Matthew Weinick

Famighetti & Weinick, PLLC

16 years of experience

New York

Matthew Weinick is a Long Island employment lawyer. Since the beginning of his career, Matt has been fighting for his clients’ workplace rights before Federal and State Court judges and administrative law judges. He has tried employment discrimination and retaliation cases before juries in Federal Court, represents clients at mediation and arbitration, and has argued appeals before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals and the New York Appellate Divisions, First and Second Departments. Matt’s success has been recognized for five consecutive years by Super Lawyers Magazine which listed him as a Rising Star from 2012-2016, a recognition reserved for less than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state. In addition to serving his clients, Matt serves the legal community, as well. He has published articles in the Nassau County Bar Association’s newspaper about changes in employment law, he has taught a continuing legal education class about the essentials of employment law, and he instructed a law school class entitled “Foundational Lawyering Skills,” which taught trial advocacy skills to second year Hofstra Law School students. In 2016, Hofstra Law appointed Matt as a Guest Lecturer. Matt is frequently called upon by other lawyers for strategic or legal advice and he was hired by another law firm specifically to argue an appeal at the Appellate Division, Second Department. Before partnering with Pete, Matt was a senior associate at a preeminent Long Island employment discrimination firm where he was trusted with his own caseload and was frequently assigned to work on the firm’s most complex matters. Matt also served as a Nassau County Deputy County Attorney, representing the County and its employees in civil rights actions. Matt graduated cum laude from Hofstra University School of Law. At Hofstra, Matt served as Notes and Comments Editor of the Hofstra Labor and Employment Law Journal and published an article about workers’ rights.

Employment Law
Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
Civil Rights
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Discrimination, Employment, Fair Housing, Police Misconduct, Privacy Law
Appeals & Appellate
Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
Arbitration & Mediation
Business – Arbitration/Mediation, Consumer – Arbitration/Mediation, Family – Arbitration/Mediation
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Fees
  • Free Consultation
  • Credit Cards Accepted
New York
Since 2009
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Languages

  • English:
    Spoken, Written

Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University
J.D. (2008)

2008

Honors: cum laude
Activities: Hofstra Labor and Employment Law Journal
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SUNY Buffalo Law School
B.A.

1999

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Rising Star
Super Lawyers
2017
Rising Star
Super Lawyers
2016
Rising Star
Super Lawyers
2015
Rising Star
Super Lawyers
2014
Rising Star
Super Lawyers
2013

Rising Star
Super Lawyers
2012

Federal Bar Council

Current
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Nassau County Bar Association

Current
Activities: Labor and Employment Law Committee
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Volunteer Fire Department

Firefighter
2004 –
Current
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Articles & Publications
Desrosiers: Notice of Settlement Required in Class Actions — Even Before There’s a Class
Nassau Lawyer
April, 2018
Recent Discovery Reforms in Employment Litigation
Nassau Lawyer
April, 2017
Don’t Get Burned: The Expansion of the Cat’s Paw Theory in the Second Circuit
Nassau Lawyer
January, 2017
Second Circuit Settles Pleading Standard for Discrimination Cases
Nassau Lawyer
January, 2016
Unpaid and Unprotected? Interns, Sexual Harassment, and the Law
Nassau Lawyer
January, 2015

U.S. Supreme Court Raises the Bar for Title VII Retaliation Cases
Nassau Lawyer
January, 2014
An Analysis of the Stagnation and Demise of Proposed Legislation Limiting Video Surveillance in the Workplace and Suggestions for Change
Hofstra Labor and Employment Law Journal
January, 2008

Websites & Blogs

Website
Matthew Weinick’s Website Profile
Website
Famighetti & Weinick, PLLC Website
Blog
Long Island Employment Law Blog

Famighetti & Weinick, PLLC
25 Melville Park Rd
#235
Melville, NY 11747
US
Telephone: (631) 352-0050

280 NY-211
Middletown, NY 10940
US
Telephone: (845) 669-0040
Monday: Open 24 hours
Tuesday: Open 24 hours
Wednesday: Open 24 hours (Today)
Thursday: Open 24 hours
Friday: Open 24 hours
Saturday: Open 24 hours
Sunday: Open 24 hours
Notice: This location is by appointment only. All mail should be directed to the Melville, New York address.

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Matthew Weinick

(631) 352-0050