Paul F. Millus

Paul Millus is a Shareholder of Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein, P.C. and practices in the Litigation and Employment Law Departments in the firm's Garden City, Long Island and New York City office locations.

Mr. Millus handles a variety of litigated matters, from inception through motion practice, trial and appeals and has tried both jury and non-jury matters dealing with a wide range of issues from commercial, constitutional, real estate, employment, and Surrogate's Court matters.

In addition to providing advice and counsel to employers, Mr. Millus has successfully tried numerous cases to verdict in the federal court in the Eastern District of New York involving claims of discrimination in the workplace based on race, national origin, sex, gender, and age and has obtained dismissal in federal court by summary judgement, many such cases avoiding the cost of trial.

Mr. Millus also concentrates his practice in the area of commercial litigation involving disputes between shareholders and members and all members of complex commercial litigation.

Notable experience includes:

Successfully represented multiple Long Island municipalities in upholding the constitutionality of a variety of town ordinances

Obtained favorable resolutions for several corporate clients who were subjected to claims by plaintiffs who claimed that the clients’ building violated the ADA

Obtained dismissal in federal court by summary judgment of claims brought by teachers against the school district where they worked that their First Amendment rights of free speech had been violated by the district

Successfully tried numerous cases to verdict in the federal court in the Eastern District of New York involving claims of discrimination in the workplace based on race, national origin, sex, gender, and age

After trial in Kings County, successfully obtained dismissal of claims by the Public Administrator, valued in excess of 2 million dollars, that his clients had received monies from the estate based on undue influence

Served as the Receiver for Atlas Park Shopping Mall located in Glendale, New York, a 377,924 sq. ft. mixed use neighborhood center

Obtained favorable resolution of trademark infringement suits in federal court brought against national internet retailer

In 2010, 2014-2024, Mr. Millus was named to the New York Super Lawyers list. No more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state are recognized by Super Lawyers with this distinction. In 2024, Mr. Millus received the LI Herald’s Top Lawyer Award for his work in Litigation & Dispute Resolution.

Mr. Millus has nearly 40 years of extensive litigation and trial experience in the federal and state courts. He has represented clients focusing on commercial matters including shareholder disputes, business divorces, LLC member rights, employment law for management and other complex litigation. He also regularly provides advice to employers concerning their rights and obligations in the workplace. As a commentator on various news and current event programming for Fox News, Fox Business, CNN, CNBC and Fox News Radio, he has opined on the legal issues of the day. Mr. Millus has published and lectured on cutting edge issues focusing on commercial litigation, employment law, federal practice and trial practice for the NYS Bar Assoc., Nassau County Bar Assoc., the N.Y.C. Bar Association and the Inn of Court.

Mr. Millus began his litigation career as a Special Assistant United States Attorney for the E.D.N.Y. from 1987 – 1989. He joined Snitow & Pauley in 1989, working with the Hon. William H. Pauley (deceased) who became a U.S. District Judge in the S.D.N.Y. in 1998, and in that year, became a partner in Snitow Kanfer Holtzer & Millus, LLP until joining Meyer Suozzi in 2012. Mr. Millus has also represented many municipalities on Long Island in the areas of municipal defense.

Mr. Millus is rated “AV” by Martindale-Hubbell – the highest level of professional excellence and ethics confirming that Mr. Millus is recognized for the highest levels of skill and integrity in the practice of law. Mr. Millus is active with various Bar organizations in and around New York City and Long Island. He served as Chair of the Federal Courts Committee and the Labor & Employment Committee of the Nassau County Bar Association, Past President of the Theodore Roosevelt American Inn of Court, is a member of the Eastern District Association of Former Assistant and Special Assistant U.S. Attorneys, and of the Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center Board of Governors.

Mr. Millus has written extensively on many aspects of the law, publishing articles in the New York Law Journal, Nassau Lawyer, Suffolk Lawyer and New York State Bar Journal. Click here to view.