Current Employment Position(s)

MemberTown of Greenville Planning Board Attorney

Year Joined Organization: 1999

Lawyer Overview

Raised in Middletown, N.Y., Michael Blustein attended Cornell University (BS in Labor Relations) and earned his law degree from the Benjamin Cardozo School of Law. He was admitted to the New Jersey Bar in 1992, the New York Bar in 1993 and the U.S. District Court Southern District of New York. Mr. Blustein started his career in the Orange County District Attorney's Office in 1992, where he advanced and was assigned to the Felony Narcotics and White Collar Crime Investigations units.  Mr. Blustein entered private practice in 1997, and serves as the firm's Managing Partner.  In addition to heading the firm's Closing Department, he currently focuses his practice in commercial transactions, representation of national and local lenders, zoning and land use matters for residential and commercial development, collections and foreclosures.  He is a past president of the Middletown Bar Association and formerly served as the Town of Greenville Planning Board Attorney.

Areas of Practice

• Litigation
• Banking Law
• DUI
• Criminal Law
• Personal Injury
• Trusts and Estates
• Foreclosures
• Employment and Labor Law
• Real Estate
• Commercial Transactions

West Practice Categories

Banking & Finance Law, Commercial Banks, Credit Unions, Lending & Secured Transactions, Mortgages & Foreclosures, Foreclosures, Business & Commercial Law, Collections & Repossessions, Commercial Leasing, Contracts, Debtor/Creditor, Secured Transactions, Transactions, Uniform Commercial Code, Business Organizations, Closely Held Businesses, Formation & Business Planning, Joint Ventures, Limited Liability Companies, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Partnerships, Collections, Construction Law, Construction Contracts, Construction Liens, Housing & Construction Defects, Criminal Law, DUI/DWI, Employment Law -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employer, Employee Rights -- Employer, Employment Contracts -- Employer, Employment Discrimination -- Employer, Wrongful Termination -- Employer, Labor Law, Litigation & Appeals, Personal Injury -- Defense, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Real Estate Law, Commercial Real Estate, Condemnation, Condominiums & Cooperatives, Conveyancing, Land Use & Zoning, Landlord/Tenant, Residential Real Estate, State, Local & Municipal Law

Bar Admissions

• New Jersey, 1992
• New York, 1993

Certification/Specialties

• Certified, NFPA 921 Fire and Explosion Investigations
• Certification, Financial Investigations, U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Middletown Bar Association, 1998 (Vice President)
• Middletown Bar Association, 1999 (President)
• Orange County Bar Association (Member)
• New York State Bar Association, Trusts & Estates Section (Member)
• Felony Narcotics and White Collar Investigations Unite (Member)
• City of Middletown (Member, Republican Committee)
• Supreme Court, 9th Judicial District (Judicial Delegate)

Past Employment Positions

• Orange County, Assistant District Attorney, 1992 - 1996
• Blustein & Blustein, LLP, Partner

Education

• Yeshiva University Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, New York, New York, 1992
  J.D.
• Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations, 1989
  B.S.

Accepts Credit Cards

Address

10 Matthews Street
Goshen, NY 10924

Phones

(845) 477-5735
(866) 263-5006 (Toll Free)

Faxes

(845) 695-1397

Emails

mblustein@mid-hudsonlaw.com

Websites

http://www.mid-hudsonlaw.com