Bruce L. Listhaus

New York and New Jersey Lawyer

Phone: 212-269-2500
Fax: 212-269-2540
E-mail: blisthaus@gkllaw.com

Bruce L. Listhaus graduated summa cum laude from Brooklyn College and received his J.D. from New York University School of Law in 1987.  A versatile practitioner with a strong transactional background, Bruce is responsible for the management of the personal counseling group as well as the overall administration of the firm.

Bruce has worked on behalf of legal service plans and with union members and trust fund administrators his entire career.  During that time, he has represented individual laborers, laborer locals and trust funds in many capacities.  Admitted in New York, New Jersey and the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, his areas of concentration include real estate, corporate and union governance, employee benefits, and employment related matters.  Bruce is a member of the New York State Bar Association and has provided counsel to the boards of both for profit and not-for-profit corporations.  He is active in many community projects and has been honored by the New York State Senate for his civic and charitable activities.

Bruce works closely with the many clients he represents, including International Union Vice-Presidents, Union Business Managers, Secretary-Treasurers and other union officials, Trust Fund Trustees and Administrators, and corporate and organizational directors ensuring that the needs of their members and participants are tended to and that the interests of the entities are protected.  He also uses his mild manner and geniality to explain his clients’ positions and to resolve issues as non-contentiously as possible.  This allows him to work effectively and efficiently with clients, other professionals and adversaries.  These traits combined with his genuine care and concern for his clients and colleagues, his reputation for integrity and his competence in his areas of practice has resulted in the development of strong relationships between Bruce and his clients.

Practice Areas

• Real Estate and Commercial Transactions
• ERISA
• Employment Law

Admissions

• 1987, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
• 1988, New York
• 1993, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York

Education

• New York University, J.D., 1987
• Brooklyn College of the City University of New York, B.A., summa cum laude, 1984

Memberships

• New York State Bar Association
• Alpha Sigma Lambda

Born

• Brooklyn, N.Y.

Biography

• Gorlick, Kravitz & Listhaus, P.C., New York, NY, Managing Partner, Legal Services Department Chair, Labor and Employment Department, ERISA Department, 1994-present
• Levin & Weissman, New York, NY, Real Estate Department, 1987-1994; Legal Services Department Chair, 1989-1994; Litigation Department, 1992-1994
• New York State Bar Association Empire State Counsel
• Yeshiva Ohr Eliezer, Advisory Board, 2000-Present
• Agudath Israel Bais Binyamin, Board Member, President, 1997-1999; Rabbinical Search Committee Chair, 1997-1998, 2008-2009
• Prospect Park Yeshiva, Board of Trustees, 1991-2005
• Yeshiva Torah Vodaath, Seminary, 1980-1984