Attorneys
About Paul A. Montuori, Esq. - Founder
Paul Montuori has extensive experience in complex litigation, running the range from construction to corporate, commercial, tort and criminal matters. He previously practiced law in the New York office of a multi-national law firm and served as law clerk to a federal judge in United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
Paul also maintains an active corporate compliance and real estate practice focusing on anti-money laundering regulations and advising clients engaged in land and construction development. His representations have run the spectrum from securities investors, to independent film producers, to candidates running for elected office. He has represented parties’ interests before the United States Supreme Court and has published numerous articles.
Over the years, Paul is pleased to have served on several committees of the American Bar Association and New York City Bar Association. He works closely with and advises the Associated Builders & Contractors ("ABC") and its membership. Paul is a volunteer on countless community projects, including being a guest lecturer on oral advocacy at Boston College Law School and volunteer at the New York State High School Forensic League State Championships.
Paul's overriding motto is that every successful law firm must find positive ways to leave its imprint on the local, national, and international communities.
Admitted to Practice
- All New York State Courts
- All Massachusetts Courts
- United States Supreme Court
- United States District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York
- United States Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit
- United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Education
- Boston College Law School, magna cum laude, 2000
- Boston College, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1997
Selected Publications and Reports:
- Undoing Time: A Proposal for Compensation for Wrongful Imprisonment of Innocent Individuals, with M. Faridi and H. Hoffman, Western New England Journal of Law, Vol. 34, No. 1 (2012)
- Diagnosing the Residential Drug Assistance Program: An Addiction for Uncertainty, New York Criminal Law Newsletter, Vol. 6, No. 2 (Spring 2008)
- American Bar Association Standards for the Provision of Civil Legal Aid, with the Standing Committee on Legal Aid and Indigent Defense Advisory Task Force on Standards Revision and Redrafting (August 2006)
- An Arrow through the Heartland: The New Boundaries of the Federal Money Laundering Guideline, White Collar Crime Reporter, Vol. 16, No. 10 (September 2002)
Selected Presentations and Media:
- Alternative Financing for Construction Contractors in a Complex Environment, Associated Building Contractors, the Princeton Club of New York, April 2012
- Quoted in Can You Sue if your 401(k) Nest Egg is Mishandled, by Warren Ricthey, Christian Science Monitor, November 26, 2007.
- Sociology Class Presentation on Crime and Punishment, Fordham University, Lincoln Center Campus, Fall 2004.
About Thomas J. Force, Esq. - Counsel
Thomas J. Force is a licensed attorney in both the state and federal courts for the states of New Jersey and New York. Thomas is a trial attorney with over 21 years in the insurance and healthcare industries. His cases have included insurance coverage disputes and tort litigation. He is also a former United States Marine.
Thomas was the former CEO, general counsel and chief compliance office of a New York-domiciled health and life insurer. He was also the former chief operating officer, general counsel, and chief compliance officer of a large East Coast billing, collections and healthcare consulting company.
Thomas is the current president and founder of The Patriot Group, a full service health care physician advocacy and revenue recovery company providing billing, appeals, collections and follow-up services for health care facilities. In addition, Thomas serves as the current co-chair of the Health and Hospital Law Committee of the Suffolk County Bar Association and as the current co-chairman of the Healthcare Payment Attorneys Network. Thomas is nationally recognized as an expert, and is a frequent speaker, in managed care issues, managed care contracting, managed care appeals, and out-of-network reimbursement issues.