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21 Everett Road Extension
Albany, NY 12205
Phone: 518.489.1098
Toll Free: 800.681.4270
Fax: 347.214.3310


61 Broadway
Suite 2010
New York, NY 10006


Areas of Practice
including:
  • Complex Civil Litigation
  • False Claims (Whistleblower) Litigation
  • Medical Malpractice
  • Automobile Accidents
  • Co-op/Condo Disputes
  • Securities Litigation
  • Employment/Workplace Injuries
  • Insurance Litigation

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 The Law Office of Richard B. Ancowitz represents employees with issues such as wrongful termination, sexual harassment, wrongful discrimination (gender, age, religion, disability, pregnancy, national origin, race), wage and overtime issues, employment contracts, and negotiation of severance packages.

Businesses will typically retain an attorney to provide counsel to represent themselves, given that labor laws often are complex and problematic. However, the Law Office of Richard B. Ancowitz combines knowledge, ingenuity, resources, and litigation savvy in order to level the playing field on behalf of employees.

The Law Offices of Richard B. Ancowitz helps parents determine whether birth trauma may be the cause of their child's developmental problems.

What happens at birth often significantly affects the way in which a child develops physically, emotionally and intellectually. Developmental disabilities may appear years after a child's birth.

Children who do not walk or talk properly by the age of three may have suffered a trauma at birth that was never properly identified by the doctor or hospital.

By the time a child begins school, parents may notice an inability or difficulty to perform at an expected level. In order to evaluate a child's legal rights property, it is crucial to do a thorough medico-legal investigation of the child's medical records. The Law Offices of Richard B. Ancowitz does this in consultation with leading medical experts.

Only after such a review is completed can the child's legal rights be property evaluated.

Lead Paint Poisoning

The Law Offices of Richard B. Ancowitz understands the causes and signs of lead paint poisoning. Exposure to lead paint can cause learning disabilities, mental retardation and attention deficit disorders. These children will usually require special educational opportunities, which may be costly.

 The False Claims Act is a law that allows ordinary citizens to help expose fraud in government, and ALSO to share in the recovery of monies recouped as a result of exposing the fraud. False Claims Acts, both federal and state, are aimed at fraud committed which harms government, i.e. taxpayers. 

False claims actions involve claims against businesses, corporations and individuals for submitting false and/or  fraudulent claims for payment to federal, state or local governments, or to government contractors. These actions, also known as “qui tam” actions, often are triggered by a complaint filed under seal by a "whistleblower," who often is a current or former employee of the potential defendant.
 
A wrongdoer found liable may be required to pay substantial damages which can be shared with the whistleblower, including penalties, treble damages and attorney's fees.

Automobile Accidents

Richard B. Ancowitz is acknowledged by other lawyers throughout New York State as a leading author, lecturer, and litigator of automobile insurance related issues
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