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| | Address | | 8 Wright Street, P.O. Box 808 | | Westport, Connecticut 06881 | | (Fairfield Co.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 203-226-1001 | | Fax: 203-226-3801 | | | | Send Us Email |  |
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(Main Office)
| Berkowitz, Trager & Trager, LLC practices in the following areas of law:
General Business Practice. Executive Compensation and Contracts, Sports Law, Corporations, Commercial and Residential Real Estate, Banking Law, Estate Planning, Probate, Commercial and Business Law. Tax and Tax Planning Law, Creditors Rights and Bankruptcy Law. | | Year Established: 1961 | | Firm Size: 11 | References:
Westport National Bank; Peoples Bank. | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
| | Richard Berkowitz (Member) born New Haven, Connecticut, June 28, 1941; admitted to bar, 1966, Connecticut and U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., 1963); University of Connecticut (J.D., 1966). Member, Westport Representative Town Meeting, 1967-1971. Member, Westport Planning and Zoning Commission, 1978-1981. Member: Westport (President, 1978-1979), Connecticut (Member, Real Estate, Corporate, Sports and Entertainment Law Sections, 1966) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Executive Compensation; Executive Employment Contracts; Business Law; Real Estate Law; Sports Law; Corporate Law. Email: Richard Berkowitz | | Paul M. Berg (Member) born New Haven, Connecticut, September 29, 1950; admitted to bar, 1977, Connecticut and U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: Beloit College (B.A., 1972); University of Connecticut (J.D., with high honors, 1977). Member, University of Connecticut Law Review, 1975-1977. Author: "Attorneys Fees and the Defaulting Debtor," Connecticut Law Review, Spring, 1976. Member: Greater Bridgeport, Connecticut (Chairman, Committee on Arts and the Law, 1985-1986; Member, Sections on: Antitrust; Taxation) and American (Member, Sections on: Taxation; Entertainment) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Taxation Law; Intellectual Property; Venture Capital Finance. Email: Paul M. Berg | | Elizabeth Adolff Brower (Member) born New York, N.Y., October 18, 1961; admitted to bar, 1990, New York; 1991, Connecticut. Education: Molloy College (B.S., cum laude, 1983); St. John's University (J.D., 1989). Member, St. John's University Law Review, 1988-1989. Member: Connecticut, New York State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Finance; Executive Employment Compensation Arrangements; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Venture Capital; Emerging Growth Companies; Compliance. Email: Elizabeth Adolff Brower | | Samuel Febbraio, Jr. (Member) born Westport, Connecticut, March 5, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Connecticut. Education: Fairfield University (B.S., 1981); University of Bridgeport (J.D., magna cum laude, 1984). Executive Managing Editor, University of Bridgeport Law Review, 1983-1984. Author: "Tribal Severance Taxes: An Uncertain Sovereign Function," 4 University of Bridgeport Law Review, 1984. Member: Greater Bridgeport, Connecticut (Member, Sections on: Corporation; Tax) and American (Member, Taxation Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities; Taxation. Email: Samuel Febbraio, Jr. | | Steven T. Gersh (Member) born New York, N.Y., November 29, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, New York. (Not admitted in Connecticut). Education: State University of New York at Binghamton (B.A., with high honors, 1978); Boston University (J.D., 1981). Member, Boston Law Review, 1980. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Venture Capital Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Cable TV; Equipment Leasing; Finance. Email: Steven T. Gersh | | Jay L. Goldstein (Member) born New Bedford, Massachusetts, October 23, 1956; admitted to bar, 1986, Massachusetts; 1987, Connecticut, New York, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut and U.S. Tax Court. Education: Northeastern University (B.S., with honors, 1979); New England School of Law (J.D., 1986); Boston University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1987). Member: UBS National Network of Estate Planning Attorneys, N.Y.U. Tax Studies Group, Inc.; Connecticut Estate Tax Planning Council; Lower Fairfield County Estate Tax Planning Council. Member: New York State; Connecticut, Massachusetts and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Taxation; Estate Planning; Estate Administration; Trusts and Estates; Wills; Probate. Email: Jay L. Goldstein | | David A. Greenberg (Member) born New York, N.Y., October 24, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Connecticut and U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: George Washington University (B.A., with distinction, 1980; J.D., with honors, 1983). Omicron Delta Epsilon. Notes Editor, The George Washington Journal of International Law and Economics Development, 1982-1983. Author: "Joint Ventures in Poland: Polish Proposals Before the Joint American-Polish Trade Commission," The George Washington Journal of International Law and Economics, Vol. 16, No. 2, 1982. Member: Connecticut and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Creditors Rights and Bankruptcy Law; Real Estate Law; Corporate Compliance; Banking Law. Email: David A. Greenberg | | Howard D. Komisar (Member) born New Haven, Connecticut, October 13, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Florida; 1981, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 1982, Connecticut; 1989, New York. Education: Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (B.S. in Economics, 1977); University of Miami (J.D., 1980). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Connecticut and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate Finance, Leasing and Development; Corporate Law. Email: Howard D. Komisar | | Richard J. Preminger (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, July 12, 1957; admitted to bar, 1981, California; 1983, New York; 1988, Connecticut and U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: State University of New York at Albany (B.A., cum laude, 1978); California Western School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1981); New York University (LL.M., in Taxation, 1983). Lead Articles Editor, California Western Law Review, 1980-1981. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards in: Contracts; Civil Procedure; Commercial Papers and Secured Transactions. Practice Areas: Taxation; Estate Planning; Trusts and Estates; Corporate Law. Email: Richard J. Preminger | | Robert H. Rubin (Member) born New York, N.Y., December 25, 1932; admitted to bar, 1959, Connecticut; 1961, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1966, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1968, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Yale University (B.A., with honors, 1954); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., cum laude, 1959). Instructor in Real Estate Law, Probate Law and Probate Administration, Connecticut Center for Continuing Education, Fairfield University, 1975-1978. Member, Norwalk Redevelopment Agency, 1966-1968. Special Corporation Counsel, City of Norwalk, 1966-1968. Corporation Counsel, City of Norwalk, 1968-1969. Member, Board of Directors, Neon (Equal Opportunity Board), 1968. Member of Advisory Council on Community Affairs, State of Connecticut, 1974-1978. Member, Federal Grievance Committee, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut, 1989-1998. Member: Westport (Secretary, 1980-1981; Treasurer, 1981-1982; Vice-President, 1982-1983; President, 1983-1984) and The Connecticut (Member, Executive Committee, Planning and Zoning Section, 1978-2005) Bar Associations. [Army Artillery, First Lt., 1954-1956]. Practice Areas: Land Use Law; Commercial Law; Real Estate Law; Litigation. Email: Robert H. Rubin | | Steven M. Siegelaub (Member) born New York, N.Y., April 5, 1956; admitted to bar, 1983, New York; 1984, Connecticut. Education: Wesleyan University (B.A., summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1978); Columbia University (J.D., 1982). Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. Member: Connecticut (Member, Real Property Section) and American (Member, Commercial Leasing Committee, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Steven M. Siegelaub | | OF COUNSEL | | Susan E. Gorman (Of Counsel) born Brooklyn, New York, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, New York. (Not admitted in Connecticut). Education: Brandeis University (B.A., 1975); Rutgers University (J.D., 1979). Member, Rutgers Camden Law Review, 1977-1979. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Corporate Finance; Banking Law. Email: Susan E. Gorman | | Steven A. Colarossi (Of Counsel) born Chelsea, Massachusetts, May 17, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Connecticut. Education: Harvard College (A.B., cum laude, 1986); University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 1989). Editor-in-Chief, The Journal of Law & Politics, 1988-1989. Revere City Council, Massachusetts (Member, 1992-1996; Chairman, Zoning & Environmental Regulations Committee). Email: Steven A. Colarossi | Other Office Addresses:
New York, New York Office: 275 Madison Avenue, 36th Floor, 10016. Telephone: 212-682-6717.
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