Brian T. McCarthy

Brian T. McCarthy is a partner at Abrams Fensterman, LLP, with a practice that covers the fields of Estate Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Federal Criminal Defense, and Admiralty and Maritime Law.

With his extensive litigation experience in both federal and state courts, Mr. McCarthy has assisted clients navigate complex proceedings from their inception through appeal. This vertical approach offers numerous advantages to clients who can be assured that all tactical and strategic decisions made throughout the course of their representation are based on advice received from the same lead counsel.

Mr. McCarthy supervises a team of attorneys and staff to ensure all available resources can be utilized to address litigation priorities with a sense of urgency.

In a recent commercial litigation matter, Mr. McCarthy employed innovative legal arguments to secure a judgment in excess of $35 million dollars. This was the result of a multi-year litigation that saw Mr. McCarthy succeed not only at the trial court level but also on appeal defending hard fought victories in the lower court.

In 2000, Mr. McCarthy was appointed as an Assistant District Attorney in the New York County District Attorney’s Office by Robert M. Morgenthau. Assigned to a trial bureau, he successfully prosecuted numerous criminal cases, including People v. Rocco Graziosa, where a top count conviction was obtained for the assault of former New York Yankees, David Wells. He successfully conducted long term investigations, including matters involving the FBI-NYPD Joint Terrorism Task Force.

In 2004, Mr. McCarthy joined a Port Washington based law firm, where he specialized in maritime law, federal criminal defense, civil litigation and administrative law. Mr. McCarthy successfully defended numerous maritime owners and operators from prosecutions brought by the United States Department of Justice – Environmental Crimes Section.

Mr. McCarthy continues to litigate against the Department of Justice, United States Coast Guard and other federal agencies as part of his criminal defense and admiralty and maritime practices. Whether in federal courts or in administrative proceedings, Mr. McCarthy employs his vast experience to provide clients with the best possible defense.

This litigation experience and his substantive knowledge of Surrogate’s Court procedures have provide clients with a trusted counsel, who ensures the focus of the representation is to obtain the most favorable outcomes available.