Michael A. Prisco

Partner

Tel: 516-240-8900
Fax: 516-240-8950
Email: mprisco@tlggr.com

 

BIO

Michael A. Prisco is partner at TLGGR, focusing his practice on construction and surety litigation, commercial litigation and appellate advocacy.  Michael’s legal career began in 2010 by accepting a clerkship with the New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department, where he served as an Appellate Court Attorney.

Following the conclusion of his clerkship, Michael joined TLGGR, where he has been involved in litigating some of the largest surety and construction disputes in the country.  Michael has also been closely involved in the firm’s appellate practice, using the insight and expertise he gained during his clerkship at the Appellate Division to help clients achieve their desire results. In addition to litigation, Michael has also forged a unique role in assisting art galleries and artists in various legal issues, including the negotiation of complex licensing agreements with large entertainment conglomerates.

Michael graduated from the University at Buffalo earning a B.A. in Political Science in 2006. Michael then graduated first in his class and as Valedictorian while earning his JD from Touro Law Center in 2010.  While there, Michael was a Faculty Fellow and served as an Editor for the Law Review.  During Law School, Michael also served in the chambers of the Honorable Arthur J. Spatt, U.S. District Court Judge for the Eastern District of New York, and for the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York.  He is a member of the ABA’s Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section and was selected as a co-author for the Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Law Journal.

PRACTICE AREAS

  • Surety
  • Construction
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Licensing
  • Engineering and Architectural

CREDENTIALS

Education

State University at Buffalo, B.A., 2006
Touro Law Center, J.D., Summa Cum Laude, 2010

Bar & Court Admissions

New York State, Third Department, 2011; United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 2012 and the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Memberships & Affiliations

New York State Bar Association; American Bar Association, Torts and Insurance Law Practice Section; Editor of the TIPS Journal on Recent Developments in Fidelity and Surety Law; Research Editor of the Touro Law Review (2009-2010).