Lauren Abolsky Haberman
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EXPERIENCE
Hartman & Craven LLP, New York, NY
Contract Attorney, October 2009-Present
Manage all phases of discovery and research for real estate
litigation matter; research and draft memoranda on
various issues of law; draft pleadings and briefs for employment
related matters.
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, New York, NY
Associate, September 2004-April 2009
Represented clients in a variety of matters, including investigations
by the New York State Attorney General (clients include H&R Block, Inc.
and Aetna, Inc.), employment discrimination, real estate, health care
and reinsurance; prepared outlines and analyzed documents for witness
depositions, deposed and second chaired the taking/defending of witness
depositions; conducted extensive electronic discovery and document
reviews; drafted memoranda of law, motions, affirmations for motions,
and pleadings; handled various pro bono matters in Family Court and
Special Education Hearings and for Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts.
Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc., New
York, NY
Legal Department Intern, June-November 2003
Drafted vendor, consultant, and other contracts; performed due
diligence on Hadassah Medical Relief Association; researched issues of
law and prepared memoranda; executed all matters in action to obtain
payment from judgment; prepared corporate motions and resolutions.
Palm Pictures LLC, New York, NY
Business/Legal Affairs Intern, May-August 2002
Drafted license agreements for lease-outs of music tracks and
amendments to Artist contracts; wrote answer and sanction letter to
complaint filed against company; compiled documents for delivery of a
film; composed memoranda on research; organized and monitored all
company trademarks.
Studios USA Television LLC, Deadline and Law & Order: Criminal
Intent, New York, NY
Accounting Clerk, November 2000-August 2001
The Montel Williams Show, New York, NY
Assistant to Executive in Charge of Production; Production Assistant,
July 1998-July 2000
EDUCATION
Fordham University School of Law, New York, NY
J.D., May 2004, Cum Laude
Honors: Dean's List 2002-2003; Fordham Intellectual Property, Media &
Entertainment Law Journal, Business Editor, Author: Note, Operation
Blackbeard: Is Government Prioritization Enough to Deter Intellectual
Property Criminals? 14 Fordham Intell. Prop. Media & Ent. L.J. 567
(2004); Student Advisor of the Year 2002-2003
Activities: Fordham Law Women, Co-President 2003-2004, Treasurer 2002-
2003; Entertainment Law Student Association; Student Advisor, 2002-
2003; Student member of New York State Bar Association
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
B.A. in Communications, May 1998 with a minor in Psychology
Activities: Delta Phi Epsilon Sorority, Rush Chair and Sisterhood
Chair
Semester Abroad: University of Wisconsin, Spanish American Institute,
Seville, Spain January-April 1997
ADMISSIONS, BAR MEMBERSHIP, AWARDS AND SKILLS
Admitted in: New York, Southern and Eastern Districts of New
York and U.S. Court of Appeals-Second Circuit
Member of the New York City Bar Association; Recipient of the
2008 and 2007 New York City Family Court Legal Services Project Pro
Bono Service Award and the 2005 Sanctuary [for Families] Associate
Committee's Pro Bono Advocacy Award; Proficient in Spanish