Experience

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  Fully retired

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  Prone (mostly lying down, watching tv.)
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  Brown brothers harriman & company, wall street

  May 1956 - May 1958

  Head teller, overseas deposits and withdrawals with global banking institutions

  Oversaw all deposits and withdrawals sent in from such Global Banks as Credit Suisse in its separate (but owned by the same bank) locations such as Lugano, Switzerland, Milano, Italy, Basel, Switzerland and Banco de Brazil among too many others to name.

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  One year clerkship for chief judge, criminal division, middlesex county superior court

  Aug 1965 - Aug 1966

  Law clerk

  1. Research Insanity as a defense to murder charge where Defendant openly admits to killing his wife, but claims not to know wrong from right.2. Frequent meetings with Judge, Chief Prosecutor and Defense Counsel on issues arising in criminal cases. 3. Prepare briefs for Judge to guide him in difficult criminal cases.4. Share my opinion with Judge, then prepare more briefs to support my opinion - for Judge's use.

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  Law office-sole practitioner

  Sept 1966 - Dec 1968

  Attorney at law

  Counsel new clients, research their case(s), negotiate with adversaries, prepare interrogatories, draw briefs, conduct depositions, prepare for trial and either negotiate a settlement or go to trial before Juries. Also, and at the request of clients, I drew Wills and Trusts in accordance with the information given me by those clients.I took on "Pro Bono" (free work for those in need of counsel) in defending them in the Criminal Courts against charges ranging from DUI (Drunk Driving) to Reckless and Careless Driving cases. In addition, I took on the defense of various Misdemeanors including, but not limited to - Shoplifting, Assault and Battery, Open and Public Drunkenness, Indecent Exposure, Joyriding (stealing cars without intent to keep them) and Mistreatment of Animals. In those latter cases, my client was the local chapter of the ASPCA. Show less

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  Bahr and kolsky

  Dec 1968 - Dec 1970

  Partner

  Since Mr. Bahr was extremely ill at the time he invited me to join his firm and become his Partner, I took on his practice which included, but was not limited to: 1. I continued to work on my own cases as he'd asked me to, but our understanding was for me to help him in his overload of cases as well, which he would have to literally teach me how to process them because of their complex nature. And yet, despite my many requests to assist him, I found he was far too ill to so much as lift his head from his desk. After his death (exactly one year later and on his 58th birthday) it was then that I realized his trust in me, his well-planned confidence in me that I would be able to process his cases, despite that he had not had the time or stamina to explain them to me. 2, Mr, Bahr's cases were primarily Complex Title Litigation such as Foreclosures of tax certificates issued to each Municipality (a/k/a In Rem Foreclosures), Foreclosures of tax certificates issued to numbers of Private Persons by any one Municipality (a/k/a In Personem Foreclosures), Quiet Title Actions, Boundary Line Disputes, Execution of Docketed Judgments, Partition Actions, Seeking Declaratory Judgments in Adverse Possession Proceedings and Litigation and Conveyances as Affected by Intervening Bankruptcies.3. I further represented such clients as: Bankruptcies - both Chapters 7 (full bankruptcies) & 11 (reorganizations), Tort Actions, Equity Matters, Criminal Defense of Misdemeanors & Felonies ranging from - Atrocious Assault & Battery cases, Auto Thefts, "Joyriding" cases where the defendant had no intent to keep the vehicles, Deceitful Business Practices, Attempted Murder, Manslaughter matters and (of note: only one Rape case - in which I had made certain the Defendant had been truthful in his account to me.) Show less

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  Kolsky, kravarik, gerszberg, kirzenbaum & epstein

  Sept 1970 - Aug 1987

  Founding and senior partner

  My duties included, among countless other matters:1. Seeking out other well-qualified Partners as well as Associate Attorneys, Para-legals, a firm of accountants and making certain that the late Mr. Bahr's Title Agency (for Richmond of Virginia Title Insurance Association) was being kept up to date and fully running.2. I continued to handle both Mr. Bahr's and, by that time, my own Complex Title Litigation matters including, but not limited to Mortgage and Tax Foreclosures (both In Rem & In Personam), Partition of Real Estate Litigation, Boundary Line Disputes, Execution of Docketed Judgments, Quiet Title Actions, Adverse Possession and Litigation & Conveyances as affected by Intervening Bankruptcies.3. Overseeing of Associate Attorneys handling the likes of Family Law, Criminal Matters, Tort cases, Collection of Judgments, and those Bankruptcies for which my time did not allow.4. Overseeing our Paralegals, each of whom handled preparation of all Real Estate Closings, Wills, Trusts and Estate work as well as Preparation of every and all natures of Pleadings, Briefs, Notices of Appeal and making certain that each of the above were filed with the Courts.5. At this point, it is notable to list Prominent Clients in order to create an understanding of my other activities:Lawyers of Richmond Virginia Title AssociationChelsea Land Title AssociationChicago Land Title AssociationNew Jersey Land Title Insurance Companies Trans County Title Insurance CompanyNew Jersey Garden State Parkway Highway Authority for whom our firm handled all Eminent Domain proceedings (taking of private property for purposes of widening the Garden State Parkway)6. During most of the above times, and in the evenings, I served as East Brunswick Township's Municipal Prosecutor.7. Firm represented East Brunswick Township Mayor and Governing Council, East Brunswick Planning Board and East Brunswick Zoning Board.8. Lecturer: Rutgers U. on Title Laws to Surveyors, Title Searchers. Show less

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  The redevco company

  Sept 1987 - Aug 1990

  In-house counsel

  As counsel for Redevco, I negotiated hundreds of leases with prospective tenants - from Mom/Pop Stores to National Chain Stores to Restaurants, Drug Stores, Chain Cafeterias and Beauty Shops.I assisted Chief Manager with issues such as Architectural drawings where mistakes had been made by the Architect. He also explained to me the ease in which he was able to detect the errors made by the Architect.I also attended numerous meetings with the Senior Leasing Representative, the Chief Manager, Executive VP, CEO and lenders, where CEO presented his latest Architectural Drawings showing suggested locations for Major and all other Tenants. Those drawings were then sent to the Architect for his formal and final renditions.I attended City Council & City Planning Board Meetings, as well as County level similar meetings for the purposes of obtaining required approvals of the Architectural drawings - all of which resulted in obtaining Certificates of Approval for Building the Shopping Centers with their designated entrances and exits. Show less

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  Self-employed

  Jan 1999 - now

  Retired attorney

  1. During retirement and to maintain my sanity, I was an Arbitrator for the NASD (National Association of Securities Dealers) hearing charges against Securities Dealers of "Churning" (unnecessary purchases and sales of stocks and other commodities wherein Brokers allegedly urged their clients to buy and/or sell for the sole purpose of earning fees based on those sales. 2. Advised numerous friends and family members (without compensation) how to bring small Court actions, defend similar actions and whether to so much as respond to mistakenly sent demand letters where I had determined there was no meritorious basis.3. Authored (as a hobby) numerous novels, one of which was classified by a prominent publishing house as a "High Concept Thriller".4. Became tired of being REtired.5. Now offering my services acquired over the years as a Small Business Consultant and looking forward to it.. Show less

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  Think positive! small business consulting sevices

  Apr 2010 - now

  Company owner

  As a retired attorney I've been a business consultant since 1966 - among many other things. During my pre-retirement practice, and in this position as appointed by various United States Bankruptcy Court Judges, and in Chapter 11 cases, I've run every business from small to large to manufacturers during which time my responsibilities were to oversee inventory control, continuing advertising and marketing, personnel, creditors seeking payments, hiring accountants and other professionals, as well as seeing to the proper working order of various machineries in those cases involving manufacturing companies.I reported directly to each Judge who appointed me as well as both the company's bankruptcy counsel and counsel for the creditor's committee.Numerous private clients also sought out my assistance in advising them at both the start-up phase of a new business, as well as when their ongoing business required either a re-freshening by way of new marketing techniques, obtaining new funding or when that business began failing. Show less