Jean L. Chou

Jean was a godsend. She was recommended by a good friend, another real estate lawyer who moved out of state and could not represent us. My husband and I hired her to handle both the sale of our NY house and the purchase of a NJ house. She saw us through a year's worth of delays and headaches caused b...y very difficult buyers. Despite it all, Jean was the consummate professional and she never complained and was never pushy. At various points, she presented the pros and cons of our legal options, and helped us calmly make the best choices under horrible circumstances. With poise and grace, she managed tense and challenging situations with another attorney to resolve matters in our favor. And when called for, she exercised legal pressure on our behalf but managed to never close the door on future negotiations. At our NY closing, she even received praise from the attorney and buyers for how smoothly she handled everything from the very beginning. We HIGHLY recommend Jean. She is a clear communicator and is very thorough; she made sure that all agents and lawyers involved with our NY sale and NJ purchase were aware of key issues and delivered on their promises. She was always mindful of our expectations, constraints, and deadlines. We are VERY satisfied with her representation, and are so grateful she helped us close on both our houses.

Jean is a knowledgeable , resourceful professional who is very responsive to her clients. She closed the real estate deal for us while we were overseas and could not be there for our closing. She is very prompt and courteous and keeps you informed at all times. We look forward to doing b...usiness with her again and would highly recommend her to our family and friends.

I first worked with Ms. Chou a few years ago when she assisted me in my purchase of a NYC co-op as a first time apartment buyer and this time worked with her in the selling of my home on Long Island. Ms. Chou was smart, insightful and helpful throughout the process and I trusted her to give me good a...dvice as a first time seller. Even under pressure at the closing Ms. Chou was calm, tactful, strategic and instrumental in getting the final deal done. I absolutely recommend Ms. Chou and certainly hope to work with her again in the future.

Jean was excellent to work with. I am a first-time home buyer and had a lot of questions about the overall process. She happily answered all of my questions and was quick to respond. She met with me several times to go over all of the required documentation, and she was very responsive to my thoug...hts on the contracts we drafted and signed.

We used Jean for two different real estate transactions in the past year. The first one fell through while in contract for contractually acceptable reasons but the seller became very difficult, unresponsive, and unwilling to return the down payment. We came to rely on Jean for guidance as we sued to... retrieve our down payment. The process was tricky, stressful, and confusing. Jean was patient with us at all times, and gave clear advice. Her diligent follow through and organization skills were instrumental in us finally receiving the down payment in full without resorting to court. Jean then helped us with our next transaction which was to purchase a place that was being renovated. This was yet another sale that was not straightforward, but Jean showed great understanding of what this contract needed and fought for us the entire way. Our interactions with Jean were so positive we fully plan on inviting her to our house warming party!