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Barry S. Kantrowitz, Esq.Last Updated: Jul 23, 2026
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Kantrowitz, Goldhamer, Graifman, Perlmutter & Carballo, P.C., PC is proud to announce that firm partner Gary S. Graifman has once again received the AV Preeminent rating for 2017, the highest possible rating in both legal ability and ethical standards. Mr. Graifman was first awarded this designation in 2013.
Martindale-Hubbell’s AV® certification is considered the benchmark for measuring an attorney’s exceptional skill, experience, and reputation among peers in the legal profession. The rating reflects the opinions of members of the Bar and Judiciary.
Gary S. Graifman, Esq. has been a practicing attorney for more than 30 years. He handles the firm’s employment law practice as well as commercial litigation, class action securities and consumer law, copyright and trademark law. He also maintains an entertainment law practice and regularly represents artists, production companies and related entities.
Mr. Graifman is admitted to practice before the State Courts of New York and New Jersey, as well as the United States Federal Courts in the Southern District of New York, the Eastern District of New York, and the District of New Jersey. He also is admitted in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second, Third and Eighth Circuits.
Other accolades and affiliations include designation by Super Lawyers Magazine as one of New Jersey’s Super Lawyers 2010 – 2014. Mr. Graifman both founded and served as counsel to the Private Art Dealers Association, an exclusive trade organization of fine art dealers. Finally, he serves as a member of the Class Action Committee of the New Jersey State Bar Association as well as Chairman of the Employment Law Committee of the Rockland County Bar Association.
Kantrowitz, Goldhamer, Graifman, Perlmutter & Carballo, P.C. law firm handles a full range of practice areas from personal injury and family matters, to employment disputes, estate planning, and corporate litigation. Offices are conveniently located in Chestnut Ridge, NY (Rockland County) and Montvale, NJ (Bergen County).
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