MEMBERS OF FIRM
Ira J. Adler (Member) born New York, New York, January 1, 1942; admitted to bar, 1966, New York. Education: New York University (B.A., 1963; J.D., 1966). Co-Author: Chapter on Condominiums, Cooperatives and Home Owners Associations in "Real Estate Titles," published by New York State Bar Association, 1984, Second Edition, 1994. Member, Board of Directors, New York State Builders Association, 1988. Member, Board of Directors National Association of Home Builders, 1992, 1994, 1995. Vice President, 1991-1994 and Life Director, Long Island Builders Institute, 1985. Member, Board of Directors, 1985-2003, Queens County Builders and Contractors Association. Member, Board of Directors, Real Estate Institute, Long Island University/C.W. Post Campus, 1986. Member, Council of Overseers, Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, Long Island University/C.W. Post Campus. Member: Nassau County, New York State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Condominium/Cooperative Law; Real Estate.Email: Ira J. Adler
Dale Allinson (Member) born Freeport, New York, April 23, 1954; admitted to bar, 1981, New York and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York; 1984, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: State University of New York at Stony Brook (B.A., 1976); St. John's University (J.D., 1980). Named one of Long Island's Top 50 Women, 2002 and 2003, by Long Island Business News. Former Member, Board of Editors, "Commercial Leasing Law and Strategy," a Law Journal publication. Author: "Anticipating the Real Estate Tax Issues That May Arise in the Context of Retail Leasing," Commercial Leasing Law and Strategy, July 2001; "The 10 Worst Excuses for Not Protesting Your Real Estate Tax Assessment," Commercial Leasing Law and Strategy, December 2001; "Valuing Condominiums and Cooperatives for Property Tax Review," 66 New York State Bar Journal No. 8 (December 1994). Frequent Contributor to the New York Real Estate Journal. Member: Nassau County and Suffolk County (Member, Committees on Tax Certiorari and Condemnation) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate Tax and Condemnation Litigation.Email: Dale Allinson
Michael C. Axelrod (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, December 26, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, Florida; 1974, New York; 1975, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1977, U.S. Supreme Court; 1987, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Miami (A.S., 1970); New England School of Law (J.D., 1973); New York University School of Law (LL.M., 1981). New England Law Review. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Estates and Trusts. Chairman, North Hempstead Republican Committee, 1992; Delegate, 1996 Republican Convention; New York Member of the Waterfront Commission of New York and New Jersey Harbor, 1996; Board of Directors, Temple Beth Sholom, 1992(Chairman, Legal Affairs Committee); Board of Directors, Nassau Center for the Developmentally Disabled, 1992-1995; Jewish Lawyers Association of Nassau County (President, 1985). Arbitrator, New York State Employment Relations Board, 1996. Member: Nassau County, New York State (Lecturer, 1992, 1995, 1997, 1999) and American (Labor Law Section) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Labor Law; Government Relations.Email: Michael C. Axelrod
Herbert M. Balin (Senior Partner) born Berlin, Germany, July 3, 1928; admitted to bar, 1952, New York; 1957, U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., 1950; J.D., 1951). Counsel: Village of Thomaston and Herricks School District, 1955-1965; Shelter Rock Public Library, 1962. Member, 1959 and Former Chairman of Board, 1973-1974, American Cancer Society, Long Island Division. Member, Board of Directors: Hope for Youth, Inc., 1969; Title Guarantee Company (now Chicago Title), 1976; Long Island Builders Institute, 1978. Member, Central Pines Barrens Advisory Committee, 1993-1994. Director, Association for a Better Long Island, 1989. Commissioner and Chairman, Long Island State Park Recreation and Historic Preservation Commission, 1997. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Land Use Law; Commercial Real Estate.Email: Herbert M. Balin
Eileen O'Boyle Bitetto (Member) born Floral Park, New York, August 26, 1957; admitted to bar, 1995, New York. Education: St. John's University (B.A., 1979; J.D., 1994). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award. Member: Nassau County, New York State and American Bar Associations; Nassau County Women's Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate Tax Certiorari; Condemnation.Email: Eileen O'Boyle Bitetto
Morton L. Certilman (Member) born Brooklyn, N.Y., January 26, 1932; admitted to bar, 1956, New York; 1961, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: New York University; Hofstra University; Brooklyn Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1956). Book Review Editor, Brooklyn Law Review, 1955-1956. Adjunct Professor of Real Estate Law, New York University Real Estate Institute. Lecturer: University of Miami Condominium and Cluster Housing Institute; ALI/ABA; Practising Law Institute; New York State Bar Association; Nassau County Bar Association. Assistant Attorney General, Bureau of Securities, New York State Department of Law, 1956-1959. Former Chairman, Long Island Regional Planning Board; Chairman, Board of Overseers, Long Island Museum of Science and Technology; Chairman, Northrop Grumman Master Planning Council. Former Director, Long Island Association; Director, The New Long Island Partnership, Inc.; Director, Long Island Sports Commission; Member, Nassau County Open Space and Parks Advisory Committee; Director, Rogosin Institute. Member: Nassau County, New York State and American Bar Associations; American College of Real Estate Lawyers. Practice Areas: Corporate Securities; Real Estate.Email: Morton L. Certilman
Barry S. Cohen (Member) born Manhasset, New York, September 18, 1958; admitted to bar, 1988, New York; 1992, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York. Education: Ithaca College (B.A., 1980); Hofstra University (J.D., 1985). President, Hofstra Environmental Law Society. Founder and Contributing Editor, Hofstra Environmental Law Digest. Member: Suffolk County (Co-Chair, Environmental Law Committee, 1994-1998 and 2000) and New York State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Energy; Environmental Law; Occupational Safety and Health.Email: Barry S. Cohen
Brendan J. DeRiggi (Member) born Glen Cove, New York, March 12, 1970; admitted to bar, 1997, New York and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. Education: Seton Hall University (B.A., 1993); St. John's University (J.D., 1996). Member: Nassau County and New York State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Lending; Cooperative and Condominium Law; Real Estate Litigation.Email: Brendan J. DeRiggi
John H. Gionis (Member) born Rockville Centre, N.Y., July 22, 1955; admitted to bar, 1983, New York. Education: State University of New York at Albany (B.A., 1977); California Western School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1982). Phi Alpha Delta. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award for Trial Advocacy. Assistant District Attorney, Nassau County, 1983-1985. Member: Nassau County, New York State and American Bar Associations. Languages: Greek. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Civil Trial; Criminal Law.Email: John H. Gionis
Candace Reid Gladston (Member) born Anderson, Indiana, July 20, 1943; admitted to bar, 1987, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1989, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Columbia University (B.A., summa cum laude, with honors, Political Science, 1984); Phi Beta Kappa; Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1987). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Criminal Defense.Email: Candace Reid Gladston
Ernest A. Goetz, Jr. (Partner) born Brooklyn, New York, April 8, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, New York and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. Education: Columbia College (A.B., 1971); Boston University School of Law (J.D., 1974). Member, Commentaries, Boston University School of Law, 1973. Member: Nassau County (Member, Banking and Corporation Law Committees) and American (Member, Business Law Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Corporate Law; Real Estate.Email: Ernest A. Goetz, Jr.
Glenn B. Gruder (Member) (Resident, Hauppauge, N.Y. Office).
Gavin C. Grusd (Member) born Cape Town, South Africa, April 29, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, Connecticut; 1988, New York; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and U.S. Tax Court; 1990, District of Columbia. Education: State University of New York at Binghamton (B.A., 1983); University of Bridgeport (J.D., 1987). Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Finance; Commercial and General Business Law.Email: Gavin C. Grusd
David E. Herold (Member) admitted to bar, 1997, New York; 2002, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Boston College (B.S., 1991); St. John's University (J.D., 1996). Member: Suffolk County and New York State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Banking.Email: David E. Herold
Richard Herzbach (Member) born New York, N.Y., May 2, 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, New York and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York. Education: University of Cincinnati (B.A., 1970); Hofstra University (J.D., 1973). Lecturer: Real Property Section, Nassau Academy of Law, Continuing Education, Real Estate Brokers Course, State University of New York at Stony Brook; Condominium - Cooperative Council of Long Island. Adjunct Professor of Law, Hofstra University School of Law, Course Cooperatives, Condominiums and Home Owners Associations, Spring 1994. Assistant District Attorney, Kings County, 1973-1976. Assistant Attorney General, State of New York, Real Estate and Finance Bureau, 1976-1979. Vice-President, International Association of Corporate Real Estate Executives, Inc., Long Island Chapter, 1996; Member, New York State Attorney General Condominium Act Task Force, 1997. Member: New York State Bar Association (Member, Cooperative-Condominium Committee; Chairperson, Sub-Committee on Home Owners Associations); Condominium-Cooperative Council of Long Island. Practice Areas: Condominium/Cooperative Law; Community Association Law; Real Estate; Securities.Email: Richard Herzbach
Jodi S. Hoffman (Member) born New York, N.Y., March 12, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, New York; 1995, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. Education: Brandeis University (B.A., 1989); Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., 1992). Mentor, Lawyers Involved in Kids Education. Member: Nassau County and New York State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate(90%); Residential Real Estate(10%).Email: Jodi S. Hoffman
Lisa S. Hunter (Member) admitted to bar, 1980, New York; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Vassar College (A.B., 1976); Villanova University School of Law (J.D., 1979); New York University School of Law (LL.M. in Taxation, 1985). Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates.Email: Lisa S. Hunter
Bernard Hyman (Member) born New York, N.Y., March 21, 1943; admitted to bar, 1970, New York; 1973, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Syracuse University (B.A., 1965); Suffolk University (J.D., 1969). Law Assistant to Nassau County Court Judge, 1969-1970. Member: Nassau County (Member, Committee on Condemnation and Certiorari, 1972) and New York State Bar Associations; Institute of Property Taxation. Practice Areas: Real Estate Tax; Condemnation Litigation.Email: Bernard Hyman
M. Allan Hyman (Senior Partner) born New York, N.Y., April 19, 1941; admitted to bar, 1965, New York; 1968, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York; 1973, U.S. Supreme Court; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Syracuse University; St. John's Law School (J.D., 1965). Trustee, North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System. Member, Board of Directors and Vice Chairman of Education and Assistance Corporation. Member, New York State Judicial Screening Committee, Second Department. Member: Nassau County (Member, 1970 and Chairman, 1978-1979, Committee on Condemnation and Certiorari) and New York State (Member, Real Property Law Committee, 1986) Bar Associations; Institute of Property Taxation. Practice Areas: Condemnation Litigation(40%); Real Estate Tax(35%); Commercial Litigation(20%); Probate Litigation(5%).Email: M. Allan Hyman
Donna-Marie Korth (Member) admitted to bar, 1987, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: St. John's University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1983; J.D., with honors, 1986). Recipient, 2006 Outstanding Pro Bono Attorney Award from Touro Law Center; National Multiple Sclerosis Society Community Leadership Award. Selected by Long Island Business News as "40 Under 40"; Top 50 Women on Long Island; Who's Who Women in Professional Services 2004. Co-Author: "Second Amendment Was Not Intended To Justify Arming Every Tom, Dick And Harriet With An Assault Weapon," Volume 17, St. John's Journal of Legal Commentary, Issue 3 (Spring 2003); "Megan's Law Before the Second Circuit," New York Law Journal, February 26, 1997; "Megan's Law Should Survive The Latest Round of Attacks," Vol. 13 St. John's Journal of Legal Commentary Issue 3 (Spring 1999). Lecturer, Nassau Academy of Law Seminars. Former Dean, Nassau Academy of Law. Certified as a Fiduciary under Article 81, Mental Hygiene Law. Member: Nassau County (Former Chair, Appellate Practice Committee and Moot Court Advisory Board) and New York State Bar Associations; Rockville Centre Guild for the Arts; Strathmore's Who's Who. Fellow: New York State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Real Estate; Condominium-Cooperative Law; Guardianship Proceedings.Email: Donna-Marie Korth
Steven J. Kuperschmid (Member) born New York, N.Y., March 11, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, New York. Education: New York University (B.A., 1982); Fordham University (J.D., 1985). Author: "LLCs and LLPs: Could They Work To Your Advantage?," Veterinary Economics, April 1996; "To Speak or not to Speak - That is the Question, Disclosure by Public Companies To the Market and Securities Analysts," The Attorney of Nassau County, July 1994; "Tips on Dealing with Securities Analysts," The Attorney of Nassau County, August 1994. Member: Nassau County Bar Association (Chair, Corporation Law Committee, 1998-2000; Member: Computer Law Committee; Securities Law Committee). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Commercial Lending; Technology Transactions.Email: Steven J. Kuperschmid
Jason M. Kurland (Partner) born New York, N.Y., March 7, 1974; admitted to bar, 2001, New York and New Jersey. Education: Skidmore College (B.A., 1996); Hofstra University (J.D., 2000). Member: Nassau County and New York State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Residential Real Estate; Commercial Real Estate.Email: Jason M. Kurland
Frederick M. Mars (Member) (Resident, Hauppauge, N.Y. Office).
Jaspreet S. Mayall (Member) born Dusseldorf, Germany, March 8, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, New Jersey; 1992, New York and District of Columbia; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Southern, Western and Northern Districts of New York. Education: Hofstra University (B.B.A., 1988; J.D., 1991). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Nassau County Bar Association. Languages: Hindi and Punjabi. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Debtor/Creditor Rights Law; Bankruptcy Law.Email: Jaspreet S. Mayall
Richard J. McCord (Member) born New York, 1952; admitted to bar, 1981, New York, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Southern and Western Districts of New York; U.S. Tax Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Columbia University (B.A., 1977); Quinnipiac University (J.D., 1980). Chapter 7 Panel Trustee, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of New York, 1987. Chapter 13 Trustee, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of New York, 1981-1992. Chief Administrative Judge, Glen Cove City Court, Glen Cove, New York, 1995. Member: Nassau County Bar Association; American Bankruptcy Institute; National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Workouts; Estate Planning; Real Estate.Email: Richard J. McCord
Patrick McCormick (Member) born New York N.Y., April 21, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Fordham University (B.A., 1985); St. John's University (J.D., 1988). Member: Nassau County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial and Real Estate Litigation; Landlord/Tenant.Email: Patrick McCormick
Thomas J. McNamara (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, January 8, 1954; admitted to bar, 1981, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1983, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 2006, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Chicago (A.B., with honors, 1976); New York University (J.D., 1980). Author: "The Constitutionality of Maritime Attachment," 12 Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce 97 (1980); "Reasonably Equivalent Value-Foreclosure Sales as Fraudulent Conveyances," 68 The Appraisal Journal 574 (1990). Member, Editorial Board, Vairo's Federal Civil Practice, New York State Bar Association, 1989. Adjunct Instructor of Legal Research and Writing, New York Law School, 1982-1983. Member: Nassau County and New York State (Chair, Committee on Creditors' Rights, Commercial and Federal Litigation Section, 1989-1992) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Creditors Rights; Banking Law; Antitrust; Corporate Dissolutions.Email: Thomas J. McNamara
Susan L. McWalters (Partner) born Poughkeepsie, New York, April 8, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, New York; 1998, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. Education: State University of New York at Stony Brook (B.A., 1992); New York Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1995). Member: Suffolk County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Litigation.Email: Susan L. McWalters
Jothy Narendran (Member) born Coimbatore, India, November 28, 1966; admitted to bar, 1997, New York and New Jersey. Education: New York Institute of Technology (B.S., 1987); Hofstra University (M.B.A., 1992); The Jacob D. Fuchsburg Law Center of Touro College (J.D., 1996). Member: Nassau County (Member, Real Property Law Committee), New York State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate.Email: Jothy Narendran
Michael F. O'Shea (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, July 5, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, New York. Education: Marist College (B.S., 1979); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 1982). Vice President, Catholic Child Care Society of The Diocese of Brooklyn. Vice President, St. John's Home for Boys. Member: New York State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Banking; Creditors' Rights Law.Email: Michael F. O'Shea
Vincent J. Pizzulli, Jr. (Partner) born Brooklyn, New York; admitted to bar, 1983, New York. Education: State University of New York at Binghamton (B.A., 1979); St. John's University (J.D., 1982). Assistant Town Attorney: Town of Smithtown, 1985-1986; Town of Huntington, 1986-1988. Counsel, Planning Board: Town of Smithtown, 1992-1994; Town of Huntington, 1994-1996. Practice Areas: Zoning Law; Land Use; Real Estate; Environmental Law.Email: Vincent J. Pizzulli, Jr.
Gregory J. Pond (Partner) born Groton, Connecticut, July 24, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, New York, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit and U.S. District Court, Eastern, Southern, Northern and Western Districts of New York; 1991, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: St. John's University (B.A., 1980; J.D., 1983). Member: Nassau County and New York State Bar Associations; New York State Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Commercial Transactions; Real Estate; Estate Litigation(20%); Estate Administration(15%); Litigation(10%); Estate Planning.Email: Gregory J. Pond
Marilyn Price (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, September 3, 1952; admitted to bar, 1978, New York and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. Education: Cornell University (B.S., 1974); Hofstra University (J.D., 1977). Lecturer, Nassau Academy of Law. Selected by Long Island Business News as one of the Top 50 Women on Long Island. Selected by March of Dimes as one of the Women of Distinction. Past President and Treasurer, Cornell Club of Long Island. Vice Chairman, Hofstra University Advisory Board. Member: Cornell Alumni Admissions Ambassador Network; March of Dimes Real Estate Committee. Listed: Honored Professional in Strathmore's Who's Who; Nationwide Register's Who's Who; Marquis Who's Who. Member: Nassau County and New York State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Residential and Commercial Lending; Leasing.Email: Marilyn Price
James A. Rose (Partner) born Smithtown, New York, March 3, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, New York, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York. Education: Hofstra University (B.A., 1993); Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center (J.D., 1996). Member, Touro Law Review. Contributing Author: "New York State Constitutional Decisions: 1994 Compilation," 11 Touro L. Rev. 729 (1995); "A Comparison and Analysis of the Federal Rules of Evidence and New York Evidentiary Law," 12 Touro L. Rev. 413 (1996). Smithtown Volunteer Fireman, 1997-1998. Member: Nassau County Bar Association; New York State Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury; Real Estate Law.Email: James A. Rose
Douglas E. Rowe (Member) born New York, N.Y., February 21, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: University of Maryland (B.S., 1978); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 1981). Member: Nassau County, New York State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Employment Discrimination; Management Employment Law; Labor Arbitration; Civil Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Commercial Arbitration; Construction Arbitration; Construction Litigation.Email: Douglas E. Rowe
Stephen J. Silverberg (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, July 15, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Florida, 1977, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Hartwick College (B.A., 1973); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 1976). Certified Elder Law Attorney (CELA), National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys under the auspices of the American Bar Association. Member: Nassau County and New York State Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (Fellow). Fellow: National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Elder Law; Taxation.Email: Stephen J. Silverberg
Fred S. Skolnik (Member) born New York, N.Y., May 31, 1952; admitted to bar, 1980, New York. Education: Queens College of the City University of New York (B.A., magna cum laude, 1973); St. John's University (J.D., cum laude, 1979). Phi Beta Kappa. Board of Directors, Farmingdale College Foundation, 2005. Mentoring Partnership of Long Island, 2005. Co-Founder, LIKE (Lawyers Involved in Kids' Education), 2005. Member: Nassau County (Chair, 1996-1998, and Lecturer, Corporation Law Committee; Chair, Securities Law Committee, 1999-2001) and New York State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Finance; Commercial Business Law; General Business Law.Email: Fred S. Skolnik
David A. Sloane (Senior Partner) (Resident, Hauppauge, N.Y. Office).
Louis Soloway (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, April 23, 1932; admitted to bar, 1956, New York; 1960, U.S. District Courts, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1961, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Columbia College (B.A., 1953); Columbia University (LL.B., 1956). Lecturer: "Real Estate Transactions," Hofstra University School of Law Advanced Practice Institute, 1979-1980; "Subdivision and Site Plans," 1994, "Controversial Clauses in Commercial Leases," 2000, "Commercial Real Estate Transactions," The Nassau Academy of Law; " Navigating the Stormy Waters of Planning Commissions," First American Title Insurance Company CLE Seminar, 2006; "Appearances before Planning Boards and Planning Commissions," Chicago Title Insurance Company sponsored CLE Seminar, 2001; Zoning and Title Insurance, C.W. Post College Builder's Training Course, 1982. Member, Board of Ethics, Town of Oyster Bay, 1964-1967. Member, Advisory Board, First American Title Insurance Company, 1981. Member: Board of Directors, Long Island Builders Institute, 1982-1985; Board of Directors, the Rehabilitation Institute, 1993-2000. Recipient: Humanitarian Award, 1993. Member: Nassau County and New York State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Zoning; Land Use; Commercial Leasing; Real Estate Acquisitions and Sales; Commercial Real Estate.Email: Louis Soloway
Howard M. Stein (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, February 27, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, New York and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York. Education: University of Rochester (B.A., 1975); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1978). Presidential Honoree, Gala, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Long Island, 2000. Adjunct Professor, Real Estate Transactions, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center of Touro College, 1995. Lecturer, Nassau Academy of Law, "Purchase and Sale of Condominiums and Cooperatives" (1998) and "Update on Real Estate Transactions," (1999); "Commercial Leases" (2000); Association of the Bar of the City of New York, "Negotiating Commercial Mortgages" (1998, 1999 and 2000); Real Estate Workouts - Deja Vu?" (2002); "Leasehold Mortgage Financing" Suffolk County Bar Association (2001). Member, Board of Directors, 1980 and Vice President, 1980, Hope for Youth. Member, Advisory Board, Ticor Title Guarantee Company, 1990. Member, Presidential Advisory Counsel Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Long Island. Member, Advisory Board, First American Title Company, 1990. Member, Board of Directors and Executive Vice President, Suffolk Y Jewish Community Center, 1993. Member, Dean's Advisory Counsel, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center of Touro College. Member, Long Island Association, Real Property and Development Committee. Member: Nassau County (Member, Real Property Law Committee) and New York State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate Finance; Workouts; Leasing; Real Estate Transactions.Email: Howard M. Stein
Russell H. Stern (Partner) born Queens, New York, June 1, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, New York. Education: Duke University (B.A., cum laude, 1995); George Washington University (J.D., with honors, 1998). Recipient, Corpus Juris Secundum Award for Excellence in Contracts, 1996. Member, George Washington Journal of International Law & Economics, 1996-1998. Author, "China: A Most Favored Nation or a Most Feared Nation: The PRC's Latest Anti-Crime Campaign and a Possible United States Response," George Washington Journal of International Law & Economics, Vol. 31:1 (1997). Member: Nassau County, New York State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Commercial Law; Business Law.Email: Russell H. Stern
Paul Sweeney (Partner) born New York, N.Y.; admitted to bar, 1992, Connecticut; 1993, New York. Education: University of Vermont (B.A., 1987); Fordham University (J.D., cum laude, 1992). Law Clerk to Hon. Chief Judge Thomas C. Platt, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, 1992-1993. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member: Federal Legislation Committee, 1996; Young Lawyers Committee, 1993-1995); New York State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation.Email: Paul Sweeney
Martin P. Unger (Partner) born Brooklyn, New York, October 18, 1939; admitted to bar, 1964, New York; 1966, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York; 1970 U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1975, U.S. Supreme Court; 1977, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Ninth Circuits; 1982 U.S Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1986, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin; 1990 U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: Alfred University (B.A., 1960); New York University (J.D., cum laude, 1964); Brooklyn Law School (LL.M., 1967). Order of the Coif. Staff Member, New York University Law Review, 1963-1964. Law Clerk to U.S. District Judge Jacob Mishler, 1964-1966. Member: Nassau County Bar Association; Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (Member, Law and Compliance Division). Practice Areas: Securities(20%); Commodities Law(5%); Corporate Litigation(20%); Arbitration(20%); Mediation; Administrative Proceedings(10%); Broker-Dealer Regulation(25%).Email: Martin P. Unger
Brian K. Ziegler (Member) born Bronx, New York, May 29, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Florida; 1980, U.S. Tax Court; 1981, New York. Education: Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (B.S., cum laude, 1976); University of Miami (J.D., 1979; LL.M., in Taxation, 1981). Contributing Author: "New York Forms, Limited Liability Companies," Lawyers Cooperative Publishing, 1996. Lecturer: New York State Bar Association Seminar, Limited Liability Companies, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2004. Village Justice, Village of Woodsburgh, New York, 1998. Leadership Council: Mentoring Partnership of Long Island, 1997, Co-Chair, 2002. Chairman, NYS Empire State Cup and Commissioner's Cup, 1998. Member: The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Tax Law; Investment Transactions; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Brian K. Ziegler
OF COUNSEL
Daniel S. Cohan (Of Counsel) born Bronx, New York, June 27, 1928; admitted to bar, 1957, New York. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1950); Fordham University (J.D., 1957). Member, Tax and Estate Planning Council of Nassau County, Estate Planning Council of New York, Inc. Adjunct Professor of Trusts and Estates for Lawyer's Assistant Program, Adelphi University, 1975-1982. Member: Nassau County Bar Association (Member, Estates and Trusts Committee and Tax Law Committee); New York County Lawyers Association (Member, Surrogate's Court Committee and Tax Law Committee). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate Law; Trusts and Estate Administration.Email: Daniel S. Cohan
David Goldstein (Of Counsel) born Brooklyn, New York; admitted to bar, 1996, New York. Education: State University of New York, College at Old Westbury (B.A., 1992); Fordham University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1995). Order of the Coif. Member: Nassau County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Commercial Transactions; Business Law; Independent School Law.Email: David Goldstein
Paul Stuart Linzer (Of Counsel) born Brooklyn, New York, April 13, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, New York; 1993, District of Columbia and Florida. Education: State University of New York at Albany (B.A., 1988); Washington College of Law of American University (J.D., 1991). Former Assistant District Attorney, District Attorney's Office, Nassau County, New York. Member: New York State Bar Association (Member, Criminal Justice Section, 1992); The District of Columbia Bar; The Florida Bar.Email: Paul Stuart Linzer
Theresa Mady-Grove (Of Counsel) born Queens, New York, November 8, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, New York. Education: Cornell University (B.A., 1979); Institut fur Europaische Studien, Vienna, Austria (1977); Boston University School of Law (J.D., 1982). Executive Editor, American Journal of Law and Medicine, 1981-1982. Author, "Surrogate Mothers: The Legal Issues," 7 American Journal of Law and Medicine, Fall, 1981. Member: Nassau County (Member, Real Property Law Committee) and New York State (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Real Property Law) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Corporate Law; Real Estate.Email: Theresa Mady-Grove
ASSOCIATES
Jennifer A. Bentley (Associate) born 1971; admitted to bar, 2005, New York; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. Education: State University of New York at Stony Brook (B.A., 1993); Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center (J.D., 2004). Member: New York State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Collective Bargaining.Email: Jennifer A. Bentley
Thomas A. Bizzaro, Jr. (Senior Associate) born Astoria, New York, March 9, 1973; admitted to bar, 2000, New York; 2002, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. Education: Hofstra University (B.B.A., Public Accounting, 1995); St. John's University School of Law (J.D., 1999). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury; Banks and Banking.Email: Thomas A. Bizzaro, Jr.
Tobi Jene Carter (Associate) born San Diego, California, December 10, 1976; admitted to bar, 2003, New York. Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.A., cum laude, 1998); New York University School of Law (J.D., 2001). Member: New York State Bar Association (Member, Committee on Securities Regulation). Practice Areas: Business Transactions(100%).Email: Tobi Jene Carter
Michelle E. Cohen (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, New York. Education: George Washington University (B.A., 2004); Touro Law Center (J.D., cum laude, 2007). Competition Editor, Moot Court Board. President, Touro Women's Bar Association. Vice-President, Public Interest Organization of Touro. Election Chair, Student Bar Association. Recipient, CALI Awards for Excellence in Legal Methods I, Labor Law, and Pre-Trial Litigation. Member: Nassau County, Suffolk County, New York State and American Bar Associations; Nassau County Women's Bar Association; Suffolk County Women's Bar Association. Languages: English. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate(100%).Email: Michelle E. Cohen
Michael V. Girace (Associate) born Jamaica, New York, December 1976; admitted to bar, 2000, New York. Education: Hofstra University (B.A., 1997; J.D., 2000). Member: Nassau County and New York State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate(11%); Commercial Real Estate Finance(85%); Residential Real Estate(2%); Residential Real Estate Finance(2%).Email: Michael V. Girace
Carol A. Glick (Associate) born New York, New York; admitted to bar, 1990, New York and Connecticut; 1991, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. Education: Adelphi University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1987); Hofstra University School of Law (J.D., 1990). Phi Alpha Delta. Elected, Delta Tau Alpha Honor Society in Recognition of Distinguished Academic Achievement, 1987. Member, Board of Editors, Hofstra Labor Law Journal, 1989-1990. Law Clerk to Hon. Dorothy Eisenberg, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of New York, 1996-2005. Author, "Labor-Management Cooperative Programs: Do They Foster or Frustrate National Labor Policy?," Hofstra Labor Law Journal, Vol. 7:1 (Fall 1989). Member: Board of Directors, Nassau County Coalition Against Domestic Violence, 2002; Bereavement and Trauma Advisory Council of the North Shore Child and Family Guidance Center, 2007. Member: Nassau County and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Bankruptcy Litigation; Bankruptcy Reorganization; Bankruptcy Trustees Rights; Commercial Bankruptcy; Fraudulent Conveyance; Personal Bankruptcy; Debtor and Creditor Rights.Email: Carol A. Glick
Toni Herold (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, New York. Education: St. John's University (B.S.); Hofstra University (J.D.). Member: Suffolk County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Toni Herold
Corinne McBride (Associate) born Flushing, New York, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, New Jersey; 2006, New York. Education: Binghamton University (B.A., 2001); Hofstra University School of Law (J.D., 2005). Articles Editor, Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal, 2004-2005. Law Clerk to Hon. Melanie L. Cyganowski, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, 2003. Co-Author: "The Argument for a Hybrid Retaliation Law: A Comparative Law Study to Define Retaliation Under Title VII by Comparing the United Kingdom, Including the European Union, Australia, and Canada," Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal, V. 22.2 (2005). Member: Suffolk County and New York State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Estate Sales.Email: Corinne McBride
Stacey Ramis Nigro (Associate) born New York; admitted to bar, 2003, New York. Education: State University of New York at Albany (B.A., 1987); Touro College Jacob D. Fuchseberg Law Center (J.D., summa cum laude, 2002). Member, Advisory Committee, Nassau Academy of Law. Member: Nassau County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Law.Email: Stacey Ramis Nigro
Yale Pollack (Associate) born 1979; admitted to bar, 2006, New Jersey; 2007, New York. Education: Colgate University (B.A., 2001); Touro Law Center (J.D., magna cum laude, 2006). Member: Nassau County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Yale Pollack
Elke M. Stoiber (Associate) born New York; admitted to bar, 2003, New York. Education: Empire State College - State University of New York (B.S., Business Administration); Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center (J.D., 2002). Member: Nassau County and New York State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Residential Real Estate; Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Loans.Email: Elke M. Stoiber
Steven Sulsky (Associate) admitted to bar, 1981, Massachusetts; 1984, New York. Education: State University of New York, Binghamton (B.A., 1975); Boston University (J.D., 1978); New York University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1984). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Employee Benefit Taxation.Email: Steven Sulsky
Donna Turetsky (Associate) admitted to bar, 1992, New York. Education: University of Miami (B.A., 1988); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., 1991); University of Miami School of Law (LL.M. in Taxation, 1992). Member: Nassau County and New York State Bar Associations; National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates.Email: Donna Turetsky
Misel Vidas (Associate) born 1972; admitted to bar, 2003, New York. Education: American University (B.A., Justice, 1994); Touro Law Center (J.D., cum laude, 2002). Member: Nassau County, Suffolk County and New York State Bar Associations. Languages: Croatian. Practice Areas: Property Tax Appeals; Condemnation.Email: Misel Vidas
Andrea Ziegler (Associate) admitted to bar, 1982, New York. Education: Union College (B.S.); University of Miami (J.D.). Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Andrea Ziegler