GARDEN CITY, NY; October 17, 2017 —Michael Cardello III, a partner in the Garden City law firm of Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP, was recently appointed by the Catholic Lawyers Guild of Nassau County to serve on its Board of Directors.

The Guild’s mission presently is to advance the goals and ideals of Catholic lawyers; to respect the integrity of the law and the need for its fair, compassionate and just application; to acknowledge the primacy of moral values and of justice in the governing and administration of modern society; to bring together members of the bench and the bar to discuss the social and legal issues and to accomplish these goals in a congenial and professional environment.

Mr. Cardello concentrates his practice in the areas of business and commercial litigation, and represents large and small businesses, financial institutions and individuals in both Federal and State Courts. He is a member of the firm’s Management Committee as well as Co-Chair of the firm’s Litigation Group. Mr. Cardello is a former law clerk for the Honorable Arthur D. Spatt, United States District Court Judge for the Eastern District of New York, and presently serves on the Committee for Civil Litigation of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.  In addition, Mr. Cardello is currently appointed to a number of cases as a Discovery Referee and Special Referee by Justices of the Supreme Court of the State of New York. He also mediates complex commercial litigation matters for cases pending in the Commercial Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York. Mr. Cardello currently serves as Chair of the Nassau County Bar Association’s Federal Courts Committee, and is also the former Chair of its Commercial Litigation Committee as well as a member of its Judiciary and Alternative Dispute Resolution Committees. He is also a Fellow of the Academy of Court-Appointed Masters. Mr. Cardello earned his J.D., M.B.A., and B.B.A. degrees from Hofstra University.

Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP, with offices on Long Island and Manhattan, provides a wide range of legal services to businesses, corporations and individuals worldwide.

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