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Education

New York University School of Law, J.D. 1977

Fordham University, Fordham College at Rose Hill, B.A., summa cum laude 1974
Phi Beta Kappa, Pi Sigma Alpha - National Political Science Honor Society

Admitted: New York, United States District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York

Before Podell, Schwartz, Schechter & Banfield, LLP

Law Secretary to Honorable Margaret Mary J. Mangan, New York State Supreme Court, New York County, Tax Certiorari and Condemnation Part, 1977-1980.


Memberships

• Counselors of Real Estate


• New York State Supreme Court Law Secretaries and Law Assistants Collegium


• Real Estate Tax Review Bar Association, Director and Past President


• International Association of Assessing Officers


• Institute of Property Taxation


• Appraisal Institute


• American Bar Association


• New York State Bar Association


• New York County Lawyers' Association, Sustaining Member


• Association Of The Bar Of The City Of New York


• Westchester County Bar Association

Honors, Awards

• Donehoo Essay Award, International Association of Assessing Officers, 2006, Legal Trends in Real Property Taxation

Speaking Engagements

• Foundation for Accounting Education


• New York State Course for Brokers and Salespersons


• Hotel Association of NYC, Inc.


• New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants


• Practicing Law Institute 2000-2009 "Negotiating the Sophisticated Real Estate Deal"


• IAAO Legal Seminar (International Association Of Assessing Officers) 1998-2019


• New York County Lawyers Association


• Appraisal Institute

Articles and Publications
New Jersey Lures New York Property-Tax Exiles, New Jersey Law Journal, 126 N.J.L.J., p.1589, December 13, 1990, with Gary Schuller

Requirement for Equal Assessment of Real Estate: Myth or Reality, New York Law Journal, 1991, with Herbert Podell and Gary Schuller

Legal Trends in Real Property Taxation - Recent Developments in Assessment Practices for Various Property Types, Journal of Property Tax Assessment & Administration, Volume 2, Issue 2, 2005, p.31, with Steven French.

Legal Trends in Real Property Taxation - Recent Developments in Assessment Practices in Various Subject Areas, Journal of Property Tax Assessment & Administration, Volume 2, Issue 3, 2005, p.53, with Steven French.

Current Trends in Property Tax Law - The Legislation and Litigation Shaping Assessment Practices, Part I, Journal of Property Tax Assessment & Administration, Volume 3, Number 4, 2006, p. 31, with Steven French.