Harry J. Binder is a graduate of the City College of New York (B.B.A. - Accounting, 1968, cum laude) and of the Cornell University Law School (JD - 1971). After spending his first year after law school working for a private attorney on Long Island, N.Y., Harry opened his own law practice, and never looked back.

Harry quickly became recognized as one of his community's most dynamic young lawyers, and was soon appointed an Administrative Law Judge by the New York State Department of Health. Soon after his appointment, Harry was assigned to adjudicate the activities of a large and well connected group of nursing home operators, in a scandal that was sweeping New York State. He quickly became the center of a major controversy for making tough recommendations leading to the revocation of many of their licenses. His tough and uncompromising position was vindicated when all of his recommendations were sustained. It was Harry's first major experience at bucking the "system" and making the law actually protect the people who most needed protecting.

When the New York State Department of Health removed one of the nursing home operators, young Harry Binder was appointed as the Designee of the Commissioner of Health by a Supreme Court Justice, in New York State. Harry approached his new appointment with his usual enthusiasm and unique insights. After only two and a half years of Harry's stewardship, the once dreadful facility was in such good shape that the state was at last able to find a charitable organization to buy the facility, and maintain it to the standards required by New York State. Returning to his private law practice, Harry continued to develop his reputation as a tough negotiator and conscientious advocate in many areas of law. That changed dramatically late one evening, when a disabled fire fighter arrived at Harry's office, and hesitantly asked for Harry's help. Harry likes fire fighters. He considers them "every day heroes." This fire fighter was a veteran of many years on the force, and after being seriously injured, had been unjustly denied Social Security Disability benefits. "I've heard you're a good lawyer, but are you an expert at Social Security?", was the question the fire fighter asked. Harry replied, "No, but give me a week." In that one week, Harry Binder laid the groundwork for the firm that was to become a national force in the advocacy of claimants' Social Security Disability rights. Oh yes, Harry won all appropriate benefits for the client. Once again, Harry Binder never looked back. In December 1978, Harry felt that he needed help to maintain the high standards he had set for his practice in Social Security Disability. Help was right in the family in the person of his brother Charles, who left his position as a legal aid defense attorney to join the firm. And so began the law firm of BINDER & BINDER®. BINDER & BINDER® has now become America's Most Successful Social Security Disability Advocates ®. Harry and Charles keep those same high standards that were set long ago, by carefully supervising hundreds of advocates and other professionals, and maintaining an every day, hands on involvement in every aspect of this unique firm. Harry Binder is admitted to practice law in New York. He is also licensed to practice law in the Eastern and Southern United States District Courts in New York, the Southern United States District Court in Alabama, Second and Eleventh Circuit of the United States Court of Appeals, the United States Tax Court, and the United States Supreme Court. He is an active member of the New York State Bar Association, the New York State Trial Lawyers Association (NYSTLA), and the American Trial Lawyers Association (ATLA).

Harry is married, and the father of five children. Besides his activities as Senior Partner of BINDER & BINDER®, Harry takes his greatest pride in three things: 1- He was at Madison Square Garden on June 14, 1994 at 10:58PM when the New York Rangers won the Stanley Cup. 2- Nobody loves beating insurance companies as much as he does. 3- He never looks back.