Our Attorneys

JEFFREY T. MILLMAN, ESQ.

Admitted: 1992, New York State Bar; 1992, Connecticut State Bar; 1993, New Jersey State Bar; 1995, U.S. District Courts, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.

Experience: As a founding member of Phillips & Millman, LLP, Jeffrey Millman has a strong background in litigation and trial advocacy. Working as an assistant district attorney in Rockland County, Jeffrey has prosecuted homicide cases, narcotic sale cases and many other criminal matters. After leaving the Rockland County District Attorney's Office in 1995, he continued his area of practice in major criminal defense matters as well as helping those who have been injured in accidents and seek compensation for their pain and suffering.

Education: S.U.N.Y. at Albany (B.A. 1989); University of Miami School of Law (J.D., 1992)

FRANK J. PHILLIPS, ESQ.

Admitted: 1991, New York State Bar; 1990, Connecticut State Bar; 1992, U.S. District Courts, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York

Experience: Frank J. Phillips is a founding member of Phillips & Millman, LLP. As a former assistant district attorney and town attorney, Frank uses his 20 years of trial experience to litigate personal injury and criminal cases. Frank is currently a town justice for Town of Stony Point. He is also experienced in real estate and municipal law, including commercial/residential closings, landlord/tenant proceedings, and planning and zoning matters. Frank is the only Stony Point town attorney ever to argue and win a landmark case in New York’s highest court and has written more than 80 local laws and a town code. Frank uses his experience to offer caring and professional legal services to his clients.

Education: Pace University School of Law, 1990 (Cum Laude, Law Review); SUNY at Albany, B.S. 1987 (Dean’s List)

Founder of Phillips Tee-Off for Tots Foundation to benefit children with life-threatening illnesses; North Rockland Rotary Club; Stony Point Lions Club; 2002 Forty Under Forty Rockland County Businesspersons; 1997 Leadership Rockland graduate.

ELLEN D. LAZARUS, ESQ.

Experience: Ellen Lazarus has worked in the field of litigation, specializing in personal injury, for the past 16 years. A graduate of Pace University, she concentrates on all aspects of negligence, such as automobile accidents, slip-and-fall and other premises cases, including labor law. She has studied abroad in Israel and is fluent in Hebrew.

Of Counsel to Phillips and Millman, LLP

FRANK J. LAPERCH, ESQ.

Admitted: New York and New Jersey State Bar; U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York.

Experience: Frank J. LaPerch graduated from the Quinnipiac University School of Law in 1998. During law school, he interned for the Rockland County District Attorney's Office. Upon admission, Frank focused his private practice in the following areas: Bankruptcy, Family Law, Real Estate and Criminal Law.

Frank is an active member of the Family and Criminal Law Assigned Counsel program of the Rockland County Bar Association. He has also taught several paralegal courses for the Washington Online Legal Institute (WOLI). Frank is also a former Acting Justice for the Village of Suffern in Rockland County, New York. In his judicial capacity, he has presided over misdemeanor criminal matters, vehicle and traffic cases, felony arraignments, small claims and civil cases.

Education: Quinnipiac School of Law, J.D. 1998; Marist College, B.A. 1995.

JOEL A. GROSSBARTH, ESQ.

Joel A. Grossbarth has diverse legal experience with private law firms and representing government bodies. His areas of focus include litigation, municipal law, medical malpractice, personal injury, contracts, insurance defense and appeals.

He serves as the village attorney for New Hempstead, Airmont and Sloatsburg. In this capacity, Joel helps officials prepare for public meetings, negotiated contracts and drafted local laws and resolutions. He also pays particular attention to zoning and planning issues, assisting with routine reviews as well as appeals and requests for variances. As a litigator, Joel conducts depositions and represents clients at hearings and trials.

Joel received his law degree from the Pace University School of Law in White Plains, where he specialized in health-care law and was president of the Students’ Health Law Society. He also was a member of the school’s National Moot Court Team. He received a bachelor’s degree majoring in criminal justice from Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.

Joel is a member of the bar in New York, New Jersey and before the Federal Southern District of New York. He also is co-chairman of the Rockland County Bar Association Municipal Law Committee.

DANIEL N. KRAUSHAAR, ESQ.

Admitted: 1988, New York State Bar.

Experience: Dan has a vast background in land use and zoning matters. He has represented both municipalities and individuals on complex planning and zoning issues. Dan specializes in residential and commercial real estate transactions and litigation.