Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. continues to be one of the leading law firms in successfully battling building developers on behalf of homeowner associations. Whether representing residents of buildings undergoing construction, newly constructed buildings, or buildings needing or undergoing repair or renovation, Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. has prevailed by obtaining settlements forcing repairs in a timely fashion and obtaining judgments totalling millions of dollars.
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. has also been on the forefront of new construction litigation. The firm has been successful in fashioning non-traditional remedies and using state and federal statutes to negotiate substantial discounts in the purchase price, or in enabling numerous clients to back out of disadvantageous construction and sale contracts at minimal loss of time and money. This has often involved working with governmental agencies and elected representatives to assist in using non-judicial means of getting results. As part of this methodology, the firm’s attorneys have proposed, drafted, and critiqued new, pending, and potential legislation – often at the request of the legislators themselves, but just as often in order to advance the interests of the larger community to which the firm’s clients belong. In other cases, the firm has been able to cut-off or threaten the owners’ funding sources. In short, the firm uses all available means within the law to effect changes in the law to benefit its clients. Courtroom success is one way, but not the exclusive medium, for victories won for clients of Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. The firm’s use of unconventional methods bring about these triumphs.
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. has served the needs of groups ranging from those as informal as a mere collection of homeowners, to those formally constituted as a corporation with an elected board of directors. The firm has assisted in the formation and corporate governance of these groups as well as in the critical tasks of representing their interests in battles with sponsors and developers. In arriving at comprehensive settlements with developers, the firm has had them subsidize the fees incurred by the homeowners’ associations to minimize the expense of the firm’s successes to the individual homeowners. As one news magazine highlighted, “The dispute poses some existential questions for developers looking to build in the city, such as: Is it worth it if I’m going to have to deal with Leitman Bailey for years? For the gadfly attorney, it’s just another good real estate scuffle.”
Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C.’s successes have led to the highest honors and awards from the bar and ranking organizations. Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. is the only real estate litigation law firm with under 30 attorneys that has received an AV® Martindale-Hubbell rating, Super Lawyers Top 100 exclusive lists ranking, Best Lawyers awards for the firm and attorneys, selection among America’s Top 100 Bet-The-Company Litigators, and selection into the Registry of Preeminent Lawyers as well as the American College of Real Estate Lawyers.
The Commercial Observer named Adam Leitman Bailey as one of New York’s Most Powerful Real Estate Attorneys. Real Estate Weekly recognized him as, “one of the most respected commercial real estate attorneys in not only New York City, but arguably the country.” The New York Times referred to his legal strategy and legislation proposed in one case as “novel,” in addition to remarking on another case in which “Adam Leitman Bailey fought on…grinding through excruciating detail and obscure Perry Mason moments.” A New York State judge wrote that one Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. attorney “was the best trial lawyer I saw in my nine years as a Judge in New York City.” A New York State judge, Kings County, stated that he had known an Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C. attorney for fifteen years and “that he is a brilliant lawyer and innovative who always worked zealously on behalf of his clients.” For more information on our litigation abilities please press here.