Jonathan R Klee

Jonathan R. Klee founded Klee & Woolf, LLP with Andrew Woolf in January 2000 and has been in practice since 1993. As managing partner of Klee Woolf Goldman & Filpi, LLP, Jonathan has represented thousands of workers in hearings before the New York State Workers' Compensation Board, the Local 3 Joint Industry Board of the Electrical Industry Alternative Dispute Resolution Program and the Social Security Administration. He has lectured to many groups about obtaining benefits under the New York State Workers' Compensation system, including continuing legal education (CLE) seminars in Advanced Workers' Compensation Law and Social Security Disability benefits. A graduate of Oceanside High School, he received his BA from George Washington University in 1990 where he was elected and served as a Senator and then Executive Vice President of the student association. He obtained his law degree from Hofstra University School of Law in 1993 and is currently a member of the New York and New Jersey Bars. Mr. Klee is also a member of the Injured Workers Bar Association and Workers' Compensation Alliance, as well as the Nassau County Bar Association, where he previously served as Chair and Vice Chair of the Lawyer Referral Committee and Vice Chair of the Workers' Compensation Committee.  Jonathan has been asked to comment by New York Newsday and other publications about legal matters relating to workers compensation and social security disability.  

In addition to his role at Klee Woolf Goldman & Filpi, LLP, Jonathan is the current USTA Eastern Board Vice President for the 2025-2026 term. In December 2014, Jonathan was appointed to the USTA National Constitution and Rules Committee and will be starting his sixth two-year term in January 2025. Previously, he served as Secretary of the USTA Eastern Board from 2023-2024, President / Council Chair of USTA Eastern Long Island from 2017-2022, Chair of the USTA Eastern Section Adult League Tennis Grievance Committee from 2008-2012 and served on the USTA National Adult League Committee.  For all his volunteer work with tennis, Jonathan was awarded the USTA Eastern League Award in 2012, a 5-year and 10-year National USTA Volunteer Service Award in 2020 and 2024 and the USTA Eastern Long Island Vitas Gerulaitis “For the Love of Tennis” Award in 2024.

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