John P. Huber, JD, MBA

Setauket, NY 631-***-**** ac50f6@r.postjobfree.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnhuberesq

Senior Business, Compliance and Regulatory Attorney

Accomplished Attorney and Business Professional with over 14 years of practice and project management experience leading people, developing and working with interdisciplinary teams, managing resources, and achieving results. Recognized by the legal, municipal, and business communities for innovation, creative problem solving, skillful communication and diligent preparation. A strong leader who practices with the highest degree of ethical, analytical and solution oriented skills. Outstanding public speaking and presentation abilities.

Professional Experience

Ré, Nielsen, Huber & Coughlin, LLP, Huntington, NY January 2009 – March 2018

Senior Co-Managing Partner

Headed this well-regarded boutique Long Island, NY law firm with annual revenue of over $1.2 million. Directed a team of 7 professionals providing legal representation of the highest quality for global, national and local companies in sophisticated federal, state and local zoning, permitting and compliance matters.

Legal Accomplishments:

Reviewed, interpreted and applied over a hundred municipal, NY State, and federal codes, laws and regulations, guiding clients through complex municipal and governmental approval processes. Led directly to the installation or modification of nearly every cellular telecommunications facility on Long Island.

Successfully defended multiple clients against municipal enforcement actions. In two matters, litigated and negotiated potential fines and penalties down from $30 million to less than $250,000.

Organized and presented detailed technical data in roughly 200 work sessions and public hearings with municipal review boards. Secured hundreds of approvals and permits for telecommunications network deployment.

Reviewed thousands of technical documents including drawings/plans, structural analyses, engineering reports, and detailed product specifications. Counseled interdisciplinary stakeholder teams of architects, engineers, project managers and vendors in designing and operating compliant telecommunications facilities, streamlining workflow processes and achieving significant cost efficiencies.

Business Accomplishments:

The Firm’s chief executive officer, visionary, and strategic planner. Achieved 5 successive years of profitability, high staff productivity with near zero employee turnover.

Primary interface with Firm’s strategic partners including: bankers, clients, financial advisors, insurance agents, suppliers and technology consultants.

Negotiated a $120,000 office space lease payment reduction, negotiated and managed credit lines and purchase order agreements, optimized equipment lease and service payments, and served as Trustee for Firm’s 401(k) Retirement Plan with over $1 million in assets.

Munley, Meade, Nielsen & Ré, P.C., Huntington, NY December 2003 - December 2008

Associate Attorney

Advised clients on sophisticated zoning and land use matters, and related federal and state litigation.

Began as junior associate attorney; ascended to senior associate. Invited to join successor firm, Ré, Nielsen, Huber & Coughlin, LLP, as an equity partner.

Developed and modified hundreds of wireless telecommunications facilities across Long Island. Reviewed and responded to strong public concerns over proposed cellular telecommunications facilities in local communities.

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Tunstead, Schechter & Czik, LLP, Jericho, NY April 2002 – November 2003

Associate Attorney

Engaged in commercial litigation practice with emphasis on construction industry claims and contract review.

Berman, Paley, Goldstein & Kannry, LLP, New York, NY February 2001 – April 2002

Associate Attorney

Handled commercial litigation with emphasis on construction industry contracts and related claims, including mechanics’ liens.

Birzon, Quinn, Strang & Huber, Smithtown, NY February 1998 – December 2000

Partner (Non-equity)

Engaged in general legal practice with concentration on commercial matters and civil litigation.

John P. Huber, Attorney at Law, Smithtown, NY February 1997 – January 1998

Founding/Managing Attorney

General legal practice with emphasis on residential landlord/tenant relations, basic estate planning and general civil litigation.

Licensure and Court Admissions

Admitted to practice law in New York State since 1997

Admitted to practice before the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Education

Juris Doctor (JD), College of Law, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, May 1996

Syracuse Law Review - Editorial Staff and Sanctions Committee

Master of Business Administration (MBA), Martin J. Whitman School of Management, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, May 1996

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY, 1991

Professional certificate:

National Institutes of Health, Office of Extramural Research, Web-based Training Course, “Protecting Human Research Participants”, Completed April 3, 2018, Certificate Number 2621673