Firm News

On Friday, November 12, 2021, KMWB Partner Nativ Winiarsky argued an important J-51 class action case concerning the fraud exception to the 4 year statute of limitations governing rental overcharges. In this case, the owner received limited J-51 benefits from…

Now, two and half years after the New York State Legislature passed the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019 (HSTPA), the legislation continues to wreak havoc on the real estate industry and further burden New York’s court system….

William Hummell, Esq. of KMWB, on July 21, 2021, on behalf of an international trading company in New York and a Swedish corporation, filed action in NY Supreme Court, Westchester County, assigned to Commercial Division, against a defendant in NY…

William Hummell, Esq. of KMWB, on May 21, 2021, won an Order defeating judgment debtor’s first motion for a stay of enforcement of trial Judgment – motion filed with U.S. District Court – SDNY.

William Hummell, Esq. of KMWB, assisted by local NJ counsel, on March 16, 2021, filed in Trenton, New Jersey a Judgment won in New York to create a lien on house owned by judgment debtor and wife, in aid of…

Joseph Goldsmith, Esq., a partner with Kucker Marino Winiarsky & Bittens, LLP, has been elected to the Board of Directors of CIRCL Ltd. and joins Jason Frosch, a partner with Kucker Marino Winiarsky & Bittens, LLP, in this capacity. Founded in…

On Thursday, August 12, 2021, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) put a halt on a key piece of New York’s eviction moratorium under the COVID Emergency Eviction and Foreclosure Prevention Act (CEEFPA). Until now, CEEFPA, currently set…

William Hummell, Esq. of KMWB, won a trial in U.S. District Court and a $1.35 million Judgment on November 24, 2020 in favor of international trading company against former employee who stole money during sale of steel rods and other…

William Hummell, Esq. of KMWB, to avoid violating Stored Communications Act, served a Subpoena on Google limited to metadata for defendant’s emails; received requested metadata; subsequently, on April 18, 2019, he won an Order compelling defendant to obtain all of…

William Hummell, Esq. of KMWB, on December 26, 2018, won an Order defeating defendant’s motion to quash Federal Rule 45 Subpoena on JP Morgan Chase Bank for production of defendant’s bank records and a deposition for business records exception –…

Kucker Marino Winiarsky & Bittens, LLP Announces the Addition of Two Partners  The arrangement will enable the New York City-based real estate law firm to expand its legal capabilities and services offerings to the New York City real estate industry…

KMWB just received a noteworthy decision on behalf of its client fully prevailing on a breach of lease case. The residential tenant vacated the residential space claiming she was unable to pay due to the COVID pandemic and among the…

As the country reflects on one year of COVID-19 upheaving our ways of life, New York City is still grappling with how it continues to reshape housing and our courts. According to Law360, New York City marshals report conducting only…

On March 10, 2021, Gov. Cuomo signed into law the COVID-19 Emergency Protect Our Small Businesses Act of 2021 (CEPOSB) with the intent that small businesses can only survive in this unprecedented time by avoiding evictions and foreclosures of their…