Lawyers cover the bases in real estate.A little more than four years ago, Sherwin Belkin, Howard Wenig, Joseph Burden and Jeffrey Goldman decided to start their own law firm. They wanted a practice that would be devoted to real estate but, be diversified. Today, with 15 attorneys and a support staff of 30, Belkin Burden Wenig & Goldman provides specialized counsel in landlord-tenant law, litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. , mortgage foreclosures and workouts, land use, environmental law and transactions. "We've had steady expansion since we opened up," Belkin said. "At the time we opened we were filling a bit of a void. We provided diversity, but specialized in real estate practice with hands-on partners so clients would have heightened expertise with efficiency and cost effectiveness." "We all thought we'd be successful, but in difficult times, to expect we would do as well as we have is more than just a surprise," said Belkin. "it's most gratifying grat·i·fy tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please. 2. ." Burden remarked: "By and large we have terrific clients. We maintain a relationship with our clients. It's a team effort to maximize their rights and profits." The firm boasts such clients as Lincoln Savings Bank savings bank, financial institution that, until recently, performed only the following functions: receiving savings deposits of individuals, investing them, and providing a modest return to its depositors in the form of interest. , Lincoln Savings Bank, Crossland Savings Bank, Dime Savings Bank, Greater New York Savings Bank, St. Luke's/Roosevelt Hospital, New York University New York University, mainly in New York City; coeducational; chartered 1831, opened 1832 as the Univ. of the City of New York, renamed 1896. It comprises 13 schools and colleges, maintaining 4 main centers (including the Medical Center) in the city, as well as the , the Milstein Organization, Rockrose Development, and Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. and Peter Sharp & Company. Belkin, the firm's managing partner since its rounding, who previously was a law assistant to the Appellate Term of the Supreme Court, First Judicial Department, noted the firm has a burgeoning appellate practice. The firm's record on appeals, handled by Belkin and partner Magda Cruz, is more than 90 percent successful. The firm specializes in such areas as mortgage litigation, loft law, cooperative and condominium disputes, owner occupancy proceedings, Department of Housing and Community Renewal proceedings, and sublet sub·let tr.v. sub·let, sub·let·ting, sub·lets 1. To rent (property one holds by lease) to another. 2. To subcontract (work). n. , assignment, primary residence and other occupancy issues. "We have also represented the Rent Stabilization Association on several cases which involve the taking of an owner's property in violation of the Constitution," said Belkin. Landlord-Tenant Issues and Workouts A specialist in landlord-tenant issues, over the years, Belkin has represented owners in numerous proceedings and hearings before the New York Conciliation conciliation: see mediation. and Appeals Board, Office of Rent Control, New York State DHCR DHCR Division of Housing and Community Renewal , Attorney General's Real Estate Financing and Consumer Fraud Bureaus, Board of Standards & Appeals, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. |
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