Eli is a partner in Kamerman, Uncyk, Soniker & Klein, PC, a general practice law firm. He has experience in several areas of law, and heads the firm’s litigation practice (which also includes mediation, arbitration, family and divorce litigation and general commercial matters).  Eli has been appointed by federal and state courts to mediate complex commercial disputes, as well as family, custody and divorce disputes. His trial and appellate experience covers many courts at many levels, including trials and appeals, and many areas of law. Several of his cases have become often-cited precedents in other cases. He has given presentations and participated on panels in various venues, including "ADR in Flux- Mediation and the Law-Defining the Boundaries”; “Mediation of  End-of-Life and Long-Term Care Issues” before a joint conference of mediation organizations; Inter-active cooperation and teamwork training with the staff at the YWCA of White Plains and Greater Westchester; Inter-active cooperation and dispute resolution training with the staff of Goddard Riverside Community Center; and lectures on various subjects in Continuing Education programs for several organizations, including the New York City Bar Association, the Association for Conflict Resolution, the Association of Divorce Financial Planners, the New York State Divorce Mediation Council, and the Family and Divorce Mediation Council of Greater New York.  Eli was the publisher of the ACR-GNY's periodicals; and Editor and Publisher of NYSCDM's periodicals. Eli is also one of the founding members of the New York Chapter of the Association of Family and Community Courts (AFCC).

He has also written on subjects unrelated to conflict resolution and family law, including “Exempting Income of New York Non-Residents,” published in the New York Law Journal; and “International Aircraft Financing under the Uniform Commercial Code,” published in the New York University Law School Journal of International Law and Politics.

About Us:

Kamerman, Uncyk, Soniker & Klein was founded over 90 years ago with a commitment to serve the individualized needs of each of our clients, and our firm’s attorneys have upheld that guiding principle for four generations.  Those efforts have been strengthened by recent additions to our team – Eli Uncyk and Jeff Kofsky, who joined the firm in 2014 from Uncyk, Borenkind & Nadler LLP, a firm that practiced for more than four decades, and Akiva Cohen, who joined the firm in 2015 from Foley & Lardner LLP, an AmLaw 100 firm.  Together, we act as trusted legal advisors to corporations, privately held companies, start-ups, and individuals and their families. We pride ourselves on partnering with our clients to understand their challenges and goals, and on knowing how to resolve the unique legal challenges facing successful businesses and their owners.

We work with our clients to ensure that their agreements protect their interests, and advise them regarding changes in the law that impact their businesses. We enforce our clients’ rights through litigation, mediation and alternative dispute resolution.  We counsel our clients on personal legal matters that affect them, including tax and estate planning, and family and matrimonial matters, and we strive to develop strong relationships by attending to each client's unique needs.  Our firm’s success, and our loyal and wide-ranging client base, is a testament to our ability to do so.