Background
Burger, Howard was born on September 4, 1946 in New York, New York, United States.
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Howard Burger
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Queens College of the City University of New York (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1968). Harvard University (Juris Doctor, 1971).
Career
Worked at Berman, Paley, Goldstein & Kannry, Limited Liability Partnership (New York, New York) specializing in General Practice. Construction and Contract Law. Commercial Litigation, Arbitration, Administrative Proceedings and Appeals.
Real Estate, Corporate, Estate Planning and Probate Law.
Admitted to the bar, 1972, New York and United States. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New New York
Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New New York New York State and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation.
Public Contract Law; Member, Forum Committee on the Construction Industry, 1985) Bar Associations.
The firm"s law practice, spanning a half-century, has earned a reputation for quality and professionalism. The primary specialization has been, and continues to be, in construction law and commercial litigation. During this extensive period of broad based service to the construction industry, both as general counsel and litigation specialist, the firm has represented contractors, construction managers, engineers and architects, governmental entities and private owners on major projects.
These have included bridges, tunnels, highways, process and power plants, sewage treatment plants, high rise and institutional buildings and private developments.
Principal areas of practice encompass the prosecution and defense of construction disputes and claims involving trials, arbitrations, appeals and administrative hearings or proceedings. The firm additionally provides counsel on proposed contracts and consultation during the planning, design, funding, bidding and construction phases of heavy construction and building projects.
An extensive commercial law expertise has also been developed by the firm and applied to a variety of business matters for the corporate community. The firm prides itself on many landmark decisions in the courts of New York, as well as in various other jurisdictions.
Its reputation has resulted in retention on significant construction and commercial matters, not only in the New York metropolitan area, but in many jurisdictions throughout this country, ranging from the northeast to the far west, including Hawaii, as well as in the Caribbean.
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Membership
Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New New York New York State and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation. Public Contract Law; Member, Forum Committee on the Construction Industry, 1985) Bar Associations.
