Need a lawyer? We should talk.

For over fifty years, our boutique general-practice law firm has represented clients in a broad range of complex situations including: litigation, appeals, transactions, contracts, corporate strategy, start-ups, real estate, family law, mediation, and more.

If you value performance, reputation, shark-like tenacity, persistence and loyalty, as well as entrepreneurial spirit and experience, we should talk. We speak your language and drill down to the core of your needs to provide a straightforward answer or plan as quickly as possible.
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A solution may not always be simple, but we will be direct and help you understand your options. After all, in the business world you don’t want a complicated spider web of legal jargon and “what ifs”. You want the cleanest, most efficient way to reach a resolution. That’s where we come in.

Our Practice Areas Include:

LITIGATION

TRANSACTIONS

We use a client-centric approach to help clients resolve their disputes as smoothly and as quickly as possible. The firm’s experienced commercial and civil litigation attorneys handle all forms of general litigation with emphasis on:
  • Real estate disputes
  • General Business disputes
  • Contract Disputes
  • Partnership Disputes
  • Collection disputes
  • Landlord tenant law
  • Contested estate litigation
  • Contested probate administration
  • Contested wills
  • Trust litigation, and more!
Our results driven services help large corporate entities, small businesses and start-ups alike, and include:
  • Business Formation
  • Start-Up Consulting
  • Business Strategy
  • Legal Analysis and Legal Opinions
  • Contract Drafting, Revising and/or Negotiation
  • Mediation and Arbitration
  • Negotiations
  • Business Compliance Auditing
  • Contract Development and Reviews
  • Project Management and Oversight
  • Business Applications

REAL ESTATE LAW 

CORPORATE LAW
Our attorneys have represented hundreds of buyers and sellers of residential and commercial properties throughout New York State. We have also represented lenders in connection with these transactions. We stand ready and equipped to represent our clients in all aspects of residential and commercial real estate, both in an advisory and transactional capacity.
Our business clients include corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships and other entities. We also represent individuals from all professions including health care, real estate, technology, wholesale and retail establishments, transportation and warehousing and many others.

PARTNERSHIP &

​CORPORATE  DISSOLUTION

PARTNERSHIP &

​OPERATING AGREEMENTS
No matter whether your entity is a corporation, a partnership or an LLC, we help negotiate a timely and cost-effective buy-out or dissolution of a joint venture business, or strategically handle a dissolution action. A partnership or corporate dissolution is often complex and will require the advice and assistance of an attorney. A business dissolution is, in many ways, a “business divorce” – with all the emotional disappointment of a failed relationship. In addition to providing consul regarding the boundaries of existing agreements and their intersection with the statutory law, we can help keep an emotional distance so that issues stay focused and dialogue constructive.
We help draft custom partnership or operating agreements to help alleviate the potential for future disagreements and ensure the business's success. Our office handles everything from drafting, reviewing and enforcing partnership and operating agreements to dissolutions and sales of assets.

ACQUISITIONS &

​CONSOLIDATIONS

ESTATE PLANNING &

​ASSET PROTECTION
We help you negotiate structure and document a transaction in ways that minimize or eliminate your legal problems while maximizing the transaction’s value to you.
Frequently these transactions raise tax, labor, licensing, antitrust and reimbursement issues. We provide practical, knowledgeable advice on all of these aspects of your transaction.
Utilizing years of experience, we deliver peace of mind as we help you plan your future. We devote the time to gain a thorough understanding of your goals and concerns and help protect you, your family, and your assets through proper planning. 

Some Examples of Our Work

Commercial

​Litigation

Precedent Setting Case - Bank must give Depositor timely Notice of a bounced check.
Hanna v First National Bank
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Family Law

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Obtained Approval for Wife to move to Florida with Parties' Child over Husband's objections.
Tornheim v Tornheim
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Commercial

​Litigation

Insurance Company's procedural defaults resulted in a sustained Dismissal of their Answer.
Pollan v Country Wide Insurance
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