Law Offices of Mark D. Lefkowitz

WHY CHOOSE OUR FIRM?

It was then and still is a diverse practice, concentrating in civil litigation at the trial and appellate levels; mediation and arbitration; wills and trusts; probate and administration of estates; business formation; family business and estate disputes; employment law; construction law; and landlord and tenant issues.

PRACTICE AREAS

CIVIL LITIGATION, which includes commercial; insurance law issues; personal injury; professional malpractice; and representation of plaintiffs and defendants at both the trial and appellate levels.

MEDIATION AND ARBITRATION (alternative dispute resolution) is regarded as the most efficient manner of resolving disputes from both time and cost perspectives.

WILLS AND TRUSTS, preparation of estate planning documents including wills, trusts, powers of attorney, healthcare proxies and living wills.

PROBATE AND ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES, preparing all necessary and required filings for the Surrogate’s Court to secure decrees and letters permitting fiduciaries to administer estates.

BUSINESS FORMATION AND RESOLUTION OF ENTITY ISSUES, including the formation of corporations and limited liability entities as well as drafting shareholders’ agreements and operating agreements for limited liability entities; review of corporate documents and operating agreements relative to enforcement issues.

FAMILY BUSINESS AND ESTATE DISPUTES, including representation and negotiation to settle disputes among family members engaged in a family business or in an estate.

EMPLOYMENT LAW ISSUES, determining and negotiating employment issues for employees as well as management, including the review and analysis of employee separation agreements.

CONSTRUCTION LAW, representation of owners, contractors, sub-contractors and sureties relating to the drafting, interpretation, and enforcement of construction contracts and the bonding of construction projects.

LANDLORD AND TENANT DISPUTES, including the representation of landlords and tenants relating to disputes concerning ownership and tenancies and the interpretation of lease agreements.

PEOPLE

Mr. Lefkowitz has also concentrated in recent years in wills, trusts and the preparation of estate documents for clients of all diverse backgrounds, young, middle aged and elderly. Read more, HERE

Jill H. Teitel, Esq. began her private practice as a trusts and estates attorney after fourteen years of private law firm experience and service in government as Special Counsel to the Assistant Corporation Counsel at the Administration for Children’s Services.  Read more, HERE

Jay S. Haberman, Esq. has been licensed in New York since 1979. During his long career, Mr. Haberman has specialized in litigation and, particularly, in the areas of personal injury as counsel to plaintiffs and to defendants. Read more, HERE

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