MEMBERS OF FIRM
Howard J. Goldman (Partner) born Brooklyn, New York, July 18, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, New York; 1978, Alaska. Education: State University of New York at Buffalo (B.A., Ad Hoc Major in Environmental Studies, summa cum laude, 1972; J.D., 1975). Author: "New York City Environmentalism, Made Easier," New York Times, March 12, 1988; "Decision in 'Coca Cola' Alters City Land Use Planning, Environmental Review," New York Law Journal, January 12, 1989; "Land-Use Plan for Lower Manhattan Hoped to Take Area Into 21st Century," New York Law Journal, June 6, 1994; "Plans for the Revitalization of Lower Manhattan," The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, April 1995; "Retail and Industrial Zoning Text Amendments," New York Law Journal, May 2, 1996; "Community Facilities Revisited," New York Law Journal, September 16, 1996; "Retail Zoning Text Amendments Disapproved," New York Law Journal, January 2, 1997; "Disclosure of Lead Paint Hazards Required," The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, February 1997; "Brownfields, Greenfields, Elysian Fields?" The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, April 1997; "Using the Land Use Laws to Protect and Enhance Property Value," New York Law Journal, August 5, 1998; "Preservation vs. Development: A Case Study of Zoning in Chelsea," New York Law Journal, April 28, 1999; "Inclusionary Housing in New York City's Zoning Resolution," City Law, July/August, 2005. Adjunct Professor, New York University Real Estate Institute, 1999. Member: Real Estate Board of New York. Deputy Counsel, New York City Planning Commission, 1980-1983. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York. Special Agencies: City Planning, BSA, Landmarks. Practice Areas: Zoning, Planning and Land Use.Email: Howard J. Goldman
Caroline G. Harris (Partner) admitted to bar, 1981, New York; 1983, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh and Fifth Circuits. Education: Trinity College (B.A., 1975); University of Maryland (J.D., 1979). Listed, Law & Politics' New York Super Lawyers-Metro Edition, Excellence in Land Use/Zoning, 2008. Law Clerk to Honorable John V. Singleton, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Co-Author: with Marc Israel, "Higher & Higher-Acquiring development rights through zoning lot mergers is one way to enhance land value," New York Law Journal, January 2007. Member, Board of Directors, Women in Housing and Finance. Of Counsel, Troutman Sanders LLP, 2005-2008. Counsel. Jenkens & Gilchrist Parker Chapin LLP. Sole Practice, Law Offices of Caroline G. Harris, 1991-2004. Associate, Stroock & Lavan. Associate Counsel, New York City Planning Commission. Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New York; American Bar Association. Languages: French and Hebrew. Practice Areas: Zoning and Land Use; Real Estate Investment; Real Estate Finance; Hotels and Resorts; Retail Properties; Office and Industrial Properties; Debt Financing.