Commercial Law League of America
Eastern Region Conference
Wednesday & Thursday,
November 4-5, 2026
PHD Rooftop Lounge at Dream Downtown
New York, New York
Commercial Law League of America
Eastern Region Conference
Wednesday & Thursday,
November 4-5, 2026
PHD Rooftop Lounge at Dream Downtown
New York, New York
About
CLLA Regional Members Associations
The CLLA maintains four regional groups: Eastern, Midwestern, Southern, and Western. Each Region maintains its own Executive Council and plan regional meetings throughout the year. They also offer additional local networking opportunities.
EASTERN REGION
The Eastern Region consists of Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Vermont, The U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Canadian Provinces of New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Ontario, and Quebec.
MIDWESTERN REGION
The Midwestern Region consists of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and the Canadian Provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
SOUTHERN REGION
The Southern Region consists of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Mexico.
WESTERN REGION
The Western Region consists of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming and the Canadian Provinces of Alberta and British Columbia, the Canadian Northwest Territories and the Yukon.
Get Involved! Contact your region chair to help develop CLLA
education and networking opportunities!
Eastern Region Executive Council
Chair
Valerie Ingold
Commercial Collection Corp. of NY, Inc.
Tonawanda, NY
vingold@commercialcollection.com
Chair Elect
Gary Tier
The Forwarders List of Attorneys
Newtown, PA
gtier@forwarderslist.com
Vice Chair
Ari Stein
Stein & Stein
Teaneck, NY
ari@steinandsteinlaw.net
Secretary
Sue Chin
Borges & Associates, LLC
Syosset, NY
schin@borgeslawllc.com
Treasurer
Timothy Wan
Smith Carroad Wan & Parikh, P.C.
Smithtown, NY
twan@smithcarroad.com
Members
David Beiss
Hunter Herman Beiss PLLC
New York, NY
dbeiss@hunterherman.com
Wanda Borges, Esq.
Borges & Associates, LLC
Syosset, NY
wborges@borgeslawllc.com
Dov Charness
Charness, Charness & Charness LLP
Montreal, QB
dov@charnesslaw.com
Warren Gottlieb, Esq.
Gottlieb Ostrager L.L.P.
Armonk, NY
wgottlieb@golawllp.com
Mike A. Hynum
Hynum Law
Harrisburg, PA
mhynum@hynumpc.com
Gregory Ippolito
Taroff & Taitz, LLP
Bohemia, NY
g.ippolito@tarofftaitz.com
Marc Miceli, Esq.
S. Mitnick Law PC
Oldwick, NJ
mmiceli@sm-lawpc.com
Pat Pinto
BeeSeen Legal (A Division of BeeSeen Solutions)
Huntington, NY
pat@beeseensolutions.com
Marc Wallick, Esq.
Wallick & Associates
Warwick, RI
wallicklaw@aol.com
Immediate Past Chair
Lauri Hudson
Hudson Law Offices, PC
Blackwood, NJ
lhudson@hudsoncollects.com
CLLA Regional Members Associations
The CLLA maintains four regional groups: Eastern, Midwestern, Southern, and Western. Each Region maintains its own Executive Council and plan regional meetings throughout the year. They also offer additional local networking opportunities.
EASTERN REGION
The Eastern Region consists of Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Vermont, The U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Canadian Provinces of New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Ontario, and Quebec.
MIDWESTERN REGION
The Midwestern Region consists of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and the Canadian Provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
SOUTHERN REGION
The Southern Region consists of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Mexico.
WESTERN REGION
The Western Region consists of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming and the Canadian Provinces of Alberta and British Columbia, the Canadian Northwest Territories and the Yukon.
Get Involved!
Contact your region chair to help develop CLLA
education and networking opportunities!
Eastern Region Executive Council
Chair
Valerie Ingold
Commercial Collection Corp. of NY, Inc.
Tonawanda, NY
vingold@commercialcollection.com
Chair Elect
Gary Tier
The Forwarders List of Attorneys
Newtown, PA
gtier@forwarderslist.com
Vice Chair
Ari Stein
Stein & Stein
Teaneck, NY
ari@steinandsteinlaw.net
Secretary
Sue Chin
Borges & Associates, LLC
Syosset, NY
schin@borgeslawllc.com
Treasurer
Timothy Wan
Smith Carroad Wan & Parikh, P.C.
Smithtown, NY
twan@smithcarroad.com
Members
David Beiss
Hunter Herman Beiss PLLC
New York, NY
dbeiss@hunterherman.com
Wanda Borges, Esq.
Borges & Associates, LLC
Syosset, NY
wborges@borgeslawllc.com
Dov Charness
Charness, Charness & Charness LLP
Montreal, QB
dov@charnesslaw.com
Warren Gottlieb, Esq.
Gottlieb Ostrager L.L.P.
Armonk, NY
wgottlieb@golawllp.com
Mike A. Hynum
Hynum Law
Harrisburg, PA
mhynum@hynumpc.com
Gregory Ippolito
Taroff & Taitz, LLP
Bohemia, NY
g.ippolito@tarofftaitz.com
Marc Miceli, Esq.
S. Mitnick Law PC
Oldwick, NJ
mmiceli@sm-lawpc.com
Pat Pinto
BeeSeen Legal (A Division of BeeSeen Solutions)
Huntington, NY
pat@beeseensolutions.com
Marc Wallick, Esq.
Wallick & Associates
Warwick, RI
wallicklaw@aol.com
Immediate Past Chair
Lauri Hudson
Hudson Law Offices, PC
Blackwood, NJ
lhudson@hudsoncollects.com
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