Atty. Harriet M. Polinsky
Harriet M. Polinsky is a Senior Partner and has served the Firm for nearly thirty years.
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Harriet M. Polinsky is a Counsel based in New York, New York, practicing at Borah, Goldstein, Altschuler Nahins & Goidel, P.C.. They have 46+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1980. Their practice focuses on business and litigation. Admitted to practice in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District (1980), U.S. District Court for the Southern District (1980), and New York (1980). Educated at Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 1979) and Brooklyn College (B.A. Honors, 1964). Active member of Brooklyn Bar Association, Brooklyn Women Bar Association, New York County Bar Association, New York County Lawyers' Association. Serands clients in New York, NY and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Harriet M. Polinsky is a Senior Partner and has served the Firm for nearly thirty years
- Ms. Polinsky is a tenacious, aggressive litigator who is experienced in litigating and strategizing major commercial and residential real-estate cases in Civil and Supreme Courts in all of the boroughs of New York
- She is also active in transactional matters ranging from assistance in purchasing a building to advising landlords how to maximize their profits in the buildings they own.Ms
- Polinsky received her JD from Brooklyn Law School and graduated with Honors from Brooklyn College with a Bachelor of Arts Degree
- She attended NYU Graduate School of International Business
- She is active in Community Board issues and a multitude of Philanthropic Civil and Cultural Institutions
- In 2009, Ms. Polinsky was named one of the top women in Real Estate by NY Residential Magazine.Notable Decisions Ms. Polinsky has been the lead or co-counsel on the following important case(s):Piller v
- Marsam Realty 13 th Avenue LLC - (October 23, 2013) Held that a prospective purchaser of two apartment buildings in Brooklyn was not entitled to specific performance of a letter of intent affording him the opportunity to enter into a purchase agreement and close on the properties by a date certain upon certain terms where the letter of intent did not include all the necessary terms of a contract for the sale of real property, where the purchaser continued to negotiate terms up to the day scheduled for closing and where funds were not available until after the day scheduled for closing
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Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
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Practicing law in New York. Legal matters in New York are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in New York are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate New York state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in New York brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in New York courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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