Meet Us

Senior Partners

David A. Davis

BA, Grinnell College, 1990
JD, Boston College, 1993
Admitted, New York Bar, 1994
Admitted, New Jersey Bar, 1994
Admitted, Federal Bar, 1994

A founding partner of Davis & Ferber, David heads our Labor Relations and Employment Law Group. Since 1993, David has represented individual clients and labor organizations in every facet of the employment relationship. David devotes a majority of his time to union contract negotiations, serving as chief negotiator in collective bargaining. Thanks to his tireless work our clients are industry leaders in their respective fields. David often speaks at union events, lecturing on negotiation strategies, duty of fair representation, and contract interpretation.

ddavis@davisferber.com

Steven B. Ferber

Interview with Steven B. Ferber

BA, SUNY at Stony Brook, 1975
JD, University of Toledo, 1978
Admitted, New York Bar, 1979
Admitted, Federal Bar, 1979

A founding partner of Davis & Ferber, Steven leads our Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice Group. He has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars on his clients’ behalf. Unlike attorneys who settle cases at a lower value to avoid trial, Steven has taken over 200 cases to verdict, making him well known for only settling cases for their true value. Steven served on the Judicial Screening Committee, screening candidates for Judgeship. He holds the highest possible rating of “AV” from Martindale Hubbell, and was co-chair of the Supreme Court committee of the Suffolk Bar as well as Boss of the Year, Suffolk County Legal Secretaries Association.

sferber@davisferber.com

Partners

Allison Davis-Sica

Interview With Allison Davis-Sica

BA, University of Miami, 1987
JD, Hofstra University, 1990
Admitted, New York Bar, 1991
Admitted, Federal Bar 1991

adavis@davisferber.com

Bio

Partner Allison Davis, heads our General Practice Group where she is involved in all aspects of Divorce and Family Law. To further aid her clients, Allison became a certified divorce mediator, brokering agreements that meet the needs of the parties and their children. Allison also assists clients with estate planning, elder law, real estate transactions, surrogate court proceedings, civil litigation, and more. Allison takes pride in the fact that her clients return, and recommend her to their friends and family.

Christopher S. Rothemich

Interview With Christopher S. Rothemich

BA, Univ. of Rhode Island, 1987
JD, Suffolk Univ. Law School, 2000
Admitted, New York Bar, 2001
Admitted, Federal Bar 2004

crothemich@davisferber.com

Bio

Partner Christopher Rothemich practices in our Labor Relations and Employment Law Group. He represents public and private sector unions on all labor relations matters including contract negotiations, mediation, interest arbitration and fact finding. Chris has also litigated hundreds of grievance arbitrations, disciplinary hearings, unfair labor practices, improper practice charges and more. Chris also oversees our firm’s Disability Retirement and Social Security applications and appeals. Formerly a criminal defense attorney, Chris now devotes all his time to representing unions and union membership.

Cary M. Greenberg

Interview With Cary M. Greenberg

BA, Long Island University, 1981
JD, Hofstra University School of Law, 1984
Admitted, New York Bar, 1985
Admitted, Federal Bar, 1985

cgreenberg@davisferber.com

Bio

Cary joined the firm in 2005. He currently acts as managing attorney in the Personal Injury/Medical Malpractice Group. Since his graduation from law school and admission to the Bar, he has concentrated his practice on all phases of litigation.

Before joining Davis & Ferber, Cary served as a managing attorney for some of the top litigation firms in New York City. He is a member of the New York Trial Lawyers Association and the Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Cary handles a variety of complex cases including personal injury, medical malpractice, products liability, civil rights, and commercial cases on both State and Federal Levels from inception through trial. Several of his cases were landmark cases involving liability of bars and restaurants under the “Dram Shop Law”, and lawsuits on behalf of police officers pursuant to General Municipal Law §205(e).

Cary also prepared and argued numerous Appeals at the Appellate Division level. He has obtained hundreds of sizable awards for his clients, either by means of negotiated settlements or verdicts after trial. Many of these verdicts have been reported in the industry-wide verdict reporters.

Jeffrey M. Pincus

BA, SUNY at Albany, Cum Laude, 1986
JD, Hofstra University School of Law, 1989
Admitted, New York Bar, 1990
Admitted, Federal Court, Southern District of New York, 1994
Admitted, Federal Court, Eastern District of New York, 1994

jpincus@davisferber.com

Bio

Jeff is a trial partner in the firm’s Personal Injury/Medical Malpractice Group. Prior to joining Davis & Ferber, Jeff was a partner in one of the largest defense firms in the metropolitan region. He represented a host of individual and corporate defendants in high exposure, catastrophic losses stemming from accidents in the trucking and transportation industry, construction accidents, vehicular negligence, products liability along with matters of municipal liability, medical malpractice and nursing home negligence. Upon graduation from law school, Jeff was an Assistant District Attorney where he gained invaluable training as a trial attorney. As a member of the Sex Crimes Unit, he helped bring justice and closure to victims of the worst possible crimes.

Jeff is delighted to utilize his decades of experience as a trial attorney to represent individuals who sustained serious personal injury due to the negligence of others.

Of Counsel

Edward Freer

BA, Marist College, 1997
MS, University of Florida, 2013
JD, Pace University School of Law, 2002
Admitted, New York Bar, 2003

efreer@davisferber.com

Bio

Edward L. Freer is an associate in the Labor Relations and Employment Law Group. Mr. Freer retired as a Detective Lieutenant from the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department in 2013 with 26 years of service. He served in many ways, including assignments in uniform patrol, emergency services, crime-scene, community policing, training, and criminal investigations. Mr. Freer graduated magna cum laude from Marist College and cum laude from Pace University School of Law while working as a police officer. He was admitted to the NYS Bar in 2003. Upon retirement from the PD, he served as Deputy Title IX Coordinator at Marist College where he handled discrimination complaints by employees and students. Prior to joining Davis & Ferber, LLP, he ran his own private practice in the Dutchess County, New York, and served as an adjunct instructor at Dutchess Community College. Mr. Freer continues to teach, and now works out of the firm’s LaGrangeville office assisting clients from NYC up through the Hudson Valley.

Senior Associate

Melissa B. Pittelli

Interview With Melissa B. Pittelli

BA, Adelphi University, 2001
JD, Hofstra University School of Law, 2004
Admitted, New York Bar, 2005
Admitted, Federal Bar, 2005

mpittelli@davisferber.com

Bio

Melissa has been an associate in the Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice Group since 2005. She regularly initiates and opposes motions involving complex issues in the personal injury and medical malpractice arenas. In addition to extensive motion practice, Melissa is responsible for the department’s litigation functions which include court appearances, hearings, mediations/arbitrations, and depositions at both the Supreme Court and the Appellate Division. She is also responsible for the preparation of pleadings, discovery, appeals, motions, and the review of the validity of liens. Melissa is also actively engaged in settlement negotiations and provides interoffice case management over all open personal injury files.

Prior to Melissa’s association with Davis & Ferber, she was an associate with Steven B. Ferber, P.C., where she not only practiced in the fields of Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice, but also in Commercial Litigation, Civil Litigation, Real Estate, Wills, Trusts and Estates. Before becoming an attorney Melissa was a paralegal for five years, concentrating on personal injury and medical malpractice.

Associate Attorneys

Stacey J. Klein

BA, California State University Chico, 1988
MCJ, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, 1992
JD, Touro University Law Center, 1995
Admitted, New York Bar, 1996
Admitted, Federal Bar, 1996

SKlein@davisferber.com

Bio

Stacey J. Klein is a highly skilled and experienced attorney with a strong background in Criminal and Matrimonial Law. She has represented clients for almost three decades in a wide range of general practice matters, including Family and Supreme Court matters, working diligently on visitation agreements between the parties and working closely with court appointed Attorneys for the Child, Settlement Conferences/Mediation, and Wills. She has successfully represented clients with meticulous attention to detail, strategic thinking, and dedication to going above and beyond to achieve favorable outcomes for her clients.

She is committed to providing extremely personalized and effective legal solutions tailored to meet the unique needs of each client and their circumstances. Stacey has a B.A. in Psychology, M.A. in Criminal Justice (Summa Cum Laude), and J.D., with the Distinction of being on Law Review, where she was an Editor, Published Purviews, and a Writer and Editor of the law school’s newspaper.

Michael J. Montgomery

BA, University of California, San Diego, 1987
JD, Florida State University, College of Law, 1993
Admitted, New York Bar, 1995
Admitted, Federal Bar, 1995

mmontgomery@davisferber.com

Bio

Michael J. Montgomery is an attorney with over 25 years of experience. He has handled thousands of personal injury cases, including motor vehicle accidents, falls, construction injuries and dog bites. He also has experience in real estate closings, wills and estates, and business law matters.

Mr. Montgomery is a North Babylon native, who later graduated as the valedictorian of Mattituck-Cutchogue High School. He then graduated summa cum laude from the University of California, San Diego, where he served as a judicial board member and a resident advisor. He thereafter graduated magna cum laude from Florida State University, College of Law, where he was selected as a member of The Law Review and was honored with admission to the Order of the Coif.

Mr. Montgomery is admitted to practice in New York and Florida, and in the Eastern and Southern Federal Districts of New York, and is also a member of the Suffolk County Bar Association.

Mr. Montgomery was a name partner in the law firm of Wolinsky, Parnell & Montgomery, LLP in Lake Ronkonkoma for 13 years prior to joining Davis & Ferber, LLP in December of 2020. He practices out of our main office in Islandia, New York, and in our Mattituck office for the convenience of our East End clients.

Mr. Montgomery is married and has three adult children.

Jennifer A. Spellman

Nassau County Bar Association
BA, Tulane University
JD, Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University

jspellman@davisferber.com

Bio

Jennifer is an associate in the law firm Davis & Ferber, where she practices in the areas of personal injury and negligence litigation in state courts. She is also a member of the Nassau County Bar Association. She earned her B.A. degree from Tulane University and her J.D. degree from the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University. While attending law school, Jennifer served on Hofstra’s Labor and Employment Journal and had her co-authored Student Note published. (Jennifer Spellman and Jeannea Varrichio, BAD REPUTATION?: THE POTENTIAL NEGATIVE IMPACT OF OUTSOURCING ON THE LEGAL PROFESSION, Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal, Spring 2012).

Brian Mitchell

BA, SUNY Brockport 1983
JD, Brooklyn Law School 1988
Admitted, New York Bar 1989
Admitted, EDNY and SDNY 2005
Admitted, US Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit 2009

bmitchell@davisferber.com

Bio

Brian is an associate in the Labor Relations and Employment Law Group representing public and private sector unions. Brian provides advice and representation to the firm’s union clients on a wide variety of labor issues, including disciplinary matters, employee benefits, labor practices, and grievances.

Prior to joining the firm, Brian worked for the Suffolk County Law Department for eighteen years defending the Suffolk County Police and Sheriff’s Departments in Federal Civil Rights lawsuits. He has extensive trial experience in both the Federal and New York State Court systems. Brian has also briefed and argued appeals before the New York State Appellate Division and the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Before working for the County Brian served as a Principal Legal Advisor to a Suffolk County Court Judge and was an Assistant Suffolk County District Attorney for ten years. Brian started his legal career as a Trial Preparation Assistant in the office Manhattan District Attorney Robert M. Morgenthau.

Brian is admitted to practice in the state of New York, the Eastern and Southern Federal Districts of New York, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the EDNY Chapter of the Federal Bar Association.

Brian is active in his community and has served as the attorney advisor for the East Islip High School Mock Trial Program for the last twenty-two years. He is married with three adult children.

Brad Leventhal, Esq.

Long Island University C.W. Post Campus, B.A. Criminal Justice -1985
Hofstra University School of Law, J.D. – 1988
Admitted to practice law New York State – 1989
Admitted to Federal Eastern District Court- 1990
Admitted to Federal Southern District Court- 1993

bleventhal@davisferber.com

Bio

Brad is an associate in the Labor Relations and Employment Law Group representing public and private sector unions. Brad provides advice and representation to the firm’s union clients on a wide variety of labor issues including disciplinary matters, employee benefits, labor practices and grievances.

Prior to joining the firm, Brad worked for the Queens County District Attorney’s Office for twenty-five years investigating and prosecuting serious violent felony offenses and was the Deputy Bureau Chief of the District Attorney’s Office’s Major Crimes Bureau for six years, and the Bureau Chief of the office’s Homicide Bureau for fifteen years. Brad was also an adjunct law professor at St. John’s University School of Law for twelve years teaching courses in evidence, advanced trial advocacy, and criminal procedure law. Prior to joining the Queens District Attorney’s Office, Brad was engaged in private practice of law for approximately eight years specializing in criminal defense work. Over the course of his legal career, Brad has tried approximately one hundred jury trials to verdict.

Brad is admitted to practice in the State of New York, the Eastern and Southern Federal District Courts of New York and the United States Supreme Court.

Brad is married and has two adult children.