Associate at Cohen, LaBarbera & Landrigan, LLP in Goshen, NY. Corporate Transactions: Counseled privately held businesses in the New York Metropolitan Area on a broad range of corporate transactions including but not limited to: Formation of Limited Liability Companies, Corporations, and Limited Partnerships; Drafting and closings of Asset Purchase/Sale Agreements, Stock Purchase Agreements,Shareholder Agreements, Corporate Resolutions, Private Offering Memorandums, Employment Agreements and other ancillary corporate documents.Commercial Real Estate Transactions: Sales and acquisitions of Commercial Real Estate and Investment Properties. Negotiating and Drafting of Contracts of Sale; Due Diligence process for Acquisitions and Dispositions, including title and survey analysis and closing of the same.Trust, Estate and Wealth Preservation: Handle all aspects of clients estate planning issues, including preparation of Last Will & Testaments, Irrevocable Trusts, Revocable Trust, Charitable Trusts, Special Needs Trust, Living Trusts, Durable Powers of Attorney; Medicare Eligibility Planning. Other Legal Work: Bankruptcy, Uniform Commercial Code, Residential Real Estate Closings, Administrative Law Issues (Workers' Compensation and Department of Labor Hearings), and Tax Controversy representation.

Represented indigent clients facing criminal charges in State of Michigan District Courts. Practiced law under M.C.R. 8.120. Participated in arraignments, pretrial, probation reviews, show cause hearings, jury selection, sat first chair on bench trials and successfully argued motions for directed verdicts. Wrote motions and briefs in supports and negotiated with prosecutors for reduction of charges, plea agreements and terms of release from jail.

Observed pre and post adversarial proceedings; discovery conferences, final settlement hearings and all stages of judicial process