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JACK VANCHIERI
Mr. Vanchieri began practicing law in 1962. He specializes in real estate, representing purchasers and sellers relative to residential and commercial transactions. Mr. Vanchieri also has an active estates practice and is a member of the firm’s Commercial Transactions Group representing clients in various aspects of commercial law, including the purchase and sale of businesses. Mr. Vanchieri is currently the managing partner and is responsible for the overall day to day operation of the law firm.

Mr. Vanchieri graduated from St. John's University School of Law in 1959.


RAYMOND L. FERRIER
Mr. Ferrier has been practicing law since 1967. He presently represents sellers and purchasers of residential and commercial real estate as well as condominium and cooperative units.

Mr. Ferrier is counsel to the Brooklyn New York Multiple Listing Service which is an organization comprised of over 200 member real estate brokerage firms. Over the years, Mr. Ferrier has lectured regularly to attorneys and real estate brokers about real estate, contracts, closings and the area of real estate law in general. Mr. Ferrier is approved by the New York State Department of State as a real estate instructor to lecture at real estate qualifying and continuing education courses for real estate brokers.

Mr. Ferrier is a graduate of Brooklyn College and St. John's University School of Law.


ANNA M. TEPEDINO
Ms. Tepedino began working for the firm in 1992 as an associate and became a partner in January, 2001. Currently she manages the mortgage closing department. Her duties include supervising attorneys, paralegals and support staff relative to the closing of residential mortgage loans for lenders represented by the firm. Her responsibilities also include ensuring the lender's first lien position, clear title, adequate surveys and compliance with regulatory requirements. Ms. Tepedino is also responsible for negotiations between lenders and borrowers of escrow deposits for New York City violations and certificate of occupancy requirements. Additionally, as a member of the Real Estate Group, Ms. Tepedino is involved in representing individual purchasers and sellers in residential real estate transactions involving single and multifamily homes as well as cooperatives and condominiums. She has also been involved with the preparation of condominium offering plans and amendments thereto and represents the sponsor of several condominiums.

Ms. Tepedino is admitted to practice in the states of New York, New Jersey and Florida. She is a past president of the Bay Ridge Lawyers’ Association and a former member of the executive board of directors of the Bay Ridge Community Council.

Ms. Tepedino earned her Juris Doctor from New York Law School in 1991 as an evening student while working full time in the construction industry. Her background in construction aids in her current duties as a real estate attorney.

Ms. Tepedino earned her Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Pace University in 1986.

ASSOCIATES


HON K. LAI
Hon K. Lai began working for the firm in 1993 as an associate attorney. Mr. Lai serves as a manger of the mortgage closing department. Mr. Lai reviews title, prepares loan documents and closes mortgage loans. As a member of the Real Estate Group, Mr. Lai also represents individuals in the purchase and sale of real property and cooperative apartments in addition to representing a cooperative apartment corporation. Additionally Mr. Lai is a member of the Litigation Group representing clients in various real estate cases.

Mr. Lai is admitted to practice in New York, Connecticut and New Jersey as well as the Federal Courts in the Southern District of New York, the Eastern District of New York, the District of New Jersey and the United States Tax Court.

Mr. Lai is the treasurer of the Bay Ridge Lawyers’ Association and is a member of the New York State Bar Association.

Mr. Lai graduated from State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law in 1993 and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from New York University in 1990.

OF COUNSEL

MICHAEL A. FERRIER
Michael A. Ferrier began working for the firm in 1993 while in law school. Upon graduation in 1995, Mr. Ferrier was hired as an associate attorney and became a partner in January, 2001. Mr. Ferrier initially worked in the mortgage closing department in which he reviewed title, prepared loan documents and closed loans. Presently Mr. Ferrier manages the firm’s Trusts, Wills and Estates Group, representing clients in probate and contested estate proceedings, estate planning, elder law, preparation of Wills and Living Trusts and advance care directives. Additionally as a member of the Litigation Group, Mr. Ferrier handles real estate litigation and foreclosure matters for the firm. Mr. Ferrier also represents individuals in the purchase and sale of real estate and cooperative apartments.

Mr. Ferrier is a past president of the Bay Ridge Lawyers’ Association, was a Trustee of the Brooklyn Bar Association, was a member of the Kings County Democratic Organization Judicial Screening Committee and is a former director of the Bay Ridge Community Council. Mr. Ferrier was a member of New York City Community Board 11, the New York County Lawyers’ Association and is a member of the New York State Bar Association and the Columbus Citizens’ Foundation, of which he served as co-chair of the law committee. Mr. Ferrier graduated from St. John’s University School of Law in 1995, cum laude. While at St. John’s, he received the American Jurisprudence Award in real property and was the recipient of a merit scholarship.

Mr. Ferrier graduated from Boston College, magna cum laude, in 1992 where he earned his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics.

Mr. Ferrier is admitted to practice in New York, New Jersey and Florida and is also admitted to practice before the Federal Courts in the Southern District of New York, the Eastern District of New York and the District of New Jersey.

CARL V. GRASSULLO
Carl V. Grassullo began working for the firm in 1989 as an associate and became a partner in January, 1993. Mr. Grassullo is one of the firm’s top trial lawyers. As a member of the Personal Injury Group and Litigation Group, Mr. Grassullo regularly represents clients who have sustained injuries in accidents. Mr. Grassullo has worked on the firm’s largest personal injury cases.

Mr. Grassullo graduated from Brooklyn Law School in 1986, cum laude. While at Brooklyn Law School, he received the American Jurisprudence Award in Evidence and Torts. Upon graduating from Brooklyn Law School, Mr. Grassullo was appointed as an Assistant Corporation Counsel for the New York City Law Department where he was assigned to the commercial litigation and torts divisions. At the Law Department, Mr. Grassullo was responsible for litigation and negotiation and mediation of commercial and liability matters involving the City of New York. Prior to his position at the Law Department, Mr. Grassullo was employed at the Kings County District Attorney’s office in the Organized Crime Bureau.

Mr. Grassullo graduated from Brooklyn College in 1982, cum laude with honors.