Steven Alpert
Coram, New York *127
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Objective
Seeking a Real Estate Management position which would benefit from the value of added legal education and 20 years of experience.
Experience
Matrix Investment Group – Port Jefferson Station, New York
Director of Property Management/Associate Corporate Counsel - May 2013 to June 2017
Real Estate Investment and Development Company with asset value of over $300 million. Responsibilities include supervision of management of the complete Real Estate portfolio including 3 million square feet of commercial property, and 8,000 multi-family and mobile home units. Direct and lead teams and set structure and procedures for best practices in the industry. Additional duties include support to the Chief Legal Officer to conclude all legal issues.
Daniels & Norelli, Scully and Cecere P.C. – Carle Place, New York
Attorney (Pre Admitted) –March 2011to December 2012
Landlord/Tenant and consumer credit collections. Duties include case research and trial preparation, witness interviews, daily court appearances, the negotiation and drafting of settlement agreements with tenants, debtors and opposing counsel, the drafting of court appearance reports, and memorandum to senior management.
Nassau / Suffolk Law Services Committee Inc. – Islandia, New York
Attorney (Under Law Student Practice Order) – November 2007 to February 2011
Civil Unit Attorney, specializing in Landlord/Tenant litigation. Duties include client in-take, case research and trial preparation, witness interviews, daily Landlord/Tenant court appearances, the negotiation and drafting of settlement agreements with tenants and opposing counsel in non-payment of rent and lease holdover legal actions, the drafting of court appearance reports, and memorandum to senior management.
Fisher Associates - New York, N.Y.
Director of Management & Legal Services - November 2006 to October 2007
Responsibilities include supervision of management of the complete Real Estate portfolio. Direct and lead teams and set structure and procedures for best practices in the industry, including representation as in-house counsel in all aspects of Landlord/Tenant residential and commercial litigation, and the complete administration and supervision of the Legal Department.
The LeFrak Organization - Rego Park, New York
Director of Landlord / Tenant Operations - September 2000 to November 2006
Responsibilities include involvement in all aspects of Landlord/Tenant residential and commercial litigation, and the complete administration and supervision of the legal department. Responsible for the initiation and management of legal proceedings through resolution. Legal research, witness and trial preparation, Housing Court and Civil Court appearances, Environmental Control Board and Department of Health tribunal appearances, negotiations with tenants and opposing counsel, monthly meetings with senior management and outside counsel, the preparation of status reports, and representation at administrative and mediation hearings.
Paralegal – January 1998 to September 2000
Act as liaison with outside counsel between the principals and tenants and opposing counsel. Duties include case research and trial preparation, witness interviews, daily court appearances, the negotiation and drafting of settlement agreements with tenants and opposing counsel, the drafting of court appearance reports, and memorandum to senior management and property owners.
Education
Touro College Law Center
Central Islip, New York
Jurist Doctorate 2003
Syracuse University
Utica, New York
Bachelor of Arts May 1994
State University of New York at Farmingdale
Farmingdale, New York
Associates in Science
August 1986
Military Experience
United States Air Force- Sargent E-4
Active Duty – September 1990 – September 1994 (Operations Desert Shield & Desert Storm)
Honorable Discharge – September 1998
Awards: Air Force Achievement and Commendation Medals