| Blitman & King LLP | |
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| Headquarters | Syracuse, New York |
| No. of offices | 3 (Albany, Syracuse, Rochester) |
| No. of attorneys | 20+ |
| Major practice areas | Employee Benefits, Employment, Labor, Litigation |
| Date founded | Predecessor firm founded 1933 |
| Company type | Limited Liability Partnership |
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| www.bklawyers.com | |
Blitman & King LLP is a law firm respected for its work in employee benefits, employment law and labor law. Founded in the 1930s by Nathan H. Blitman, the firm has been recognized as a leader in these areas of law. The firm is considered a boutique law firm due to its concentration on a few select areas of the law.
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The firm’s employee benefits and employment practices provide advice to a broad range of diverse clients whereas the firm’s labor law practice is distinct in its representation of unions.
Nathan H. Blitman started his practice in 1933 and, upon the passage of the National Labor Relations Act, quickly became a pioneer providing labor law advice to unions. His practice expanded to employee benefit matters when the first multiemployer pension plan was created in 1940. In 1966, Blitman promoted associate Bernard T. King to partner and renamed the firm Blitman & King. The firm opened its Rochester, NY office in 1986 and its Albany, NY office in 2003.
Blitman & King and its lawyers have been recognized in Super Lawyers,[1] Who’s Who Legal,[2] and Best Lawyers in America.[3] The firm’s lawyers are Fellows of the American College of Employee Benefits Counsel[4] and the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers.[5] Bernard King served on the Formation Board of the American College of Employee Benefits Counsel.[6] Lawyers from Blitman & King have also served as heads of the Labor, Employment and Employee Benefit sections of the American Bar Association and the New York State Bar Association.
Blitman & King has long maintained a position of leadership in the communities it services through the provision of pro bono legal services. The firm was awarded the 2008 President’s Pro Bono Service Award by the New York State Bar Association and has been recognized in publications for its pro bono efforts.