Andrew Melzer

Sanford Wittels & Heisler, LLP
1350 Avenue of the Americas
31st Floor
New York, NY 10019

Phone: (646) 723-2947
Fax: (646) 723-2948
E-mail: amelzer@nydclaw.com
Web site: http://www.nydclaw.com

Andrew Melzer is an Associate in the New York office of Sanford Wittels & Heisler, LLP. Mr. Melzer received his law degree from New York University in 2003.

Prior to joining Sanford Wittels & Heisler, LLP, Mr. Melzer was an attorney at an international organization in Zurich, Switzerland (2005-2007), where he helped to restore lost and stolen assets to Holocaust victims and their heirs. He also served as a judicial law clerk on the Massachusetts Appeals Court (2003-2005), where he clerked for Chief Justice Christopher Armstrong and Justice Benjamin Kaplan. During law school, Mr. Melzer represented clients in employment and civil rights related matters.

Mr. Melzer graduated from NYU School of Law and Yale University. He is admitted to practice law in New York.

Education:

  • NYU School of Law New York, NY 2003 J.D.
  • Yale University, New Haven, CT 1999 BA
    • Honors: Distinction in History, Senior Essay Prize

Professional Associations and Memberships:

  • New York State Bar Association Member [/bulleted]

Past Employment Positions:

  • Claims Resolution Tribunal, Staff Attorney, 2005-2007
  • Massachusetts Appeals Court, Judicial Law Clerk, 2003-2005
  • NYU Civil Rights Clinic, Practicing Attorney, 2002-2003
  • Unemployment Action Center, Student Advocate, 2000-2001