Our Attorneys

Mr. Romano, managing partner at Pasternack Tilker Ziegler Walsh Stanton & Romano, LLP, handles workers compensation cases for the firm. He received his undergraduate degree cum laude from Brandeis University and his Juris Doctorate degree from The John Marshall Law School. Mr. Romano litigates workers compensation claims ...

Ms. Stanton is a senior partner at Pasternack Tilker Ziegler Walsh Stanton & Romano, LLP and head of the firm's workers compensation department. She graduated magna cum laude from St. John's University in 1986 and the Marshall Wythe School of Law, at the College of William and Mary, in 1989. She also attended ...

Mr. Walsh, a senior partner at Pasternack Tilker Ziegler Walsh Stanton & Romano, LLP, handles workers compensation cases for the firm. He obtained his undergraduate degree from the State University of New York at Albany and his Law Degree from Pace University Law School, and has been associated with the firm since 1980 ...

Mr. Ziegler, a senior partner at Pasternack Tilker Ziegler Walsh Stanton & Romano, LLP, handles workers compensation, personal injury, and Social Security Disability claims for the firm, as well as civil service disability retirement pensions from the New York City and New York State ...

Mr. Funk, senior partner at Pasternack Tilker Ziegler Walsh Stanton & Romano, LLP, handles workers compensation cases for the firm. He received his undergraduate degree from Albany University in 1995 and later went on to earn his Juris Doctorate degree from Brooklyn Law School in 1998. He has been practicing law since 1999 ...

Richard T. Cahill Jr., a partner at Pasternack Tilker Ziegler Walsh Stanton & Romano, LLP, handles workers compensation and volunteer firefighter benefits cases for the firm. He received his undergraduate degree in History/Political Science from Mount Saint Mary College in 1993 and earned ...

Peter DiMarinis is a partner who practices in the Workers’ Compensation division at Pasternack Tilker Ziegler Walsh Stanton & Romano LLP. He is an experienced workers’ compensation attorney who serves on the Board of Directors for the statewide Injured Workers’ Bar Association and has been named a Lawyer of Distinction for excellence in the practice of workers’ compensation law.

Mr. Gruber, a partner at Pasternack Tilker Ziegler Walsh Stanton & Romano, LLP, handles workers compensation cases for the firm. He is a graduate of Michigan State University in 1991 and earned his Juris Doctorate degree from The University of Denver College of Law in 1995 ...

Ms. Katz, a partner with Pasternack Tilker Ziegler Walsh Stanton & Romano, LLP, handles workers compensation cases for the firm. She graduated from University of Florida in 2008 and Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in 2011. Ms. Katz has been a member of the New York State Bar Association since 2011 and the New York State Trial Lawyers Association since 2012.

Kelly Koster has been a partner with Pasternack Tilker Ziegler Walsh Stanton & Romano, LLP since 2017, following 22 years as a senior associate with the firm. She concentrates her practice on workers' compensation cases, managing all phases of claims including section 32 settlements, occupational claims, and death claims. Attorney Koster is also the supervising attorney in our Suffolk County office.

Mr. Latham, a partner at Pasternack Tilker Ziegler Walsh Stanton & Romano, LLP, handles Social Security Disability, real estate, estate, trusts and commercial matters for the firm. He received his B.A. from the University of Arizona in 1975 and his Juris Doctorate degree from New York Law School in 1979 ...

Mr. Macerino, a partner at Pasternack Tilker Ziegler Walsh Stanton & Romano, LLP, handles worker’s compensation matters, as well as civil service disability retirement pensions from the New York City, New York State and local retirement systems.

Robert Stanton, a partner at the firm, has been with Pasternack Tilker Ziegler Walsh Stanton & Romano, LLP since June 2011, has been a practicing attorney with the firm since June 2015, and has been a partner at the firm since January 2024. Robert earned a B.S. in Business Administration with a concentration in Financial Analysis and a B.A. in Psychology from SUNY: University at Buffalo in June of 2011.

Stephanie L. Weiner is a partner at Pasternack Tilker Ziegler Walsh Stanton & Romano, LLP. She received her undergraduate degree from the University at Albany in 1997 and later went on to earn her Juris Doctorate degree from Brooklyn Law School in 2000. Stephanie joined Pasternack Tilker Ziegler Walsh Stanton & Romano, LLP, in 2003 after working as an attorney for the City of New York for three years, and became a partner in 2017. She has been practicing in the firm’s workers compensation department for over a decade. Stephanie is a member of the Bronx chapter of the Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York.

Mr. Anklowitz is an associate at Pasternack Tilker Ziegler Walsh Stanton & Romano, LLP, representing clients in Social Security Disability matters. He received his Bachelor's Degree from the College of New Jersey in 1994 and his Juris Doctor from Touro College, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center in 1998.

Dimitris Antoninis, an associate at Pasternack Tilker Ziegler Walsh Stanton & Romano, LLP, represents clients in workers’ compensation matters. He is a graduate of St. John’s University School of Law, where he provided free legal aid to Queens residents with consumer debt issues in a school-run clinic.

Mr. Bogin, an associate at Pasternack Tilker Ziegler Walsh Stanton & Romano, LLP, practices workers’ compensation law at the firm. A graduate of the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University, he has been practicing law since 2005.

Crystal Stewart earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Columbia University and a Juris Doctorate degree from University of Illinois College of Law. She is admitted to practice law in New York and New Jersey and has over ten years experience in the field of workers compensation and personal injury law. She has made presentations ...

Shannon L. Dechent-Montenegro, an associate with Pasternack Tilker Ziegler Walsh Stanton & Romano LLP, practices in the Municipal Pension Department. She is a graduate of The Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center at Touro College, where she was part of the Honors Program and participated in the Senior Citizens’ Law Program.

Anthony Donohoe, an associate with Pasternack Tilker Ziegler Walsh Stanton & Romano LLP, handles workers’ compensation cases for the firm. He earned his Juris Doctor from St. John’s University School of Law and has experience working in civil litigation, transactional law, and the Suffolk Conty District Attorney’s Office.

Marc S. Edelstein, an associate with Pasternack Tilker Ziegler Walsh Stanton & Romano LLP, handles Social Security Disability matters for the firm. He earned his J.D. from Cleveland Marshall University School of Law and previously worked as an attorney advisor for the Board of Veterans Appeals.

Tara L. Johnsson, an associate with Pasternack Tilker Ziegler Walsh Stanton & Romano LLP, handles Social Security Disability matters for the firm. She earned her J.D. from Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad College of Law, and has been handling SSD cases exclusively for 22 years.

Courtney L. Kahoud, an associate with Pasternack Tilker Ziegler Walsh Stanton & Romano LLP, practices workers’ compensation law at the firm. A graduate of Hofstra University School of Law, she is a zealous advocate for injured workers and an animal advocate in her spare time.

Mr. Karmazin, an associate at Pasternack Tilker Ziegler Walsh Stanton & Romano, LLP, represents clients in Social Security Disability matters. A graduate of the Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center at Touro College, he previously worked as a personal injury trial lawyer and commercial litigator.

Mr. Mukon, an associate at Pasternack Tilker Ziegler Walsh Stanton & Romano, LLP, handles cases involving Social Security Disability. He received his J.D. from St. John’s University and was a solo practitioner before joining the firm.

Heather Myer, an associate with Pasternack Tilker Ziegler Walsh Stanton & Romano, LLP, has been fighting for the rights of workers since 2008. She holds an undergraduate degree from Hofstra University and a Juris Doctor from The Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center at Touro College in New York.

Angela Pugliese is an associate at Pasternack Tilker Ziegler Walsh Stanton & Romano, LLP, with more than a decade of experience in workers’ compensation law. She has counseled and defended employers, insurance carriers, and third-party administrators statewide, while also advocating for injured workers.

Mr. Warsaw, an associate at Pasternack Tilker Ziegler Walsh Stanton & Romano, LLP, handles workers’ compensation claims in New York. He received his J.D. from the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University.

David Wolf, an associate with Pasternack Tilker Ziegler Walsh Stanton & Romano, LLP, has been practicing workers’ compensation law in New York since 1989. He has extensive experience with all aspects of workers’ compensation, including complex occupational disease and death claims.

Andrew Ziemianski has been with Pasternack Tilker Ziegler Walsh Stanton & Romano, LLP since August of 2015, and has been a practicing associate attorney in the workers' compensation department since January of 2016. He is a 2012 graduate of SUNY Buffalo and earned his Juris Doctor cum laude from St. John's University School of Law in 2015.

Victor Pasternack, Of Counsel, is the managing partner emeritus of Pasternack Tilker Ziegler Walsh Stanton and Romano LLP, a firm concentrating in workers’ compensation, social security disability, municipal pension and other employment-related matters. Mr. Pasternack has had over 38 years of experience in the field of workers’ compensation ...

Ms. Tilker, Of Counsel, is a senior partner emeritus at Pasternack Tilker Ziegler Walsh Stanton & Romano LLP who handled Social Security Disability and Supplemental Security Income claims for the firm, on a high volume basis for both adults and children. She is a graduate of New York University and St. John's University School of Law ...

Mr. Saminsky, Of Counsel, is a partner emeritus at Pasternack Tilker Ziegler Walsh Stanton & Romano LLP. He graduated with a B.B.A. from Hofstra University in 1969, a Master’s of Science degree from CCNY in 1971 and earned his Law Degree at St. John's University Law School in 1975 ...