Licensed for 22 years

Banking Lawyer at Rochester, NY
Practice Areas: Banking, Financial Markets and Services, Real Estate ... +2 more

About Seth

Biography

Seth A. Weinstein is an associate in the firm’s Real Estate Development & Finance Department. He concentrates his practice on residential and commercial real estate transactions, commercial leasing, real estate financing and environmental law. Seth's clients include people purchasing their first home, small start-up and established businesses and corporations. In addition to standard real estate acquisition, evictions and housing court matters, finance and leasing transactions, Mr. Weinstein has also assisted clients with 1031 Exchanges, Loan Defeasance payoffs, applications to New York State for admission into the Brownfield Cleanup Program and a wide array of other legal matters.

Community Involvement:

Rochester Jewish Federation- Committee Member
Congregation Beth Shalom – Member
Habitat for Humanity – Volunteer Legal Services
Meals on Wheels - Volunteer
Alpha Zeta Theta Chi Alumni Corporation - Chairman

Bar Admissions:

Mr. Weinstein is admitted to the New York State and Monroe County Bar Associations.

Professional Affiliations:

Mr. Weinstein is a member of the Monroe County Bar Association where he is a member of the Young Lawyers Division and he is a member of the New York State Bar Association.

He is also a member of the Rochester Young Professionals,NAIOP - Commercial Real Estate Development Association and an affiliate member of the New York State Commercial Association of Realtors.

Other:

Mr. Weinstein received the Charles Dautch Award for Excellence in Real Property Law from the University of Buffalo Law School. He published "The Use of Letters of Intent in Commercial Real Estate Transactions" in the Woods Oviatt newsletter and "From Contract to Closing: The Legal Path to Buying or Selling a Home" in the legal section of a website for a local Rochester television channel. Mr. Weinstein has presented numerous Continuing Legal Education seminars for other attorneys on various topics including residential real estate transactions, environmental law and commercial leasing.