Current Employment Position(s)

Senior Partner

Lawyer Overview

Mr. Jacobowitz is a senior partner in Jacobowitz & Gubits, LLP, and works in the Environmental/Land Use, Real Estate, Municipal Law, and Business Law areas. He has been village and town attorney for municipalities throughout the Hudson Valley. On behalf of private clients, he has helped bring to fruition numerous successful projects, including Rural Ridge subdivision, Harriman Business Park, Wind Ridge Village, Harriman Hills, Thruway Shopping Center, Walden View Apartments, and Millpond Condominium.

Mr. Jacobowitz has been a leader in the organized bar as a member of the New York State Bar Association, Municipal Law Section (member of the Executive Committee since 1982, secretary, second and first vice-chair, and chair 1993-1995.); an original co-editor of the Municipal Lawyer, the official publication of the Section; a member of the Orange County Bar Association (former president, director, treasurer and vice-president). He is also the original co-editor of the Orange County Lawyer, the official publication of the Orange County Bar Association.

Long committed to community service, Gerald served as a founding director of the Orange County Pro-Bono Legal Services, Inc. He continues to serve as a member of the Orange County Planning Board since 1997 and was vice chairman of the Orange County Charter Revision Commission, 1994-1996. He has served as a director of the Walden Federal Savings and Loan Association for forty years. Mr. Jacobowitz also serves as a director of the Meyer and Lillian Jacobowitz Charitable Foundation and Families First New York serving as vice-president for development and now secretary. He is a founding director of the Community Foundation of Orange County, Inc., now serving as vice-president for development and the Walden Local Development Corporation.

Gerald is a graduate of Colgate University, magna cum laude - Phi Beta Kappa. Gerald received his Juris Doctor degree in 1958 from the New York University School of Law, where he was a John Ben Snow Root Tilden Scholar. Gerald was admitted to the New York State Bar in 1959 and is admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the United States Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit and the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Jacobowitz's email address is gnj@jacobowitz.com

Areas of Practice

• Environmental/Land Use
• Real Estate Law/Construction Law
• Municipal Law
• Business and Commercial Law
• Estate Planning
• Banking & Finance Law
• Administrative Law
• Probate and Estate Administration

West Practice Categories

Administrative Law, Administrative Hearings & Adjudication, Regulatory Enforcement, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Banking & Finance Law, Foreclosure & Alternatives, Lending & Secured Transactions, Loan Workouts, Savings & Thrifts, Business & Commercial Law, Commercial Leasing, Contracts, Debtor/Creditor, Joint Ventures, Secured Transactions, Transactions, Uniform Commercial Code, Business Organizations, Business Successions, Closely Held Businesses, Corporate Governance, Directors' & Officers' Liability, Dissolution, Formation & Business Planning, Limited Liability Companies, Non-profit & Tax-exempt Organizations, Partnerships, Reorganizations, Shareholders' Rights, Trade Associations, Constitutional Law, Eminent Domain, Construction Law, Construction Contracts, Construction Liens, Environmental Law, Hazardous Waste, Permits, Regulatory Compliance & Auditing, Solid Waste, Water Pollution, Wetlands & Wild Lands, Estate Planning, Guardianships & Conservatorships, Living Wills, Powers of Attorney and Appointment, Trusts, Wills, Government Agencies & Programs, Housing & Urban Development, Title Insurance, Probate & Estate Administration, Estate Administration, Real Estate Law, Commercial Real Estate, Condemnation, Condominiums & Cooperatives, Conveyancing, Land Use & Zoning, Landlord/Tenant, Residential Real Estate, State, Local & Municipal Law, Municipal Corporations, Municipal Liability, State Government

Bar Admissions

• New York, 1959
• U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1962
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1962
• U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1962
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1963

Professional Associations and Memberships

• New York State Bar Association, Municipal Law Section, 1982 - Present (Member, Former Section Chair, Executive Committee)
• Orange County Bar Association (Former President, Director)

Honors and Awards

• Lifetime Achievement Award, Orange County Bar Association, 2008

Education

• New York University School of Law, New York, New York
  J.D.
  Honors: John Ben Snow Root Tilden Scholar
• Colgate University, Hamilton, New York
  B.A.
  Honors: magna cum laude
  Honors: Phi Beta Kappa

Accepts Credit Cards

Address

158 Orange Avenue
Walden, NY 12586-2029

Phones

(845) 764-4285
(866) 535-4743

Faxes

(845) 778-5173

Emails

gnj@jacobowitz.com

Websites

http://www.jacobowitz.com