Joseph P. Allgor

Joseph P. Allgor is Of Counsel at Herskovits PLLC and focuses on securities law, financial services regulation, securities litigation, and commercial litigation. He advises and represents clients facing disputes and regulatory issues connected to broker-dealers, securities markets, and complex business relationships. His practice draws on experience from private law firms and in-house counsel work, giving him a practical understanding of how litigation, compliance, enforcement, and business considerations intersect in the financial services industry.

Allgor earned a J.D. from University of California, Los Angeles and a B.A. from the University of Virginia. His education provided a foundation in legal research, statutory interpretation, litigation strategy, and written advocacy. Those skills support his work on securities disputes and regulatory matters, where the governing framework can involve federal statutes, industry rules, agency requirements, contractual obligations, and detailed factual records that require careful analysis and organized presentation.

Allgor served for more than seven years as in-house counsel at Jefferies & Company, Inc., where he was responsible for litigation and regulatory matters. Earlier in his career, he worked on securities fraud class actions, white collar matters, regulatory enforcement cases, and complex commercial litigation at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy and Dorsey & Whitney. This experience gives him perspective on disputes from institutional, regulatory, and outside-counsel viewpoints.

Joseph P. Allgor is admitted in New York and New Jersey and before federal courts including the US District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. His practice is centered on financial services disputes, securities regulation, and commercial litigation that demand detailed knowledge of industry operations and litigation procedure. He helps clients evaluate exposure, respond to regulatory concerns, manage contentious matters, and develop practical strategies for resolving complex disputes.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Herskovits PLLC
• Member, New Jersey State Bar Association
• Member, New York State Bar Association

Licensed State

• New Jersey
• New York

Education

• University of California, Los Angeles
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Virginia
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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