Louis Lepore, Esq., Attorney at Law, is dedicated to helping his clients with all aspects of Estate Planning including Probate and Estate Administration, Elder Law, and Medicaid Asset Protection. With more than ten years of experience as a tax attorney for the State of New York, Louis Lepore has the skills and knowledge to manage the tax implications of any probate, or estate planning matter you bring to him. As a resident of Staten Island for over 30 years, attorney Louis Lepore is highly involved in his community and understands its values and concerns.. Louis Lepore graduated from St. John’s University, earned his Juris Doctorate from the Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center and has a LLM in Taxation from Georgetown University Law Center. Louis is an active member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and is intimately involved in the current concerns of our elderly population. Louis speaks fluent Italian, creating an ease of communication for our Italian speaking clients that allows for cross-lingual legal counsel. To learn more about the background and legal skills of Louis Lepore, please visit his attorney profile page, or contact him. To discuss your legal matter regarding estate planning and administration or real estate, contact Louis Lepore at his Staten Island office, or call 718-354-8646. Louis Lepore, Esq. makes sure his clients come first. He will listen and respond quickly to e-mails and is dedicated to handling Elder Law, Estate Planning, Medicaid Asset Protection as well as Probate and Estate Administration.. To discuss legal matters regarding Estate Planning, Estate Administration or Real Estate, contact Louis Lepore, Esq. at his Staten Island office call (718) 354-8646.

Attorney Craig Lerman is dedicated to providing businesses and individuals with informative legal guidance. After taking the time to understand your needs, he can help you make smart decisions that take your greater economic interests into account. Craig Lerman is the principal of Lerman Law Associates, P.C. having a primary focus in providing his experience in broad corporate matters and securities advise to his clients. Mr. Lerman has counseled clients on a broad range of corporate, securities and business-related matters, including directors’ duties and responsibilities and other aspects of corporate governance, disclosure issues and compliance matters. Mr. Lerman represents entities and their investors in connection with business and intellectual property transactions, including formation, finance, contracts, licenses, joint development agreements, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property licenses, e-commerce, technology-related matters and general corporate law. Mr. Lerman has helped numerous companies prepare business plans, stock subscriptions, founder's agreements, private placement memorandums, and related documents essential to emerging companies. He advises investors and companies in debt and strategic financing rounds. He has considerable experience in negotiating and documenting corporate mergers and acquisitions, and partnership and joint venture agreements, as well as giving general business advice to start-up companies. Mr. Lerman also negotiates and documents stock purchase, investors' rights and voting agreements in connection with preferred stock private offerings. Mr. Lerman also represents alternative investment funds, including hedge, private equity and venture capital and their respective fund managers and sponsors in all corporate and regulatory matters relating to the structuring, formation, corporate governance and operations of such funds. He has comprehensive knowledge of various compliance issues including Regulation D offerings and other capital raisings, general solicitation, new issues, policies and procedures manuals and best practices, employment issues and general corporate and securities matters. Mr. Lerman has counseled fund managers, private fund sponsors and institutional investors on a broad range of complex and sophisticated investment management legal issues. He has launched an array of private equity, hedge and has drafted and reviewed an array of documents, including offering memoranda, limited partnership agreements, limited liability company agreements, investment management agreements, subscription agreements, side letter agreements, collateralized loan agreements, third party marketer agreements, employment agreements, licensing agreements, and offshore offering and operational agreements, service provider agreements, convertible note, stock purchase agreements, investor rights agreements, indemnification agreements, and legal opinions, among others. He provides counsel on numerous issues relating to the formation and on-going operations of alternative investment funds, both domestic and offshore, as well as separately managed accounts. He has advised numerous funds pursuing and diverse range of strategies, including equity funds, real estate, forex, futures, statistical, multi-strategy, emerging market, sector focused, fixed income, cash advance, real estate tax lien, and start-up companies. Attorney Lerman works hard to obtain cost-effective solutions and take pride in developing lasting legal relationships with clients.

Gregory J. Lesak, Jr., special counsel at Jimerson Birr, focuses on having a deep understanding of the underlying business and specific needs of his clients. He is results-driven and aggressive, but most importantly, being cost-effective is at the forefront of everything that Mr. Lesak does. Over the years, he has developed a unique perspective for assisting clients, gained from significant experience as a transactional attorney, a litigation attorney, and as in-house counsel for a large publicly traded company. As such, he has served as both the client and the attorney, which uniquely equips him to fully understand the business needs of clients and solve problems. As a solutions-focused lawyer grounded by extensive business knowledge, when representing clients, Mr. Lesak focuses on problem solving and sees this as the core role counsel should play. Prior to joining Jimerson Birr, Mr. Lesak was in-house counsel for a large publicly traded company after working as an attorney for several prominent law firms specializing in complex commercial litigation and real estate development. Over the years, he has developed a diverse skill set by working on a wide range of matters. Specifically, Mr. Lesak started his legal career with a local law firm doing large real estate transactional and land use work before transitioning to complex commercial litigation. From there, he would transition to serve as in-house counsel leading multiple attorneys and litigation matters, and also creating and managing a large contracting program for the company. Managing litigation over the years has allowed him to develop a strong understanding of risk versus reward as well as case value, which he utilizes in every matter he works on to this day. Mr. Lesak has particular expertise in landlord tenant leasing and dispute resolution, construction contracting and dispute resolution, complex commercial litigation, insurance disputes, and client contract drafting and negotiations. Additionally, he has extensive expertise in contract automation and cyber security.

Len specializes in complex commercial and tort litigation. Len prosecutes and defends business litigation in federal and state courts around the country, and arbitration tribunals administered by JAMS, AAA, ICDR, FINRA, and other ADR providers. He focuses on business torts; copyright, trademark, trade secret and unfair competition claims; partnership, joint venture, shareholder, and LLC member disputes; corporate transaction, post-closing, and busted deal disputes; contract and UCC disputes; financial services litigation; securities litigation; insurance disputes; real estate disputes; and employment litigation. He also prosecutes and defends toxic tort, product liability, premises liability, medical liability and personal injury claims. Len is AV-Preeminent® rated by Martindale-Hubbell, and has been recognized and selected for inclusion in New York Metro Super Lawyers® for the years 2008 through 2024. This survey, published by Thomson Reuters, honors the top five (5%) percent of New York City-based attorneys. Len has also been recognized in Best Lawyers peer review publication, and has been recognized for his copyright litigation work by Global Law Experts, ACQ (Acquisition Finance) Magazine, Corporate Int'l Magazine, and Corporate LiveWire.

Renée Simon Lesser specializes in personal injury and property damage claims, insurance defense and coverage litigation, and product liability and toxic tort litigation. She has tried jury and bench trials in state and federal court and has argued appeals in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and the New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First and Second Departments. For two decades, Renée has successfully defended churches, synagogues, schools, nursing homes, non-profit entities, as well as large and small businesses and individuals throughout New York State. Most of these cases involve allegations of personal injury, property damage or economic loss resulting from premises defects, sports related injuries, labor law claims, assaults, sexual misconduct, negligent supervision, and building design and maintenance claims. Renée has also secured significant awards for plaintiffs in personal injury cases, including a $4.5 million judgment obtained after trial and appeal against a property owner resulting from the rape and sexual assault of a tenant. Her representation of plaintiffs and defendants has given her a unique insight into the successful resolution of personal injury, wrongful death and product liability claims. She earned a B.A. from State University of New York at Albany before graduating from American University Washington College of Law with her J.D.