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Meet Our Team

 

Eric M. Berman, Esq.

Eric is the Chief Executive Officer of the firm. His law degree is from St. John's University School of Law and his Masters and Doctor of Philosophy Degrees are from New York University. He is a Member of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Retail Collection Attorneys and chairs it's Meaningful Involvement Sub-Committee. He has served on the Creditors' Rights Committee of the Commercial and Federal Litigation Section of the New York State Bar Association and as a Commercial Arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association. Eric has been a Panelist or Speaker at conferences held by the American Collector’s Association, Commercial Law League of America, Debt Buyer’s Association, National Association of Retail Collection Attorneys and Thomson Media, and serves as an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Hofstra University. He has written a column on business law and his articles on “Meaningful Attorney Involvement” have appeared in the New York Law Journal and the DePaul Business and Commercial Law Journal. Eric is admitted to the practice of law in the States of New York and Pennsylvania, the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the Western District of Pennsylvania, and the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.
eberman@ericbermanpc.com

Mark E. Berman

Mark E. Berman is the Chief Financial Officer of the firm.  A graduate of Hofstra University, Mark has more than twenty-five years of senior financial and operations management experience as Chief Financial Officer of Rathe Productions, Inc., and Vice President - Finance and Treasurer at Grant Industries Incorporated.  He has managed all phases of financial and administrative operations including public offerings, warrant exchanges and convertible debenture offerings, and is in charge of all financial and non-collections operations of the firm.
mberman@ericbermanpc.com

Ellen M. Calabrese, Esq.

Ellen is the firm's attorney in charge of administration and serves as our Corporate Privacy Officer.  She graduated from Empire State College with a major in Community and Human Services and received her Juris Doctor from Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center.  Her responsibilities include compliance issues and practices oversight.
emcalabrese@ericbermanpc.com

Kevin M. Knab, Esq.

Kevin is the Chief Litigation Officer of the firm and has direct responsibility for all New York litigation.  His B.A. in History is from the State University of New York at Stony Brook and he received his Juris Doctor from the State University of New York at Buffalo.  His litigation experience includes criminal defense work, trusts and estates and personal injury as well as consumer and commercial collections.  He is admitted to the practice of law in the State of New York and the Eastern District of New York.
kknab@ericbermanpc.com

Robert M. Kline, Esq.

Rob is the attorney in charge of the firm’s Pennsylvania litigation.  He is an Honors graduate of Drexel University with a B.S. in Business Administration and received his Juris Doctor from the Temple University School of Law.  He served as a law clerk for several Federal and Pennsylvania judges and is admitted to the practice of law in the States of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
rkline@ericbermanpc.com

Andre Wirkmaa, Esq.

Andre is the attorney in charge of the firm's New Jersey litigation.  He is a graduate of Fairleigh Dickinson University and New York Law School, and is admitted to the practice of law in New Jersey and New York.  Andre is a frequent lecturer on collection law and related issues for the Bergen County and New Jersey State Bar Associations.
awirkmaa@ericbermanpc.com

Edward E. Gilbert, Esq.

Ed is Of Counsel to the firm and is in charge of the firm’s South Carolina litigation.  His B.A. in Theatre Arts is from Davis and Elkins College and his Juris Doctor with Honors is from the University of Pittsburgh.  Ed was a member of the Civil Litigation Committee and served as Chairman of the Activities Committee for the Westmoreland County Bar Association, which selected him as Pro Bono Attorney of the year in 1994-1995.  He is admitted to the practice of law in the States of Pennsylvania and South Carolina and the Federal District Courts located in those States.
egilbert@ericbermanpc.com

Roger Burmeister

Roger is the firm’s New York Collection Manager.  He graduated from the City College of New York with a B.A. in History.  His career in credit and collections began at Lord & Taylor as a collector and continued through numerous management positions in the credit granting, authorizations and collections department.  Prior to joining us, he was the Collections and Recoveries Manager for Littman Jewelers.  In 1995, he was awarded the Dale Carnegie Highest Award for Achievement.  Roger is responsible for the overall supervision of the New York collection staff, serves as chief client liaison, and is in charge of all non-financial client reporting.
rbumeister@ericbermanpc.com

Marc L. Steger

Marc is the firm’s Information Technology Manager.  His B.A. in Philosophy is from Washington University.  Marc and his staff maintain the firm’s computer systems, facilitate the bi-directional flow of data to and from clients, and oversee inter-office communication systems.
msteger@ericbermanpc.com

Mary Gartelman

Mary is the firm’s Chief Litigation Paralegal.  She works directly with the firm’s attorneys to generate legal process from summons and complaints to garnishments.  She also serves as court liaison, is responsible for disbursement billing and supervises the paralegal staff.
mgartelman@ericbermanpc.com

Our Staff

Our staff consists of a group of dedicated professionals with years of experience in collections.  Our attorneys, collectors and support staffs are trained to efficiently maximize collections while dealing with the public in a professional manner.
eb@ericbermanpc.com



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