Daniel S. Finger
PHONE: (914) 949-0308
E-MAIL: daniel@fingerandfinger.com
Bar Admissions:
United States Supreme Court
Southern District of New York
Eastern District of New York
New York
New Jersey
Education:
Fordham University School of Law, New York, NY J.D., 1999
The Fordham Urban Law Journal – Notes and Articles Editor (1998-99), Staff (1997-98)
Archibald R. Murray Public Service Award Recipient.
Brandeis University, Waltham, MA
B.A., 1996
Cum Laude, Dean’s List.
Archibald R. Murray Public Service Award Recipient.
Law Journal: Urban Law Journal, Member
Law Journal: The Fordham Urban Law Journal, Notes and Articles Editor, 1998 – 1999
Law Journal: Urban Law Journal, Staff, 1997 – 1998
Law Review: The Fordham Sports Law Symposium, Publications Editor, 1997 – 1998
Finger & Finger, A Professional Corporation White Plains, NY January 2003-Present
Insurance defense litigation including: labor law, automobile accidents, slip and fall cases and subrogation actions. Handled all aspects of cases from inception to completion. Argued motions, attended court conferences and hearings, conducted depositions, negotiated settlements, researched significant issues of law, and prepared motions and memoranda of law and other litigation documents.
Experience in various areas of litigation including Landlord/Tenant, Employment, Bankruptcy, and Insurance. Argued motions, attended court conferences and hearings. Negotiated settlements, conducted depositions, and prepared memoranda of law and motions and other litigation papers. Closed real estate transactions and prepared closing documents.
Solovay, Edlin & Eiseman, P.C., New York, NY November 1999 – December 1999
Temporary Associate
Real Estate litigation including the researching and drafting of motions and memoranda.
Emmet, Marvin & Martin, LLP, New York, NY May 1998 – August 1998
Summer Associate
Experience in litigation, bankruptcy, and trusts and estates. Researched and prepared memoranda on partnerships, fiduciary duties, and partnership dissolution. Assisted in the drafting of litigation and foreclosure documents including motions, corporate dissolutions, releases and related documents.
New York City Law Department, New York, NY May 1997 – August 1997
Law Intern
Researched and assisted in preparation of motions and memoranda for high exposure tort cases. Observed and assisted in depositions. Assisted in all aspects of discovery and trial preparation.
Professional & Civic Organizations & Experience:
Board of Architectural Review – Village of Scarsdale (2015 to present)
Building & Realty Institute / Apartment Owners Advisory Council / Cooperative and
Condominium Advisory Council – Associate Counsel (2005-present)
Scarsdale Democratic Committee – District Leader (2006-present)
American Cancer Society – Legislative Ambassador (2007-2010)
Golf Outing Committee (2008-present)
Association of the Bar of the City of New York – Civil Court Committee Member (2002-2005)
New York State Bar Association – CPLR Committee Member (2010-present)
Westchester County Bar Association
Brandeis University Alumni Association – Lawyers Network Committee (2006-present);
Co-Chair (2010-Present)
Lexington Democratic Club – Executive Committee Member (2002-2005)
New York County Democratic Committee Member (2001-2004)
New York County Alternate Judicial Delegate (2002, 2003)
Congresswoman Nita Lowey – Campaign Volunteer (1996)
Merrill Lynch (1995)
Rusk Institute for Rehabilitation Medicine – Health Career Opportunities Program Intern (1994)
Scarsdale Village Government – Intern (1993)
Publications:
Impact Magazine, columns on Landlord Tenant / Cooperative Condominium matters