Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Year Joined Organization: 1989

Lawyer Overview

Areas of Practice

• Personal Injury
• Wills & Estates
• Probate Administration
• General Litigation
• Arbitration & Mediation
• Real Estate

Representative Clients

• GMAC Mortgage Corporation

Representative Cases

• Dixon v. Hunter, 8016/92 (Supreme Court Bronx County 1993)
• Kraysankas v. Pechman, 15710 (Supreme Court Queens County 2005)

West Practice Categories

Probate & Estate Administration, Litigation & Appeals, Arbitration, Mediation, Mini-trials, Mortgages & Foreclosures, Formation & Business Planning, Elder Law, Living Wills, Powers of Attorney and Appointment, Trusts, Wills, Motor Vehicle, State Trial Practice, Animal Bites -- Plaintiff, Assault & Battery -- Plaintiff, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff, Premises Liability -- Plaintiff, Slip and Fall -- Plaintiff, Wrongful Death -- Plaintiff, Estate Administration, Commercial Leasing, Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums & Cooperatives, Residential Real Estate

Bar Admissions

• New York, 1987
• U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1992
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1992

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Queens County Bar Association, 1989 - Present (Member)
• New York State Trial Lawyers Association, 1999 - Present (Member)
• John Marshall Lawyers Association, 1992 - 1994 (Secretary)
• 12 Towns YMCA Judo Club, 1988 - 2002 (Member)
• South Shore Audubon Society, 1997 - 2002 (Vice President)
• Queens County Bar Bulletin, 1996 - Present (Assistant Contributing Editor)
• SSAS Skimmer, 1998 - Present (Contributor)
• John Marshall Lawyers Association, 1992 - Present (Board of Directors)

Classes and Seminars

• Self Defense Instructor, Hicksville School District, Adult Education Department, 1997 - 2001
• Judo Instructor, Police Activity League, 2003 - Present

Pro Bono Activities

• Arbitrator, Small Claims Court, Queens County, 1995 - 1999
• Environmental Litigation, South Shore Audubon Society, 1999
• Pro Bono Divorces, Queens County Bar Association, 1995 - 1999

Education

• George Washington University National Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia, 1986
  J.D.
  
  Law Review: The Advocate, Law School Newspaper, Editor in Chief
• New York University, New York, NY, USA, 1983
  B.A.
  Honors: Dean's List
  Major: Classical Humanities
  Minor: Religion and Political Science

Address

103-42 Lefferts Blvd.
Richmond Hill, NY 11419-2012

Phones

(718) 843-7200

Faxes

(718) 845-0275

Emails

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Websites

http://www.sglawny.com