Criminal Law

• Criminal Defense
  Peter maintains a practice focused primarily on white-collar criminal defense and civil litigation, as well as providing advice on security and fraud issues, including corporate internal investigations and other special situation scenarios that confront organizations and responsible individuals in their interactions with the government agencies. Peter represented a labor organization in connection with a civil RICO action commenced by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York and the subsequent negotiation of a consent decree in resolution of that case. Prior to entering private practice, Peter served as a law clerk to the Honorable John E. Sprizzo, U.S. District Judge, Southern District of New York and then served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, in a variety of positions, including Deputy Chief of the Narcotics & Money Laundering Section and as Financial Institutions Fraud Coordinator. He served as trial, appellate and lead investigative counsel in complex white-collar, organized crime, violent crime, narcotics and money laundering cases. He was a recipient of the Department of Justice’s John Marshall Award for Outstanding Achievement in Trial Litigation.
• Restraining Order
  Patrick represents clients in commercial, IP, franchise, insured liability, labor and business litigation and arbitration matters. Core to his practices crisis management, leading immediate response teams on temporary restraining orders and preliminary injunction hearings. He also represents labor unions and local union membership at all stages, including negotiating collective bargaining agreements, NLRB proceedings, grievances and disciplinary actions through mediation and arbitration. Patrick is proud to have served as a law clerk to the Honorable Joseph M. McLaughlin at the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit as well as the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Patrick is licensed to practice law in the States of Connecticut and New York, along with the United States Supreme Court, and several Circuit and District Courts.
• Money Laundering

Employment Law

• Workers Compensation
  Brady McGuire & Steinberg, P.C. was founded by Robert D. Brady (retired), Matthew G. McGuire and James M. Steinberg for the purpose of providing organized labor with the legal team needed to support the endeavor of advancing the rights of the men and women of the union movement. Since its founding, Brady McGuire & Steinberg, P.C. has represented its clients in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, the U.S. District Courts in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, the New York State Court of Appeals, the New York State Appellate Division and New York State Supreme Court, the National Labor Relations Board, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the New York City Division of Human Rights, the New York State Workers' Compensation Board, the Article XX Board of the AFL-CIO, the New York City Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings and the New York City Environmental Control Board.
• Sexual Harassment
  Jim is licensed to practice law in the States of New York and New Jersey, along with the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, the United States District Courts for New Jersey and the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. In addition to practicing before these courts, Jim has represented unions before the National Labor Relations Board and the Article XX Board of the AFL-CIO in Washington, DC. Jim has represented union members before the New York City Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings and the New York City Environmental Control Board in connection with license revocation and violation matters. Jim has lectured at the conference sponsored by the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans, the Business Manager/Business Agent Training Seminars hosted by the International Union of Operating Engineers as well as its Lawyers’ Conference on a variety of issues including: discrimination, hostile work environment, sexual harassment, ERISA and HIPAA compliance and fringe benefit collection issues. Jim represented a labor organization in connection with a civil RICO action commenced by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York and the subsequent negotiation of a consent decree in resolution of that case.

Trusts and Estates

• Wills
  Brady McGuire & Steinberg, P.C. is proud of the services it provides to the dedicated men and women of organized labor. We have represented individuals who have suffered serious injuries due to accidents in and out of the work place in litigation and workers' compensation cases. We are skilled in the preparation of Last Wills & Testaments along with Health Care Proxies and Living Wills in order to provide comfort to our clients that their long term wishes are understood. We have particular expertise in representing individuals before the New York City Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings as well as the New York City Environmental Control Board as relating to their licenses issued by the City of New York.