staff and network of experienced attorneys that meets both corporate or personal legal needs.

Barton Slavin won at trial a $1.8 million award as plaintiff in a negligence suit in Manhattan Supreme Court. Read a reproduction of the front page of the NY Law Journal article here.

Mr. Slavin is a cum laude graduate of the University of Buffalo and Brooklyn Law School. He was admitted to the Bar in 1983 and is authorized to practice in New York State Courts, Federal District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and the Supreme Court of the United States. 

He is a member of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association, Brooklyn Bar Association, New York County Lawyers Association, National Association of Mortgage Brokers and the Defense Research Institute. 

Since his admission to the Bar, Mr. Slavin has handled many complex litigation matters including foreclosures, commercial claims, and tort actions involving wrongful death, motor vehicle accidents and industrial accidents.

He is the President of the Brooklyn Bar Association (for the years June 2006 to June 2007) (link), having served as a Trustee and Executive Board Member for many years. He has been the Chair of the Young Lawyers Committee, Chair of the Membership Committee, and Co-Chair of the Outreach to Orthodox Attorneys Committee. He currently is a member of the Judiciary Committee, the Supreme Court Committee and several other Committees. He has also served on several Committees of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. He has been a Speaker at Continuing Legal Education seminars of both the Brooklyn Bar Association and The City Bar. He has published legal theory articles in the Brooklyn Barrister. His non-legal activities include his involvement as an Assistant Scout Master with the Boy Scouts. He enjoys camping and long distance bicycling. He provides free legal advice to the cycling community of New York and has been a supporter of Transportation Alternatives (link) for over a decade. He is a Life Member of The League of American Wheelmen (link).

Justices of the Supreme Court, in various Counties, have appointed him to serve as a Court Evaluator in Mental Hygiene Law proceedings. He has also received appointments to serve as a Guardian Ad Litem for infants and incompetents in Estate and Guardianship proceedings.

Mr. Slavin is dedicated to providing the highest level of legal representation to all clients. He has close to 20 years of transactional, trial and litigation experience. 

At the Firm, all transactions, claims and suits, regardless of high or low the indemnity or liability, are handled efficiently, aggressively and individually. The Firm provides on site lectures, discussion groups and up to date documentary materials.

Hon. Joseph Slavin, Esq., [ e-mail ] admitted 1952, J.D., and L.L.M. Estate Planning (NYU), is retired from the Supreme Court, Kings County after 20 years of service.

Currently, in addition to work at the Firm, he serves as a Judicial Hearing Officer for the Office of Court Administration of the State of New York and an arbitrator for National Arbitration and Mediation, a nationwide arbitration and mediation service. 

He has served as a Referee for the Appellate Division of the State of New York in Attorney Disciplinary Proceedings. 

Prior to his service on the Bench, he was a Partner in his firm. The firm concentrated in the representation of lenders in mortgage foreclosure proceedings as well as representing banks, buyers and sellers in real estate and commercial transactions.