Bar Admission New York State - 1965 U.S. District Court Southern District of New York 1974 Eastern District of New York 1974 U.S. Court of AppealsSecond Circuit 1975 Professional Experience LAW OFFICES OF LAURENCE H. PEARSON 1999 to Present General civil litigation practice with specialization in divorce and family law, landlord-tenant law and consumer law. COMMUNITY LAW OFFICE (CLO) The Volunteer Division of the Legal Aid Society, New York, NY 1978 to 1998 Supervised volunteer attorneys in providing civil legal representation to individuals and community organizations. LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF ROCKLAND COUNTY 1973 to 1978 Litigation involving landlord-tenant and family law issues. EDUCATION COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY TEACHERS COLLEGE Studies in higher education administration. 1969-1970 NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW L.L.B. 1965 UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, Madison, WI B.A. 1962 Major: German UNIVERSITY OF FREIBERG, Freiberg, Germany 1960-1961 SIGNIFICANT DECISIONS Rothstein v. Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. 87 NY 2d 90 Extended discovery rule in toxic tort actions. Gadsby v. Manley et. al. 69 N.Y. 2d 912 Defined Surrogate Court jurisdiction in landlord-tenant matters. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS New York County Lawyers Association Matrimonial Law Committee New York State Bar Association Family Law Section Legal Referral Service |
