Garden City, NY; February 19, 2014 — Michael Cardello III, a partner at the Garden City law firm of Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP, has been appointed to serve on the Board of Directors of the Academy of Court Appointed Masters (ACAM).

The Academy of Court Appointed Masters is a widely respected and independent national organization, comprised of experienced masters and judicial adjuncts who serve in both federal and state courts.  Its mission is to provide judges, lawyers, parties, and other judicial adjuncts with useful information about masters.

Michael Cardello III is a partner with Moritt Hock & Hamroff and serves as Co-Chair of the firm’s Litigation practice group.  Concentrating his practice in business and commercial litigation, Mr. Cardello represents large and small businesses, financial institutions and individuals in Federal and State Courts.  He has a wide-range of experience that includes trials and appellate work in the areas of corporate disputes, shareholder derivative actions, dissolutions, construction disputes, equipment and vehicle leasing disputes and other complex commercial and business disputes.  Mr. Cardello is also often appointed as a Discovery Referee and Special Referee by various courts to oversee all aspects of the discovery process in complex commercial cases.  He is the former Chairman of the Commercial Litigation Committee of the Nassau County Bar Association and is also a member of its Alternative Dispute Resolution, Federal Court and Judiciary Committees.

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