At the Maloney Law Group PLLC, we have years of combined legal experience working with clients in the New York area. Our attorneys assist businesses and individuals that need representation for their commercial litigation, intellectual property, estate planning, and complex law legal problems.
When you choose The Maloney Law Group PLLC to handle your legal case, you are getting highly trained, experienced litigators that will advocate on your behalf.
Jennifer Provost, one of the most accomplished trial attorneys in the state of New York. With an impressive track record of numerous trials to verdict and a consistent record of success, Jennifer is a force to be reckoned with both inside and out of the courtroom.
With over 25 years of experience, Jennifer's expertise lies in tort litigation, particularly in transportation, premises liability, and New York Labor Law. But her talents go beyond simply winning cases. Jennifer excels at helping clients identify potential risks and implementing strategies to prevent them. And if those risks become reality, she skillfully manages the aftermath, ensuring a swift recovery while minimizing further risks and advancing her clients' business objectives.
One of the highlights of Jennifer's career was her time as associate counsel with Consolidated Edison of New York, where she achieved numerous favorable jury verdicts. She also successfully defended the New York City Transit Authority in Bronx County, securing almost 20 defense verdicts. Her exceptional reputation led her to become a senior trial attorney with a respected multinational finance and insurance corporation, where she handled high-stakes and complex cases involving severe burns, fatalities, and dismemberment.
What sets Jennifer apart is her ability to quickly assess a case and determine the most effective measures to achieve success. This skill has been honed throughout her career and is consistently employed to the benefit of her clients.
Jennifer is a member of WSHB’s Rapid Response Team, and is widely called upon by clients around the world for her expertise. As a trial attorney who combines experience, expertise, and a proven track record, Jennifer Provost is the ally you can trust.
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Ms. Smalls is an accomplished leader with experience in law, politics, government and philanthropy. Her clients benefit from her strategic advice and legal counsel on complex legal, policy, and regulatory matters. Smalls’ service in two presidential administrations gives her unique insight into government and politics. Smalls recently served as the Monitor of a tier-one global financial institution having been appointed to that position by the New York State Department of Financial Services.
Smalls is a strategic advisor and multi-disciplinary leader with experience across law, government, politics, and philanthropy. Her clients turn to her for her independent sensibility and her trusted and strategic advice. In 2021, Smalls was named to the inaugural edition of "Northeast Trailblazers" by the American Lawyer, and recognized by Crain's New York Business as a "Notable Women in Law" , the National Black Lawyers as one of their Top 100 lawyers, and the Legal 500 in Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense. Smalls was featured as a "Power Player" in government and politics by City & State New York and the Amsterdam News in 2020.
In her private practice, she has fought for undocumented immigrants, victims of financial crime, and voters facing intimidation. Smalls litigates high-stakes matters, successfully securing two TROs, one against the Trump Campaign and one in 2021 against the City of New York. Previous representations include serving as co-lead counsel for one of the largest Fair Labor Standards Act class actions on record, representing more than 90,000 au pairs for wage fixing and violations of federal, state and minimum wage. She also served as counsel for the class of investors in two of the largest “feeder funds” that financed Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme.
Her knowledge of the intersection of law and politics comes from serving, first, in the Clinton Administration as assistant to the White House Chief of Staff and as a liaison on policy and budget issues for the District of Columbia, and the Chief Regulatory Officer at the Department of Health and Human Services in the Obama Administration. In the 2008 election cycle, Dawn served as a regional political director for the Hillary Clinton for President Campaign, covering six states, and in the general election as the New York political director for then-Sen. Barack Obama.
In addition to her private practice, Ms. Smalls is a recognized civic leader. She serves on the board of the Roosevelt Institute, a think tank and campus network that serves as the non-profit partner to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in Hyde Park, New York. She also serves on the Board of the Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture, a non-profit farm and educational center whose mission is to shape an ecological food culture that centers farmers and their stewardship of the land to amplify their success. Previously, Smalls served on the Board of the American Constitution Society, the nation’s leading progressive legal organization, from 2015 – 2021.
As a commissioner of the New York State Joint Commission on Public Ethics, Smalls provided oversight to the state agency tasked with ensuring that state elected officials and lobbyists comply with the state’s ethics and lobbying laws and regulations. Previously, Ms. Smalls served as the Secretary of the New York City Bar’s Ethics Committee.
Ms. Smalls also worked for the Open Society Foundations and the Ford Foundation, two of the largest philanthropies in the world, managing approximately $40 million of grants promoting and increasing civic engagement, political reform, and grassroots activism. Ms. Smalls is actively engaged in politics, advising candidates on the local, state and federal level.
Sharix Alicea advises strategic and financial buyers and sellers, including private equity firms and their portfolio companies, on the structuring, negotiation, and execution of complex strategic transactions, both domestic and cross-border. Her experience includes mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, carveouts, and minority investments. Sharix also has represented emerging growth companies and investors on a range of matters, including capital raises and commercial transactions. Sharix's practice touches a range of industries including technology, financial services, telecommunications, and life sciences. She is fluent in Spanish.
Staci E. Cox is an associate in the New York office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where she is a member of the firm’s litigation department. Her practice focuses on white collar criminal defense, government investigations, and complex commercial litigation. Prior to joining the firm, Staci was an associate in the litigation department of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP. Before she joined Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, Staci was the communications director for Congresswoman's Gwen Moore's office, where she created and managed the Congresswoman’s press strategy, including as it related to the Congresswoman’s position on the House Budget and Financial Services Committees. Education New York University, 2018 M.B.A. New York University School of Law, 2018 J.D. American University, 2011 B.A. Admissions New York 2019 S.D.N.Y. 2023 PRACTICE FOCUS Litigation