Joseph S. Maniscalco is a partner and co-founder of LaMonica Herbst & Maniscalco, LLP (the “Firm”).  During law school, he interned for the United States Department of Justice, Office of the United States Trustee, Eastern District of New York.  He also served as a legal advocate for the Unemployment Action Center at Hofstra School of Law representing indigent clients in actions seeking unemployment benefits.  After law school, he joined Jaspan Schlesinger Silverman & Hoffman (“JSS&H”) as an associate in their bankruptcy department. In 1998, he left JSS&H and started the Firm.

Education
J.D., Hofstra University School of Law, 1995
B.A., Fordham University, 1992
Chaminade High School, 1988

Bar Admissions
Courts of the State of  New York
United States District Courts for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York

Honors and Affiliations
Former Chairman of the Nassau County Bar Association Bankruptcy Committee.
Director of the Credit Abuse Resistance Education (CARE) program.
Certified mediator/member of the panel of mediators for the Eastern & Southern District of New York.
Frequent speaker at continuing legal education seminars and events.
First Place in the 1995 New York State Bar Association Environmental Law Essay Contest.

Publications
At the Crossroads of Environmental Laws and the Bankruptcy Code: Abandonment and Trustee Personal Liability, Hofstra Law Review, Volume 23:879 (1995) (author).

Athletic Honors and Affiliations
Third Degree Brown Belt in the Martial Arts and instructor.
Baseball pitching instructor and clinical director.
Pre Season Baseball All American Fordham University, 1992.
Nominated to the 1992 U.S. Olympic Baseball Team.
Recipient of Full Athletic Scholarship at Fordham University.

Professional Associations
Nassau County Bar Association
New York State Bar Association
American Bankruptcy Institute
National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees
Turnaround Management Association, Long Island Chapter
Columbian Lawyers of Nassau County
American Trial Lawyers’ Association