Personal Information:

In selecting a lawyer, it is obviously important to review the lawyer's qualifications and expertise in the field for which you're retaining the attorney.  However, what is often overlooked is the ability of the attorney and client to interact together.  It is as important for a client to respect his attorney as a person, as it is to respect him as a lawyer.  For that reason, I am providing a brief personal bio of myself.

Born:  1953, Queens, N.Y. Ethnic background:  Italian Married since 1980, two children; two dogs; two cats. Personal Interests:  Racquetball, golf, dog breeding, computers.

In 1988, after unsuccessfully searching for a software package for my law office, I launched a legal software development company called "L.I. LAW, Inc.".  Becoming impatient dealing with the programmer I hired, I taught myself how to program, and in conjunction with my full time general practice, I (along with my secretary) did all the programming, marketing, sales, training and support of the "L.I. LAW Office Management System".  Amazingly, more than 10 years later, I still have a number of attorneys relying on my software to manage their law offices.

From 1992 to 1994, as a way of promoting L.I. LAW, I founded "L.I. LAW Expos, Ltd." which produced trade shows for attorneys. These trade shows included vendors for various types of legal products, as well as seminars on specific areas of law. However, with all the Bar Associations getting into the act of running their own trade shows, we ended promotions in 1994.

 

In November, 1995 I found "the web".  My first web page, "A Perfect Dog: The Coton de Tulear", (www.cotonpage.com) was posted in response to my having acquired a terrific "Coton de Tulear" puppy.  After getting my feet wet with the Coton page, I set up "Find-A-Lawyer On The Net", "A Catalog of Rare Opera", "A Directory of Long Island Real Estate", "Computer Miracles" and "Wellness-USA".

In August, 2007, at my heaviest weight of 298 lbs, I started the Michael Thurman Weight Loss Plan.  By September 2008 I had lost 115 lbs.  Now I take 5-6 spin classes each week, play at least 2 hours per week of racquetball, and have maintained my weight at 183lbs.  In January 2010 I was invited to the "Dr. Oz" show, as one of the "Dr. Oz 100" ... 100 guests who lost 100+ pounds, for his 100th show.

This URL is www.LI-Lawyer.com