Victoria M. Brown

EXPERIENCE:

EXPERIENCE:PROBATE: Filing of probate for Letters Testamentary and/or Letters of Administration in NY and NJ. Assisting in the sale of real estate subject to the Estate and/or petitioning the court for the sale and of real estate when necessary. Litigating for beneficiaries when their rights are in question or being violated.FRAUD: Skilled in examining all aspects and details of a case to uncover potential fraud so as to permit causes of action not otherwise apparently available, e.g., piercing the corporate veil so as to be able to sue individual officers and owners of a company, fraudulent conveyance of assets.REAL ESTATE: Real estate experience includes, without limitation, buying, selling (including short sales), leasing (ground, net, gross and residential), condominium (formation, transactions and collections), coops, development (including construction and architectural contracts), mortgages (including preparation and negotiation and foreclosures), tax liens, tax foreclosure, tax appeals, variances, zoning, land use and condemnation.LITIGATION: Litigated in the Superior Court of NJ (Bergen, Hudson, and Passaic counties) and in the Supreme Court of New York (New York, Queens, Bronx, Brooklyn, Nassau, Westchester and Rockland Counties), the Appellate Term in NYC, and the Appellate Division, First and Second Departments in New York State. These law suits involved disputes, breaches and fraud concerning business contracts, property transfers, partnership and shareholder agreements/responsibilities, brokerage commissions, landlord/tenant matters, commercial transaction and the Uniform Commercial Code.BUSINESS: Formed many corporations for small business clients and worked out the details of often complex shareholder agreements; bought and sold businesses for clients; prepared non-compete and confidentiality agreements on an as-needed basis; and otherwise served the needs of small business clients litigating a wide spectrum of business issues.

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS:

• Active lecturer and speaker for Bergen County Bar Association and National Business Institute seminars for attorneys

CURRENT MEMBERSHIPS:

• Association of the Bar of the City of NY

• Bergen County Bar Association

• Rotary Club

• Licensed member of the NJ, NY, FL and MA Bars.