Legal Knowledge and Experience You Can Trust.

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Legal Knowledge and Experience You Can Trust.

Contact James

Providing Legal Assistance in Long Island, NY

The Law Office of
James D. Reddy, P.C.
810 Anthony Drive, Lindenhurst, New York 11757

Legal Knowledge and Experience You Can Trust

Property Rights Litigation

Real Estate

Deed Disputes

Fraudulent Deeds

Forgery
Undue Influence
Sale - Leaseback Scams
Transfers: not fair, open, voluntary, and well-understood

Life Estates

Rights and remedies

Constructive Trusts

ownership implied in law

Partition

Ownership rights of multiple owners of a property

Adverse Possession

Ownership through observable use
Foreclosure Defense

Fraudulent Deed

Usury

Interest rate higher than allowed by law

Standing

Whether party has the legal right to foreclose

Procedure

Whether all required statutory procedures followed

Estates

Probate

Where decedent left a will

Administration

No will or an invalid will

Will Contests

Undue Influence - Will does not represent decedent's wishes
Invalid Execution

Beneficiary Issues

Wills - Unpaid bequests
Trusts - Petitions to compel distributions
Accountings

Family Law

Divorce

Marital Property
Separate Property

Corporations

Shareholder Rights
Buy - Sell Agreements
Dissolutions

Property Rights Transactions

Representation to avoid or minimize litigation

Real Estate
Buyers
Sellers
Refinancing
Estate Planning
Wills

Trusts
Revocable
Irrevocable
Life Insurance
Health Care Proxies
Living Wills

Powers of Attorney
Family Law
Prenuptial Agreements
Postnuptial Agreements
Separation Agreements
Stipulations of Settlement

Personal Rights Litigation

Family Law

Marriage and Divorce

Divorce

Child Custody

Initial Determinations, modifications, relocation

Child Support

Initial determinations, modifications, termination

Spousal Support

Initial determinations, modifications, termination

Counsel Fees

Orders of Protection

Civil Rights

Malicious Prosecution

False Arrest

Civil Rights

Appeals

Representing appellants and respondents in above practice areas

Family Law
Adoption and Termination of Parental Rights
Visitation
Child Support
Discovery Sanctions

Maintenance
Equitable Distribution
Counsel Fees
Real Estate
Action to Void Deed

Foreclosure Defense - Fraud
Foreclosure Defense - Usury
Notice of Pendency

Of Counsel/Consultant to other Law Firms

Trial Counsel

Litigation Strategy

Review of Causes of Action

PROPERTY RIGHTS LITIGATION

Real Estate Litigation (Click on blue links for court decisions)

Disputed Deeds

Deed set aside after ten years - property returned to parents
Deed challenges based on fraudulent life estates
Deed challenges based on fraud - no assumption of mortgage
Deed challenges based on fraud - no intent to transfer present interest
Deed challenge based on forgery - successful defense - deed found valid
Deed challenge based on constructive trust - abuse of confidential relationship, transfer based on promise, and unjust enrichment

Partition actions to establish rights of multiple owners of property
Adverse possession - boundary line disputes
Landlord - Tenant cases stayed and removed to Supreme Court
Eviction stayed based on jurisdictional defenses of bankruptcy and title
Foreclosure sale stopped based on fraudulent deed, notice of pendency
Summary judgment denied based on defense of usury
Foreclosure defense

Estate Litigation

Probate
Appointment of executors/trustees - letters testamentary/trusteeship
Representation of executors selling real estate - proceeds to beneficiaries
Will contests based on undue influence and invalid execution
Representation of will beneficiaries not
receiving inheritances
Representation of trust beneficiaries not receiving distributions
Administration
Small Estates (Less than $30,000 in
gross assets)
Executors selling real estate

Family Law Litigation

Matrimonials
Equitable Distribution
Marital Property
Separate Property
Tax Issues
Orders of Protection
Obtaining orders of protection for clients
Defending clients based on false claims

Shareholder Rights

Business Dissolution Actions
Corporate marital interest - successfully proved entitlement to marital share
Founding shareholder - successfully challenged denial of ownership
Shareholder freeze outs

James D. Reddy, Esq.

Education

Georgetown University
- Bachelor of Science, Business Administration
- Academic Honors
- Dean's List
St. John's University School of Law
- Juris Doctor, cum laude
- Academic Honors
- Editor, St. John's Law Review
- CALI Award - Drafting Wills and Trust Instruments
- Class Ranking - 6th in class
CLE Lecturer - National Business Institute (Continuing Legal Education)

New York Estate Planning and Drafting Fundamentals (2004)
- Author, The Nuts and Bolts of Will Drafting
- Author, Drafting and Executing a Trust
Estate Planning Basics (2006)
- Author, What You Need to Know about Working with the Client
- Wills and Trusts
Resolving Estate, Will and Trust Contests (2010)
- Author, Procedure
Trusts 101 (2012)
- Author, Ethical Considerations
Probate Boot Camp (2014)
- Author, Probate Litigation
The Probate Process from Start to Finish (2016)
- Author, Final Accounting and Closing The Estate
- Author, Probate Disputes and Litigation
Estate Planning & Administration: The Complete Guide (2016)
- Author, Marshaling Assets and Dealing with Creditors
- Author, Closing the Estate
PROBATE: Everything You Need to Know (2016)
- Author, Creditor Claim Conundrums
- Author, Final Accounting and Closing the Estate
Top Challenges In Estate Administration (2018)
The Probate Process from Start to Finish (2019)
- Handling Claims Against the Estate
- Probate Disputes and Litigation
Wills and Trusts 101 (2019)
- Author, Will Execution
- Author, Will Drafting

Author, Client Misunderstanding About the Process
Author, Marshaling the Assets : Key Complications

Bar Admissions

New York State
Eastern District of New York (Federal Court)

Languages

Spanish
French
Italian
German
Portuguese