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Tara Diamond

Family and Divorce Law

29 W 30th St, New York, NY 10001, USA

Tara Diamond has exclusively practiced in all areas of family and matrimonial law throughout New York City for more than 19 years. Her experience includes representing clients in custody and visitation, equitable distribution, child support, maintenance, paternity, child protective and order of protection matters; the negotiation and drafting of property, custody, and visitation settlement agreements; the negotiation and drafting of pre-nuptial agreements; and step-parent and second parent adoptions. She is a member of the Manhattan Family Court 18-B Assigned Counsel Panel and has been certified by the First Judicial Department as an attorney qualified to represent children in custody and visitation disputes in both Manhattan Family Court and Manhattan Supreme Court. Ms. Diamond frequently serves as a Parenting Coordinator to assist parents reduce conflict and improve their ability to successfully co-parent. She has also been trained as a mediator. Ms. Diamond is a member of the Board of Directors for the New York Women’s Bar Association and serves as co-chair of the New York Women’s Bar Association Children’s Rights committee. Juris Doctorate from the University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly University of California Hastings College of the Law).

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Theodore V. Wells, Jr.

Theodore V. Wells, Jr.

Distinguished Lawyer

Securities Law

1285 6th Ave, New York, NY 10019, USA

Area of Practice: Securities Litigation A partner and co-chair of the Litigation Department, Ted Wells has extensive experience in white-collar defense and complex civil and corporate litigation, including SEC investigations, healthcare fraud, FCPA, AML and OFAC investigations, high-profile environmental matters and complex class action litigation. For more than three decades, prominent business figures and politicians, and leading companies in a range of industries have entrusted their gravest legal challenges to him. In particular, Ted is among the nation’s best-regarded trial lawyers, having tried numerous multibillion-dollar cases before judges and juries. Clients have recognized Ted as “dean of the bar” and "a superior strategist with unmatched trial experience and judgment” adding that “he commands respect in every venue in which he appears" and “has the ability to command a room, whether in a court, board or meeting room.”

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Thomas Hall

Civil Litigation

General Electric Building, 570 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10022, USA

Mr. Hall is in charge of a 42 lawyer construction litigation firm specializing in the representation of owners, developers, general contractors, construction managers, subcontractors and municipal entities in connection with the defense of property damage and bodily injury cases, insurance coverage disputes and contractual claims. Tom obtained his undergraduate degree from Colgate University and is a cum laude graduate of New York Law School. He is actively involved in the firms general practice, and one of its principal trial lawyers. Mr. Hall is an associate member of the General Contractors Association and a member of the ABA Forum on the Construction Industry, NYS Bar Assoc., and the NY County Lawyers Assoc. He is certified in OSHA Construction, Safety & Health, and has been recognized as a NY Super Lawyer from 2010 to 2017. He is a frequent lecturer on a variety of topics related to the firms practice.

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Tracy Almazan

Tracy Almazan

Distinguished Lawyer

Real Estate Law

325 Broadway suite 502, New York, NY 10007, USA

Tracy Almazan, Esq. graduated from New York Law School in 1991 and proudly served as an Assistant District Attorney under Hon. Robert Johnson at the Office of the Bronx District Attorney’s Office. In 1996 Tracy joined the city-wide bureau of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor’s Office in Manhattan. Following her work as a young prosecutor, Tracy joined the world of New York City Real Estate in 2002 as an associate at a busy real estate law firm in Greenwich Village, New York. The transition to real estate was seamless for Tracy. Her family had always been involved in New York City Real Estate and she felt fulfilled helping clients navigate through the often complex journey of buying and selling real estate in the world’s most prestigious arena. In 2006 she launched Almazan & Associates, PC with a dream of better serving a handful of devoted clients and brokers. Throughout the years she has enjoyed working in her practice and on her practice. In her spare time, Tracy enjoys spending time with her family, music and running.

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