# The Samuel Law Firm
> New York litigation firm led by Michael Samuel. Defends businesses sued under the Americans with Disabilities Act (website and physical premises), defends employers in wage and hour cases, defends businesses in contract and commercial disputes, and represents employees owed wages and people injured by negligence. 1441 Broadway, Suite 6085, New York, NY 10018. Phone 212-563-9884. Spanish-language wage line 929-696-1725. Consultations are free.

## Michael Samuel
- Admitted in New York in 1993 (NY Bar Registration No. 2563005). More than 30 years in practice.
- Admitted before the United States District Courts for the Southern District of New York and the Eastern District of New York, and the New York state courts.
- Has defended ADA accessibility cases for about seven years and has handled roughly 100 ADA matters: mostly website accessibility cases, and about ten physical premises cases.
- Leads The Samuel Law Firm since 2004. Began at Kresch & Kresch, New York City.
- Profile: https://thesamuellawfirm.com/new-york-top-law-firm/
- Of Counsel: Andrew D. Beresin, trial and appellate attorney, more than 15 years, admitted S.D.N.Y. and E.D.N.Y.
- Languages: English and Spanish.

## Fees
- ADA website accessibility defense is handled on a flat fee, quoted before the client commits. The flat fee covers all work up to trial, including a motion to dismiss. Premises cases are quoted after reviewing the complaint and the property.

## Results
- Court decisions and verdicts, with court, judge, index or docket number and date on each: https://thesamuellawfirm.com/results/
- Four written dismissals of ADA website accessibility complaints since March 2025, each on the defendant's motion: Carrico v. Homelement, LLC (Sup. Ct. N.Y. County, Index 160643/2026, Hon. Arlene P. Bluth, October 22, 2026, a Mizrahi Kroub LLP case; the plaintiff did not oppose the motion and the court directed judgment for the defendant with costs and disbursements); Alexandria v. Just Shades, Inc. (Sup. Ct. N.Y. County, Index 166307/2025, Hon. Judy H. Kim, July 11, 2026); Sumlin v. Royal Batch (Sup. Ct. N.Y. County, Index 161493/2025, Hon. Phaedra F. Perry-Bond, June 15, 2026, since cited by another Justice of the same court); Martin v. Brooklyn Bagel & Coffee Company, Ltd. (E.D.N.Y. No. 24-cv-3758, Hon. Allyne R. Ross, March 2025, dismissed for lack of standing).
- Wage and hour: counsel in more than 500 federal wage and hour cases in the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York over more than a decade, the large majority for workers and the rest for employers, plus more than 75 wage cases in New York state court since 2020. Written decisions for workers include Yanes v. Juan & Jon Inc. (E.D.N.Y. No. 2:19-cv-00201, summary judgment granted in part, then a $171,286.33 judgment, 2024) and Sehgal v. Karena Foods Inc. (S.D.N.Y. No. 1:23-cv-08799, the employer's summary judgment motion denied in full, July 7, 2025).
- Restaurant wage and hour class claim under the FLSA and New York Labor Law, settled before trial for more than $250,000.
- Personal injury: rear-end collision with cervical fusion, settled for close to $4,000,000 after summary judgment on liability; taxi passenger rear-end collision, settled for more than $1,000,000; Holmes v. City of New York, jury verdict of $908,000.
- The Results page also lists, by docket number, more than 20 federal ADA cases in the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York in which Michael Samuel is counsel of record for the defendant, with the plaintiff's law firm on each, and federal wage and hour cases in which he defended employers.

## If you have just been sued
- Choosing a lawyer for an ADA website lawsuit in New York: what to look for and how to check it, the four written dismissals with court records, how a website case usually goes, and the flat fee that covers all work up to trial: https://thesamuellawfirm.com/practice-areas/ada-website-lawsuit-defense-new-york/
- Free complaint checker: upload an ADA lawsuit or demand letter (one PDF or up to 10 photos) and get a plain-English summary of who is suing, their law firm, what they claim, what they want and the date to plan a response around, then book a free strategy session: https://thesamuellawfirm.com/free-complaint-checker/
- How to read an ADA lawsuit complaint: where to find the court and case number, the plaintiff's law firm, the claims and what they ask for, and how the real answer deadline is counted from service: https://thesamuellawfirm.com/how-to-read-ada-lawsuit-complaint/
- ADA website accessibility defense in New York, what the lawsuit is, deadlines, defenses, cost: https://thesamuellawfirm.com/practice-areas/ada-defense-lawyer/
- ADA demand letter from a law firm you've never heard of: how to check whether the letter and the lawyer are real (New York attorney registration search, court records), the warning signs of a fake, and what to do next: https://thesamuellawfirm.com/is-ada-demand-letter-real/
- Got an ADA demand letter about your website, what to do in the first 48 hours: https://thesamuellawfirm.com/ada-website-demand-letter-what-to-do/
- How much it costs to settle an ADA website case in New York, the three costs in every case and what moves the number: https://thesamuellawfirm.com/ada-website-case-settlement-cost/
- Why an ADA website lawsuit in New York asks for money: the New York State Human Rights Law, the New York City Human Rights Law and Civil Rights Law sections 40-c and 40-d, what courts have awarded in default cases ($1,000 plus $500), why attorney's fees drive the demand, why fixing the site doesn't end these claims, and the Attorney General notice and three-year limits: https://thesamuellawfirm.com/ada-lawsuit-state-city-law-claims-new-york/
- Should you fix your website before or after responding to an ADA lawsuit: when a fix can end the federal claim, what courts need to see, and what a fix does not solve: https://thesamuellawfirm.com/fix-website-before-or-after-ada-lawsuit/
- Can an online-only business be sued under the ADA: what Fernandez v. Gainful Health (S.D.N.Y. 2025) decided, why New York courts are split, and what it means for a business with no physical store: https://thesamuellawfirm.com/ada-lawsuit-online-only-business/
- What standing means in an ADA website lawsuit in New York: the intent to return test after Calcano v. Swarovski, which website cases courts have dismissed and which survived, how standing is tested again through jurisdictional discovery, depositions and summary judgment, and what a standing dismissal does and doesn't do: https://thesamuellawfirm.com/ada-website-lawsuit-standing-new-york/
- Sued in New York but based in another state: when a New York court can hear a website accessibility case against an out-of-state business (shipping to New York customers, Fernandez v. Katie May, Diaz v. Kroger), why the company needs a lawyer admitted in that court, and the deadline: https://thesamuellawfirm.com/sued-in-new-york-out-of-state-business/
- Is my ADA lawsuit a scam? Why the same plaintiffs and law firms sue so many New York businesses, with current filing counts by firm in the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, and why a serial filing history can help the defense: https://thesamuellawfirm.com/is-ada-lawsuit-a-scam-new-york/
- Step by step guide for website owners targeted with ADA accessibility lawsuits: https://thesamuellawfirm.com/a-step-by-step-guide-for-website-owners-targeted-with-ada-accessibility-lawsuits/
- Deadlines: generally 21 days from service in federal court, and 20 to 30 days in New York state court depending on the method of service.

## Articles by plaintiff firm
Written for business owners served by a specific firm, each with filing counts taken from the public court dockets.
- Mizrahi Kroub LLP, the highest-volume filer of website accessibility lawsuits, including our October 2026 dismissal in Carrico v. Homelement: https://thesamuellawfirm.com/sued-by-mizrahi-kroub-what-to-know/
- Gottlieb & Associates, PLLC: https://thesamuellawfirm.com/gottlieb-associates-ada-website-lawsuit/
- Joseph & Norinsberg, LLC (attorney Robert Schonfeld): https://thesamuellawfirm.com/joseph-norinsberg-ada-website-lawsuit/
- Shaked Law Group, P.C. (attorney Dan Shaked): https://thesamuellawfirm.com/served-by-shaked-law-group-what-to-know/
- KSS Law PLLC (attorney Kimmia Salehi): files ADA accessibility lawsuits in New York State Supreme Court in Brooklyn, the Bronx and Manhattan. The state court deadline, the Secretary of State service trap, and what a defense looks like: https://thesamuellawfirm.com/sued-by-kss-law-ada-lawsuit/
- The Weitz Law Firm (physical premises ADA cases in New York): https://thesamuellawfirm.com/weitz-law-firm-ada-lawsuit-new-york/
- Law Office of Jennifer Tucek, PC (attorney Jennifer E. Tucek): physical access ADA lawsuits against New York restaurants, bars and shops and the owners of their buildings, plus website cases since July 2026, in the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York: https://thesamuellawfirm.com/sued-by-jennifer-tucek-ada-lawsuit/
- Barducci Law Firm, PLLC (attorney Maria-Costanza Barducci): physical access ADA lawsuits against New York restaurants, bars and shops and the companies that own their buildings, in the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. What the complaint asks for, what default judgments in her cases have ordered, and the standing, readily achievable and safe harbor defenses: https://thesamuellawfirm.com/sued-by-barducci-law-firm-ada-lawsuit/
- Hanski Partners LLC (attorneys Adam S. Hanski and Robert G. Hanski) and The Parker Law Group P.C. (attorney Glen H. Parker), the two firms that came out of Parker Hanski LLC: physical access ADA lawsuits in the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York against restaurants, shops, co-op and condo boards and landlords, with New York State and City damages and Civil Rights Law penalty claims. What the complaints ask for, why a renovated space is held to a stricter standard, and what a defense looks like: https://thesamuellawfirm.com/sued-by-hanski-partners-parker-law-group-ada-lawsuit/
- Sanders Law Group (attorney Craig B. Sanders): photo copyright lawsuits for photographers and photo agencies against businesses over images on their websites and Instagram accounts, in the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. The 21-day deadline, what default decisions have awarded, and the registration and timing defenses: https://thesamuellawfirm.com/sued-by-sanders-law-group-copyright-lawsuit/
- Doniger / Burroughs (Venice, California, with a New York office; attorneys Scott Alan Burroughs, David Jenkins, Alexandra Licitra): photo and design copyright lawsuits for photographers, photo agencies and designers, mostly in the Southern District of New York. What the complaint's phrases mean, stock-photo licenses and indemnification, the DMCA metadata claim, insurance, and first steps: https://thesamuellawfirm.com/sued-by-doniger-burroughs-copyright-lawsuit/
- Equal Access Law Group PLLC (attorneys Alison Chan, Eliezer Lekht, Asher Cohen): sends pre-suit demand letters rather than filing in New York, so there is no case to look up. What the letter asks for and what to do first: https://thesamuellawfirm.com/equal-access-law-group-demand-letter/
- Apex Trial Law: sends website accessibility demand letters to businesses, including in New York. What the letter asks for and what to do first: https://thesamuellawfirm.com/apex-trial-law-demand-letter/

## Practice areas
- ADA defense, website and premises: https://thesamuellawfirm.com/practice-areas/ada-defense-lawyer/
- ADA website lawsuit defense in New York: https://thesamuellawfirm.com/practice-areas/ada-website-lawsuit-defense-new-york/
- Wage and hour defense for employers: https://thesamuellawfirm.com/practice-areas/wage-and-hour-defense-employers/
- Contract and commercial litigation defense: https://thesamuellawfirm.com/practice-areas/contract-commercial-litigation-defense/
- Sued by a merchant cash advance company in New York: the 20 or 30 day deadline, when the agreement can be challenged as a usurious loan, confessions of judgment, and undoing a default judgment: https://thesamuellawfirm.com/merchant-cash-advance-lawsuit-new-york/
- Wage and overtime claims for employees: https://thesamuellawfirm.com/practice-areas/new-york-wage-and-hour-lawyers/
- Employee misclassification in New York (salaried workers wrongly treated as exempt, contractors who are really employees): https://thesamuellawfirm.com/practice-areas/employee-misclassification-new-york/
- Delivery driver overtime in New York: FedEx, Amazon and route drivers, the 2026 FedEx overtime lawsuits in New York federal courts, the motor carrier exemption and spread of hours: https://thesamuellawfirm.com/delivery-driver-overtime-new-york/
- Restaurant workers in New York: overtime when paid a flat weekly amount (12 NYCRR 146-3.5), the 2026 tip credit ($11.35 cash wage downstate, $10.70 upstate) and its conditions, tip theft and managers in tip pools, spread of hours for all restaurant workers, call-in pay, uniform pay, six years back, immigration status: https://thesamuellawfirm.com/restaurant-workers-overtime-tips-new-york/
- Deactivated delivery workers (Uber Eats, DoorDash, Grubhub) in New York: the 2026 city settlements, reinstatement and the minimum pay rate: https://thesamuellawfirm.com/practice-areas/delivery-worker-deactivation-new-york/
- Salario y horas extras, en español: https://thesamuellawfirm.com/practice-areas/abogado-horas-extras-salarios-no-pagados-nueva-york/
- Personal injury: https://thesamuellawfirm.com/practice-areas/personal-injury/

## Guías en español
- ¿Le pagan lo mismo por todas las horas? Horas extras, salario mínimo, propinas y avisos de pago en Nueva York: https://thesamuellawfirm.com/mismo-pago-todas-las-horas-nueva-york/
- Repartidores de FedEx y Amazon en Nueva York: horas extras para choferes de ruta de contratistas de FedEx y Amazon, las demandas de choferes de FedEx de 2026 en los tribunales federales de Nueva York, la exención para transportistas, quién es el empleador y qué hacer ahora: https://thesamuellawfirm.com/repartidores-fedex-amazon-horas-extras-nueva-york/

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- All articles: https://thesamuellawfirm.com/resources/
- Contact: Michael Samuel, 212-563-9884, michael@thesamuellawfirm.com, 1441 Broadway, Suite 6085, New York, NY 10018. Spanish wage line 929-696-1725, answered any time. Contact form: https://thesamuellawfirm.com/contact-us/