Lorraine Nadel's Profile

Recognized as one of the Top 50 Female Attorneys in New York City by Super Lawyers and acknowledged as one of the Most Honored Lawyers in the Top 5% of America, Lorraine Nadel is the founding partner of Nadel & Ciarlo, P.C. She is a proficient and successful litigator specializing in real estate, cooperative and condominium law, business and commercial law, as well as intricate landlord-tenant issues. Renowned for her aptitude in assisting clients in resolving issues by offering practical solutions to intricate matters. With a background as an accountant at a leading accounting firm before pursuing her legal career, her unique blend of legal and accounting expertise provides a significant advantage to her clientele, including property owners, cooperative and condominium owners and boards, small and large businesses, brokers, management companies, landlords, and tenants. Her practice covers a wide spectrum of dispute and litigation-focused cases. Ms. Nadel graduated with honors from Boston University with a double major in Accounting and Finance. She received her law degree from Benjamin Cardozo School of Law and was admitted to the New York State Bar in 1989. She holds admission to practice in civil, state, and federal courts in New York, including the U.S. District Court for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. She is affiliated with the New York State and American Bar Associations, the New York County Lawyers’ Association, and the New York City and Brooklyn Bar Associations. Frequently cited by The New York Times and other publications for her real estate expertise, Ms. Nadel is regularly called upon to manage intricate real estate, business, commercial, and landlord-tenant cases. Her firm, under Ms. Nadel’s guidance, continues to establish precedents and remains at the forefront of complex real estate law.