Howard S. Shafer
Partner
Direct: (646) 435-9438
Email: HShafer@ShaferPartners.com
Howard has over 30 years of experience in the Insurance and Corporate Liability Defense field. Howard became a Partner in a small insurance and negligence defense firm after two years in practice and went on to become an Executive Committee Member of a larger firm in the field. See full bio.
Sandra Clark
Partner
Direct: (917) 398-2556
Email: SClark@ShaferPartners.com
Sandra Clark has been involved in the legal field since 1993 when she was employed as a File Clerk at Riker Danzig, a prominent Morristown law firm and then as a Legal Secretary for a boutique firm in Madison, New Jersey.
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Vincent A. Henry
Partner
Direct: (646) 495-9091
Email: VHenry@ShaferPartners.com
Vincent A. Henry was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts and grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Mr. Henry currently resides in Bloomfield, New Jersey.
Mr. Henry attended Philadelphia’s historic, and highly regarded, Central High School for Boys, graduating with honors. Mr. Henry is a Rice University (B.A. Managerial Studies), Syracuse University College of Law (Juris Doctorate), and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Lally School of Management and Technology (MBA). Mr. Henry also attended Princeton Theological Seminary where he obtained a Certificate in Youth and Theology. See full bio.
Thomas J. Bracken, Esq.
Attorney
Direct: (646) 435-9437
Email: tbracken@shaferpartners.com
Thomas J. Bracken is Counsel with the firm and is part of the Insurance Coverage, General Liability and Defense departments. In his 30 years of experience, he has counseled numerous domestic and international insurance companies on complex insurance matters and has successfully litigated defense and coverage issues both at the trial and appellate levels. He attended Boston College where he received his B.A. in both History and English. He received his J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law. He is admitted to practice law in the States of New York and New Jersey as well as the federal courts. See full bio.
Matthew A. McDonough
Associate
Direct: (646) 435-9436
Email: MMcDonough@ShaferPartners.com
Matthew earned his Juris Doctorate Degree from Brooklyn Law School in 2024, where he was the recipient of the Jerome Prince Merit Scholarship and actively participated in the Moot Court Honor Society. During his time at Brooklyn Law School, Matthew was a judicial intern for the Honorable Elizabeth N. Warin of the New York City Supreme Court, and he also worked with the Office of the New York State Attorney General as an intern within the Litigation Bureau. In addition, Matthew was a legal writing and research teaching assistant to Professor Diana Hortsch. See full bio.
Yanai Z. Siegel
Counsel
Direct: (646) 435-9435
Email: YSiegel@ShaferPartners.com
Yanai Siegel, Counsel to Shafer Partners since 2011, has over 25 years experience as Corporate Counsel and senior management for a regional major home appliance buying, warehousing and distribution cooperative.
Yanai’s experience in business law includes negotiating numerous joint venture and other operational relationship agreements between clients and other regional or national organizations, and negotiating large multi-party transactional contracts. He also advised his clients on corporate governance matters, and managed commercial litigation as needed. His work in commercial real estate law includes purchasing land, construction agreement negotiation, construction financing, serving as owner’s representative during construction and office fit out, and leasing large distribution warehouse facilities in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Yanai also counsels clients on office and retail leases. See full bio.
Alfred A. D’Agostino, Jr.
Of Counsel
Direct: (646) 495-9091
Email: ADagostino@ShaferPartners.com
Alfred “Al” D’Agostino is Of Counsel to Shafer Partners. Al attended the University of Michigan and the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law. He has been litigating transportation, premises, professional liability and dram shop liability cases from intake to trial for over thirty years. See full bio.
David K. Audah
Law Clerk
Direct: (646) 495-9081
Email: Kaudah@ShaferPartners.com
David earned his Juris Doctor degree from the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, where he focused on litigation and developed a strong foundation in legal research, writing, and advocacy. During law school, he was an active member of several student organizations, including Phi Alpha Delta, the Public Interest Law Students Organization, the Pace Criminal Justice Society, the Westchester County Bar Association, and the New York City Bar Association. See full bio.