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10/29/2026

Warshaw Burstein Attorneys Support a Successful 2026 Senior Law Day in Westchester County

Warshaw Burstein is proud to have participated in Westchester County's 2026 Senior Law Day, held Thursday, October 8, at the Westchester County Center in White Plains, New York.

10/27/2026

Chambers Recognizes Warshaw Burstein for Real Estate and Trusts and Estates Practice Groups

Chambers has recognized Warshaw Burstein, LLP, in the Chambers New York Spotlight Guide for 2027 for its Real Estate and Trusts and Estates practice groups.

10/13/2026

IRS Clarifies Staking Safe Harbor For Digital Assets Trusts

Featured Attorneys

BoBi Ahn
Ms. Ahn specializes in immigration and nationality law and focuses on various corporate and employment related immigration issues and on strategic immigration planning for U.S. and international companies in connection with the international relocation of personnel coming into the U.S.
Patrick Calella
Patrick Calella practices in the firm’s real estate department negotiating and closing commercial real estate transactions on behalf of purchasers, sellers, joint venture participants, landlords, tenants, borrowers and lenders.
Grant R. Cornehls
Mr. Cornehls has broad experience representing clients in financial services and other industries in litigation, arbitration and regulatory investigations.
Frederick R. Cummings, Jr.
Mr. Cummings has in depth experience in a wide variety of corporate and business matters for individuals and both publicly and privately owned entities, ranging from start ups, to family held, to Fortune 500 clients, involving jurisdictions across the United States and around the world.
Felicia S. Ennis
Ms. Ennis has worked on cases involving discrimination, sexual harassment, breach of contract, retaliation, wage/hour laws, family medical leave laws, wrongful discharge, misappropriation of trades secrets, business/shareholder disputes and partnership dissolutions.
Peter Figdor
Mr. Figdor concentrates his practice in the areas of real estate and banking and finance.
Thomas Filardo
Mr. Filardo represents clients in a wide variety of complex commercial matters as both a seasoned litigator and corporate advisor. He takes a hands-on, creative approach and enjoys developing practical strategies to achieve client objectives.
Marvin J. Fortgang
For the past 50 years, Mr. Fortgang has practiced real estate law, concentrating his practice in the areas of real estate secured lending and commercial leasing.
Robert Fryd
Since joining the firm in 1981, Mr. Fryd has concentrated his practice on complex commercial litigation.
Steve R. Graber
Steve R. Graber is a partner in our Trusts and Estates Group and our Tax Group.
Slava Hazin
Mr. Hazin concentrates his practice in commercial and real estate litigation, including trial and appellate practice.
Kevin M. Hirson
Mr. Hirson has extensive experience representing developers, owners & investors in a wide variety of real estate transactions throughout the U.S. He represents clients in connection with the acquisition, sale, financing, leasing and licensing of real property and remains a corporate advisor to clients.
Harvey I. Krasner
Mr. Krasner has over 30 years of broad based experience in complex transactional real estate matters advising developers, owners and investors in all aspects of real estate transactions, including purchases, and sales and financing.
Marc A. Lavaia
Mr. Lavaia represents clients in a broad range of real estate and corporate transactions across industries. He counsels his clients on mergers, acquisitions and corporate formations, and oversees the expansion of established businesses.
Peter L. Lese
Mr. Lese has focused his practice on trusts and estates law since 1988.
Marshall N. Lester
Mr. Lester has over 50 years experience in the corporate arena, concentrating primarily in the areas of joint ventures and mergers and acquisitions (both domestic and international), corporate finance and securities law matters.
Carlos Perez-Hall
Mr. Perez-Hall is a member of the Firm’s Landlord-Tenant and Real Estate groups and represents a range of property owners who own units subject to various regulations, including the rent stabilization code, the rent control law, various affordable housing programs and free market units and commercial properties.
Alan M. Pollack
Mr. Pollack is a partner in the firm's litigation department. His practice focuses on federal and state court commercial and civil litigation, including business disputes, partnership dissolutions, class and shareholder derivative actions, stock fraud and manipulation cases, wage and hour and labor and employment matters.
Allison Simmons Prouty
Ms. Simmons Prouty concentrates her practice in real estate law.
Russell W. Rosen
Mr. Rosen focuses his practice on complex commercial, real estate, partnership and corporate matters, including business litigation.
Chaya R. Shafran
Ms. Shafran has been involved in the practice of real estate law for over 35 years.
Martin S. Siegel
Mr. Siegel is a partner in our firm’s litigation department. He specializes in complex commercial, business, securities and bankruptcy litigations.
Sarah A. Steckler
Sarah A. Steckler is a partner in our Trusts and Estates Group.
Bruce H. Wiener
Mr. Wiener has been a practicing lawyer and litigator for over 45 years, and remains actively engaged in all aspects of real estate and general commercial litigation.
Meryl E. Wiener
Ms. Wiener advises financial institutions, investment managers and hedge funds on a broad range of regulatory, compliance, securities, registration, inspection, organizational and structural matters.
Robert P. Wittes
For more than 50 years Mr. Wittes has concentrated his practice on estate and trust planning and administration, using a variety of techniques to reduce estate and gift taxes and to assure that assets are transferred by his clients to their beneficiaries with minimal cost and delay.
Michael Zukerman
Mr. Zukerman practices real estate law, concentrating in the areas of real estate secured lending, from both the lender and the borrower side, and real estate development and acquisitions. He has experience in private offerings of securities with emphasis on real estate.

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