Jean L. Chou

It has been an absolute pleasure to work with Jean during my coop purchase process. Although I'm an attorney myself, the legal and technical intricacies of NYC real estate law were new to me - Jean, from the outset to finish, explained the entire process to me and meticulously went through each provi...sion in each legal document put in front of me. Additionally, Jean was a great advocate and adeptly negotiated the purchase contract on my behalf. She would foresee and preempt issues before they came up during the negotiation process. Jean also coordinated with my mortgage lender and kept track of the many moving parts during the apartment process. Since I have a busy day job, I very much appreciated that Jean would send me status updates and reminders so the closing didn't fall behind schedule. And during closing, Jean walked me through all the documents that required my signature so I was aware of what each document meant. Most importantly, she was always pleasant and cheerful, which made this arduous process much more tolerable. I was so glad to be done with closing, but sad to end the working relationship with Jean! I have at least one friend who's looking to buy in NYC; needless to say, I will be recommending Jean to her without any hesitation or reservation.

I highly recommend Jean. She responds quickly and is very efficient. She answered every question and gave excellent advice. We were able to close on our apartment at lightening speed. It is not often that you work with someone as responsive and responsible as Jean. She made it easy and stress fre...e.

Excellent experience working with Jean for our first condo purchase in NYC. She was efficient and thorough, available for our questions/concerns, and ever-prepared for the next step. She guided us through the language of our contracts, sure to close all loopholes to protect us from a potentially comp...licated closing. I attribute much of the closing's success to the above qualities she brings to the table. I will absolutely seek her services if needed in the future and confidently recommend her to others seeking real estate law services.

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.