Atty. Leonard H. Ritz
Prior to becoming of counsel at Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. and maintaining a successful private practice, Leonard Ritz was an associate in the real estate departments at Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel and at Kronish Lieb Weiner & Hellman. His practice includes condominium and cooperative law, commercial leasing, and construction law.
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Leonard H. Ritz is a Counsel based in New York, New York, practicing at Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C.. They have 28+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1998. Their practice focuses on residential, business, real estate, commercial re, and construction. Admitted to practice in New York (1998). Educated at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University (J.D., 1996) and Princeton University (—). Active member of New York State Bar Association. Serands clients in New York, NY and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Prior to becoming of counsel at Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. and maintaining a successful private practice, Leonard Ritz was an associate in the real estate departments at Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel and at Kronish Lieb Weiner & Hellman
- His practice includes condominium and cooperative law, commercial leasing, and construction law
- He is a member of the New York State Bar Association Condominium and Cooperative Law Committees and a past member of the New York City Bar Association Condominium and Cooperative Law Committees
- He is a member of the New York State Bar Association Commercial Leasing Committee, and served on the sub-committee which updated “Landlord’s Checklist of Silent Lease Issues” which was published in 2008
- Mr. Ritz is also a member of the New York State Bar Association’s Real Estate Committee on construction law and participated in its preparation of rider to the standard AIA owner/architect agreement addressing owner issues, particularly those situations related to cooperatives and condominiums
- Mr. Ritz has represented developers of condominium projects throughout New York City, including The Trump Organization and The Related Companies
- He has played an active role in the development of offering plans and the sale of units for projects ranging in size from four units to 400 units, including Trump World Tower, and One Central Park at the Time Warner Center
- Mr. Ritz attended Princeton University for his undergraduate studies and graduated magna cum laude from Cardozo School of Law in 1996
- Mr. Ritz has been an adjunct faculty member at Cardozo, teaching the required first year legal writing course
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Real estate attorneys handle home purchases, sales, commercial transactions, title disputes, and landlord-tenant matters.
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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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