Lawyers
Steven Moskowitz is an Associate in Lydecker’s Jersey City office, where he focuses his practice on Insurance defense and Labor & Employment matters. He is admitted to practice law in both New York and New Jersey.
Mr. Moskowitz earned his Juris Doctor from Rutgers Law School in May 2024, where he was awarded the Rutgers Law Merit Scholarship. During his time at Rutgers, he gained hands-on experience as a Clinical Law Student in the Education and Health Law Clinic. He received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Michigan in May 2019.
Before joining Lydecker, Mr. Moskowitz served as a Law Clerk at Hirsh Business Law P.C. during his third year of law school, where he supported a variety of corporate and litigation matters
Mewerick Mozza is an Of Counsel attorney at the Lydecker’s Miami office. Mr. Mozza concentrates his practice in all aspects of federal and state civil litigation.
Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Mozza worked for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida at the Chambers of Magistrate Judge John J. O’Sullivan, where he aided with matters from Social Security Disability determinations, maritime personal injury cases, to international breach of contracts. Furthermore, Magistrate Judge O’Sullivan and Mr. Mozza were invited to Bolivia to provide an international conference where they were awarded Distinguished Visitor status and laws passed under their names for aiding the judiciary system in Bolivia. Additionally, Mr. Mozza worked for Mozza & Abogados Asociados exposing him to a different legal system. He counseled in the administration and legal transactions of the clients’ international businesses throughout South America and in the United States, including the purchasing and leasing of real estate and their international commercial transactions. Furthermore, Mr. Mozza was the recipient of the Law Awards 2022 by Latin American Quality Institute due to the exceptional performance in representing clients in international business transactions. In addition, Mr. Mozza worked at the Law Offices of Anidjar and Levine, P.A., where he handled personal injury claims and property damage claims in the pre-litigation and litigation departments. Mr. Mozza is committed to providing aggressive representation for all his clients and ensuring all clients receive effective legal representation.
Mr. Mozza graduated from the Trinity University with a Bachelor of Arts and Majors in Political Science, Philosophy, and International Studies in addition to a Minor in Human Communication in 2011. Mr. Mozza graduated Cum Laude from his Juris Doctorate from St. Thomas University School of Law in 2015, and was a member of the Intercultural Human Rights Law Review. Subsequently, Mr. Mozza graduated from a Master in Law in International Commercial Arbitration from the University of Miami in 2017. Mr. Mozza additionally obtained a Bachelor of Humanities in Political Science from Universidad Autónoma Gabriel Rene Moreno, in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, in 2022. In addition to being a member in good standing of the Florida Bar, Mr. Mozza is also a member of the District of Columbia Bar and the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
Daniel Muggeo is an associate in the firm’s Boca Raton office. Mr. Muggeo focuses his practice on civil litigation including the defense of negligence, traumatic bodily injury, wrongful death, and malpractice. Mr. Muggeo is admitted to practice law in Florida state courts. Mr. Muggeo received his Juris Doctorate from the Shepard Broad College of Law at Nova Southeastern University where he was a member of the ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law and the Nova Trial Association. He earned his undergraduate degree from Nova Southeastern University where he received his degree in legal studies.
Janeally R. Munoz is an Associate Attorney in the firm’s San Diego office. Ms. Munoz has gained valuable experience representing Clients in a wide range of matters and has participated in several trials, both serving as second chair and conducting them on her own. She has courtroom experience and is skilled in drafting and arguing the motions in Court. Her diverse background has provided her with a strong foundation in litigation, client advocacy, and case strategy.
Ms. Munoz earned her J.D. from Thomas Jefferson School of Law in May of 2023. During law school, Ms. Munoz she was an active member of the Mock Trial team and held various leadership positions, including serving La Raza, where she continues to be an active member today.
Bernard Nellari is an Associate Attorney at Lydecker’s San Diego office, where he focuses his practice on general liability litigation matters.
Mr. Nellari graduated from San Jose State University in 2021 with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications and dual minors in Business Administration and Political Science. He earned his Juris Doctor from the University of San Diego School of Law in 2024. Mr. Nellari was admitted to the California Bar in March 2025.
Mr. Nellari developed a strong foundation in legal research and client advocacy through his academic and professional experiences, such as assisting startups and local small businesses while working at the USD Entrepreneurship Legal Clinic. Following bar admission, Mr. Nellari began his career as an attorney working for a national full service law firm, where he handled a variety of complex civil litigation cases prior to joining Lydecker.
In his free time, Mr. Nellari enjoys hiking, reading, building custom computers, and is an avid basketball fan.
Victor C. Ng is Of Counsel in Lydecker’s California offices, representing employers in state and federal courts, arbitration proceedings, and before administrative agencies, including the California Civil Rights Department (“CRD”) and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”). His practice focuses on guiding employers through day-to-day workplace issues while defending high-exposure litigation.
Victor partners with business owners, executives, and human resources professionals to address terminations, reductions in workforce, disability accommodations, wage and hour compliance, workplace investigations, handbook and policy development, and hiring practices, including Ban the Box compliance. He approaches counseling with a practical risk assessment framework designed to align legal strategy with operational realities.
As a litigator, Victor defends employers in complex wage and hour class and PAGA representative actions, as well as discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, and whistleblower claims under FEHA and the ADA. He has represented employers in CRD and EEOC proceedings, including agency-initiated matters and EEOC class actions, and regularly manages matters from pre-litigation strategy through dispositive motion practice and resolution.
Victor has practiced at two national management-side law firms and represented clients across healthcare, hospitality, trucking, construction, manufacturing, retail, cannabis, education, nonprofit, and faith-based organizations. He also brings prior experience working with domestic and international insurers on complex privacy and cyber matters and high-exposure professional liability claims, providing him with additional insight into risk evaluation and litigation strategy. He previously second chaired a two-week jury trial resulting in a complete defense verdict.
Mr. Norris’s practice primarily involves representing, defending, and counseling business owners regarding a diverse array of legal issues. Mr. Norris has had the privilege of successfully representing hotel operators and other hospitality businesses, medical practices, airlines, MROs, universities, banks, governmental entities, large institutional clients, and small businesses.
Mr. Norris has extensively litigated matters involving labor and employment law, commercial law, professional liability, hospitality law, premises liability, ADA accessibility, real estate, admiralty and maritime, wrongful death, and various types of negligence. Mr. Norris has defended private and public employers in all phases of litigation, from administrative hearings through trial on matters arising under Federal, State and local employment laws.
Mr. Norris also has extensive experience servicing business owners in the preparation and negotiation of contracts, including stock purchase and asset purchase agreements, ensuring compliance with laws, rules, and regulations, and providing guidance to mitigate risk and limit liability.
Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Norris served as in-house counsel for a successful Real Estate Investment Company that focused on acquiring and re-positioning distressed assets.
Katrina Pacheco is an Associate at Lydecker handling Florida civil litigation matters. Ms. Pacheco has extensive experience in the defense of civil disputes. She maintains a varied practice in insurance defense and commercial litigation, including general bodily injury and casualty, and professional malpractice.
Prior to joining Lydecker, Ms. Pacheco was an Associate at a prominent Florida defense firm where she gained significant litigation experience representing numerous insurance carriers in First Party Property matters throughout Florida. While earning her Juris Doctorate, Ms. Pacheco clerked with the Honorable Judge Peter Lopez and also worked as a law clerk with boutique law firms in the Miami area who focused on insurance litigation at both the State and Federal levels.
Robert Pariser supervises a talented team of attorneys who practice in the New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania offices. The attorneys I collaborate with are comprised of former educators, prosecutors, law clerks to state and federal judges and insurance professionals.
Robert Pariser’s legal practice focuses on the defense of claims against professionals (E&O, A&B, LPL or MPL), directors and officers (D&O) and against employers (EPL). Mr. Pariser represents design professionals (A&E) and other real estate professionals, including managing agents, appraisers, title agents, condo and co-op boards and developers in various disputes. On behalf of construction owners and managers, he defends claims prosecuted by injured workers brought pursuant to the New York Labor Law.
Robert Pariser also represent clients on other types of discrimination claims, including alleged civil rights violations, including the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Robert Pariser defends environmental cases, involving mold, asbestos and ground contamination.
Robert Pariser represents public and private educators in breach of contract, employment, bullying, failing to promote and in due process matters.
Robert Pariser has had election, stock redemption, auction, foreclosure/ sheriff sale, false arrest, prosecutorial misconduct disputes. Robert Pariser has been on the New York Metro Super Lawyers list from 2011-present.
Daniel De La Parra is an Associate in Lydecker’s Miami office. Mr. De La Parra’s practice encompasses all aspects of federal and state civil litigation, with a primary focus on personal injury, negligent security, and premises liability matters. Prior to joining Lydecker, Mr. De La Parra practiced as an attorney at a personal injury law firm in Miami, Florida, where he developed a strong foundation in case analysis, litigation strategy, and client advocacy.
Mr. De La Parra earned his Juris Doctor from St. Thomas University College of Law in 2025 and was admitted to The Florida Bar that same year. He began his legal career as a law clerk in 2024 and participated in the St. Thomas University Bankruptcy Clinic, where he gained valuable experience in both Florida and federal civil litigation practice and procedure.
Manuel Parra Jr. is an associate in Lydecker’s Los Angeles office. Manuel’s focus area is personal injury, premises liability and products liability. Manuel has worked at different firms (boutique and national) in various fields including probate, estate planning, business, and insurance defense. Manuel Parra, Jr. has had certain motions granted by courts in California. Manuel Parra, Jr. is a diligent advocate for his client.
Manuel has successfully argued motions before California courts. He brings a diligent, thoughtful approach to representing his clients and advancing their interests.
On his spare time Manuel Parra, Jr. likes to exercise, provide notarial services (as a sole proprietor), and produce episodes on his career development podcast.
Pooja Patel is Of Cousel in Lydecker’s Miami office and is a labor and employment attorney with extensive experience representing public and private employers in a wide range of workplace matters. Pooja’s practice encompasses employment litigation, administrative proceedings, and day-to-day counseling on complex employment issues. She has defended employers against claims involving discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage and hour disputes, disability accommodations, and protected leave under federal, state, and local employment laws. Pooja has experience managing matters through all stages of litigation, including pleadings, discovery, depositions, dispositive motions, mediations, hearings, and settlement negotiations.
Pooja also represents employers before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and related state agencies. She has significant experience responding to charges of discrimination, including conducting factual investigations, analyzing relevant employment records and workplace policies, assessing potential exposure, and preparing comprehensive position statements on behalf of employers.
Additionally, Pooja counsels employers on a wide range of day-to-day workplace matters, including employee discipline and terminations, disability accommodations, and leave management. She assists employers with drafting and reviewing employment and severance agreements, employee handbooks, workplace policies, and other compliance-related materials. Pooja takes a practical, business-oriented approach to counseling employers, helping them navigate complex workplace issues, proactively address potential risks, and implement solutions that align with their operational and organizational objectives.
Pooja is also an active writer and speaker on developments affecting employers. She has authored articles for The Checkoff, a publication of The Florida Bar Labor & Employment Law Section, addressing developments in diversity, equity, and inclusion laws affecting public and private employers. She has also presented on FMLA compliance and leave management to human resources professionals at the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Broward Legal Conference and the Florida Public Human Resources Association Annual Conference.
Steven Moskowitz is an Associate in Lydecker’s Jersey City office, where he focuses his practice on Insurance defense and Labor & Employment matters. He is admitted to practice law in both New York and New Jersey.
Mr. Moskowitz earned his Juris Doctor from Rutgers Law School in May 2024, where he was awarded the Rutgers Law Merit Scholarship. During his time at Rutgers, he gained hands-on experience as a Clinical Law Student in the Education and Health Law Clinic. He received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Michigan in May 2019.
Before joining Lydecker, Mr. Moskowitz served as a Law Clerk at Hirsh Business Law P.C. during his third year of law school, where he supported a variety of corporate and litigation matters
Mewerick Mozza is an Of Counsel attorney at the Lydecker’s Miami office. Mr. Mozza concentrates his practice in all aspects of federal and state civil litigation.
Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Mozza worked for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida at the Chambers of Magistrate Judge John J. O’Sullivan, where he aided with matters from Social Security Disability determinations, maritime personal injury cases, to international breach of contracts. Furthermore, Magistrate Judge O’Sullivan and Mr. Mozza were invited to Bolivia to provide an international conference where they were awarded Distinguished Visitor status and laws passed under their names for aiding the judiciary system in Bolivia. Additionally, Mr. Mozza worked for Mozza & Abogados Asociados exposing him to a different legal system. He counseled in the administration and legal transactions of the clients’ international businesses throughout South America and in the United States, including the purchasing and leasing of real estate and their international commercial transactions. Furthermore, Mr. Mozza was the recipient of the Law Awards 2022 by Latin American Quality Institute due to the exceptional performance in representing clients in international business transactions. In addition, Mr. Mozza worked at the Law Offices of Anidjar and Levine, P.A., where he handled personal injury claims and property damage claims in the pre-litigation and litigation departments. Mr. Mozza is committed to providing aggressive representation for all his clients and ensuring all clients receive effective legal representation.
Mr. Mozza graduated from the Trinity University with a Bachelor of Arts and Majors in Political Science, Philosophy, and International Studies in addition to a Minor in Human Communication in 2011. Mr. Mozza graduated Cum Laude from his Juris Doctorate from St. Thomas University School of Law in 2015, and was a member of the Intercultural Human Rights Law Review. Subsequently, Mr. Mozza graduated from a Master in Law in International Commercial Arbitration from the University of Miami in 2017. Mr. Mozza additionally obtained a Bachelor of Humanities in Political Science from Universidad Autónoma Gabriel Rene Moreno, in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, in 2022. In addition to being a member in good standing of the Florida Bar, Mr. Mozza is also a member of the District of Columbia Bar and the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
Daniel Muggeo is an associate in the firm’s Boca Raton office. Mr. Muggeo focuses his practice on civil litigation including the defense of negligence, traumatic bodily injury, wrongful death, and malpractice. Mr. Muggeo is admitted to practice law in Florida state courts. Mr. Muggeo received his Juris Doctorate from the Shepard Broad College of Law at Nova Southeastern University where he was a member of the ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law and the Nova Trial Association. He earned his undergraduate degree from Nova Southeastern University where he received his degree in legal studies.
Janeally R. Munoz is an Associate Attorney in the firm’s San Diego office. Ms. Munoz has gained valuable experience representing Clients in a wide range of matters and has participated in several trials, both serving as second chair and conducting them on her own. She has courtroom experience and is skilled in drafting and arguing the motions in Court. Her diverse background has provided her with a strong foundation in litigation, client advocacy, and case strategy.
Ms. Munoz earned her J.D. from Thomas Jefferson School of Law in May of 2023. During law school, Ms. Munoz she was an active member of the Mock Trial team and held various leadership positions, including serving La Raza, where she continues to be an active member today.
Bernard Nellari is an Associate Attorney at Lydecker’s San Diego office, where he focuses his practice on general liability litigation matters.
Mr. Nellari graduated from San Jose State University in 2021 with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications and dual minors in Business Administration and Political Science. He earned his Juris Doctor from the University of San Diego School of Law in 2024. Mr. Nellari was admitted to the California Bar in March 2025.
Mr. Nellari developed a strong foundation in legal research and client advocacy through his academic and professional experiences, such as assisting startups and local small businesses while working at the USD Entrepreneurship Legal Clinic. Following bar admission, Mr. Nellari began his career as an attorney working for a national full service law firm, where he handled a variety of complex civil litigation cases prior to joining Lydecker.
In his free time, Mr. Nellari enjoys hiking, reading, building custom computers, and is an avid basketball fan.
Victor C. Ng is Of Counsel in Lydecker’s California offices, representing employers in state and federal courts, arbitration proceedings, and before administrative agencies, including the California Civil Rights Department (“CRD”) and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”). His practice focuses on guiding employers through day-to-day workplace issues while defending high-exposure litigation.
Victor partners with business owners, executives, and human resources professionals to address terminations, reductions in workforce, disability accommodations, wage and hour compliance, workplace investigations, handbook and policy development, and hiring practices, including Ban the Box compliance. He approaches counseling with a practical risk assessment framework designed to align legal strategy with operational realities.
As a litigator, Victor defends employers in complex wage and hour class and PAGA representative actions, as well as discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, and whistleblower claims under FEHA and the ADA. He has represented employers in CRD and EEOC proceedings, including agency-initiated matters and EEOC class actions, and regularly manages matters from pre-litigation strategy through dispositive motion practice and resolution.
Victor has practiced at two national management-side law firms and represented clients across healthcare, hospitality, trucking, construction, manufacturing, retail, cannabis, education, nonprofit, and faith-based organizations. He also brings prior experience working with domestic and international insurers on complex privacy and cyber matters and high-exposure professional liability claims, providing him with additional insight into risk evaluation and litigation strategy. He previously second chaired a two-week jury trial resulting in a complete defense verdict.
Mr. Norris’s practice primarily involves representing, defending, and counseling business owners regarding a diverse array of legal issues. Mr. Norris has had the privilege of successfully representing hotel operators and other hospitality businesses, medical practices, airlines, MROs, universities, banks, governmental entities, large institutional clients, and small businesses.
Mr. Norris has extensively litigated matters involving labor and employment law, commercial law, professional liability, hospitality law, premises liability, ADA accessibility, real estate, admiralty and maritime, wrongful death, and various types of negligence. Mr. Norris has defended private and public employers in all phases of litigation, from administrative hearings through trial on matters arising under Federal, State and local employment laws.
Mr. Norris also has extensive experience servicing business owners in the preparation and negotiation of contracts, including stock purchase and asset purchase agreements, ensuring compliance with laws, rules, and regulations, and providing guidance to mitigate risk and limit liability.
Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Norris served as in-house counsel for a successful Real Estate Investment Company that focused on acquiring and re-positioning distressed assets.
Katrina Pacheco is an Associate at Lydecker handling Florida civil litigation matters. Ms. Pacheco has extensive experience in the defense of civil disputes. She maintains a varied practice in insurance defense and commercial litigation, including general bodily injury and casualty, and professional malpractice.
Prior to joining Lydecker, Ms. Pacheco was an Associate at a prominent Florida defense firm where she gained significant litigation experience representing numerous insurance carriers in First Party Property matters throughout Florida. While earning her Juris Doctorate, Ms. Pacheco clerked with the Honorable Judge Peter Lopez and also worked as a law clerk with boutique law firms in the Miami area who focused on insurance litigation at both the State and Federal levels.
Robert Pariser supervises a talented team of attorneys who practice in the New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania offices. The attorneys I collaborate with are comprised of former educators, prosecutors, law clerks to state and federal judges and insurance professionals.
Robert Pariser’s legal practice focuses on the defense of claims against professionals (E&O, A&B, LPL or MPL), directors and officers (D&O) and against employers (EPL). Mr. Pariser represents design professionals (A&E) and other real estate professionals, including managing agents, appraisers, title agents, condo and co-op boards and developers in various disputes. On behalf of construction owners and managers, he defends claims prosecuted by injured workers brought pursuant to the New York Labor Law.
Robert Pariser also represent clients on other types of discrimination claims, including alleged civil rights violations, including the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Robert Pariser defends environmental cases, involving mold, asbestos and ground contamination.
Robert Pariser represents public and private educators in breach of contract, employment, bullying, failing to promote and in due process matters.
Robert Pariser has had election, stock redemption, auction, foreclosure/ sheriff sale, false arrest, prosecutorial misconduct disputes. Robert Pariser has been on the New York Metro Super Lawyers list from 2011-present.
Daniel De La Parra is an Associate in Lydecker’s Miami office. Mr. De La Parra’s practice encompasses all aspects of federal and state civil litigation, with a primary focus on personal injury, negligent security, and premises liability matters. Prior to joining Lydecker, Mr. De La Parra practiced as an attorney at a personal injury law firm in Miami, Florida, where he developed a strong foundation in case analysis, litigation strategy, and client advocacy.
Mr. De La Parra earned his Juris Doctor from St. Thomas University College of Law in 2025 and was admitted to The Florida Bar that same year. He began his legal career as a law clerk in 2024 and participated in the St. Thomas University Bankruptcy Clinic, where he gained valuable experience in both Florida and federal civil litigation practice and procedure.
Manuel Parra Jr. is an associate in Lydecker’s Los Angeles office. Manuel’s focus area is personal injury, premises liability and products liability. Manuel has worked at different firms (boutique and national) in various fields including probate, estate planning, business, and insurance defense. Manuel Parra, Jr. has had certain motions granted by courts in California. Manuel Parra, Jr. is a diligent advocate for his client.
Manuel has successfully argued motions before California courts. He brings a diligent, thoughtful approach to representing his clients and advancing their interests.
On his spare time Manuel Parra, Jr. likes to exercise, provide notarial services (as a sole proprietor), and produce episodes on his career development podcast.
Pooja Patel is Of Cousel in Lydecker’s Miami office and is a labor and employment attorney with extensive experience representing public and private employers in a wide range of workplace matters. Pooja’s practice encompasses employment litigation, administrative proceedings, and day-to-day counseling on complex employment issues. She has defended employers against claims involving discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage and hour disputes, disability accommodations, and protected leave under federal, state, and local employment laws. Pooja has experience managing matters through all stages of litigation, including pleadings, discovery, depositions, dispositive motions, mediations, hearings, and settlement negotiations.
Pooja also represents employers before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and related state agencies. She has significant experience responding to charges of discrimination, including conducting factual investigations, analyzing relevant employment records and workplace policies, assessing potential exposure, and preparing comprehensive position statements on behalf of employers.
Additionally, Pooja counsels employers on a wide range of day-to-day workplace matters, including employee discipline and terminations, disability accommodations, and leave management. She assists employers with drafting and reviewing employment and severance agreements, employee handbooks, workplace policies, and other compliance-related materials. Pooja takes a practical, business-oriented approach to counseling employers, helping them navigate complex workplace issues, proactively address potential risks, and implement solutions that align with their operational and organizational objectives.
Pooja is also an active writer and speaker on developments affecting employers. She has authored articles for The Checkoff, a publication of The Florida Bar Labor & Employment Law Section, addressing developments in diversity, equity, and inclusion laws affecting public and private employers. She has also presented on FMLA compliance and leave management to human resources professionals at the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Broward Legal Conference and the Florida Public Human Resources Association Annual Conference.
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