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Law Practice Hanan B. Kolko, a skilled and experienced litigator in labor and employee benefits law, joined Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein, P.C. as an Of Counsel in 1999. He has been a Member of the firm since 2003. Examples of the wide variety of Mr. Kolko's litigation practice include the successful defense of no-cost, lifetime post-retirement medical benefits for hundreds of retirees and their dependents, the successful collection of monies due to pension funds under the "control group" theory, successful defenses of unions against claimed flaws in their election procedures and contract ratification procedures, and the successful defense of unions against claimed violations of state and federal age discrimination claims in connection with collectively bargained retirement incentive programs.In addition to representing union clients before the National Labor Relations Board and the New York State Public Employment Relations Board, Mr. Kolko has skillfully handled hundreds of arbitration cases, including those involving employee discipline and job protection guarantees. Mr. Kolko has helped union clients navigate Department of Labor investigations and bankruptcy court proceedings, and has successfully represented union members unfairly accused of breaching union by-laws. As a result of this experience, Mr. Kolko provides counsel to unions about their rights and obligations on a daily basis. Professional Profile From 1994 until 1999, Mr. Kolko was a partner of the law firm of Vladeck, Waldman, Elias & Engelhard. Since 2001, Mr. Kolko has served as the Secretary-Treasurer of Working Today, a leading advocacy group for the growing American contingent labor force. Mr. Kolko has served since 1989 as an Adjunct Professor for the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations, teaching and lecturing in the areas of labor law, public sector labor law, employment discrimination, the law of workplace privacy, arbitration practice, and building trades labor law.Presentations Mr. Kolko has lectured and presented papers on criminal aspects of labor law and collective bargaining obligations to the Labor Law Section of the American Bar Association. Admissions Mr. Kolko is admitted to practice law in New York State, before the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. | 