Adam H. Koblenz is a member and partner of Sahn Ward Braff Koblenz Coschignano PLLC.
Adam consistently demonstrates dedication and passion for the law, thought leadership, strong business acumen, avid client development, and active participation in civic, charitable, and pro-bono organizations.
He is a leader at the firm and has been instrumental in its growth and development. He was previously associated with a prominent national firm.
Adam concentrates his practice in corporate, real estate, labor and employment, and litigation and appeals.
Adam regularly serves as outside general counsel to businesses operating in a myriad of industries in the Metropolitan region.
Adam has represented major corporations, municipalities, unions, small businesses, non-profit organizations and individuals in complex commercial and corporate litigation, partnership disputes and associated dissolution proceedings, construction litigation involving mechanic’s lien foreclosures, tax lien foreclosures, insurance fraud actions, first-party property litigation, negligence, complex mass toxic tort litigation in both domestic and foreign forums, employment and labor matters involving claims of discrimination, FLSA claims, wage and hour violations, entertainment law, Article 78 litigation, and real estate disputes. He also counsels and advises clients on the sale and acquisition, financing, leasing, construction and use and development of commercial, industrial, and residential real properties.
Adam has been recognized by Super Lawyers as one of New York Metro’s “Rising Stars” in the practice area of general litigation for consecutive years in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019; 2020 and 2021.
Adam was also named to the 2022 and 2023 New York Metro Super Lawyers List(s), an honor bestowed upon the top 5 percent of attorneys in the New York Metropolitan region.
Adam has been selected as 2023 Top Lawyers of Long Island by the Long Island Herald. Adam earned Long Island Business News’ Leadership in Law Award in the Associate Category in 2013 and the Partner Category in 2020. In 2016, he received the Millennial Award from LIBN.
Adam has published cutting-edge law review articles in various areas of the law, notably “The Whole Nine Yards: Should Student-Athletes Score an Education and Compensation?,” 13 J. BUS. & TECH L. 37 (2017) and “Jewish Women under Siege: The Fight for Survival on the Front Lines of Love and the Law, 9 U. MD. L.J. RACE RELIG. GENDER & CLASS 259 (2009).”
As a lecturer, Adam has co-presented a seminar entitled “Common Issues In the Investigation of Property Claims” for a major insurance company.
Adam currently serves as associate village justice for the Village of Roslyn Estates. Previously, Adam served for 16 years as a prosecutor for the Incorporated Village of East Hills and a special prosecuting attorney for the villages of Old Westbury and Sands Point.
Adam volunteers as pro-bono legal counsel to the Nassau County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Inc., a non-profit organization whose mission is to protect animals in Nassau County from abuse and neglect and provide basic welfare.
He also mentors new lawyers at the Firm and first-year law students at his alma mater, The George Washington Law School.
Adam also serves on the Children’s Medical Fund of New York’s Board of Trustees, a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising funds for the Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children’s Medical Center of New York.
Adam, in conjunction with the Board of Trustees, was instrumental in opening the CMF Center for Diagnostic Studies, a state-of-the-art MRI and diagnostic wing within Cohen’s Children’s Medical Center.
Adam’s dedication to these non-profit organizations demonstrates his long-standing commitment to serving the underserved locally and in the community at large.
While attending The George Washington University Law School, Mr. Koblenz served as a Law Clerk in the Fraud and Public Corruption Section in the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia.
Adam has also held internships with the offices of two United States Senators, Charles E. Schumer and John F. Kerry.
Adam is admitted to practice law in the States of New York and New Jersey and is admitted to practice before the United States District Courts for the Eastern, Southern, and Northern Districts of New York, the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court.
Adam is a member of the American Bar Association, New York State Bar Association, Nassau County Bar Association, New York State Magistrates Association and Nassau County Magistrates Association.
Adam received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Brandeis University (B.A., 2003), and his juris doctor degree from The George Washington University Law School (J.D., 2006).
