AWARD WINNERS

CORPORATE/SECURITIES

Dispute Resolution

BRIAN K. ZIEGLER

Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman, LLP

Brian K. Ziegler, a member of the Executive Committee and co-chair of the Corporate/ Securities Law Group of Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman, LLP, has been advising businesses for over 42 years. His expertise spans the areas of mergers and acquisitions, joint venture transactions, operating and partnership agreements, private placements, license agreements, distribution agreements and employment agreements.

He is outside general counsel to many businesses and services many clients in the golf club industry. Brian is the Justice for the Village of Woodsburgh, has been Chair of the Commissioner’s Cup at the Black Course of Bethpage State Park since 1998, and was Committee Co-Chair for the major championships at Bethpage. He is a former Co-Chair and current Board Member of Mentor New York. Brian graduated with honors from the Wharton School and earned a JD and LLM in Taxation from the University of Miami School of Law.

Q&A

If you weren’t in the industry you’re in now, where would you be?

I would be a sports broadcaster. That was always my passion and in college, I was the play-by-play broadcaster for football, basketball and hockey.I even had the privilege of broadcasting a U.S Olympic Hockey game. However, as my college graduation preceded the creation and development of sports programming on cable television and the expansion of opportunities in that field by a couple of years, I chose to go to law school instead of pursuing what seemed like very limited broadcasting opportunities at that time. If I knew then how much that industry would explode in the coming years, that would have been my career path. In the end, all worked out fine for me in the legal profession.

Jacqueline Silvey

General Counsel & Vice President, Commercial Division

NAM (National Arbitration and Mediation)

Jacqueline Silvey, Esq. is general counsel of NAM (National Arbitration and Mediation), an Alternative Dispute Resolution firm headquartered in Garden City. She has been affiliated with NAM for over 16 years and is integrally involved in various management operations of the company including panel development, oversight and implementation of commercial and employment dispute resolution initiatives, the creation and enactment of various rules of procedure, new business development, and the general business affairs of the company.

A longtime resident of Nassau County, she raised her family there, and was an active parent/participant in the public school system attended by her children. Additionally, her family is an avid supporter of Sunrise Day Camp – Long Island, the world’s first full summer day camp for children with cancer.

Jacqueline’s experience, dedication and leadership are exemplary and second to none.

DAVID L. MEJIAS Founder & Managing Partner Mejias, Milgrim, Alvarado and Lindo, PC

Dave Mejias has received many accolades in his years serving the community, both as managing partner at Mejias, Milgrim, Alvarado & Lindo, P.C. and in the past as a county legislator. However, his greatest accomplishments continue to be the victories he secures on behalf of his clients. Dave has won numerous precedent-setting cases in the appellate courts on cases involving custody, maintenance and child support.

A divorce or custody battle can be the most traumatic time in a person’s life. Dave’s strength as a litigator has led to life altering victories for his clients. For Dave Mejias, the business of law is personal. It is passion and principle that guide his practice and allow him the triumph on behalf of his clients, even when the odds seem insurmountable.

Dave is a graduate of the University at Albany School of Business and Fordham University School of Law.

Q&A

What/who inspired you to be on the path you’re on today?

My two children have inspired me and have been a part of the journey that has led me to the path that I am on today.

I was a role model for them – as a lawyer, as a woman, and as a working mother – especially now that they are entering the workforce and beginning their own careers. My children are my two most significant success stories and have inspired me to accomplish all that I have accomplished in my career.

Q&A

What/Who inspired you to be on the path you’re on today?

My father was a political prisoner in Communist Cuba. He was imprisoned for fighting for democracy. He came to America to find freedom and justice.

He taught me that in America we have freedom, opportunity and most importantly a system of justice that ensures that all people have basic rights and are treated equally.

DIVORCE & FAMILY LAW