Sales Real Estate

CHRISTIAN J. DANAHER

* ****** **** ( Fayetteville, New York 13066

(H) 315-***-**** ( (C) 315-***-**** ( Email:

********@************.***

PROFILE

Accomplished attorney with a strong background in residential and

commercial real estate, land use and zoning, purchase and sale

agreements, development, leasing and landlord and tenant matters.

Proven ability to negotiate and handle complex transactions. Proven

ability to handle, organize, prepare and deliver presentations and

negotiate wide range of agreements. Licensed to practice in New York.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Shulman Curtin & Grundner, P.C., Attorneys at Law, Syracuse, NY

Partner, September 1996-Present

< Provided legal counsel to clients on commercial real estate matters

and transactions, including negotiating, reviewing, drafting and

closing of commercial contracts for corporate clients and real

estate development and management companies.

< Performed all legal aspects of commercial projects including:

acquisition of raw and already developed land, review of financing

commitments, negotiation of professional services contracts and

general contractor contracts, drafting of commercial lease

agreements, procurement of municipal and governmental approvals,

and negotiation and drafting of legal and financial agreements.

< Prepared litigation documents pertaining to actions for adverse

possession, contractual disputes, eviction proceedings, declaratory

judgments, foreclosure actions, Article 78 proceedings and quiet

title actions.

< Represented clients before municipal boards with respect to

applications for variances, zone changes and site plan approvals

and served as assistant counsel to the Town of Camillus Planning

Board.

< Represented both profit-motivated and non-profit developers of

affordable housing and senior housing, as well as negotiating

acquisition and financing documents, and construction and

investment agreements; and rendering opinions with respect to all

aspects of this development process.

< Responsible for supervision of law firm support staff, including

human resources matters.

Martin Shudt Wallace DiLorenzo Copps & Johnson, Attorneys at Law,

Albany, NY

Law Clerk, May 1995-May 1996

( Conducted legal research and prepared legal documents in the

areas of banking, tax, estates, contract, and corporate law.

Metropolitan Property and Casualty, Utica, NY

Field Underwriting Manager and Underwriter, 1990-1993

( Evaluated applications for property and casualty insurance

policies and assessed the degree of risk with respect to such

insurance policies and communicated with policyholders and their

insurance agents concerning the same.

( Opened and supervised a satellite underwriting office

responsible for overseeing the performance of property and casualty

sales representatives in the regional territory of Virginia and

North Carolina and served as the liaison between the underwriting

department and sales representatives.

( Organized and conducted sales agency meetings to explain company

underwriting policies to the sales force and present marketing

trends and train sales representatives on company philosophy, state

insurance laws, and product lines.

EDUCATION

Albany Law School of Union University, Albany, NY

Juris Doctorate, May 1996, Cum Laude

( 1996 National Criminal Justice Trial Advocacy Competition,

National Semifinalist

( 1994 Domenick Gabrielli Oral Advocacy Competition, Octofinalist

Le Moyne College, Syracuse NY

B.S. Business Administration, May 1990

Marketing Concentration, Management Information Systems Minor

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

New York State and Onondaga County Bar Associations

Fayetteville-Manlius Foundation (Board of Trustees)

Fayetteville-Manlius Youth Basketball Board Member

Volunteer Youth Basketball and Soccer Coach

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