Background
Elias, Sylvan H. was born on February 20, 1909 in New York, New York, United States.
Elias, Sylvan H. was born on February 20, 1909 in New York, New York, United States.
College of the City of New York (Bachelor of Arts, 1930). Fordham University (Bachelor of Laws, 1933).
Worked at Vladeck, Waldman, Elias & Engelhard, Professional Corporation (New York, New York) specializing in Employment and Labor Law. General Litigation.
Admitted to the bar, 1933, New New York 1936, United States. District Court, Eastern District of New New York
1937, United States.
District Court, Southern District of New New York 1952, United States. Supreme Court. 1956, United States. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.
1966, United States.
District Court, Northern District of New New York Awarded Doctor of Law by Fordham University, 1968. Instructor, Labor Relations, Fairleigh Dickinson University, 1970-1975.
Assistant Corporation Counsel of the City of New York, 1943-1946.
Member, New York County Surrogate"s Court Committee, 1984-1988 and 1991. Member: National Panel of Arbitrators, Commercial, Public Disputes, Labor Arbitration Panels of American Arbitration Association.
Panel of Arbitrators, New York State Board of Mediation and New Jersey Board of Mediation. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New New York
Westchester, New York State and Federal Bar Associations.
New York County Lawyers Association. Vladeck, Waldman, Elias & Engelhard, Professional Corporation, specializes in labor and employment law and general litigation. Founded 48 years ago as union-side labor firm, the Firm"s practice has grown significantly.
While it continues to represent unions and related organizations, as well as employee benefits funds in many industries, it has expanded into other areas of employment law, specializing in representing employees, individually and on a class-wide basis, in a wide range of employment issues, including discrimination, breach of contract, Employee Retirement Income Security Act, defamation, constitutional law, and in counselling employees in employment contract matters.
In addition to the labor and employment practices, the Firm represents individuals, small companies and non-profit organizations in general litigation, encompassing commercial, contract, trademark and copyright matters, trusts, estates and real estate matters, as well as civil RICO. The firm also represents claimants in commercial arbitrations and in securities industry arbitrations.
Member, New York County Surrogate"s Court Committee, 1984-1988 and 1991. Member: National Panel of Arbitrators, Commercial, Public Disputes, Labor Arbitration Panels of American Arbitration Association. Panel of Arbitrators, New York State Board of Mediation and New Jersey Board of Mediation.
Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New New York
Westchester, New York State and Federal Bar Associations. New York County Lawyers Association.