Deborah E. Lans, Lawyer at Cohen Clair Lans Greifer & Thorpe LLP

Deborah E. Lans, Partner Attorney
Commercial Litigation, Federal and State Civil Litigation, Appellate Practice, Arbitration, Contract, Trial, Matrimonial

Phone:(212) 300-1100
Web:http://www.cohenlans.com
Address: The Lipstick Building, 885 Third Avenue, 32nd Floor, New York, NY 10022

Law Firm:	Cohen Clair Lans Greifer & Thorpe LLP
Lawyer:	Deborah E. Lans
Phone:	(212) 300-1100
Fax:	212-300-1111
Lawyer Title:	Partner
Practice Areas:	Commercial Litigation, Federal and State Civil Litigation, Appellate Practice, Arbitration, Contract, Trial, Matrimonial
Bio:	Deborah Lans has divided her practice between complex commercial and marital litigation for more than 30 years. She was a founding partner of Morrison Cohen LLP in 1984 and was the head of its Commercial Litigation Department for 15 years, until she left in 2000 to serve as the Executive Director of Mentoring USA, a non-profit organization founded by Matilda Raffa Cuomo to provide one-on-one mentoring to at-risk youth. In 2003 she co-founded Cohen Lans LLP, where she continued to concentrate on the mediation, arbitration, trial and appellate litigation of sophisticated business and family matters. Ms. Lans has served on or chaired, among others, the New York Supreme Court Departmental Disciplinary Committee; the Executive, Judiciary, Bioethical Issues and Young Lawyers Committees and the Council on Judicial Administration of the City Bar (formerly, the Association of the Bar of the City of New York); and she is a member of the American Bar Association and New York State Bar Association. A profile of Ms. Lans appears in Nancy Carson's Believing in Ourselves: A Celebration of Women (Ariel Books 2002), a book about 38 women who have distinguished themselves in a variety of fields and give back in ways that help to build a healthy world. Her profile appears in Who's Who in America and Who's Who in American Law.
Admitted:	1975, U.S. District Court,Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1986, U.S. Tax Court; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1975, New York; 1983, U.S. Supreme Court;
College:	Smith College, A.B., magna cum laude, 1971
Law School:	Boston University, J.D., cum laude, 1974
Membership:	American Bar Association (Member: Litigation Section Commercial and Business Litigation Newsletter) Appellate Division (First Department, Disciplinary Committee, 2000-2005) Panel of Arbitrators, National Arbitration Forum New York City Bar (Chair: Young Lawyers Committee,… Read more American Bar Association (Member: Litigation Section Commercial and Business Litigation Newsletter) Appellate Division (First Department, Disciplinary Committee, 2000-2005) Panel of Arbitrators, National Arbitration Forum New York City Bar (Chair: Young Lawyers Committee, 1981-1983 Member: Executive Committee, 1985-1989 Judiciary Committee, 1984-1985 Council on Judicial Administration, 1996-1999 Joint Committee on Fee Disputes, 1982-1997). Read less
Web:	http://www.cohenlans.com
Languages:	English

Lawyer Deborah E. Lans, graduated from Smith College, A.B., magna cum laude, 1971 Boston University, J.D., cum laude, 1974, is now employed by Cohen Clair Lans Greifer & Thorpe LLP at The Lipstick Building, 885 Third Avenue, 32nd Floor New York, NY 10022.

While being a member of American Bar Association (Member: Litigation Section Commercial and Business Litigation Newsletter) Appellate Division (First Department, Disciplinary Committee, 2000-2005) Panel of Arbitrators, National Arbitration Forum New York City Bar (Chair: Young Lawyers Committee,… Read more American Bar Association (Member: Litigation Section Commercial and Business Litigation Newsletter) Appellate Division (First Department, Disciplinary Committee, 2000-2005) Panel of Arbitrators, National Arbitration Forum New York City Bar (Chair: Young Lawyers Committee, 1981-1983 Member: Executive Committee, 1985-1989 Judiciary Committee, 1984-1985 Council on Judicial Administration, 1996-1999 Joint Committee on Fee Disputes, 1982-1997). Read less, Deborah E. Lans is one of the more than one million lawyers in United States. Before choosing Deborah E. Lans as your lawyer, you should consider whether Deborah E. Lans offers free consultation, (if not) how much the initial interview costs, if there is any hidden attorney fees, what's the fee schedule, whether he or she has good community reputation and is able to provide a list of good references. You can also contact the Board of Professional Responsibility of the state bar, to find out if Deborah E. Lans has ever been placed under any disciplinary actions. Please be aware that, though Deborah E. Lans's office is located at New York, NY, he or she might belong to the bar association of other states.

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Deborah E. Lans has been admitted in 1975, U.S. District Court,Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1986, U.S. Tax Court; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1975, New York; 1983, U.S. Supreme Court;. His or her practice areas include Commercial Litigation, Federal and State Civil Litigation, Appellate Practice, Arbitration, Contract, Trial, Matrimonial.

Deborah E. Lans's college and law school education includes Smith College, A.B., magna cum laude, 1971, Boston University, J.D., cum laude, 1974. Other biographical background includes Deborah Lans has divided her practice between complex commercial and marital litigation for more than 30 years. She was a founding partner of Morrison Cohen LLP in 1984 and was the head of its Commercial Litigation Department for 15 years, until she left in 2000 to serve as the Executive Director of Mentoring USA, a non-profit organization founded by Matilda Raffa Cuomo to provide one-on-one mentoring to at-risk youth. In 2003 she co-founded Cohen Lans LLP, where she continued to concentrate on the mediation, arbitration, trial and appellate litigation of sophisticated business and family matters. Ms. Lans has served on or chaired, among others, the New York Supreme Court Departmental Disciplinary Committee; the Executive, Judiciary, Bioethical Issues and Young Lawyers Committees and the Council on Judicial Administration of the City Bar (formerly, the Association of the Bar of the City of New York); and she is a member of the American Bar Association and New York State Bar Association. A profile of Ms. Lans appears in Nancy Carson's Believing in Ourselves: A Celebration of Women (Ariel Books 2002), a book about 38 women who have distinguished themselves in a variety of fields and give back in ways that help to build a healthy world. Her profile appears in Who's Who in America and Who's Who in American Law.. You should contact other lawyers and law firms nearby before choosing your legal representatives.

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