Edward F S Deignan

As a residential renter, I was befuddled and nervous about a complex new lease my landlord presented me with. Teddy charged a reasonable flat rate to look at my old and my new lease, defined key terms, and let me know if I had anything to be concerned about. I didn’t. He’s warm, smart, and loves his ...work. Can you ask for anything more?

Teddy was a great help to getting an illegal tenant out of our basement; a problem we inherited from the seller/previous owner of our home. He explained the process thoroughly - the good, the bad, the worst case, etc. He was honest with his fees and cost (super reasonable by the way!) and the end re...sult was better than we hoped. We hope to NOT need his services again but would reach out/recommend him in a heartbeat, to anyone with a landlord/tenant issue. Thanks again Teddy!

Teddy keenly identified the legal merits of my reasons to pursue a dispute with a landlord and his associate and quickly countersued on my behalf; pinpointing issues that were not part of my initial complaints. His fluency representing both sides of the coin in his practice proved effective in reachi...ng a settlement in my favor which saved me tens of thousands of dollars; monies I was being threatened to pay despite the landlord’s years of neglect and mistreatment. Teddy was generous in his representation relative to the cost of his services and I will recommend him to anyone with any sort of landlord-tenant dispute here in NYC. Thank you for your work, Teddy.

From the moment I sat down in Teddy's office, I was greeted in a calm, understanding, genuine manner. It's never an easy task to find a lawyer and know whether you've made the right choice. Teddy took on my case and I immediately felt relief as I sensed that he was taking this on and in a personal m...anner (not just business way) that you don't see very often. He handled a difficult situation with knowledge, professionalism and ease. He negotiated a settlement for me that I was satisfied with and he is now handling my rent stabilized tenant landlord case. I did a thorough search of tenant landlord lawyers and while there may be many to come up in google- Teddy knew the complexities of my specific case and I trust that I am in good hands and have chosen the right route. He will text, facetime, zoom or meet in person- whatever he needs to do to make his clients feel most comfortable. He even squeezed me in day of on my previous case when an issue arose. I highly recommend him- and a friend of mine has also won her case with him in a rent stabilized case where he showed up to court to help her last minute with an illegal eviction. I rarely write reviews, but I knew this was important. I know how difficult it was when I didn't know whether I was making the right decision and reading reviews, so I feel this is a good platform to share with others my experience so they can make the right choice when seeking legal advice.

My daughter desperately needed some help from a tenant lawyer when she was forced to evacuate with just a coat at 6:00 am one cold December 2020 morning due to a 6 alarm fire in the buildings next door. She and her roommate couldn’t get back in and the Managing Agent was of no help. I called Edward a...nd left a message, and he called me back right away. None of the other 3 lawyers I called even took the time to respond. I briefly explained the situation and he was very sympathetic. He then followed up with my daughter and said he could write a letter and interface with the Management Firm all for a reasonable amount. My daughter and her roommate were relieved to not have to communicate with the Agent as he was becoming increasingly caustic. They were out of the building for about 6 weeks and Edward was able to negotiate the apartment cleaning, a reduced rent (they still don’t have a working stove due to a gas issue) and a microwave. They never would have achieved this on their own and are very pleased with the results! Thanks Edward for all the help and being a calming, responsive, knowledgeable influence!