Experience
Grant Thornton LLP  August 2012 - Present
Grant Thornton LLP  July 2005 - August 2012
Deloitte  May 2002 - June 2005
Arthur Andersen  April 1999 - May 2002
Certilman Balin   1996 - 1998

Skills
Corporate Tax, State Tax, Tax Research, FIN 48, Tax, Tax Accounting, Income Tax, FAS 5, US Tax, Tax Law, Tax Advisory, Sales Tax, Sales & Use Tax, Franchise Tax, State Tax Planning, International Tax, Multi-state tax returns, Use Tax, CPA, Tax Preparation, Partnership Taxation, Transfer Pricing, SEC filings, Property Tax

Education
University of Miami School of Law   1995 — 1996
Master of Laws (LL.M.), Taxation

University of Miami School of Law   1992 — 1995
Doctor of Law (J.D.)

Dartmouth College   1988 — 1992
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Economics / Government

Experience
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP  August 2015 - Present
Certilman Balin   September 2013 - July 2015
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.   January 2013 - May 2013
Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman, LLP   February 2012 - October 2012
Resource America, Inc.   June 2011 - August 2011

Skills
Played Golf for...

Education
Fordham University School of Law   2010 — 2013
Doctor of Law (JD)

Columbia University in the City of New York   2006 — 2010
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), History

Experience
Certilman Balin   June 1998 - Present
Grand Union Company  June 1987 - January 2000

Skills
Closings, Commercial Real Estate, Foreclosures, Investment Properties, Mortgage Lending, Real Estate, Real Estate Transactions, Commercial Banking, Loans

Education
Stony Brook University   1991 — 1993
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Sociology

State University of New York College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill   1988 — 1990
Associate of Arts and Sciences (AAS), Business Administration and Management, General

Experience
Certilman Balin   June 2005 - Present

Skills
Legal Research, Commercial Real Estate, Legal Writing, Civil Litigation, Westlaw, Litigation, Real Estate Transactions

Education
Queens College   1996 — 1998
Bachelor of Arts (BA), English Language and Literature, General

Experience
Bricks 4 Kidz®  January 2015 - Present
Massimo A. Santoli, PLLC   November 2004 - Present
Seltzer Sussman Habermann & Heitner LLP   March 2011 - Present
Certilman Balin   August 2007 - October 2008
Novick & Heitner, LLP (s/k/a Law Offices of Jeffrey M. Novick)   August 2000 - October 2004
PricewaterhouseCoopers Legal  August 1997 - August 2000
Deloitte  August 1996 - August 1997

Skills
Estate Planning, Estate Administration, Wills, Guardianship, Tax, Real Estate, Litigation, Legal Research, Trusts, Legal Writing, Commercial Litigation, Estate Law, Courts

Education
New York University School of Law   1998 — 2000
Master of Laws (LL.M.), Tax Law/Taxation; Trusts & Estates

Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University   1994 — 1996
Doctor of Law (J.D.), Tax Law/Taxation; Trust and Estate Planning and Administration, Cum Laude; Top 8%

Saint John's University   1987 — 1991
Bachelor of Science (BS), Accounting, Summa Cum Laude; GPA 3.94/4.0

Paul D. Schreiber H.S.   1984 — 1987
High School Diploma

Experience
Manhattan DA  June 2014 - Present
Ackerman, Levine, Cullen, Brickman & Limmer, LLP   December 2013 - January 2014
Certilman Balin   July 2013 - August 2013
Westerman Ball Ederer Miller & Sharfstein, LLP   July 2012 - August 2012

Skills
Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Customer Service, Social Media, Public Speaking, Teamwork, Windows, English, Legal Research, Proofreading

Education
College of the Holy Cross   2010 — 2014
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Political Science

Regis High School   2006 — 2010

Experience
MoveOn, GetFISARight ,Damascus Citizens   June 2009 - January 2012
SunGard  March 1987 - February 2009
Certilman Balin   2000 - 2006
Planned Parenthood Southeastern Pennsylvania  1979 - 1980
Womens Way  1977 - 1980

Skills
HTML, XML, Research, Data Analysis, News Writing, Fortran, Automated Software..., Hands-on Training, Visio, Public Relations, SharePoint, Software Development, Community Outreach, Politics, Software Documentation, Blogging, Team Building, Leadership, Proposal Writing, Editing, Strategic Communications, Nonprofits, Public Speaking, Publishing, Social Networking, Media Relations, Fundraising, Newsletters, Press Releases, Copy Editing, Social Media

Education
Temple University   1971 — 1976
Radio Television Film and Anthropology

Friends Academy   1967 — 1971
HS

W. Tresper Clarke High School

Experience
First American Title  November 2012 - Present
First American Title  August 2009 - November 2012
Fidelity National Title Insurance Company  January 2008 - August 2009
BERGin Properties, LLC   September 2006 - January 2008
Jaspan Schlesinger LLP  March 2005 - September 2006
Bee Ready Fishbein Hatter & Donovan, LLP   August 2003 - March 2005
Certilman Balin   September 2002 - August 2003

Skills
Real Estate, Title Insurance, Litigation, Foreclosures, Residential, Claims, Liability, Mortgage, Closings, Real Estate Transactions, Real Property, Negotiation, Insurance, Contract Negotiation, Litigation Management, Leases, REO, Loans, Mortgage Lending, Commercial Real Estate, Real Estate Economics, Construction Loans, Bankruptcy, Legal Research, Corporate Law, Real Estate Development, Legal Writing, Arbitration, Investment Properties, Real Estate Financing, Courts, Disposition, Refinance, Commercial Leasing, Deeds, Title Clearing, Sellers, Single Family Homes, Loss Mitigation, Property, Claims Management, First Time Home Buyers, Residential Homes

Education
New York University
MA, Real Estate Finance & Development

New York Law School   1999 — 2002
JD

Muhlenberg College   1995 — 1999
BS, History / Government

Lawrence Woodmere Academy   1991 — 1995

Experience
Certilman Balin   October 2012 - Present
Naartjie Kids   August 2010 - October 2012
Town of Babylon Camps   July 2008 - August 2010

Skills
Customer Service, Sales, Merchandising, Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Research, Event Planning, Social Media, Social Networking, Outlook, Time Management, Leadership, Retail, Visual Merchandising

Education
Saint Leo University   2006 — 2010
B.A, History

Experience
Binghamton University  September 2014 - May 2015
20:1 Bystander Intervention & Sexual Assault Prevention Programs   September 2013 - May 2015
EVO Payments International  June 2014 - August 2014
Lamb & Barnosky, LLP   June 2011 - August 2013
Certilman Balin   November 2010 - June 2011

Skills
Microsoft Office, Public Speaking, Writing, Leadership, Teamwork, American History, Research, Microsoft Word, English, Customer Service, Negotiation, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Windows, Legal Research, Outlook, HTML, Strategic Planning, Budgets, Editing, Positive Can-do Attitude

Education
St. John's University School of Law   2015 — 2018
Doctor of Law (JD), 1L

State University of New York at Binghamton   2011 — 2015
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), History

Baldwin Senior High School   2007 — 2011

Experience
Greenstein & Associates, LLP   June 2015 - Present
Bakalar & Associates, P.A.   May 2014 - June 2015
Sachs Sax Caplan, P.L.   February 2012 - May 2014
Ricardo, Wasylik & Kaniuk, PL   January 2009 - February 2012
Ronald Scott Kaniuk, P.A.   2003 - December 2008
Salomon, Green & Ostrow, P.C.   2002 - 2003
Todtman, Nachamie, Spizz & Johns, P.C.,   1999 - 2001
Certilman Balin   September 1997 - 1999
United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York   August 1996 - August 1997

Skills
Bankruptcy, Commercial Litigation, Litigation, Civil Litigation, Courts, Appeals, Trials, Corporate Law, Hearings, Creditors' Rights, Criminal Law, Real Estate, Chapter 7, Pleadings, Mergers & Acquisitions, Chapter 11, Property Law, Dispute, Commercial Real Estate, Foreclosures

Education
Saint John's University School of Law   2001 — 2002
Master of Law Degree (LL.M.) in Bankruptcy, Bankruptcy, 3.6/4.0 scale

Saint John's University School of Law   1993 — 1996
JD, Law

Northwestern University   1989 — 1993
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) -- Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, History and Political Science

Plainview Old Bethpage High School   1985 — 1989
New York State High School Regents Diploma with Honors

Experience
Nassau County Attorneys Office  January 2015 - Present
New York State Senate  February 2013 - January 2015
Certilman Balin   June 2011 - August 2011
Office of the Nassau County Attorney--Family Court Bureau   June 2010 - August 2010
Glen Cove City Court   June 2009 - August 2009

Education
New York Law School   2009 — 2012
J.D.

Binghamton University   2005 — 2009
B.A., English

Experience
Wiskoff Law, PLLC   April 2013 - Present
Law Offices of Yu & Associates, PLLC   March 2011 - April 2013
Certilman Balin   May 2010 - March 2011
Federal Defenders of New York, Inc.   December 2009 - May 2010
The Law Offices of Jeffrey Gabel, Esq./Traffic Control Group   February 2008 - May 2009
Sayville Library  October 2005 - February 2008
Great Neck Library  February 2004 - October 2005

Skills
Naturalization, Immigration Law, Adjustment Of Status, Immigration Issues, Employment-based..., Political Asylum, Visas, Litigation, Hearings, Removal Defense, Asylum, Westlaw, Appeals, Legal Research, Legal Writing, Courts, Legal Assistance, Citizenship, Trials, Civil Litigation

Education
Hofstra University   2005 — 2009
J.D., Law

Simmons College   2002 — 2003
M.L.I.S., Library Science

Binghamton University   1997 — 2001
B.A., English

Experience
Peter C. Merani, P.C.   September 2013 - Present
Israel, Israel & Purdy, LLP   August 2001 - July 2013
Kirschenbaum & Kirschenbaum, P.C.   March 2000 - August 2001
Ackerman, Raphan & Sultzer   October 1998 - January 2000
Certilman Balin   April 1994 - August 1995
Cullen and Dykman LLP  July 1992 - April 1994

Skills
Litigation, Trial Practice, Civil Litigation, Arbitration, Commercial Litigation, Courts, Real Estate, Insurance Law, Depositions, Claim, Legal Writing, Trials, Legal Research, Appeals, Personal Injury, Public Liability, Medical Malpractice, Hearings, Litigation Management, Motions

Education
Thomas M. Cooley Law School   1996 — 1999
Doctor of Law (J.D.)

Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus   1991 — 1991
ABA approved Paralegal Studies Program

University of Hartford   1987 — 1991
BA, Economic & finance, Business Admin

Schreiber high school   1983 — 1987

Experience
Molloy College  2010 - Present
Certilman Balin   1992 - Present

Skills
Litigation, Legal Research, Courts, Civil Litigation, Corporate Governance, Mediation, Commercial Litigation, Appeals, Corporate Law, Criminal Law, Bankruptcy, Mergers & Acquisitions, Real Estate, Securities Regulation, Public Speaking, Arbitration, Microsoft Excel, Securities, Legal Writing, Westlaw, Trials, Alternative Dispute..., Intellectual Property, Nonprofits, Venture Capital

Education
New York University School of Law   1977 — 1980
J.D.

The University of Chicago   1972 — 1976
A.B., Economics

Experience
Certilman Balin   August 2011 - Present
Draftfcb  May 2005 - August 2011

Skills
Legal Writing

Education
Hofstra University School of Law   2007 — 2011
Juris Doctor, Law

Sacred Heart University   2000 — 2004
BA, Finance and Business Administration (Marketing & Management)

Our Lady of Mercy Academy   1996 — 2000

Experience
Mercy College  September 2013 - Present
New York City Bar Association  September 2012 - Present
SUNY Rockland  June 2010 - Present
Westchester High School  August 2010 - August 2013
Breckenridge Pharmaceutical, Inc.   January 2009 - August 2010
DreierLLP   May 2005 - January 2009
Certilman Balin   January 2004 - October 2004

Skills
Corporate Law, Dispute Resolution, Research, Microsoft Office, Litigation, Microsoft Excel, Social Media, Westlaw, Business Transactions, Courts, Mediation, Legal Assistance, Arbitration, Litigation Management, Insurance, Securities, Contract Negotiation, Legal Writing, Civil Litigation, Public Policy, Legal Research, Litigation Support, Corporate Governance, Trademarks, Copyright Law, Commercial Litigation, Document Review, Licensing, Appeals

Education
Columbia University   2001 — 2004
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Political Science and Government; Organizational Psychology, 3.78

Hofstra University School of Law   2004 — 2007
Juris Doctorate (J.D.), Law, Concentration on Constitutional Law, Cum Laude

Manhattanville College   2009 — 2010
Master of Teaching (M.A.T.), Secondary Social Studies Education, 4,0

Experience
Perkins Coie LLP  November 2013 - Present
SRI Strategic Recruiting Inc.   2012 - November 2013
Association of Legal Adminstrators NYC Chapter   April 2008 - June 2012
Milberg LLP  September 2000 - December 2011
Barry R. Carus, P.C.   April 1998 - September 2000
Certilman Balin   1992 - 1998

Skills
Recruiting, Paralegal Recruiting, Marketing, Law Firms, Sales, Event Planning, Organizational..., Full-life Cycle..., Management, Attorneys, Legal, Talent Acquisition, Sourcing, Administrative..., Legal Recruiting, Secretarial Recruiting, In-House Legal, e-discovery, Legal Assistance, Employee Relations, Legal Writing, Litigation Support, Temporary Placement, Legal Research, Westlaw, Outlook, Human Resources, Employment Law, Applicant Tracking..., Employee Benefits, Resume Writing, Litigation, Corporate Law, Office Management, Benefits Administration, Nonprofits, Legal Compliance, Document Review, College Recruiting, Paralegals, Mediation, Notary Public, PeopleSoft, New Hire Orientations, Onboarding, Interviews, Staffing Services, Temporary Staffing, Administrative...

Education
Ashford University
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Organizational Management, 4.00

Fashion Institute of Technology
Certified Fashion and Home Stylist

Lindenhurst High School

Experience
Reed Smith LLP  January 2001 - Present
Parkr Duryee Rossoff & Haft   October 1989 - December 2001
Certilman Balin   March 1984 - October 1989

Skills
Corporate Law, Legal Assistance, Westlaw

Education
NYU   1958 — 1961
History/Business

Choate Rosemary Hall   1954 — 1957
high school graduate

Experience
Certilman Balin   December 2013 - Present
Town of Islip  August 2011 - December 2013
Town of Islip Town Attorney's Office   August 2009 - September 2011
Nicolia Industries   2007 - 2010
Fire Island Ferries, Inc.   2002 - 2008

Skills
Zoning, Real Estate Transactions, Leases, Litigation, Land Use, Negotiation, Real Estate, Microsoft Office, Appeals, Civil Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Courts, Legal Research, Municipalities, Budgets, Government, Legal Writing, Hearings, Municipal Law, Administrative Law, Real Estate Development, Policy, Commercial Real Estate

Education
Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center   2008 — 2011
Juris Doctor

Hofstra University   2004 — 2008
Bachelor of Business Administration, Management

Experience
Certilman Balin   March 2003 - Present
Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman, LLP   2003 - Present

Skills
Estate Planning, Retirement Benefits, Tax, Trusts, Commercial Litigation, Pensions, Succession Planning, Wills, Appeals, Legal Research, Litigation, Legal Writing, Estate Law, Mediation, Civil Litigation, Corporate Law

Education
New York University School of Law   1983 — 1984
LL.M, Taxation

Boston University School of Law   1975 — 1978
JD

Binghamton University   1971 — 1975
BA, Political Science

Experience
Law Offices of William A. Roche, P.C.   2002 - Present
Rivkin Radler LLP  2001 - 2002
Certilman Balin   2000 - 2001
Portnoy, Messinger, Pearl & Associates, Inc.   1997 - 1999
Alan B. Pearl & Associates, P.C   1997 - 1999

Education
Hofstra University School of Law   1993 — 1996
J.D., Law

Experience
Certilman Balin   February 2005 - Present

Skills
Wills, Elder Law, Guardianship, Tax, Courts, Mediation, Estate Administration, Estate Law, Trusts, Wealth, Corporate Law, Legal Research, Estate Planning, Civil Litigation, Appeals, Litigation, Employment Law, Westlaw, Commercial Litigation, Negotiation, Legal Writing

Education
New York University School of Law   2002 — 2003
LL.M in Taxation, Taxation

The George Washington University Law School   1997 — 2000
J.D., Estate Planning

University of Michigan   1993 — 1997
B.A, Psychology

Universidad de Sevilla

Experience
Certilman Balin   June 2002 - Present

Education
Hofstra University   2001 — 2002
Certificate Program, Paralegal Studies

University of Pennsylvania   1976 — 1980
B.A., American Civilization

Experience
Certilman Balin   2012 - Present

Skills
Real Estate Transactions, Commercial Real Estate

Education
Emory University
B.A.

University of Miami School of Law
J.D.

Experience
EY  September 2014 - Present
Certilman Balin   September 2013 - May 2014
Certilman Balin   June 2013 - September 2013
Mid-Island Mortgage Corp.  January 2010 - August 2013
Internal Revenue Service  August 2012 - December 2012
Pershing  June 2012 - August 2012

Skills
Mortgage Lending, Loans, Westlaw, Legal Writing, Bankruptcy, HMDA, FDCPA, Financial Analysis, OFAC, Uniform Commercial Code, Real Estate, Residential Mortgages, Mortgage Banking, Loan Origination, FHA, Refinance, Credit, Real Estate Financing, Real Estate Economics, Investment Properties, FHA financing, Lexis, Closings, Real Estate Transactions, Commercial Mortgages, Commercial Real Estate, Commercial Lending, Tax

Education
Hofstra University School of Law   2011 — 2014
Juris Doctor

State University of New York at Binghamton   1999 — 2003
BA

Experience
Weiss, Zarett, Brofman & Sonnenklar, P.C.   September 2014 - June 2015
Certilman Balin   May 2014 - August 2014
Daniels Norelli Scully & Cecere, P.C.   February 2014 - May 2014
Hofstra University  August 2013 - May 2014
Legal 1 Source/Fawn Realty Company   May 2013 - August 2013
PleadingsPlus/PPC Consulting   November 2010 - May 2012
U.S. Census Bureau   April 2010 - October 2010

Skills
Legal Research, Research, Legal Writing, Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, Editing, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Community Outreach, Time Management, Data Entry, Analysis, Proofreading, Public Speaking

Education
Hofstra University School of Law   2012 — 2015
Juris Doctorate, Law