
Lecturer - State University of New York at Buffalo (8/81-Present)
Responsible for developing, teaching and grading undergraduate students a course in Legal Environment and Business Law.
Member-Western New York Real Estate Investors Group
Member-Real Estate Contract Revision Committee (Erie County Bar Association)
Associations:
Erie County Bar Association
New York State Bar Association
American Bar Association
M.B.A.- State University of New York At Buffalo (Buffalo, New York) - 1981
J.D.- State University of New York At Buffalo (Amherst, New York) - 1980
B.A. Political Science, B.S. Business Administration
State University of New York At Buffalo - (Buffalo, New York) 1977
New York and Pennsylvania State Courts
United States District Court, Western District of New York
United States Bankruptcy Court, Western District of New York
Partner
All aspects of residential and commercial real estate, including acquisitions, sales, financing, leasing (landlord and tenant), industrial development agency projects, and mortgage foreclosures.
Preparation of estate plans, revocable and irrevocable Trusts, Wills, Health Care Proxies and Powers of Attorney.
All aspects of estate and trust administration, including probate proceedings, preparation of estate tax returns, income tax returns (individual and fiduciary), federal and state lien release applications, and fiduciary accountings.
Counseling businesses in a number of industries ranging from local start ups to multi-national corporations concerning a variety of matters, including business formation, financing, stock and asset based acquisitions and sales, reorganizations, contracts and governmental compliance issues.
Representing creditors and others in proceedings commenced in Bankruptcy Court, including participation in meetings of creditors, conducting evaluations of plans filed under Chapter 13 and Chapter 11, asset acquisitions, challenges to a debtor's discharge, and defending against Trustee claims.