Jonathan R Klee
- Managing Partner
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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 serves as the Vice Chair of the Workers' Compensation Committee and previously served as Chairman of the Lawyer Referral 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 Secretary. Previously, he served as President / Council Chair of USTA Eastern Long Island from 2017-2022, was Chair of the USTA Eastern Section Adult League Tennis Grievance Committee from 2008 to 2012 and served on the USTA National Adult League Committee. In December 2014, Jonathan was appointed to the USTA National Constitution and Rules Committee and will be starting his fifth two-year term in January 2023. He was awarded the USTA Eastern League Award in 2012 and a 5-year National USTA Volunteer Service Award in 2020 for all his volunteer work with tennis.
https://www.newsday.com/business/workers-comp-injury-accident-li-long-island-y7kgwxlf
https://www.newsday.com/business/workers-compensation-covid-19-injured-at-work-a84497
https://www.newsday.com/business/long-covid-disability-unemployment-g3wd7n1b
Areas Of Practice
- Workers' Compensation
- Social Security Disability
Bar Admissions
- New York
- New Jersey
Education
- Hofstra University School of Law, Hempstead, New York
- 1993
- George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia
- B.A. - 1990
- Oceanside High School, Oceanside, New York
- 1986
Honors And Awards
- USTA Eastern League Award
- 5 Year National USTA Volunteer Service Award
- 10 Year National USTA Volunteer Service Award
- USTA Eastern Long Island Vitas Gerulaitis “For the Love of Tennis” Award
Professional Associations And Memberships
- Nassau County Bar Association, Past Chair and Vice Chair of the Lawyer Referral Committee
- Nassau County Bar Association, Current Vice Chair Workers Compensation Committee
- Injured Workers Bar Association and Workers' Compensation Alliance., Member
Pro Bono Activities
- USTA Eastern Board of Directors, Secretary, 2023 to Present
- USTA National Constitution and Rules Committee, 2015 to Present
- USTA Eastern Constitution and Rules Committee, 2017 to Present
- USTA Eastern Long Island, President/Council Chair, 2017 to 2022
- USTA National Adult League Committee, 2014
- Long Island representative on the USTA Eastern Section Adult League Tennis Grievance Committee, Chair, 2008 to 2012