Robert J. Hantman, Of Counsel

Robert Hantman received his B.A. Degree in 1972 from American University where he was on the Dean’s List and a member of the Political Science National Honor Society. He also studied Comparative and International Law at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem in 1972. He earned his J.D. Degree from University of Miami Law School in 1975.

Mr. Hantman specializes in entertainment law, litigation (criminal, civil & commercial), intellectual property, corporate and business law. He also handles cases in the following practice areas: major white collar criminal defense, family law, contract law, real estate law, international law and mergers and acquisitions. He has over 35 years of experience as an attorney and has handled countless high-profile cases. He has successfully handled lawsuits against Montel Williams, the New York Yankees (jury verdict of over $1 million dollars), Steven Seagal, Don King Productions, Shelly Finkel, Gary Shaw, Danny De Vito, Fabio, Anna Nicole Smith and others. He has also won the largest private defamation verdict in the history of the state of New Jersey.

Robert Hantman is a member of the New York State Bar, the New Jersey State Bar, the Pennsylvania State Bar, the Florida Bar, the American Association for Justice, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the New York City Criminal Defense Bar. He is a Member of the Sub-Committee on Communicatively Handicapped and has authored countless published articles. He has also been an Adjunct Professor of Construction Law at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and a member of the Panel of Arbitrators for the American Arbitration Association.

His reported cases include the following: GSGSB v. New York Yankees, 862 F.Supp 1160 (S.D.N.Y. 1994) 1995 U.S. Dist. Lexis 12406 (S.D.N.Y. 1995); United States v. Jaramillo, 745 F.2d 1245 (1984); Porter & Ripa Associates, Inc. v. 200 Madison Avenue Real Estate Group, 400 A2d 508, 167 N.J. Super 48 (1979); Murphy v. State of Florida, 421 U.S. 794 (1975).