Richard Herzbach is a partner and co-chairs the firm's Condominium and Cooperative Law Department, one of the most active in the nation. Formerly, as an Assistant Attorney General of the State of New York, Mr. Herzbach served in the Real Estate Finance Bureau, the office responsible for the regulation of condominiums and cooperatives in the State of New York. One of the highlights of Mr. Herzbach's career in private practice is his preparation of the first condominium offering plan in the State of New York to be accepted by the Attorney General under that office's certification procedures.

Chairman of the Homeowners Association Subcommittee of the New York State Bar Association's Real Property Law Section Committee on Condominiums and Cooperatives, Mr. Herzbach also serves on the Bar Association's Liaison Committee with the Attorney General of the State of New York and was appointed to the New York State Attorney General's Task Force to revise the Condominium Act of the State of New York. He is also a member of both the Law Committee of the Associated Builders of New York and Past President of the Board of Directors of the Long Island Chapter of CORENET, Corporate Real Estate Network. He was recently appointed to the board of director of the Long Island Real Estate Group (LIREG). Mr. Herzbach also sits on the Board of Directors of Friends of Nassau Seniors and the Nassau County Chapter of the American Cancer Society where he was recently honored at their annual golf outing as "Man of the Year".

Mr. Herzbach earned his Juris Doctorate at Hofstra University Law School where he is now an Adjunct Professor of Law teaching a course in condominium and cooperative law.

Mr. Herzbach is admitted to practice in the state of New York; and the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York. In addition, he achieved the highest rating by Martindale Hubbell.