Attorneys

Seth A. Presser
spresser@jaspanllp.com

Seth A. Presser is an associate in the Firm's Litigation, Municipal, and Appellate Practice Groups, where he concentrates on commercial litigation, international arbitration, civil rights litigation, and appellate practice. In addition to representing corporate and private clients in a wide variety of complex business disputes, Mr. Presser often defends municipalities from allegations of constitutional and civil rights violations, such as excessive force and false arrest.

Mr. Presser is also a Special Professor of Law at Hofstra University School of Law where he teaches a seminar focusing on the law of international commercial arbitration and the nuances of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods.  He also coaches the Willem C. Vis International Moot Arbitration Team, one of Hofstra’s most prestigious moot court teams, which participates at competitions in Vienna, Austria and Hong Kong, China each year.

Mr. Presser received his Juris Doctor from Hofstra University School of Law, where, while practicing in the Securities Arbitration Clinic, he represented investors in mediations and arbitrations before the New York Stock Exchange and the National Association of Securities Dealers (now FINRA).  He also served as President & Editor in Chief of the Moot Court Association and as President of the International Moot Arbitration Team, winning awards in numerous domestic and international Moot Court competitions.  In addition, he was a member of Hofstra’s Labor and Employment Law Journal.

Mr. Presser is admitted to practice in the courts of the States of New York, New Jersey, and Rhode Island, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the District Of Columbia. He is also admitted to the federal courts of the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the federal courts of the District of New Jersey, and the United States Courts of Appeals for the First, Second, and Third Circuits.  He is a member of the American, New York State and Nassau County Bar Associations, as well as the New York County Lawyers' Association.

B.A., University of Massachusetts, Amherst – 2001            University of Warwick, Coventry, England J.D., Hofstra University School of Law – 2007

State of New York State of New Jersey Commonwealth of Massachusetts State of Rhode Island District Of Columbia