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New York, NY
Sole Proprietor 2006 - present
* Extensive landlord and tenant practice that included the representation of:
- IMPAC Associates Redevelopment Co.: 120 unit HUD Section 8 building
- Hattie Dodson Housing Assocs., LP: 8 buildings with 74 HPD regulated apartment
s
- Laura B. Thomas Houses, LP: 7 buildings with 87 HPD regulated apartments
- 137 SIP HDFC: 4 buildings with 48 HPD regulated apartments
* Serve as court appointed Guardian Ad Litem in Housing Court cases.
* Served as Of Counsel to The Law Offices of Offer Waide, P.C., who is the Gener
al Counsel to Amsterdam Hospitality Group and represents over 250 buildings in N
YC.
* Serve as Of Counsel to Altman Schochet, LLP - Submitted appellate brief in Gle
tzer v. Harris, 12 N.Y.3d 468 (2009), motion for summary judgment in Vic's Parki
ng Corp. v. Nash, 26 Misc.3d 413 (NY Co. Sup.Ct. 2009), and opposition papers fo
r In Re Matter of Holbrook, NYLJ, pg. 25, col. 5 (Nassau Co. Sup.Ct. March 15, 2
010).
* Litigate commercial and real estate, including mortgage foreclosure, matters b
efore the New York Court of Appeals, New York Supreme Court, and New York City C
ivil Court.
PUBLISHED DECISIONS
* Giancola v. Lorme, NYLJ, pg. 28, col. 1 (Kings Co. Civ.Ct. September 2, 2009)
* Trump Village Sec. 3, Inc. v. Dashevsky, 8 Misc.3d 777, 799 N.Y.S.2d 854 (NYC
Civ.Ct. 2005)
* Sam v. HPD, 13 A.D.3d 195, 786 N.Y.S.2d 477 (1st Dept. 2004)
* Lleshanaku v. Kenmore Assocs., L.P., 4 Misc.3d 143, 2004 WL 2238769 (App.Term
1st Dept. 2004)
* Gouverneur Gardens Housing Corp. v. Lee, 2 Misc.3d 525, 769 N.Y.S.2d 829 (NYC
Civ.Ct. 2003)
* Lleshanaku v. Kenmore Assocs., L.P., 309 A.D.2d 545, 765 N.Y.S.2d 502 (1st Dep
t. 2003)
* Wong v. Gouverneur Gardens Housing Corp., 308 A.D.2d 301, 764 N.Y.S.2d 53 (1st
Dept. 2003)
* Amalgamated Dwellings, Inc. v. Szold & Brandwen, P.C., NYLJ, pg. 21, col. 2 (N
Y Co. Sup.Ct. March 20, 2003)
EDUCATION
National Institute for Trial Advocacy Hempstead, NY
Trial Advocacy Skills Diploma Summer 1999
Georgetown University Law Center Washington, DC
Juris Doctor 1990
* Robert B. Fiske Fellow, U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York
* Assistant to the Director, Moot Court
* Participant, Harrison Institute, State Legislation Clinic
* Publication: Talbert, Valentine & Steinschneider, "The Child Care Challenge: C
reating Solutions through Employer-supported Programs and Public-Private Partner
ships," DC: Center for Policy Alternatives and National Conference of State Legi
slatures (1990)
The City College of New York New York, NY
Bachelor of Arts in Urban Legal Studies, Cum Laude, GPA: 3.44/4.00 1987
* Dean's List
* Rosenberg-Humphrey Public Policy Fellow, Center for Community Change, Washingt
on, D.C.
* Theodore Leskes Memorial Award
* The Meyer Cohn Essay Prize
* The Bennett Prize
* Sylvia H. Gregory Urban Legal Studies Award
* Samuel & Esther Shipiro Scholarship