Blitman and King LLP
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Blitman & King LLP is a law firm respected for its work in employee benefits, employment law and labor law. Founded in the 1930s by Nathan H. Blitman, the firm has been recognized as a leader in these areas of law. The firm is considered a boutique law firm due to its concentration on a few select areas of the law.
, quickly became a pioneer providing labor law advice to unions. His practice expanded to employee benefit matters when the first multiemployer pension plan was created in 1940. In 1966, Blitman promoted associate Bernard T. King to partner and renamed the firm Blitman & King. The firm opened its Rochester, NY office in 1986 and its Albany, NY office in 2003.
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Clients
The firm’s employee benefits and employment practices provide advice to a broad range of diverse clients whereas the firm’s labor law practice is distinct in its representation of unions.History
Nathan H. Blitman started his practice in 1933 and, upon the passage of the National Labor Relations ActNational Labor Relations Act
The National Labor Relations Act or Wagner Act , is a 1935 United States federal law that limits the means with which employers may react to workers in the private sector who create labor unions , engage in collective bargaining, and take part in strikes and other forms of concerted activity in...
, quickly became a pioneer providing labor law advice to unions. His practice expanded to employee benefit matters when the first multiemployer pension plan was created in 1940. In 1966, Blitman promoted associate Bernard T. King to partner and renamed the firm Blitman & King. The firm opened its Rochester, NY office in 1986 and its Albany, NY office in 2003.
Rankings & Awards
Blitman & King and its lawyers have been recognized in Super Lawyers, Who’s Who Legal, and Best Lawyers in America. The firm’s lawyers are Fellows of the American College of Employee Benefits Counsel and the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. Bernard King served on the Formation Board of the American College of Employee Benefits Counsel. Lawyers from Blitman & King have also served as heads of the Labor, Employment and Employee Benefit sections of the American Bar AssociationAmerican Bar Association
The American Bar Association , founded August 21, 1878, is a voluntary bar association of lawyers and law students, which is not specific to any jurisdiction in the United States. The ABA's most important stated activities are the setting of academic standards for law schools, and the formulation...
and the New York State Bar Association
New York State Bar Association
The New York State Bar Association , with 77,000 members, is the largest voluntary bar association in the United States.-History:The State Bar was founded with a constitution that dates to 1877...
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