Michael L. Chartan

Practice Details

• Firm Information
  Position

  Partner

  Firm Name

  Michael L. Chartan, Esq.
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Cases

  Representative Matters: Represent Lockheed Martin in an accident lawsuit that occurred at McMurdo Air Station, Antarctica. Case is pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York.
  Represent Lockheed Martin Corporation in litigation against the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in the Southern District of New York. Issues concerned the implementation of an electronic security system for the MTA by Lockheed. Case was tried non-jury.
  Represented the New York Post in multiple party litigation about the construction of the Post's printing plant in the Bronx, New York. Case was resolved through mediation prior to start of discovery.
  Represented Newhouse in litigation concerning construction at three newspapers in Staten Isl
  , New York, Ann Arbor, Michigan
  Birmingham, Alabama. Litigation was settled in mediation.
  Represented The Associated Press in a dispute concerning the renovation of its headquarters in New York City. Dispute resolved through mediation.
  Represented a construction manager in multiple party construction litigation against the owner of retirement facility in Westchester County, New York. After years of litigation
  appeals, the case was settled prior to trial.
  Represented a hotel renovation company in litigation against the owners of hotels located in upstate New York, Houston
  suburban Chicago. The litigation was filed in the New York
  Texas state courts
  the federal district court in Chicago. The dispute was settled after the hotel owners filed for bankruptcy in the Southern District of New York.
  Special Counsel (15 years) to the County of Nassau in suburban Long Isl
  for construction disputes
  real property tax disputes. Lead trial
  appellate attorney for Nassau in multiple party litigation concerning the construction of the Nassau County District Courthouse in Hempstead, New York. Case was tried to decision by the court in favor of client
  settled on appeal. Other cases involved claims by utility companies
  a condominium association that they were improperly assessed for tax purposes by the County. These disputes were litigated in the Supreme Courts for Nassau
  Albany Counties
  in the Appellate Divisions for the Second
  Third Departments. Also advised Nassau in its reassessment of properties for tax purposes as well as claims of over assessment by commercial property owners including Belmont Park in Elmont, New York.
  Represented a lessee of commercial property in a dispute with the owner about the right to exercise an option to purchase the property at the expiration of the lease. Lead trial
  appellate attorney for multiple lawsuits
  appeals in New York State courts over a ten year period.
  Represented a contractor in multiple party litigation concerning the construction of a condominium. Issues concerned whether work was properly completed or was defective. Settled through mediation following discovery.