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I utilize my combined 10 years of attorney and paralegal experience to provide quality legal representation in a diverse range of areas including real estate, intellectual property and business start-up/support. I assist clients in connection with matters such as commercial and residential real estate purchase and sale, condo/co-op conversion, contracts and negotiations, company formation, music publishing rights administration, landlord-tenant disputes, trust and estates matters, collection matters and both state and Federal litigation matters. I represent clients in wide-ranging industries such as music, visual and fine arts, real estate, and restaurants and other factions of the hospitality/service industry.
I earned a specialization certificate in Intellectual Property at Brooklyn Law School, and I am well versed in all matters involving intellectual property issues, including trademark and copyright registration and rights enforcement, intellectual property agreements and intellectual property litigation.
My philosophy regarding legal representation is to focus on the client and to represent the client in all legal matters flowing from the client’s needs. This allows me to act as a true counselor and trusted advisor to my clients, and makes the client the “specialty” rather than the practice area.
On a personal note, I am a lifelong New Yorker, as well as a dedicated husband and father to my wife, two wonderful children and three dogs. In my spare time I am a fisherman, a boxer and an unrepentant rock musician.
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1731 East 53rd Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11234
33 Client Reviews
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Posted by anonymous | December 20, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Landlord & Tenant
Landlord Refused to Renew Lease
I hired Dave Gerard when my mother's landlord did not renew her lease. Her landlord tried to harass me. My mother had lived in her apartment for nearly 40 years. My mother was in rehab after she fell. Her landlord would not even let me see if I could get home care for her. He insisted that the n...
Posted by Sinvula | September 30, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Landlord & Tenant
Last Minute Savior
Quick Backstory: girlfriend was cheating on me. Needed to get her out my apartment ASAP. Luckily she wasn't on the lease. But unlucky for me was that lease was about to end. Which would mean she'd be a month to month tenant based on New York rules. SOLUTION: called David on Friday evening. Monday ...
Posted by anonymous | June 26, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Residential
Home Loan Assistant
David did an amazing job representing me during my home purchase. He was available when I needed assistants, easy to talk with and most of all went out his way to meet my needs. My family and I and are very thankful.
Posted by Patrick Binakis | May 31, 2019 | Real Estate
Honest, responsive and knowledgeable
David is an extremely diligent, honest and responsive attorney. I would highly recommend David without hesitation to anyone in need of a real estate lawyer, especially on the transactional side.
Posted by James | March 26, 2019 | Hired Attorney
Excellent, focused, client centric representation .
Overall, David Gerard’s representation exceeded my expectations. From the onset of our legal relationship, David partnered with us to develop strategic case objectives to drive future case activities. I also found he was not only an advocate for my legal interests but also a practical and efficient p...
"I have had the pleasure of working with David on several matters over the past few years. David is a phenomenal, committed attorney who takes the time to give every matter the same attention to detail and zealous advocacy, no matter how big or small. he has demonstrated both the skill and experience necessary to handle a broad range of matters for his commercial and real estate clients, and treats every client as a priority. In my experience working with David, we've collaborated on numerous issues for small businesses, and the experience and knowledge he brought to the table were invaluable. I would recommend David to anyone looking for an attorney."
"David Gerard is a highly experienced and impressive attorney who gets excellent results for his clients quickly and effectively. Everyone at Gerard Law Firm is a pleasure to work with and I highly recommend the Gerard Law Firm."
"Dave is an intelligent and hardworking attorney with whom I have had the pleasure of working with both on the opposite side of the table as well as on the same side."
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2015 - Present
Owner, Law Offices of David J. Gerard, PLLC
2014 - 2015
Attorney, Elston Gentlesk Law Studio LLC
2012 - Present
New York State Bar AssociationMember
2012 - Present
New York City Bar AssociationMember
2013
JD - Juris Doctor
2000
BA - Bachelor of Arts
1996
English