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Hon. George C. Pratt
Farrell Fritz P.C.
1320 RXR Plaza
Uniondale,
NY 11556-1320
Tel: (516) 227-0604
Fax: (516) 227-0777
Website: www.farrellfritz.com
Hon. George C. Pratt regularly travels out of state to District of Columbia, Illinois
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ADR Services Include:Mediation; Arbitration
Hon. George C. Pratt has substantive case experience in the following areas...
 Anti-Trust |
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Commercial/Business |
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Construction |
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Contract Disputes |
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Insurance |
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Intellectual Property |
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Real Estate |
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Securities |
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Technology |
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BIOGRAPHICAL:In 2001, George Pratt, a former United States Circuit Court Judge for the Second Circuit Court of Appeals and a former United States District Court Judge in the Eastern District of New York, rejoined Farrell Fritz, the firm he helped found prior to his judicial appointments. Judge Pratt, an arbitrator and mediator in national and international disputes, serves as Special Counsel to Farrell Fritz's litigation department in major federal and state trial and appellate cases.
George C. Pratt was appointed to the federal bench as a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York in 1976. He served on that bench for six years, until he was appointed to the United States Second Circuit Court of Appeals in 1982. Judge Pratt served with distinction until he retired from the Second Circuit on January 31, 1995. In 1993, Judge Pratt became a Professor of Law at Touro Law School, where for ten years he taught civil procedure, federal courts, civil rights law, class actions and appellate advocacy. He has been a member of the Board of Governors of Touro Law Center since 1995. He serves as an arbitrator and mediator in national and international disputes for companies and institutions in industries as diverse as finance, communications, securities, entertainment, insurance, reinsurance, patents, utilities, and state agencies. Judge Pratt has also been retained as an expert witness, consultant, special counsel and special master in various commercial matters.
EDUCATION:George C. Pratt graduated from Yale Law School in 1953, after receiving his Bachelor of Arts from Yale College in 1950. He served as a law clerk to the Honorable Charles W. Froessel, Judge of the New York State Court of Appeals until 1955, at which time he went into private practice as a trial and appellate lawyer, concentrating in construction, land use, and municipal law.
Memberships & AffiliationsIn addition to his affiliation with Touro Law School, Judge Pratt was the Distinguished Visiting Professor at Hofstra Law School from 1979 to 1993; and during that same period he served as an Adjunct Professor of Law at St. John's University Law School. Judge Pratt is a Fellow of the College of Commercial Arbitration and has lectured extensively at civil rights and trial and appellate advocacy programs of PLI, NITA, ALI-ABA, ARIAS, the New York State Bar Association, and numerous other bar associations.
Rates$750 per hour plus expenses. 50% of reserved time if hearing is cancelled within 30 days before hearing; 25% if cancelled between 30 and 60 days.
Hon. George C. Pratt is a member of the The New York Academy of Mediators and Arbitrators, the state's premier roster of attorney mediators and arbitrators. The NYAMA profile includes more specific local information, such as counties and regions served, and can be visited directly at www.nymediators.org/george-pratt
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