Mr. Venator has been engaged in the practice of law over twenty-six years. Mr. Venator is a skilled litigator and has been principal trial counsel in numerous employment law and civil rights cases before administrative tribunals, and state and federal courts for our municipal and school district clients. He has tried many special education student matters before administrative tribunals and in the courts, including appearances before federal district courts and the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, as well as before the New York State Court of Appeals. Additionally, he frequently litigates before teacher tenure and employee discharge tribunals, before the State Division of Human Rights and before the Public Employment Relations Board. He has a substantial practice representing our school district clients in collective bargaining and related arbitration proceedings. Mr. Venator's litigation skills were honed during his service as an Assistant District Attorney when he prosecuted numerous felony trials. Mr. Venator has worked for prestigious law firms in Manhattan and Nassau County where he concentrated in commercial litigation, product liability and labor law.

Mr. Venator is admitted to practice law in the Courts of the State of New York, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District, the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court.