Marc J. Chase, Partner
Irwin J. Weinstein, Partner
Jules G. Messinger, Partner
Murray Weinstein, Of Counsel
Maurice Chayt, Of Counsel
The experienced attorneys at Weinstein, Chase, Messinger & Peters, Brooklyn, New York are part of a small, private law firm. The attorneys have many decades of combined experience focusing on a broad range of practice areas.
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Attorney Irwin J. Weinstein earned his law degree at University of California, Hastings in 1983 and focuses his practice on personal injury. Irwin was admitted to bar, 1984, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Brandeis University (B.A., cum laude, 1976); Hastings College of Law, University of California (J.D., cum laude, 1983). Member: Brooklyn (Vice Chair, Legislative Committee) and New York State Bar Associations. LANGUAGES: Spanish. PRACTICE AREAS: Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice; Health Law.
Marc J. Chase, born Brooklyn, New York, July 1 1950; Education: Emerson College (B.S. 1973); Hamline University School of Law (J.D. 1979); Professional: Partner in the Law Firm of Weinstein, Chase, Messinger and Peters, P.C.; Member, Medical Malpractice Panel, Second Judicial Department, 1984 1990; Member, Brooklyn Bar Assoc. (Member, Interprofes¬sional Committee 1984 1987) and American Bar Assoc. (Member, Sections on Liti¬gation, General Practice) Bar Associations. Member, Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Member, Association of Nephrology Nurses and Technicians, 1971-73. Emergency Medical Technician, 1975;
In addition to serving as a partner in his law firm, Mr. Chase is the Network Administrator responsible for selecting, purchasing and maintaining, all computer and communications equipment utilized by the firm. Mr. Chase has served on several advisory boards, such as the West Publishing Company CD-Rom Advisory Board and served as a beta-tester for various software products.
Mr. Chase initiated the formation of, and then served on, the tenant's committee at 20 Plaza Street in Park Slope, Brooklyn, New York. While serving on this committee Mr. Chase was instrumental in negotiating the 100 unit buil¬ding's transition to a cooperative, including securing financing for the purchasing shareholders. Subsequent to the building's becoming a cooperative, he filled a variety of offices, including Vice Presi¬dent of the Board of Directors of the 20 Plaza Housing Corp.
Mr. Chase was also the President of Oscawanna Management Corp, a position he held for four years. While serving in this position Mr. Chase spearheaded the transition in ownership from a corporation formed under the General Business Law to one under the Real Estate Law, as well as supervising tax challenges and modernization of this cooperative.
Mr. Chase has done Pro Bono legal work for Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, assisting theaters, dance companies and other arts presenting organizations. A former resident of Flatbush for ten years, he belonged to the South Mid¬wood Residents Association and served as the Chairman of the Legal Commit¬tee of Flatbush Development Corporation as well as its Vice President..
Mr. Chase has lectured at the Adelphi University Nursing School, various hospitals and to members of the Brooklyn Bar Association on issues involving health care and medical malpractice.
Attorney Jules G. Messinger Mr. Messinger graduated from the State University of New York at Stony Brook ( B.A.1981 - Beta Cum Laude) and earned his law degree from Brooklyn Law School in 1984 (Honors Society) and specializes in the practice of personal injury litigation. He was admitted to the New York State Bar in 1986 and to the United States District Court (Eastern and Southern Districts).
Mr. Messinger is a member in the Brooklyn Bar Association; the New York State Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America and the American Bar Association.
Mr. Messinger joined this firm in 1994 where his special area of practice is personal injury litigation and trial work. Mr. Messinger handles some of the trial work for the firm as well.
Attorney Murray Weinstein is a former member of the State Legislature. Maurice Chayt has been an active bar association leader. In 1981, he was President of the Brooklyn Bar Association. He later served as President of the Network of Bar Leaders, an association then consisting of 25 of the leading bar associations in the New York City metropolitan area, and as a Delegate of the New York State Bar Association. He has written articles in the New York State Bar Journal and in the Brooklyn Bar Association Bulletin, and currently serves as one of the firm's leading trial attorneys. Maurice Chayt is currently a member of the Grievance Committee and is also of counsel to the firm.
Attorney Maurice Chayt received his law degree at Harvard Law School in 1952 and focuses most of his practice to litigation. He is now of counsel to the firm. Maurice Chayt was admitted to the New York bar in 1953,; the U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and U.S. Supreme Court in 1957,. Education: Brooklyn College of the City University of New York (B.A., 1949); Harvard University (J.D., 1952). President, Brooklyn College Alumni Association, 1983 1987. Adjunct Law Professor, Brooklyn College, 1982 1983. Trustee, Law Library, Brooklyn, 1981 1994. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Member: Brooklyn (Trustee, 1967 1973; President, 1980) and New York State (State Delegate, 1981 1988) Bar Associations; Network of Bar Leaders (President, 1987); New York State Trial Lawyers Association (District Governor, 1968 1975); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. LANGUAGES: French, Spanish, and Yiddish.
The experienced attorneys at Weinstein, Chase, Messinger & Peters represent clients throughout New York, and the five Boroughs of New York City, including the communities in the counties of Suffolk, Nassau and Westchester. Contact Us for a FREE Consultation!
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